October 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 support from public officials and religious leaders.
http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/latino/index.html

November 4; After a year of campaigning and months of primaries, Senator Barack Obama is now the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party and it up against Senator John McCain, the presumptive nominee for the Republican party.
http://www.aidsvote.org
http://www.declareyourself.com/

December 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 on the global AIDS epidemic.
http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/world/index.html

January 22-25, Atlanta, GA; “Our People, Our Work, Our Success” is a theme of accountability. Our People include everyone from those who have worked in the field of HIV/AIDS for more than 25 years to those who don’t know their status. Our People are not exclusive, but inclusive because HIV/AIDS affects all of us and we, as a people, can stop it. It’s
Our Work and we must hold ourselves accountable for what we do. From street outreach teams to policy makers, everyone plays a vital role to help remove this disease from our community. Our Success comes from the hard work of our people. Our Success is determined by what we do and how we do it. While we have achieved many milestones, we have not quite reached the light at the end of the tunnel. So, we must continue to strengthen Our People. We must continue to strengthen Our Work. For Our Success depends on both.
For more information, visit http://www.naesmonline.org or call (404) 691-8880.

We hope to be at Gay Pride on July 22 and 23 in the Queen City of Charlotte, NC! We have 5 members going to spread the word of PPI_NC/C2EA and AIDSVote!

for info and registration, go to www.minority-healthcare.com
/events.html
Miami, Florida

C2EA's speaker bureau will conduct a segment of freshmen orientation at NCCU. We want to thank Malikah, our Delta member for arranging this!

8/23-8/26
for info and registration, go to www.napwa.org
Cleveland, Ohio

September 9th & 10th, PPI_NC/C2EA will have a table at the annual Fiesta El Pubelo which has approximately 50,000 in attendance.

PPI_NC/C2EA's 1st Interfaith Forum: How do you measure a life? from love or from judgment? will be held in downtown Raleigh's Longview Center, with music provided by our member Padmini Hands World Band, poetry and experiences by positive members and a impressive panel of speakers from the Christian, Buddhist, Hindu and Islam faiths! Invites to go out very soon!

for info and materials, go to www.omhrc.gov/hivaidsobservances/

11/7-11/10
for info and registration, go to www.nmac.org/conferences
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Palm Springs, CA

Exhibit Hall: C2EA Booth Number #95
11/8 4:30 - 6:30 Roundtable Session — Grassroots Advocacy: Organizing Your Community
11/8 6:45 - 8:00 Creating New Ryan White Legislation Town Hall Meeting, Sierra Room at the Wyndham Hotel
11/9 1:45 Workshop on the Collapse of the HIV/AIDS Healthcare Delivery System in Puerto Rico
11/9 4:00 After-session on organizing a response
Click here for details

12/2-12/5
for info and registration, go to www.cdc.gov/hiv
Atlanta, Georgia

www.omhrc.gov/hivaidsaidsawarenessdays

February 7-8 - Seattle, WA
www.endhomelessness.org

February 24-27 – New Delhi, India
www.microbicides2008.com

February 25-26 - Philadelphia, PA
www.minority-healthcare.com/ncaa_2008/index.html

March 2-8; The Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS is a week-long education and awareness campaign highlighting the role of the Black Church in addressing the AIDS crisis. http://www.balmingilead.org

March 5-7, Baltimore, MD; Don’t miss the opportunity to examine and discuss groundbreaking new research findings on housing as a factor in HIV prevention and health care. http://www.nationalaidshousing.org

March 7-8, Atlanta, GA; La Alianza Latina para la Erradicación de la Violencia Doméstica (Alianza) es parte de un esfuerzo nacional para atender las necesidades y preocupaciones sobre violencia doméstica para grupos menos favorecidos. http://www.dvalianza.org

March 7-9, Ft. Walton Beach, FL; With presenters from all over the U.S., Positive Living is a relaxing, comfortable, and enjoyable HIV-relevant educational experience. http://www.aidsoasis.org

March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service, Office on Women's Health is the lead for this day. http://omhrc.gov/hivaidsawarenessdays

