Event to honor National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

On February 7, the Center for Minority Studies of Washington, DC will be hosting a charity basketball game and information fair in honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Attendees will have the opportunity to win an assortment of prizes, including an ipod and giftcards.

The event will be hosted at the Trinidad Recreation Center at 1310 Childress Street, NE from 11 a.m.until 3 p.m.

For more information, visit www.cms-dc.org or call (202) 396 5404.

HIV Working Group to Meet February 25th

The DC Center HIV Working Group had it's first meeting on January 28th. There was a great energy in the room and a renewed commitment to addressing HIV/AIDS among gay, bisexual, and transgender men.

A e-mail list has been set up for folks to communicate between meetings. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday February 25th at 7:00 PM at The DC Center, 1111 14th Street NW Suite 350. Please join us.

And please join us for the first HIV Working group fundraiser taking place on February 8th at Be Bar. For details click here.

HOPE DC

This Saturday, January 24th, HOPE DC will be hosting a social for the H.I.V. positive men. The event, which is held every two to four weeks, is intended to bring together the H.I.V. positive community of DC, Maryland and Virginia in a friendly environment.

For directions to the Social or more information, please visit www.hopedc.org/events.

Charity Bike Ride to Raise HIV Awareness

On August 16, 2009, Brother to Brother Sister to Sister United, Inc. (BBSU) will host its second annual 'One Day. One Ride. One Cause.' a 1-day, 40-mile charity ride through the neiborhoods of the District of Columbia.

The event is intended to bring awareness to the AIDS crisis in the DC community and establish resources through which to fight it. The event’s planners hope to foster education regarding H.I.V. in the local community and raise funds to benefit DC’s HIV positive community.

Last year’s inaugural ride raised $13,000.

For more information please access the website for “One Day, One Ride, One Cause” at http://www.1day1ride1cause.org/.