Campaign to End AIDStag:www.c2ea.org,2009://12009-02-12T16:28:11ZThe Campaign to End AIDS (C2EA) is a diverse, exciting new coalition of people living with HIV/AIDS, their advocates and their loved ones--uniting to demand that our leaders exert the political will to stop the epidemic, in the U.S. and abroad, once and for all. In small towns and big cities across America, we're mobilizing to ensure the best treatment and care for all HIV-positive people...and HIV prevention methods backed by good science.Movable Type 3.34XVIII International AIDS Conferencetag:www.c2ea.org,2010://1.13302010-07-18T16:22:18Z2009-02-12T16:28:11ZJuly 18-23 2010, Vienna Austria The largest international meeting on HIV, where every two years 25,000 participants representing all stakeholders in the global response to HIV meet to assess progress and dentify future priorities. AIDS...Larry Bryant
http://www.aids2010.org/start.aspx.]]>
World AIDS Daytag:www.c2ea.org,2009://1.13252009-12-01T16:17:57Z2009-02-04T16:19:37ZDecember 1 The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988. World AIDS Day provides governments, national AIDS programs, faith organizations, community organizations, and individuals with an opportunity to raise awareness and focus attention...Larry Bryant
http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/world/index.html.]]>
United States Conference on AIDStag:www.c2ea.org,2009://1.13162009-10-29T15:13:13Z2009-02-04T15:39:25ZOctober 29-31, San Francisco, CA The largest AIDS-related gathering in the United States, over 3,000 workers from all fronts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic—from case managers and physicians, to public health workers and advocates, people living...Larry Bryant
https://www.nmac.org/index/news-app/story.112/title.get-ready-for-the-2009-united-states-conference-on-aids-today-.]]>
National Latino HIV & AIDS Awareness Daytag:www.c2ea.org,2009://1.13242009-10-15T16:14:04Z2009-02-04T16:17:13ZOctober 15 This day marks an opportunity to increase awareness of the devastating and disproportionate effects of AIDS in the Latino community. NLAAD is also a day to encourage HIV testing and to push for...Larry Bryant
http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/latino/index.html.]]>
2009 National Conference on Latinos and AIDStag:www.c2ea.org,2009://1.13402009-09-14T18:04:13Z2009-05-19T18:11:42ZSeptember 14-15, New York, NY The goal of this activity is to update the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of healthcare providers who care for patients with HIV & AIDS. This activity is also designed for...Larry Bryant
http://www.minority-healthcare.com/ncla_2009/index.html.]]>
2009 National HIV Prevention Conferencetag:www.c2ea.org,2009://1.13172009-08-23T15:40:14Z2009-05-19T15:16:42ZAugust 23-26, Atlanta, GA This unique conference covers the entire spectrum of HIV prevention, from science to programs. It convenes HIV prevention experts and advocates from various backgrounds and communities nationwide. For more info, go...Larry Bryant
http://www.2009nhpc.org/home.asp.]]>
2009 National LGBTI Health Summittag:www.c2ea.org,2009://1.13342009-08-14T15:45:39Z2009-02-18T15:53:13ZAugust 14-18, Chicago IL This summit is dedicated to preserving and improving the emotional, physical, spiritual, intellectual, psychological, environmental, and social health and wellness of LGBTI people; a diverse range of communities who each experience...Larry Bryant
http://www.2009lgbtihealth.org/.]]>
Early Treatment for HIV Summittag:www.c2ea.org,2009://1.13392009-07-20T15:25:37Z2009-05-19T15:32:12ZJuly 20-21, Washington, DC The ADAP Advocacy Association in partnership with the Community Access National Network (CANN) – formerly the Title II Community AIDS National Network - the purpose of the conference is to call...Larry Bryant
http://www.adapadvocacyassociation.org/events.html.]]>
National HIV Testing Daytag:www.c2ea.org,2009://1.13232009-06-27T16:11:30Z2009-02-12T16:31:08ZJune 27 An estimated 250,000 people in the United States have HIV and are not aware of it. National HIV Testing Day is an opportunity for people nationwide to learn their HIV status, and to...Larry Bryant
http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/testing/index.html.]]>
FIGHT FOR FUNDING: AIDS CUTS KILL!tag:www.c2ea.org,2009://1.13432009-06-26T18:09:55Z2009-06-26T18:42:38ZYouth activists sound the alarm on the impact of proposed budget cuts Outreach Leader Devin Escobar passing out fliers in the Castro. SAN FRANSISCO, CA (June 26, 2009) – The Campaign to End AIDS Youth...Larry Bryant
Youth activists sound the alarm on the impact of proposed budget cuts
Outreach Leader Devin Escobar passing out fliers in the Castro.
