History of the red ribbon
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The red RibbonThe red ribbon is an international symbol which is hung on the clothes to show its solidarity in relation to the victims of the HIV and of the AIDS.
History Created on the initiative of the Visual Aids Artists Caucus (a group of American artists) and from Franck Moore (painter living in New York), the red ribbon comes into the world with idea that it would be possible to carry it near the heart to represent solidarity with the affected persons by the HIV and those died of the AIDS.
The origin of the red ribbon comes from the yellow ribbon, which some families of American soldiers hang near their home, as symbol of the hope of seeing turning safe and sound their fellows.In France, the size of the ribbon in progressively diminishing, not to become more than a simple to pinch s.The Kiosk information AIDS drug dependency decided to transform it by giving him a form of heart.
This change wants to remind of the importance of the struggle against the epidemic of AIDS. Indeed, this one does not sag, because treatments arrived on the market since 1998 are only decelerating the evolution of the virus, the research having found no vaccine at present, while more and more persons attained by the HIV are victims of discriminations.
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