On the eve of World AIDS day, The New York Times has an article about the changing face of AIDS activism. Where advocacy was once dominated by those affected by the disease, specifically the gay community, now a growing voice of activism is found public health students. The student protesters are armed with knowledge and research about disease rates and what could and should be done to fight AIDS. And many of these students are using political protests to be heard, even protesting against a president they worked to get elected.
What do you think of this shift in activism? What role should political protest play in bringing attention to public health issues?
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