The Mountain Movement

This year's 4th Annual Servers Against AIDS Day is set for July 25th! We are excited to have the participation of AIDS Bow Valley and HIV West Yellowhead yet again. We have just begun to put together our information packages, and will be hitting up the restaurants in the upcoming weeks...

900 babies a day are born with AIDS virus in the developing world: report (posted May 22, 2009)Get Lippy and Prevent HIV (posted April 14, 2009)Catholic Teachers Cancel AIDS Fundraiser (from CTV News) (posted March 28, 2009)AIDS officials say that the HIV virus is spreading fast in Russia (from...

Geoffrey York from the Globe and Mail recently wrote this article. For the original version, click here.Geoffrey York Johannesburg — The Globe and Mail,Friday, May...

I volunteered with AIDS Bow Valley this past Monday in the Grade 8 and 9 female gym classes at the local high school here in Banff (yes, there is only one!) We ran a variety of stations and games to introduce the girls to HIV/AIDS and the causes, symptoms, myths, facts, and prevention mechanisms...

From www.plusnews.org.JOHANNESBURG, 29 April 2009 (PlusNews) - After months of speculation about how the global economic downturn might affect HIV/AIDS programmes, a new World Bank report details the projected aftermath of the crisis and how it could place the treatment of more than 1.7 million at...

Hey Mountain Movers! As a gift or for yourself, why not support a great HIV campaign, Staying Alive Foundation, and get lippy for the cause! The Body Shop is selling a limited edition lip butter with all net proceeds from sales going to the foundation. Check it out...

It has been amazing to see various Grandmothers to Grandmothers groups popping up all over Canada and reaching out to their sisters in Africa. I am touched by their willingness to show solidarity, show care, and find creative ways to raise money and awareness for the grannies of Africa...

Did you see the Pope's anti−condom speech on his way to Africa? He said condoms could risk increasing the spread of AIDS...

The Mountain Movement is headed into Lord Beaverbrook High School in Calgary on March 18th to take part in their second annual CHANGE Day! The focus for this year is CHANGE Starts here: A Focus on Action...

An international medical aid agency warned Tuesday that Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis is growing and the country could soon see more epidemics.Article originally found here: CBC News The Nobel Prize-winning agency Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders, called on both...

Dear Mountain Movers,It has been an exciting time in the Rockies, discovering the joys of winter sports out here...

I am excited to announce the results of the Servers Against AIDS Day on December 5, 2008, in Grande Prairie, Alberta! One dedicated restaurant, The Shark Club, participated and raised $390.00 with 24 servers participating...

Louise Nordstrom, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STOCKHOLM, Sweden - One of the scientists sharing the Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering the HIV virus said Saturday he believes there will be a therapeutic vaccine to treat it within five years.Luc Montagnier said in Sweden he believes it is "a matter of...

Just a reminder that today, Dec. 1, is World AIDS Day. Take some time to peruse the official World AIDS Day website! Wear something red today to raise awareness without saying a word. CTV has a special feature in honour of World AIDS Day which you can access here (Malawi's Song).

Steve Gutterman, THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMOSCOW - A top Russian anti-AIDS co-ordinator has lambasted the government's approach to fighting HIV, saying the number of registered cases is growing 10 per cent a year despite increased federal funding.Vadim Pokrovsky, head of the state-funded Federal AIDS...

We are thankful that the Stephen Lewis Foundation chose to feature the Servers Against AIDS Day in their most recent newsletter, Grassroots. The excerpt is found below (click to enlarge) and the whole newsletter can be found on the SLF website.

Dear Mountain Movers,While you haven’t heard news from us for awhile, it is not to say that things haven’t been happening!We are so thankful that one of our major goals is being fulfilled in the upcoming month. We have often described The Mountain Movement as a mobilizing force...

Teams with charity label co-founded by Bono to help fight AIDSNEW ORLEANS - Starbucks Corp. is trying to refocus in a tough economy as a company with a conscience, announcing a partnership with Bono's (RED) label on as it attempts to recover from a slowdown in consumer spending...

Poverty and inequality rates have increased rapidly in Canada since 1995, reaching levels higher than the average developed country, says a report from an international organization of 30 countries...

We are very honoured that The Mountain Movement, and more specifically, Paul's walk across the South Island of New Zealand in Winter '07, has been featured in a book called "Expedition to the Edge: Stories of Worldwide Adventure." Author Lynn Martel first wrote about The Aroka Project for the Rocky...

Canada is the first country to ship cheap AIDS drugs to Africa, but a morass of red tape continues to threaten humanitarian efforts...

For more information, please go to the Make Poverty History website.Please click on posters to enlarge them.

We are so happy to announce the results from the first ever Bow Valley - Jasper Servers Against AIDS Day!Thanks to HIV West Yellowhead, our Jasper team raised $4259.00 and had 31 restaurants participate!And thanks to AIDS Bow Valley, our Banff team raised about $4741.00 and had 25 restaurants...

This article by Lynn Martel was published in the Rocky Mountain Outlook, August 14, 2008, page 35. (Please click on the image to enlarge it).

The head of the AIDS Committee of Ottawa is challenging Health Minister Tony Clement to provide evidence for his assertion that safe injection sites don't help drug addicts but instead lead to a form of "harm addition."CTV.ca News Staff Clement made the claim at an event held by the World Health...

Former NBA star Magic Johnson, who disclosed he was HIV positive in 1991, has begun a campaign to eradicate the disease within the black community. (Nick Ut/Associated Press) B.C...

We are still waiting for the results from our Bow Valley-Jasper Servers Against AIDS Day, but here are some photos in the meantime!

Today our Servers Against AIDS Day is taking place in Banff, Lake Louise, Canmore, Jasper and up the Icefields Parkway...

Lynn Martel, of the Rocky Mountain Outlook recently wrote about our upcoming Servers Against AIDS Day. View the article below, Third annual Servers Against AIDS DAy expands its range, by clicking on it to enlarge it.

According to Dennis Howlett, Coordinator for Make Poverty History (Canada),"The G8 Summit is wrapping up in Japan, with little progress on poverty, climate change, or the food price crisis, and Canada is partly to blame.The final commitments of the G8 leaders recycle old promises, and sadly Canada...