November 30th at the White House 1:00pm

Picture is of World AIDS Day 2006

UPDATE! The new DC HIV/AIDS data confirms that 1 in 20 DC residents is infected with HIV. The school kids of DC need to hear the truth; comprehensive sexuality education in the DC Public Schools now! This link will take you to the actual report


HUNDREDS SET TO RALLY OUTSIDE WHITE HOUSE FOR AIDS DAY

On the eve of World AIDS Day, hundreds of people will drape Lafayette Park
with red tape to symbolize the political obstacles that prevent an
effective response to the HIV/AIDS crisis locally, nationally, and
internationally

Media contact: George Kerr (703) 447-9694

WHAT: Rally and graphic visual display in front of the White House to
demand change to HIV/AIDS policies

WHEN: Friday, November 30th, 2007 at 1:00pm

WHERE: Lafayette Park in front of the White House

WHO: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rev. William G. Sinkford
(President of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations),
people living with AIDS, faith communities, health professionals, students

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On November 30, 2007, the eve of World AIDS Day,
hundreds of people are set to rally outside the White House to demand
change to the government's approach to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. At 1:00pm,
a rally will begin in Lafayette Square in front of the White House.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton will speak with Rev. William G.
Sinkford, other speakers will include people living with HIV and those most
impacted by the disease.

People living with AIDS, students, people of faith, doctors, and nurses
will all converge on the site from around the region and participate in
the stunning visual display.

Activists are calling for comprehensive sex education in DC schools, a
national HIV/AIDS strategy, and a scaling up of global treatment programs
and effective, comprehensive prevention interventions.

Each year, over 2.5 million people are infected with HIV—in DC and
globally—because governments around the world have failed to prioritize
and implement comprehensive HIV prevention programs.

Additional speakers include Ronald Johnson, Deputy Executive Director
of AIDS Action, Geno Dunnington of DC Fights Back, and Nickie Babayeva of
the International Youth Leadership Council.

Sponsors: ACT-UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power), Advocates for
Youth, Africa Action, American Medical Students Association, Center for
Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE), DC Fights Back, Global AIDS Alliance,
Jubilee USA, Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association, MetroTeen
AIDS, RAP Inc., RESULTS, Student Global AIDS Campaign, Unitarian
Universalist Association, University Coalitions for Global Health, and The
Women's Collective

Picture is of World AIDS Day 2006