As some of you may already know, it's World Aids Day today. I'd like to point out that many HIV-infected and people with Aids need our help, not only today but every day.

I haven't got a ribbon, but luckily Rich provided us with digital ribbons:
(AIDS)

In Holland we have an Art Bag-initiative. Four designers design a bag which goes on sale for 5 euro's. Every last penny of that 5 euro's goes to Stop Aids Now. I am very happy with the Dick Bruna Bag I just bought.
http://www.stopaidsnow.nl/artbag

It's the purple one which has birdies with the red ribbon in their mouths on it. Love it. The Viktor&Rolf one is nearly sold out, I believe. They're hot fashion designers, so naturally everyone wants a bag of them to make a fashion statement. I bought mine to make another statement... and because I love Dick Bruna.

Guys I am so sorry about this! I really wanted to do something on the board maybe have a display ribbon or something to mark the day.... I'm going to look into it right now and we can just have it a little longer than a day or something... Sorry again

I'm gonna buy an art bag too. Don't know which one yet. I think it's a good initiative.
I'm not buying it to make a fashion statement. I never do that. I don't wear my bands because it's fashionable either. I wear them to send out a message. And I will carry my bag to do the same.

Tell me if the Viktor&Rolf Bag is still for sale in Arnhem! Almost every shop I checked in Utrecht (Bijenkorf, Forecast, Bruna) had it sold out.

Oh, did you see Princess Mabel on TV last night? She was holding a speech about Aids/HIV and she was wearing a white blouse by Viktor&Rolf: very recognizable because of the design that's also on the Art Bag.
And Sasha de Boer from the 8'o clock news wore a dark red blazer with a bright red ribbonlike detail.
I think it's really good that those people show their support for the Aids-cause.

Hmm, weird that showing your support for the Aids-cause is related to fashion and fashionable accesoires...

I'll check if the bags are still here. Do you want to know for statistic reasons or others? :lol:

We were allowed to wear them at work yesterday, well we would have anyway, it's a nice thing to do. :YES:

Statistic. Just interested to see if people all over Holland want Viktor&Rolf more than the others.
I had the last Dick Bruna-Bag btw... Also popular I guess, although I haven't seen anyone sporting an Art Bag yet.
I will use mine today. Yay!

I bought my artbag earlier today
I got the Dick bruna one, it looks more than okay

all the viktor&rolf ones were sold out
they were the most popular beyond a doubt

But the Bruna-one is nice and purple
The material is tough but supple
I love my Art Bag without a doubt
I'll even scream it out loud

I got another Art Bag today. It was the company's christmasgift, with a bottle of wine and a giftcheque from a deparmentstore.

I'm really pleased that the people I work for bought an ArtBag for every employee. Another 80 kids can be born without HIV in Africa.