March 10-13, Chicago, IL; This conference will bring together STD prevention program, research and policy communities, creating a forum to confront current challenges in STD prevention as well as barriers to application of solutions to these challenges. http://www.cdc.gov/stdconference

March 20 is National Native (American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC), Colorado State University's Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity (CASAE), and Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. organize and implement the Day. http://omhrc.gov/hivaidsawarenessdays

March 25-26, Washington, DC; The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) was established to provide policy recommendations on the U.S. Government's response to the AIDS epidemic. http://www.pacha.gov

April 14 - 15, Columbus, Ohio; The 2008 Conference will offer traditional leadership training with significant national and regional speakers providing a balanced agenda that is broad in appeal to consumers, professionals and others affected by HIV/AIDS. Individuals representing Ryan White Part B Program Consortia, the AIDS Education & Training Center and the HIV CARE Services Section, as well as People Living With HIV/AIDS are planning the 2008 Conference. This planning committee has worked diligently with sponsors to offer an affordable conference that will address issues that affect all those working and living within the HIV/AIDS spectrum. http://www.ohioaidscoalition.org/programs.html

April 15 - 17, Washington DC & NYC; Housing Works, the nation’s largest minority-controlled AIDS organization, is proud to present the fourth-annual Keith D. Cylar AIDS Activist Awards, held on Thursday April 17, 2008 at the Times Center in New York City. Given to those who demonstrate extraordinary courage and commitment in the fight to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the award is named for the cofounder of Housing Works, a fearless AIDS activist who died of AIDS-related complications in 2004.

All proceeds from the Keith D. Cylar AIDS Activist Awards go to the Keith Cylar Activist Fund, which has raised $1.6 million in support of advocacy and activism by people living with HIV/AIDS in America and around the world. http://www.cylarawards.com/

April 18, San Francisco, California; CAPS invites you to attend the Sixth CAPS Conference: “New Directions in HIV Prevention.” We know what works in HIV prevention, yet we continue to be challenged by new and continuing HIV epidemics globally and domestically. Researchers, community-based agency staff, funders, health departments, people living with HIV/AIDS, and many others need to find new directions for transferring our knowledge and expertise into the countries and communities that are most impacted by HIV. http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/conference/

April 28 - 30, Washington, DC; Please join AIDSWatch, the largest annual constituent-based Federal HIV/AIDS advocacy and education event in the U.S. Participants include people living with HIV and AIDS, their families, friends, care providers, and other advocates. AIDSWatch is a project of the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA). Also, join us for the AIDS at Home Rally and March on the Capitol grounds April 29. http://napwa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19

May 16 - 20, Arlington, Virginia; Voices brings together consumers and care providers to share information about what works. Voices participants discuss the latest advances in treatment, care, and prevention, as well as the most pressing policy concerns facing our community. Voices is the only national conference dedicated solely to AIDS and women, children, youth, and families. http://aids-alliance.org/education/

May 18; This awareness day is meant to provide a great opportunity to thank the thousands of people who are working to help find an HIV preventive vaccine—the clinical trial volunteers, nurses, community educators/recruiters, and the researchers. http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/vaccine/index.html

May 18 - 22, Austin, Texas; The Texas HIV/STD Conference is designed for HIV/STD health professionals serving Texans living with and affected by HIV and other STDs. The goal of the Texas HIV/STD Conference is to enhance the capacity of HIV/STD health professionals to effectively serve Texans living with and affected by HIV and other STDs. http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/hivstd/conference/2008/about.shtm

May 19; May 19 is the National Asian and Pacific Islander (API) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This awareness day intends to raise awareness among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. about the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS. http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/asian/index.html

June 8; HIV/AIDS has devastated the Caribbean, which ranks second only to sub-Saharan Africa for AIDS prevalence. In 2006, the United Nations estimated that 19,000 Caribbeans died of AIDS, and that an additional 250,000 were living with the virus. In 2005, there were a reported 38,133 new HIV diagnoses among Caribbean Americans in the U.S.
http://www.caribbeanhealthaidsday.com

June 11-14, Detroit, Michigan; The goal of the meeting is to bring together leaders in HIV prevention to disseminate and exchange information to enhance program planning and management. HPLS sessions will address the prevention needs of people living with HIV/AIDS, counseling and testing (including rapid testing), and creating effective linkages between prevention and care.
http://nmac.org/index/hiv-prevention-leadership-summit

June 21, Baltimore, Maryland; An event that provides information for healthy living and may include disease prevention and early detection of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, nutrition and exercise, HIV/AIDS and managing life. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/par/par_9_calendar_of_events.asp

June 25-29, Albuquerque, New Mexico; YAI is a summer-long opportunity for young people ages 16-26 to come together and learn from each other and from experts
about everything from working with the media to organizing young people to taking action to end AIDS.

