(Toronto) Students Against Global AIDS (SAGA) Canada joins forces with civil society organizations from around the world under the banner of Make AIDS History. SAGA chapters at the University of Toronto, University of Saskatchewan, University of Guelph and McGill University held rallies, write-a-thons, and speaker events to launch the Make AIDS History campaign.

Whilst they met with a matched turn out of police in front of the American and Canadian Embassies responses from others were more positive. Francoise Croquette, Minister Consular for French Embassy, said they were committed to the 3 by 5 target, the Japanese Secretary for Economics, Sachiko Ishibashi confirmed announcement of a contributions to the Global Fund this April and the German Ambassador expressed his full support for the campaign. Letters were delivered to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown in Downing Street. It remains to be seen whether governments will follow through on their alleged commitment to the 3 by 5 initiative or fall foul of the activists cry. 3 million people's lives hang in the balance.

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