World Aids Day Is December 1st
December 01, 2022 at 12:00 PM
December 1 is World AIDS Day, and the start of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week in Canada. On this day, CUPE renews its commitment to breaking down barriers for people with AIDS and HIV.
The AIDS awareness movement has always shown that health is interconnected with many critical issues.
Poverty, violence, and other forms of marginalization mean the impacts of the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic are not shared equally.
Women, people with disabilities, racialized and Indigenous peoples have higher rates of AIDS and HIV. They also face greater barriers to testing, treatment, care, and other HIV prevention services.
This inequality is unacceptable, and our union remains committed to fighting it.
On World AIDS Day, CUPE encourages our members to learn more about the AIDS movement and to continue this important work in their locals.
Since then, CUPE has developed educational materials and workshops for members, challenged discrimination in health plans, and tackled criminalization and racism faced by people with AIDS and HIV.
On World AIDS Day, CUPE encourages our members to learn more about the AIDS movement and to continue this important work in their locals.
