March on AIDS: Speak out
Given that our nationâ??s capital has one of the highest AIDS rates in the country and as many as one in 20 residents are HIV positive, we have organized two events to
engage more people in the struggle against HIV/AIDS and to discuss the relationship between ill-health, HIV, and the many social disparities that exist in our nationâ??s capital.
We expect a broad cross section of participants: from folks attending the APHA annual meeting to community members, activists, and city officials. We will march through the neighborhood to raise awareness and decrease stigma and at the Speak Out, we will describe DCâ??s HIV epidemic, discuss what is being done to address HIV and what more needs to happen. We will hear testimony from community members, listen to presentations from representatives of other States, and move towards consensus on action items that the District of Columbia can take to help end new HIV infections.
On Saturday, November 3rd, community members including public health professionals and leaders will participate in the Speak Out, which is designed to raise awareness and to promote community action on behalf of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in our Nation's Capital.
On that day, you will have a chance to hear:
- Testimony from community members
- Presentations to raise awareness
- Presentations from representatives of other states to highlight successful prevention and risk reduction strategies
- March through the Ward 8 neighborhood to raise awareness and decrease stigma:
Organizers: 11:30PM
Parade marshalls
Community March: 12PM
Starts at the corner of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. SE
Washington, DC
Speak Out on HIV/AIDS: 2PM
Washington Highlands Library
115 Atlantic St. SW, Washington, DC 20032. 202.645-5880
Metro: Anacostia Metro Station (green line)
Bus: A4 bus to the Library
Plan your trip at www.wmata.com
For event details, contact:
Tia Younger
tiayounger@yahoo.com
202-422-2398
Karyn Pomerantz, Co-Chair,
MWPHA Health Disparities Committee
kpomeran@gwu.edu
202-416-0408
About Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association
The Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association (MWPHA) is dedicated to protecting personal, public, and environmental health in the Metropolitan Washington area. Visit www.mwpha.org
Partners
About the Black Young Professionals' Public Health Network
Founded in 2000, the Black Young Professionals' Public Health Network, Inc. (The Network) fosters educational and employment opportunities and advancement of students and professionals of color in the field of public health. The Network promotes increased participation of our membership in professional meetings and on governing boards, caucuses, sections and committees of the APHA and their related affiliates. It stimulates professional and social networking among its members, and the interchange of concerns, ideas and information related to its objectives. Furthermore, the Network aims to increase the visibility of black public health students and young professionals, to facilitate the networking opportunities among public health professionals engaged in work concerning communities of color, and to improve the professional experiences for minority professionals entering and working in the field. Visit www.bypphn.org
About Alpha Alpha Alpha Sorority, Inc./Xi Omega Chapter
Since 1908, the sisterhood of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority has responded to the worldâ??s increasing complexity. As the oldest and first graduate chapter, Xi Omega members volunteer their time, talent and treasures to empower communities through exemplary service initiatives and progressive programs. To learn more about the sorority, which celebrates 100 years in July 2008, visit www.aka1908.com. Also visit the local graduate chapter at www.akaxo.org
About Creative Cause
Headquartered in Washington, DC, Creative Cause, a nonprofit social enterprise, supports and connects the next generation of socially responsible leaders in the creative industry to use their talents for a common cause covering public health, human rights, educational, and environmental issues. Best known for its nationally recognized Postcards from Katrina TM project and most recently the Plant Hope TM initiative, Creative Cause develops campaigns to inform, inspire, empower and engage communities to be a force for social change. To learn more visit www.creativecause.org.
About Young Women's Task Force
The Young Womenâ??s Task Force, part of the DC Commission for Women, serve as ambassadors and advocates for young women residing in District of Columbia. Also the Task Force promotes access to resources and brings awareness and solutions to issues facing young women in the District by conducting studies, and organizing hearings and implementing and evaluating model programs.
engage more people in the struggle against HIV/AIDS and to discuss the relationship between ill-health, HIV, and the many social disparities that exist in our nationâ??s capital.
We expect a broad cross section of participants: from folks attending the APHA annual meeting to community members, activists, and city officials. We will march through the neighborhood to raise awareness and decrease stigma and at the Speak Out, we will describe DCâ??s HIV epidemic, discuss what is being done to address HIV and what more needs to happen. We will hear testimony from community members, listen to presentations from representatives of other States, and move towards consensus on action items that the District of Columbia can take to help end new HIV infections.
On Saturday, November 3rd, community members including public health professionals and leaders will participate in the Speak Out, which is designed to raise awareness and to promote community action on behalf of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in our Nation's Capital.
On that day, you will have a chance to hear:
- Testimony from community members
- Presentations to raise awareness
- Presentations from representatives of other states to highlight successful prevention and risk reduction strategies
- March through the Ward 8 neighborhood to raise awareness and decrease stigma:
Organizers: 11:30PM
Parade marshalls
Community March: 12PM
Starts at the corner of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. SE
Washington, DC
Speak Out on HIV/AIDS: 2PM
Washington Highlands Library
115 Atlantic St. SW, Washington, DC 20032. 202.645-5880
Metro: Anacostia Metro Station (green line)
Bus: A4 bus to the Library
Plan your trip at www.wmata.com
For event details, contact:
Tia Younger
tiayounger@yahoo.com
202-422-2398
Karyn Pomerantz, Co-Chair,
MWPHA Health Disparities Committee
kpomeran@gwu.edu
202-416-0408
About Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association
The Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association (MWPHA) is dedicated to protecting personal, public, and environmental health in the Metropolitan Washington area. Visit www.mwpha.org
Partners
About the Black Young Professionals' Public Health Network
Founded in 2000, the Black Young Professionals' Public Health Network, Inc. (The Network) fosters educational and employment opportunities and advancement of students and professionals of color in the field of public health. The Network promotes increased participation of our membership in professional meetings and on governing boards, caucuses, sections and committees of the APHA and their related affiliates. It stimulates professional and social networking among its members, and the interchange of concerns, ideas and information related to its objectives. Furthermore, the Network aims to increase the visibility of black public health students and young professionals, to facilitate the networking opportunities among public health professionals engaged in work concerning communities of color, and to improve the professional experiences for minority professionals entering and working in the field. Visit www.bypphn.org
About Alpha Alpha Alpha Sorority, Inc./Xi Omega Chapter
Since 1908, the sisterhood of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority has responded to the worldâ??s increasing complexity. As the oldest and first graduate chapter, Xi Omega members volunteer their time, talent and treasures to empower communities through exemplary service initiatives and progressive programs. To learn more about the sorority, which celebrates 100 years in July 2008, visit www.aka1908.com. Also visit the local graduate chapter at www.akaxo.org
About Creative Cause
Headquartered in Washington, DC, Creative Cause, a nonprofit social enterprise, supports and connects the next generation of socially responsible leaders in the creative industry to use their talents for a common cause covering public health, human rights, educational, and environmental issues. Best known for its nationally recognized Postcards from Katrina TM project and most recently the Plant Hope TM initiative, Creative Cause develops campaigns to inform, inspire, empower and engage communities to be a force for social change. To learn more visit www.creativecause.org.
About Young Women's Task Force
The Young Womenâ??s Task Force, part of the DC Commission for Women, serve as ambassadors and advocates for young women residing in District of Columbia. Also the Task Force promotes access to resources and brings awareness and solutions to issues facing young women in the District by conducting studies, and organizing hearings and implementing and evaluating model programs.
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