GLOW RED for World AIDS Day
This World AIDS Day, GLOW RED, and shine a light on the impact of HIV-related stigma.
Our aim is to eliminate HIV-related stigma by 2030.
We can do it. But we need your help.
#GLOWRED4WAD
All across Ireland, buildings will light up RED from 30th November to 2nd December.
Has your workplace signed up yet? View the list of buildings already signed up.
To sign up, please send a message to Marie Hamilton: marie.hamilton@hivireland.ie with your company name and address.
#GLOWRED4WAD to stand in solidarity with people living with HIV and show your support to end HIV-related stigma.
Take a picture of your building, tag us on Twitter @HIVIreland using the hashtag #GLOWRED4WAD and please donate to HIV Ireland.
HIV doesn’t discriminate. Neither should we. Unmask stigma.
Everyone can GlOW RED on World AIDS Day. You can too.
We all wear a mask from time to time. Sometimes for fun and sometime for fear. Fear of judgement, fear of stigma, fear of exclusion. When we acknowledge that behind the mask we are all the same, we can end the stigma surrounding HIV.
Wear your mask because you want to, not because you have to.
Glow Red, Wear Red, Together we can End HIV-related Stigma!
Host a #WearRED day with your colleagues and/or friends and help raise vital funds to support our work to end HIV-related stigma.
And please donate to HIV Ireland.
On December 1st, tag us on Twitter @HIVIreland with your pictures wearing red using the hashtag #GLOWRED4WAD.
How does HIV-related stigma impact people living with and vulnerable to acquiring HIV?
People living with HIV often experience the consequences of stigma. Stigma arises from negative attitudes and beliefs, and it is rooted in fear, misconceptions, and moral judgments. It can lead to discrimination and exclusion. Stigma impacts people’s mental and emotional wellbeing and prevents them from accessing services or seeking opportunities. It also acts as a barrier to testing for people vulnerable to acquiring HIV.
Let’s change negative attitudes and beliefs.
Let’s challenge fear and judgment.
Let’s get to zero HIV-related stigma.
#GLOWRED4WAD
World AIDS Day 2024
This year, more than 40 landmarks, public buildings and city spaces across Ireland glowed red to mark World AIDS Day 2024. Among them were the Convention Centre Dublin, the Mansion House, the Bedford Tower and Chapel Royal at Dublin Castle, the National Concert Hall, the National Museum, the National Library, the Phoenix Park Roundabout, Heuston Station and Bank of Ireland, College Green.
Local authority buildings from across the country also took part, together with leading companies and organisations such as Gilead Sciences and Google.
World AIDS Day 2023
Over 40 landmark monuments and buildings lit up in red for World AIDS Day 2023, including Bank of Ireland, College Green, the National Convention Centre, the Bedford Tower at Dublin Castle, the US Embassy building at Ballsbridge, the Rock of Cashel, Theatre Royal in Waterford, Kilkenny Castle, and St. Patrick’s Church in Wicklow . They were joined by a host of city and county council buildings and by high profile companies including Google, Deloitte, EY, the Guinness Storehouse, Indeed, State Street, PWC and Sky Ireland.
Order the special edition enamel pin to support the #GLOWRED4WAD campaign.
All proceeds from the sale of the pin will go towards our work to end HIV and HIV-related stigma.
Price: €9.99 including postage and packaging
Order yours today
On December 1st, tag us on Twitter @HIVIreland with your pictures wearing the pin using the hashtag #GLOWRED4WAD.
World AIDS Day 2022
Over 40 landmark monuments and buildings lit up in red for World AIDS Day 2022, including Bank of Ireland, College Green, the National Convention Centre, the Bedford Tower at Dublin Castle, the US Embassy building at Ballsbridge, the Rock of Cashel, Theatre Royal in Waterford, Kilkenny Castle, and St. Patrick’s Church in Wicklow . They were joined by a host of city and county council buildings and by high profile companies including Google, Deloitte, EY, the Guinness Storehouse, Indeed, State Street, PWC and Sky Ireland.
View a full list of the buildings that joined for World Aids Day 2022 here.
World AIDS Day 2021
Over 50 landmark monuments and buildings lit up in red for World AIDS Day 2021, including the fountain at Government Buildings, the US Embassy building at Ballsbridge, the Rock of Cashel, the Mansion House, Kilkenny Castle, the National Convention Centre and the Browne Doorway in Galway . They were joined by a host of city and county council buildings, The Office of Public Works and by high profile companies including Google, Deloitte, EY, Arthur Cox, Indeed, State Street, PWC and Sky Ireland.
