{"id":55058,"date":"2012-04-01T15:15:22","date_gmt":"2012-04-01T15:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.org\/us\/?post_type=one_press&p=55058"},"modified":"2012-04-01T15:15:22","modified_gmt":"2012-04-01T15:15:22","slug":"celebrities-share-funny-predictions-for-2015-along-with-one-very-real-possibility-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-aids","status":"publish","type":"one_press","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/press\/celebrities-share-funny-predictions-for-2015-along-with-one-very-real-possibility-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities Share Funny Predictions for 2015 Along with One Very Real Possibility: The Beginning of the End of AIDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington, D.C.–<\/strong>Global grassroots advocacy and campaigning organization ONE today launched a new PSA called \u201cI Predict\u201d to support their Beginning of the End of AIDS campaign. Through \u201cI Predict,” ONE sets out to show viewers that, with public support and political will, the beginning of the end of AIDS – something that seemed unthinkable even 10 years ago – is now very much within reach.<\/p>\n

The PSA was filmed at the Sundance Channel HQ on Main Street in January 2012 at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.\u00a0 ONE was onsite as the official non-profit partner of Sundance Channel. Produced by Wondros, the creative firm founded by award-winning filmmaker Jesse Dylan, \u201cI Predict\u201d features actors declaring humorous and farfetched predictions for the year 2015, along with one very realistic prediction: the beginning of the end of AIDS.<\/p>\n

In the sixty-second spot, actor Edward James Olmos predicts \u201cfax machines make a huge comeback\u201d and \u201cpigs will fly,\u201d actress Allison Janney predicts \u201cCharlie Sheen will be President,\u201d actress Melanie Lynskey predicts \u201cthere will be no more kittens on YouTube,\u201d comedic actor Martin Starr predicts \u201cI\u2019ll move out of my mom\u2019s house\u201d and \u201cFacebook and Google will merge to form Fagoogle,\u201d and actor Richard Jenkins predicts \u201cthe Cubs win the World Series\u201d \u2013 and that \u201cwe will see the beginning of the end of AIDS.\u201d<\/p>\n

The PSA can be viewed at www.ONE.org<\/a> and will appear across multiple digital platforms including AOL and YouTube. Viewers are encouraged to take action and sign a petition calling for the reversal of proposed budget cuts to the life-saving AIDS program PEPFAR and for the fulfillment of our commitments to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Visit ONE.org to sign the petition today and help ONE reach their goal of 250,000 signatures by the end of 2012.<\/p>\n

To complement the comical and unlikely predictions featured in the PSA, ONE will also launch a \u201cI Predict\u201d social media campaign on April 1st<\/sup> to coincide with the PSA\u2019s release. In the spirit of April Fool\u2019s Day, ONE is asking supporters to tweet, post on Facebook and share their craziest, funniest and most unlikely predictions for 2015 using the hashtag #ipredict and a link to the PSA and petition: http:\/\/bit.ly\/H1fBSF<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re at a critical point in the fight against AIDS and we need to act now,\u201d said actress AnnaLynne McCord. \u201cONE\u2019s goals are ambitious, but they are absolutely achievable if we all do our part. It\u2019s our responsibility to take action and do whatever we can to make the Beginning of the End of AIDS by 2015 a reality. Spread the word, sign the petition, and help make this prediction a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

The world has made incredible progress in the fight against HIV\/AIDS. Over 6.6 million people are on lifesaving AIDS treatment and nearly 350,000 babies have been born HIV free to-date thanks to programs like the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Still, we are a long way from declaring victory on AIDS. There are roughly 8 million people still in need of treatment, more than 1,000 babies are born HIV-positive every day, and new HIV infections still outpace those newly placed on treatment by nearly 2:1.<\/p>\n

Now more than ever, we must recommit ourselves to the fight against HIV. By 2015, we can mark the beginning of the end of AIDS if we meet these important goals:<\/p>\n