Hundreds of paper dolls coming to the UN to demand female condoms
SAVE THE DATE – June 8, 2011
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO FEMALE CONDOMS
LAUNCH RALLY
Event:
Please join the Universal Access to Female Condoms Joint Programme and other HIV/AIDS and women’s health activists during the opening day of the UN High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS -- featuring music and free female condoms!
Where: Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in front of the United Nations 47th Street between First and Second Avenues, New York City, New York
When:
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM, 8 June 2011
Who:
Lucie van Mens, Universal Access to Female Condoms, confirmed
Maria da Luz Dai Guebuza, First Lady of Mozambique, confirmed
Rosie Perez, actor/choreographer, member of the U.S. President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, invited
Gloria Steinem, invited
Dawn Averitt Bridge, founder of The Well Project, member of the U.S. President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, invited
What:
This rally will launch the International Paper Dolls Campaign -- a project of Universal Access to Female Condoms Joint Programme. UAFC is a partnership of four Dutch organizations: Oxfam Novib, Rutgers WPF, i+solutions and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hundreds of paper dolls will be displayed on June 8, the opening day of the UN High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS. Each paper doll bears a hand-written message from an individual who wants her or his demand for female condoms to be seen – and heard.
The Paper Doll Campaign is already being implemented by 20 non-governmental organizations in 12 countries in North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. More partners are joining weekly.
Why:This Campaign illustrates the global demand for female condoms. This launch event will highlight its urgency to those at the UN meeting. Right now,less than 1% of all condoms distributed globally are female condoms. This effective tool is unavailable or unaffordable to millions of people worldwide who need it for protection against HIV, other sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy. Each doll speaks for one person (and many others) who wants this reality to change.
