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Welcome to the Dispatch!
This month's dispatch features TakingITGlobal's and The XVI International AIDS Conference which was held in Toronto, August 13-18th. It was the largest international conference on a single health issue. Delegates included Bill Clinton, Bill & Melinda Gates, Stephen Lewis, and over 1000 young people from around the world! You can read and view pictures of TIG's involvement in the Scrapbook.
TakingITGlobal was a member of the coordinating committee for the Toronto YouthForce (TYF), a coalition of non-governmental and international organizations. The TYF was formed to raise the visibility of youth HIV/AIDS issues, and help young people to meaningfully participate before, during, and after AIDS 2006 through concrete action.
TakingITGlobal was contracted to develop and maintain the official AIDS 2006 Youth Site, which featured articles, blogs, podcasts, discussion boards and other helpful resources for youth delegates. The site was also a great way of including youth who were unable to attend the conference. Check it out: Youth Aids 2006 Site.
The Toronto YouthForce worked in partnership with the official AIDS 2006 Youth Programme, and TakingITGlobal was instrumental in sharing its experience with youth engagement, communications, and technology. TakingITGlobal was heavily involved in the creation and programming of the Youth Pavilion at the conference, a great space for forums, sessions, and meeting other international youth.
TakingITGlobal also spearheaded TYF media and communications initiatives, and brought together 11 international youth journalists to make up the YouthForce Media Team.
Hear what young journalists had to say: http://youth.aids2006.org/en/media/
Read on to find out more about TakingITGlobal's initiatives at the HIV/AIDS Conference as well as other new happenings on www.tigweb.org.
In peace,
The TakingITGlobal Team
dispatch@takingitglobal.org
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TakingITGlobal HIV/AIDS Guide to Action Network
Over half of all new HIV infections occur among young people, and youth like you are critical in the battle against this epidemic. On this page you can download The TakingITGlobal HIV/AIDS Youth Guide to Action that will help you to take action on HIV/AIDS, and provide you with valuable resources. You can also access inspirational stories and advice, directly from youth! This interactive network is a great place to make connections, exchange information, and discover potential collaboration with others who have used the TakingITGlobal HIV/AIDS Youth Guide to Action. It is also a great way for you to give meaningful feedback on the Guide. We would love to hear what you think!
Visit the HIV/AIDS Guide to Action Network
TIG Xpress - HIV/AIDS
 TIG XPress HIV/AIDS is an exciting educational tool that uses photo analysis to explore the social aspects of the AIDS pandemic. During AIDS 2006, TIG XPress photo exhibit was on display for both delegates and the public in the Youth Pavilion. This exhibit will continue to inspire, inform, and involve students in the international development issues that surround HIV/AIDS.
Check it out: http://tiged.org/tigxpress
AIDS Picture Change video
AIDS: Picture Change is a multimedia exhibition aimed at engaging Canadians in the Global fight against AIDS. In the spring of 2005, photographers from PhotoSensitive traveled to Kenya, Ethiopia, India, Cambodia, and Mozambique to document this fight.
TIG created the AIDS: Picture Change Video that showcases the collection of photographs along with an exclusive track from the Song for Africa project.
Watch the Video here.
Panorama: Millennium Development Goals issue
 The Millennium Development Goals symbolize a world united by common values and shared responsibility. They symbolize the hopes for the international community in the new century. What actions are you doing in your community or abroad to achieve the Millennium Development Goals? Which goal are you focusing on? TakingITGlobal wants to know! Please send your submissions to be published in our online journal Panorama by October 11th. Poetry, opinions, interviews and short stories are accepted.
Submit your writing to the upcoming issue: https://www.tigweb.org/express/panorama/nextissue.html
For more information on the Millennium Development Goals visit: https://www.tigweb.org/themes/mdg
Podcasts
TakingITGlobal is taking new steps forward in ways of engaging youth to participate. We are proud to introduce our new podcast section where you can create your own audio podcast and continually listen to other members podcasts as well.
Check out our podcast section https://www.tigweb.org/connections/podcasts/
TIG also has a unique podcast that will deliver issues and activities that we are currently discussing or completing and highlight events that have happened within the past few months. Feel free to comment or give ideas to our podcast at podcasts@takingitglobal.org.
TIGed
 Are you a teacher or educator? Come check out the new tools we've been working on all summer specifically for you! TIGed, our virtual classroom and collaboration system, now includes enhanced teacher support tools and new thematic content. If you want more information or need help bringing this tool for global education to your classroom, e-mail education@takingitglobal.org.
Check it out: http://www.tiged.org. Watch for French, Spanish and Portuguese editions launching soon!
Featured Country Site: Sweden
 Sweden, perhaps best known for its generous social welfare system, is located in that northern part of Europe known also as Scandinavia. Christianized over the course of the 11th and 12th centuries, Sweden was incorporated into the confederacy of Nordic states, or Kalmar Union as it was called, in the year 1397. Gustav Vasa , or the father of the Swedish nation (Sveriges landsfader), not only fought for independence and paved the way for a future Swedish empire, but also established the Reformation Church..
Two well-known Swedish culinary specialties are koettbullar (meatballs) and inlggd sill (brined herring). Home to the majestic reindeer, the Land of the Midnight Sun can trace its form of popular government back to Viking times. The Nobel Academy in Stockholm, the countrys capital, awards the prestigious Nobel Awards every year, a legacy of the late scientist and explosives manufacturer Alfred Nobel.
This month, we invite you to explore alongside us Swedens many hidden treasures! Skll!
Visit:
http://sweden.tigweb.org to learn more.
Wrap Up
Your interest, support and involvement with TakingITGlobal helps our community to grow and encourage more young people to become inspired, informed and involved everyday! In being a member of TakingITGlobal, you are part of a community that is 100,000 strong coming from over 250 countries and territories. Thank you for having a vision of positive change. Your work makes a difference!
In friendship,
The TakingITGlobal Team |
