Mobilization of international musicians

MUSIC4LIFE

Dessine l'Espoir and Designing Hope developped for World Aids Day, on the first of December 2005, the concept of an event mobilizing international musicians around the campaign message "I Love You Positive or Negative" to fight stigma towards people living with HIV and AIDS.

CONCEPT

15 famous singers, have signed this message of tolerance to brake stigma and discrimination affecting people living with HIV and AIDS:
Keren Ann, Cali, Johnny Clegg, M, Marc Lavoine, Bertrand Belin, Tom Mc Rae, Sansévérino, Véronique Sanson, la Grande Sophie, Alain Souchon, Chris Stills, Tété, Laurent Voulzy, Zazie.

Through their message, and support of their web sites, fan clubs, and for some of them concerts, they helped destigmatize HIV amongst their public.



SOUTH AFRICAN MOBILIZATION

In 2006, South African famous singers and musicians have joined this international mobiization.
Zola, Kabelo, Dozi, Gloria Bosman, Judith Sephuma and Zama Jobe have signed the message already, and a collaboration with M-Net Television channel will help spread their message to a large public.






Interpretation of the message by Johnny Clegg et Chris Stills


Auction in Paris


Prototypes and original messages signed by the artists, and an exclusive real guitar offered by Gibson and signed by all artists have been auctioned on the 22nd of November 2005 by Remy Le Fur at the Intercontinental Grand Hotel Paris to the exclusive profit of Dessine l'Espoir to fund its actions in Africa. 20000 euros have been raised at this occasion.

Left, Chris Stills interpreting 4 songs during the evening. Right, French TV presenter Laurent Baffie presenting
Véronique Sanson's signature during the auction. (Photos www. veronique-sanson.net)


Pictures of the auction: www.dessinelespoir.org/encheres
Music4life T-shirts: www.ithemba.fr/objets/tshirt

Music4life - Soweto


Music4Life supports an income generating initiative developped by Designing Hope and Ithemba for groups of women and younger people affected by HIV/AIDS and powerty in Soweto - South Africa.
It is combining the tradition of bead work with a very modern and hip application:
beaded guitar broches reproduicing the famous artists guitars.
They are packaged together with a reproduction of the artist's picture, message and signature.





Women meet at the Malebese premises in Soweto, regain confidence and self esteem,
and generate some susbstential income.




EMBROIDED T-SHIRTS

An other group of women in Swaziland reproduice guitars and messages on T-shirts.
These T-shirts are sold in Europe to finance the free distribution of similar awareness T-shirts in Africa.


La Grande Sophie's message