Most of you don't need a World AIDS Day to remind you how important HIV awareness is. You already know that a breathtakingly large number of people become infected with HIV every hour of every day. And you're fully aware of just how critical it is that we continue to battle not just HIV, but stigma, the lack of HIV treatment access, poor political leadership and the sexism, racism and homophobia that keep this pandemic alive after more than 25 years.

But it's the responsibility of each of us -- as the people who know HIV better than nearly everyone else on the planet -- to be educators and activists. So browse these pages for inspiration as you decide how you can best observe this year's World AIDS Day on Dec. 1.

TheBody.com's World AIDS Day Center is divided into these sections:

• Things to Do: Events, Posters, E-Cards and More


• Things to Hear: First-Person Stories and Interviews


• Things to Know: Learn About HIV, World AIDS Day and the Latest Statistics


• Things to See: Videos, Artwork and More

Featured in our coverage of World AIDS Day 2008:

If You Were in Charge of World AIDS Day ...
TheBody.com asked some of the United States' top HIV advocates: "If you were in charge of World AIDS Day, what would you do to make it more meaningful?" Listen in to what they had to say, and add your own comments!

HIV in an Obama World
If you had the ear of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, what would you counsel him to change immediately that would make a difference in the U.S. HIV epidemic? Share your thoughts, or listen to those of prominent figures in the HIV activist community!

Powerful First-Person Stories From People Living With HIV
Jack Mackenroth is a former Project Runway star who was 100 percent open about his HIV status, even while living in the fishbowl of reality television. Thembi Ngubane is a young, South African mother whose diary of her life with HIV forever changed the face of the virus in her home country. Damaries Cruz stars in a newly released, Spanish-language media campaign that features the personal stories of a diverse group of HIV-positive Hispanic men and women. TheBody.com recently interviewed them all (and others!) to hear their stories and talk to them about life with HIV. Read or listen in!

These headlines are just a small sample of the many interviews, articles, podcasts, videos and resources at your fingertips within TheBody.com's 2008 World AIDS Day Center. Stop in now and learn more!