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STIGMA SUCKS!

Pledge count - 1,482

Stigma Sucks is a campaign for change!
HIV is still surrounded by a huge amount of fear and misunderstanding which creates stigma. This kind of prejudice can destroy confidence, self worth and also relationships. All we ask is that you sign one of our stigma sucks pledge cards and wear the red ribbon to unite in stopping the stigma that surrounds HIV.
The campaign will run until the end of 2012. All the pledge cards we collect will be displayed in our centres to show our service users that not everyone is prejudice against them, along with the hope that one day they may not have to hide their illness through fear of such stigma.

 

Post a pledge!
If you don't manage to catch us at an event to make your pledge, or you would just like to support this campaign from the comfort of your home, simply e/mail office@tvps.org.uk and request a pledge card, which we will then post to you, along with a red ribbon. All you need to do is put your name on the card and post it back to us at the below address and wear the ribbon. Such a quick and easy way to show your support!
TVPS
PO Box 1433
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 6YG

Campaign news

25/01/2012 - Our youth worker has been taking Stigma Sucks!' into schools, colleges and youth groups. So far we have managed to reach over 1,000 young people in Berkshire, with educational talks about HIV and stigma!

17/01/2012/ - Our youth worker has been out educating the young people of Berkshire. With support from the pupils at Bearwood College, it has taken our total up to 1,343!

16/12/2011 - We have been receiving your postal pledges, keep 'em coming! Every pledge really does make a difference, so if you haven't made your pledge yet ask us to 'post a pledge' today! A huge thank you to everyone so far that has made the pledge.

05/12/2011 - World Aids Day saw people from Reading and Wokingham getting involved in Stigma Sucks and helping us raise awareness. With the World Aids Day pledges, we have broken the 1,000 mark!

15/11/2011 - World Aids Day, Thursday 1st December, will see us bringing Stigma Sucks! to Reading and Wokingham. We will be at the Civic Centre from 10:30am to 3:30pm and at Wokingham Council from 11am to 3:30pm. Make sure you come down and make your pledge!

05/10/2011 - The first batch of pledge cards have now been put up in our centre. Our services users were completley shocked and over the moon that people from the community had taken the time to make a pledge. This campaign for change is already having a big impact.

05/09/2011 - Our West Berkshire launch at Pride couldn't have gone better. Although we didn't reach our 1,000 target, we weren't far off, with a whopping 726 people making the pledge to stop the stigma - that's 2.4 pledges a minute!  Pledge signers included the Mayor of Reading, Deborah Edwards and Meridian news reporter Heather Edwards.

02/09/2011 - We're extremley excited to be launching Stigma Sucks in West Berkshire, at Reading Pride. As Reading Pride is such a hugely important community event, we felt there was no better place to begin our campaign for change! We're hoping to start with a bang and get 1,000 pledges on the day!