June 27, New York, New York: NAPWA is celebrating it's 25th Anniversary as the voice of more than 1.3 million Americans living with HIV/AIDS. Join government and community leaders to honor NAPWA's history and leadership in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Proceeds from the event will benefit NAPWA and Village Care of New York, a not-for-profit organization serving older adults and persons living with HIV/AIDS.
Purchase tickets online at http://www.napwa.kintera.org/25thanniversarynyc.

June 27; The National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) started National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) in 1995. Every year, local organizations across the nation engage with communities to promote early diagnosis and HIV-testing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that more 250,000 of the 1.6 people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States are unaware of their status.
http://www.napwa.org

July 28-29, Miami, Florida; 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 healthcare media, federal and state legislators, AIDS service organization officers, social workers, peer counselors, church leadership and corrections healthcare personnel.
http://minority-healthcare.com/ncla_2008/index.html

August 3-8, Mexico City, Mexico; AIDS 2008 will provide many opportunities for the presentation of important new scientific research and for productive, structured dialogue on the major challenges facing the global response to AIDS. Conference organizers are developing a wide variety of session types that meet the needs of various participants and support collective efforts to expand delivery of HIV prevention and treatment to communities worldwide.
http://www.aids2008.org/start.aspx

August 25-28, Denver, Colorado; The Denver Convention is an opportunity to highlight the importance of the West to the future of the Democratic Party and to broaden the conversation about what it truly means to be a "big tent" party beyond regional and ethnic diversity to include an expanding array of people who share our values.
http://www.demconvention.com

September 1-4, St. Paul, Minnesota; an anticipated 45,000 delegates, alternate delegates, party officials, volunteers, members of the media, and convention guests will gather in Minneapolis-Saint Paul for the 2008 Republican National Convention. The host cities will be showcased on an international level as the Republican Party highlights its strong principles - and nominates the next President of the United States.
http://www.gopconvention.com/default.aspx

Sept. 23rd: Caravans & Marchers arrive in Oxford Mississippi! Press Conference 3:00 pm!

Media Training--Rally--C2EA Family Barbeque

September 25th
Affinity Groups & Town Hall Meeting

September 26th 4:00 pm Demonstration--Mock Funeral at Oxford Town Square

September 18-21, Miami Beach, Florida; The largest AIDS-related gathering in the United States, the 2008 USCA is a phenomenon you cannot afford to miss. Each year, over 3,000 workers from all fronts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic—from case managers and physicians, to public health workers and advocates—come together to build national support networks, exchange the latest information and learn cutting-edge tools to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.
http://nmac.org/index/2008-usca

September 24-26, Oxford, Mississippi; Caravans will travel different routes across the country to Mississippi to demand a National Plan to end AIDS from our next President. Activities will include:
Stand Against AIDS Rally & Barbeque
"Our Messages in a Bottle: Demand a National Plan to END AIDS!" town hall
Local, National, International media training
Birddogging
and much more!
http://www.aidsvote.org
http://www.nationalaidsstrategy.org

Septmeber 25, Oxford, Mississippi; As we demand our next President develop a national plan to
end the HIV/AIDS epidemic, we must demand our voices be are heard by starting the conversation. The Affinity Groups will include African American, Gay Men, Harm Reduction, Latino, Post Incarcerated, Southern States, Transgender, Women, and Youth. For more information, please contact 1877-END AIDS or info@campaigntoendaids.org.

September 26, Oxford, Mississippi; The University of Mississippi will be the site of the first 2008 Presidential Debate between Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senator Barack Obama (D-IL).
http://www.olemiss.edu/debate/