This weekend, Sidaction takes place, a flagship event of the fight against AIDS in France. A program is broadcast on television this March 22 to collect donations.
On March 21, 22 and 23, 2025, a cult annual meeting since 1994. On the occasion of the Sidaction weekend, a bonus was broadcast on Saturday March 22, 2025 at 9:10 p.m. on France 2 hosted by Stéphane Bern, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Damso. This big evening will be used to raise funds and will bring together many artists: Eddy de Pretto, Charlotte Cardin, Amir, Héléna, Raphaël, Aliocha Schneider, Amel Bent, Barbara Pravi, Camélia Jordana, Marc Lavoine, Bilal Hassani, Ebony, Joseph Kamel, Camille Lellouche. On the other hand, the emblematic godmother Line Renaud will not be present this year but wanted to explain the reasons for her absence through several recorded messages which will be broadcast throughout the evening. “”The funds collected are donated both to research and care programs and associations for prevention, access to screening and help for people living with HIV, France and abroad“Explain the association. As a reminder, there are 1.3 million new contaminations worldwide. In France, 5,500 discovered their HIV -positive people in 2023, 27% of which were advanced in infection.
Who presides over Sidaction?
It is the teacher Françoise Barré-SinoussiHIV co-guest and Nobel Prize in Medicine 2008. Line Renaud has been the vice-president and the godmother for more than 20 years.
What does the red ribbon mean, a symbol of AIDATION?
The Sidaction logo is a red ribbon which represents the fight against AIDS. In 1991, A group of artists from Visual Aids Artists Cancus have created “The Ribbon Project“To create a significant symbol in order to raise awareness of AIDS. “”The red color was chosen for its link with blood and the idea of passion (anger, love …). THE Ribbon format was partly selected because he was Easy to recreate and wear. The ribbon has never been protected by copyright in the United States, To allow it to be worn and widely used as a symbol in the fight against AIDS“Explains Visual Aids, an organization of contemporary arts engaged in AIDS awareness.
Where do donations go?
Sidance selects the actions and programs that still meet the most urgent needs concerning AIDS today. It encourages innovation and pilot projects. Operating on the model of an incubator, It provides technical expertise and funds to allow the implementation of innovative programsand then contribute to the passage of relays to the institutional actors. The sums collected by Sidaction are donated to research programs and associative management programs, care and assistance to patients, in France and internationally. Sidance participate in the bodies of discussion and orientation of public policies to fight against HIV.
To make a donation to Aidaction, it is possible:
- By phone: By calling 110 (free call number)
- By internet: www.sidaction.org
- By mail: Sidaction – 228, rue du Faubourg Saint -Martin 75010 Paris
- By SMS: To make a donation of 10 €, send the word “don” to 92 110 (donation taken from your operator bill. Available only in mainland France for Bouygues Telecom, Orange, SFR, Free and Ei Telecom subscribers. Free SMS cost)
- By the Lydia application “Make a Lydia” to Sidaction by sending your donation to 22 0810 in the application or by choosing Sidaction from the association list
- By participating in one of the regional activities : To find the entertainment next to you, go to our website: Solidarite.sidaction.org
- By making a solidarity purchase on the online store Aidaction.org
Note: 66 % of the amount of the donation is tax deductible. A donation of 50 euros thus corresponds to a real expenditure of 17 euros once the tax deduction has been carried out.
Who created Sidaction?
The association of AIDS artists,, ACT UP-Paris, Aid-Federation, Arcat-AIDS and a group of researchers founded Together against AIDS THE February 17, 1994 whose mission will be to fight on all the fronts of the pandemic by funding research and helping patients. “”On April 7, 1994, the great French channels are common front and offer a unique program. Sidaction was born. The impact is considerable: 23 million viewers, 45 million euros collected, testimonies of people living with HIV and a strong mobilization of personalities from around the world, researchers, journalists and activists“Can we read on the Sidaction website.
