The ONE campaign’s mission to fight AIDS has grown wildly since its inception in 2004, and recently, the organization began a new initiative striving to "begin the end of AIDS" by 2015. It’s within our reach, they say, if only we would lend a hand.
In their latest promotional message, they enlist help from the folks at Funny or Die [6], along with bigger names like Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman, and Tracy Morgan. In a video that seems like a sketch straight out of the "internet absurdity" vault, the celebrities take turns musing on the innovations that might be possible in a future age, the year 2015. After dreaming of hybrid animals roaming the planet, cars that fit into your back pocket, they close by mentioning that in the not-so-distant future, AIDS can be on its way to nonexistence, if only people would wake up.
See the video at ONE [7] (but be forewarned, it includes some slightly unseemly language).
And CLICK HERE [8] for more details on ONE's 2015 campagin.
Joshua Witchger is an online assistant at Sojourners.
Links:
[1] http://sojo.net/blogs/gods-politics
[2] http://sojo.net/biography/joshua-witchger
[3] http://sojo.net/blogs/2012/07/24/one-and-funny-or-die-team-fight-aids#comment-covenant
[4] http://sojo.net/letter-to-web-editor?post=ONE%20and%20Funny%20or%20Die%20Team%20to%20Fight%20AIDS
[5] http://sojo.net/donate
[6] http://www.funnyordie.com/
[7] http://www.one.org/funnyordie/
[8] http://www.one.org/us/