National Latino AIDS Awareness Day October 15th, 2007

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) represents a historic coming together for the Latino community. Created in 2003 to increase awareness about the growing Latino HIV/AIDS epidemic, NLAAD is observed annually on October 15th in hundreds of cities nationwide. The goal of NLAAD is to promote and sponsor activities and actions that will prevent the spread of HIV in the Latino community and improve the quality of life of those living with the virus. For more information, visit www.nlaad.org.

TENTATIVE DC OCTOBER 15th EVENTS


Investigación de Vacunas del VIH
Una observación en la investigación de vacunas del VIH en Perú y el área metropolitana de Washington, DC

Octubre 15, 2:30PM
DC CARE Consortium
1156 15th Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington DC

Voceros Ofrecidos:
Pedro Goicochea, Impacta Perú (www.impactaperu.org)
Dr. Barney Graham, Centro De Investigación de Vacunas, NIAID, NIH (www.vrc.nih.gov)
Jeff Stanton, Academia Para el Desarrollo Educativo (www.aed.org)

Acompañenos para una Observación a fondo acerca de la investigación de la vacuna del VIH. Jeff Stanton de la Academia para el Desarrollo Educativo proporcionará una descripción de la implicación en la comunidad en la investigación del VIH. Pedro Goicochea compartirá su experiencia con la investigación de la vacuna del VIH en Lima, Perú. El Dr. Barney Graham compartirá su experiencia trabajando con nuestra comunidad local. Refrigerios ligeros serán proveidos.

La información será presentada en español directamente por los presentadores, o con la ayuda de traductores.

Este acontecimiento honra el Día Nacional del Conocimiento del HIV/AIDS Latino, que ocurre el 15 de Octubre. Para aprender más sobre El Día Nacional del Conocimiento del HIV/AIDS Latino, por favor visite la pagina electronica del web: www.nlaad.org.

DC CARE está situado lo más cerca posible a la parada del metro de McPherson Square.

Patrocinadores: DC CARE Consortium, Capital Area Vaccine Effort, Vaccine Research Center, Vineeta Foundation.

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HIV Vaccine Research
A look at HIV Vaccine Research in Peru and the DC Metropolitan Area

October 15th, 2:30 PM
DC CARE Consortium
1156 15th Street NW, Suite 500, Washington DC

Featured Speakers:
Pedro Goicochea, Impacta Peru (www.impactaperu.org)
Dr. Barney Graham, Vaccine Research Center, NIH, NIAID (www.vrc.nih.gov)
Jeff Stanton, Academy for Educational Development (www.aed.org)

Join us for an in-depth look at HIV Vaccine Research. Jeff Stanton from the Academy for Educational Development will provide an overview of community involvement in HIV Vaccine Research. Pedro Goicochea will share his experience with HIV Vaccine Research in Lima, Peru. Dr. Barney Graham will share his experience working in our local community. Light refreshments will be provided.

Information will be presented in spanish either directly from the presenters, or with the assistance of translators.
This event honors National Latino HIV/AIDS Awareness
Day, which takes place October 15th. To learn more about National Latino HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, please visit: www.nlaad.org.

DC CARE is located closest to the McPerson Metro Stop.

Sponsors: DC CARE Consortium, Capital Area Vaccine Effort, Vaccine Research Center, Vineeta Foundation.





Community Forum: There will be a Community Forum on HIV/AIDS in the Latino Community at the All Souls Unitarian Church organized by La Clinica Del Pueblo and a coalition of local groups. The event is tentatively scheduled to begin around 10:00 AM. I will give you more details as they come in.