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The CondomAidsRibbon Poster - Global

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Launched December 1, 2002 in honor of World AIDS Day, this poster is one of the Amsterdam shop Condomerie's strategies to inspire people to take a moment to think about the disease.
Communication Strategies
The poster features a simple design: a black background with a red condom twisted into the shape of an "AIDS ribbon".

The poster was displayed in the window of the Condomerie shop in Amsterdam, on the Dutch National STD-HIV-AIDS Congress in Amsterdam, on the Condomerie website, and at the party in the Van Nelle factory in Rotterdam (December 8), where urban youth organised a benefit event for World AIDS Day.
Development Issues
HIV/AIDS.
Key Points
Condomerie is a shop in Amsterdam that sells condoms. It also offers wholesale, import & export, Internet sales, mailorder, research, consultancy, and workshops. The website includes information about HIV/AIDS, the history of the condom, rubber, church and the condom, and instructions for use.
Sources

Letter sent from Condomerie to The Communication Initiative on December 1, 2002; and Condomerie site.