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1,000 Crosses For World AIDS Day

by dereks on 03. Dec, 2009 in Aid & Relief Stories, Humanitarian Photos

It’s tough to break through the noise. People have got places to go. They’re lost in thought as they walk, talking on the phone, worrying about their own lives. That’s why it was so cool to see a moment in time where people could pause and reflect, even briefly, about the enormous human cost of a pandemic. It’s tough to miss what amounts to a graveyard on a college campus. Seattle Pacific University students helped me place 1,000 white crosses with red ribbons on their… Read More.

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Seattle Pacific University AIDS Humanitarians

by dereks on 17. Nov, 2009 in Humanitarian News

Last night, about 10 students at Seattle Pacific University acted as humanitarians, deciding that studying for tests could wait. They partnered with World Concern to construct an exhibit for World AIDS Day, decorating 1,000 small white crosses with red ribbons cut from felt. The 1,000 crosses represent the number of worldwide deaths in four hours from AIDS. If there is good news this year about the pandemic, it is that the number of deaths is slowing with better prevention and life-extending medication. Still, it is… Read More.

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