SAN FRANSISCO, CA (June 26, 2009) – The Campaign to End AIDS Youth Action Institute in conjunction with the Iris Center, are hosting a public informational demonstration today, June 26th at the Plaza located in Castro District. The purpose of the event is designed to speak out against proposed budget cuts scheduled to eliminate crucial HIV prevention and services for San Francisco and Bay area residents. At this event, young HIV & AIDS activists from across the country and around the world will educate the community and disperse pamphlets outlining the impact of the cuts and ways to contact local key decision makers in the allocation process.
These cuts will impact important services such as case management, housing services, and medication assistance for those living with HIV in the Bay area community. Additionally, these cuts will impact an array of essential programs such as mental health counseling, drug and alcohol recovery, child care and counseling services of those who are HIV negative or positive.
Specifically, the Iris Center (www.iriscenter.org) provides essential resources to women of color who would immensely be afflicted if these proposed cuts would occur. These vital, low costs health care programs would be drastically limited leaving few alternatives for these underserved individuals. The proposed cuts will disproportionately affect women of color and the target population relying on these resources and services.
About IRIS Center
Founded in 1977, the mission of the IRIS Center is to provide high-quality prevention, education, and behavioral health services to uninsured/underinsured women and their families living in underserved communities. The Center reaches more than 7,000 high-risk women each year through its various prevention and treatment programs. The IRIS Center is the only provider of its kind for women of color in San Francisco. For more information about the IRIS Center visit www.iriscenter.org.
About The Campaign To End AIDS
The Campaign to End AIDS (C2EA) is a diverse, exciting coalition of people demanding that our leaders exert the political will to stop the epidemic, in the U.S. and abroad, once and for all. The Youth Action Institute (YAI) is a youth subset whos purpose is to educate and eradicate the pandemic amongst the youth population. For more information about the C2EA, please call 1-877-END-AIDS (363-2437).
California HIV/AIDS Statistics
- In 2006 the reporting system changed from non-name coding to name reporting. Based on this new system, there have been a total of 36,412 reported cases of HIV.*
- In Alameda County there have been a total of 1,062 cases of HIV and 7,587 cases of AIDS.
- In Berkeley alone there have been 46 cases of HIV and 630 reports of AIDS.*
- In San Francisco there have been 5,215 cases of HIV and 28,179 cases of AIDS since reporting began.*
- San Francisco County ranks second in CA for the number of HIV cases with 5,215 and for the number of AIDS cases with 28,179.*
*Source California Office of AIDS April 2009 Monthly HIV/AIDS Statistics Report.]]>
C2EA 2009 Youth Action Institutetag:www.c2ea.org,2009://1.13262009-06-23T16:20:29Z2009-02-04T16:27:50ZJune 23-26, Oakland, CA Held on the campus of University or California-Berkeley, participants will be asked to partner with an AIDS Service Organization (ASO), community-based organization, religious institution, youth group, LGBTQ group, school or other...Larry Bryant
gmontgomery2021@yahoo.com.]]>
Tell Congress to Make Health Care Reform Work for People with HIV/AIDStag:www.c2ea.org,2009://1.13422009-06-18T20:02:57Z2009-06-18T20:16:11ZDecisions are being made quickly and Congress needs to hear directly from people who are most impacted by this legislation. Please take a minute to make two important phone calls today!...Larry Bryant
Decisions are being made quickly and Congress needs to hear directly from people
who are most impacted by this legislation. Please take a minute to make two
important phone calls today!
www.congress.org and enter your zip code in the upper right corner.
Phone calls are particularly effective right now because Congress is moving
quickly. However, if you prefer to send an email, go to your Senator's website
(linked from www.senate.gov ). You will find
instructions on sending emails to that office. Cut and paste the phone message,
make sure your name and the Senator's name is included, and add a short personal
note explaining why this issue is important to you.
If you need help figuring out who your Senators are or how to call/email them,
write to action@projectinform.organd someone will help!
For more information:
Go to www.taepusa.org for background information and
analyses of various health care reform proposals and the impact on people with
HIV/AIDS.
The HIV Health Care Access Working Group is hosting regular conference calls to
update the community about health care reform efforts and how people can get
involved. All are invited to participate. The calls are the 1st and 3rd Thursday
of each month at 2 pm Eastern. To join the call, dial 218-339-2699 and enter
access code 968918.
