It’s no secret that we are huge fans and supporters of the Greater Than AIDS campaign. We’ve distributed Greater Than materials at events, stopped by their booth at conferences, and I even analyzed the campaign for one of my grad school classes. So imagine how PUMPED we were to receive the following custom badges from [...]
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“Every 35 minutes, a woman tests positive for HIV in the United States.“ Today, we launch our fourth annual Rock the Red Pump™ bloggers campaign, in recognition of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), which is March 10th annually. The campaign’s goal is to generate conversation in blogosphere about the issue of HIV/AIDS and how [...]
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The inaugural Red Pump-a-Thon brings the traditional telethon into the digital age. The event will be a LIVE 24-hour webcast, in which the public can interact with Red Pump co-founders and supporters as they discuss various topics related to HIV/AIDS treatment, education, and prevention. Several program topics will specifically address HIV/AIDS within the Black community, [...]
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We’re excited to announce that Red Pump is a finalist for the Best Cause Campaign in the Inaugural Black Celebrity Giving Awards. As many of you know…Every year around National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10), we encourage women to rock red pumps (or any other style of red shoe) to represent the strength [...]
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“There are approximately 1.1 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. & almost 280,000 are women.” – CDC On January 18, 2012, The Red Pump Project will launch its 4th annual Rock the Red Pump™ campaign. It’s an initiative to commemorate National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), which is March 10th every [...]
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The Red Pump Project is looking for two (2) PR/Media interns to provide public relations support for the organization’s activities in support of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10th). Leading up to NWGHAAD, Red Pump will execute the following programs: • Fourth Annual “Rock the Red Pump” Blogger Outreach Campaign (Online) • [...]
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Know someone who is doing incredible work to promote HIV/AIDS awareness, education and prevention? Red Pump Charlotte is seeking nominations for its 2011 “Red Pump” Community Activist Award for the 3rd Annual Red Pump/Red Tie Awards. Nominations are due by October 20, 2011. The Red Pump Award is awarded annually to exceptional leaders doing productive [...]
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It’s Day 2 of the CDC’s National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta, GA. Today, we’re presenting on “Rock the Red Pump: Mobilizing Online Communities Around National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.” We’re looking forward to this and we’re very thankful for the opportunity. We are live-tweeting from the conference (@RedPumpProj), as well as sharing [...]
Read moreHey folks! We’re in Atlanta attending the National HIV Prevention Conference today until Wednesday (August 15-17). Not only will we be attending various sessions, we are presenting in one. This year’s conference will have a great focus on social media and our presentation is in line with this theme. Our presentation “Rock the Red Pump: [...]
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This week, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago unveiled its latest educational campaign designed to inspire African-Americans to live life to the fullest and to take control of their health. The Change My Story campaign has a multi-pronged approach, including bus shelter ads across the South Side of Chicago. See that picture above? That’s right. The [...]
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