Update

For those of you who expressed an interest in the (Red)emption effort, Mike has posted a four week update. Progress has been consistent but they are still well short of their goal of 1000 donors. So consider a $10 statement, a $10 expression of support for those suffering with AIDS. I’ve just finished Stephen Lewis’ Race Against Time and been reminded again of the mind-numbing statistics behind this catastrophe (the Stephen Lewis Foundation is the destination of your $10 donation). Reading this book you definitely get the sense that Lewis is desperate to do anything to stir the conscience of his readers. It was obvious on a number of occasions that he was looking for words that were strong enough to communicate his anger and frustration with the apathy and inertia of the rest of the world (whether that is at the level of policy or individual compassion). I look at a contribution as a statement of concern and a refusal to give in the despair that a situation like this can lead to.