[:en]The Morning After— Thanks to everyone who came out for Asia Catalyst’s speed-dating on Monday night. Thirty courageous men and women put on their game faces and met fellow 25 to 35-year-old progressives. Their friends joined in the after-party, and together we raised $680 for our campaign for kids with AIDS in China.
To all of you who decried the 35-year-old age limit as unfair, and those who demanded men-dating-men and women-dating-women events, we hear you, and promise we’ll have more speed-dating for progressives soon. (Just remember – if things go well, we’ll be expecting a nice big piece of wedding/commitment ceremony cake at Asia Catalyst.)
Big Pharma and AIDS in China
Speaking of speed-dating, that’s what one blogger was reminded of when listening in on U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk’s Senate confirmation hearing – which lasted just 48 minutes. Apparently, the Senate wants him to get right down to work. Let’s hope that his to-do list includes overhauling the administration’s past policy on compulsory licensing of AIDS drugs by developing countries.