Other actions:
If you live in or near Washington, DC, join the "Light the Night" rally
organized by the SEIU Health Care Equality Project demanding legislation that
provides high quality, affordable care for all. For more information, go to
http://healthcareequalityproject.org.
The HIV Health Care Access Working Group is a coalition of 84 national and
community-based AIDS service organizations representing HIV medical providers,
advocates and people living with HIV/AIDS and providing critical HIV-related
health care and support services. For more information, contact co-chairs Laura
Hanen, of the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, at
202.434.8091, or Robert Greenwald, of the Treatment Access Expansion Project, at
617.390.2584.]]>
Annual Street Outreach Workers Conferencetag:www.c2ea.org,2009://1.13362009-06-14T13:50:25Z2009-03-10T13:57:50ZJune 14-17, Austin TX This conference is targeted toward street outreach workers and administrators who provide street outreach services. This conference is also an opportunity to celebrate the street-level warriors in the fight against HIV...Larry Bryant
http://www.hivconnection.org/.]]>
Caribbean American HIV & AIDS Awareness Daytag:www.c2ea.org,2009://1.13222009-06-08T16:08:28Z2009-02-04T16:11:08ZJune 8 HIV/AIDS has devastated the Caribbean, which ranks second only to sub-Saharan Africa for AIDS prevalence. The National Planning Committee convened by Caribbean People International Collective, Inc. is the lead for the Day. For...Larry Bryant
http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/caribbeanamerican/index.html.]]>
North American Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summittag:www.c2ea.org,2009://1.13382009-06-03T15:18:20Z2009-05-19T15:24:43ZJune 3-5, Crystal City, VA The United States National AIDS Housing Coalition (NAHC) will convene the fourth Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit. NAHC will continue its collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...Larry Bryant
http://nationalaidshousing.org/2008/08/save-the-date/.]]>
Outreach Leader Devin Escobar passing out fliers in the Castro.
SAN FRANSISCO, CA (June 26, 2009) – The Campaign to End AIDS Youth Action Institute in conjunction with the Iris Center, are hosting a public informational demonstration today, June 26th at the Plaza located in Castro District. The purpose of the event is designed to speak out against proposed budget cuts scheduled to eliminate crucial HIV prevention and services for San Francisco and Bay area residents. At this event, young HIV & AIDS activists from across the country and around the world will educate the community and disperse pamphlets outlining the impact of the cuts and ways to contact local key decision makers in the allocation process.
These cuts will impact important services such as case management, housing services, and medication assistance for those living with HIV in the Bay area community. Additionally, these cuts will impact an array of essential programs such as mental health counseling, drug and alcohol recovery, child care and counseling services of those who are HIV negative or positive.
Specifically, the Iris Center (www.iriscenter.org) provides essential resources to women of color who would immensely be afflicted if these proposed cuts would occur. These vital, low costs health care programs would be drastically limited leaving few alternatives for these underserved individuals. The proposed cuts will disproportionately affect women of color and the target population relying on these resources and services.
About IRIS Center
Founded in 1977, the mission of the IRIS Center is to provide high-quality prevention, education, and behavioral health services to uninsured/underinsured women and their families living in underserved communities. The Center reaches more than 7,000 high-risk women each year through its various prevention and treatment programs. The IRIS Center is the only provider of its kind for women of color in San Francisco. For more information about the IRIS Center visit www.iriscenter.org.
About The Campaign To End AIDS
The Campaign to End AIDS (C2EA) is a diverse, exciting coalition of people demanding that our leaders exert the political will to stop the epidemic, in the U.S. and abroad, once and for all. The Youth Action Institute (YAI) is a youth subset whos purpose is to educate and eradicate the pandemic amongst the youth population. For more information about the C2EA, please call 1-877-END-AIDS (363-2437).
California HIV/AIDS Statistics
- In 2006 the reporting system changed from non-name coding to name reporting. Based on this new system, there have been a total of 36,412 reported cases of HIV.*
- In Alameda County there have been a total of 1,062 cases of HIV and 7,587 cases of AIDS.
- In Berkeley alone there have been 46 cases of HIV and 630 reports of AIDS.*
- In San Francisco there have been 5,215 cases of HIV and 28,179 cases of AIDS since reporting began.*
- San Francisco County ranks second in CA for the number of HIV cases with 5,215 and for the number of AIDS cases with 28,179.*
*Source California Office of AIDS April 2009 Monthly HIV/AIDS Statistics Report.]]>