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Important Message About Our Tokio Hotel X Safe Sex Slogan Competition

May 29 would have been the final day of our Tokio Hotel X Safe Sex Slogan Competition, but because the interest was so extremely low, we have had to cancel the contest and we have sent the money back to the three (3) fans who took part during the last 3 months.

Tokio Hotel X Safe Sex Slogan Competition

Tokio Hotel and their fans have been supporting Designers against AIDS (DAA) since the spring of 2009 and they have helped us raise awareness about HIV/AIDS among young people worldwide and helped raise funds to start up our International HIV/AIDS Awareness Education Center in Antwerp, Belgium where we train students in how to make creative safe sex campaigns using pop culture.

New Friend of DAA: Anna Nightingale

After moving to London at the age of sixteen to pursue her career, Anna began by studying at the infamous BRIT school, where she excelled in her musical theatre, street dance, jazz and ballet classes.

New Friend of DAA: Shanika Warren Markland

Shanika Warren Markland is a recognized and respected British actress, who has made an impact through her versatile acting skills and distinctive persona, Shanika has been recognized by the mainstream, industry as well as being championed the independent British filmmakers.
With a couple of major actor credits under her belt, Markland received her big break with her first feature film role playing the character Kayla in BAFTA award winning director Noel Clarke's critically acclaimed drama 'Adulthood'.

New Friend of DAA: Karen David

Karen David is not your average "girl next door." This exotic star has everything you've been looking for:

New Friend of DAA: Dudley O'Shaughnessy

Top Actor/Model/Boxer  Boxing and modelling don't normally mix, but this East End London boy proves he is more than just a pretty face; he packs a mean punch too. Hailing from Canning Town,London - Dudley has been a boxer since he was nine years old.

Pierre Thomé de Souza

The most recent member of DAA's Circle of Friends, Pierre Thomé de Souza, lives in Rio de Janeiro and is the director of the fraternal organization Casa Thomé de Souza, which is present in 34 countries and 27 Brazilian states.

Agyness Deyn

Agyness Deyn is an English model, actress and singer.

Priestess NYC supports DAA

Last week Cody Ross, the New York based fashion designer behind the label Priestess, contacted us to say that he admired the work of DAA and that he wanted to support us in any way he could think of- and only a few days later we received this video, showing his new unisex designs for Priestess showcased by a boy and a girl (un)dressing themselves, accompanied by a great soundtrack -and a dedication for DAA right at the end of the short film.

Angel Transformation

"It's a statement of mind ...

Clive Rundle with Designers Against Aids

We are very happy to collaborate with Clive Rundle, a well-known fashion designer from South Africa.

Akon-fidence

Raised in Senegal, growing up wasn't always easy for singer-songwriter Akon and music was what helped him go through his challenged youth, thanks to his father, a musician who passed on his passion for music.

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Friends of DAA

Everybody that you see on these pages has contributed to 'Designers against AIDS' in one way or another and by doing so, helped us to get the safe sex message out to young people all over the world.

Thank you from the bottom of our heart!

We'd also like to thank the following people who are a part of DAA's Circle of Friends, a group of motivated men and women who help to promote DAA in ever possible way:

Dr. Peter Piot - Director Institute of Global Health Imperial College, London, UK and
former Chairman of the King Baudoin Foundation, Brussels, Belgium, former director of UNAIDS and vice president of the UN

Charles Michel - Minister for Development Cooperation, Federal Government Belgium
Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil (gay rights/AIDS activist, Mumbai, India)

Iké Udé - artist/photographer/publisher, New York City, USA

Karim Rashid - designer, New York City, USA

Jordan Betten - artist/fashion designer Lost Art, New York City, USA

Brooke Hodge - director of exhibitions Hammer Musem, Los Angeles, USA

Etienne Russo - director Villa Eugenie, Brussels, Belgium

Adeline André - fashion designer, Paris, France

Marc Atlan - photographer/art director, Los Angeles, USA

Tamsin Smith - founder & president SlipStreamStrategy, former director Product (RED), San
Francisco, USA

Rosemary Rodriguez - creative director Thierry Mugler, Paris, France

Jean-Paul Knott - fashion designer, Brussels, Belgium

Betony Vernon - jewellery designer, Paris, France

Kelly Cutrone - Director People’s Revolution, New York/Los Angeles, USA