DC World AIDS Day 2009

Today is World AIDS Day. Below is some of the many events happening across the city. For those on twitter, please mark World AIDS Day by telling us what you are doing to Fight HIV in DC at: #fighthivindc. Flickr uses are encouraged to upload pictures of their events to our Fight HIV in DC Flickr Group Page. You can also post information about your World AIDS Day Events on the Fight HIV in DC Facebook Page.

DC World AIDS Day Breakfast: Keeping the Promise, Investing in the Future: Linking HIV/AIDS, Food Security, and Maternal and Child Health: find out more about this event

DC World AIDS Day Lunch: HIV Vaccine Research: A New Chapter (with Dr. Tony Fauci, NIH) more information about this event.

DC World AIDS Day Protest: DC Fights Back 'Systems Failure' World AIDS Day March/Rally: more information about this event.

DC World AIDS Day Reception: Our Heroes Photo Exhibit: more information about this event.

DC World AIDS Day Volunteer Opportunity: Packing Party at Motley Bar: more information about this event.

DC World AIDS Day After Party: Poz Guys & their Allies are invited to come out to the next POZ Party at Motley Bar (every tuesday at 9:00 PM). more information about this event.

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DC Fights Back 'Systems Failure' World AIDS Day March/Rally

What: Systems Failure - WORLD AIDS DAY Demonstration and Rally

When & Where: December 1st, 12:00 Noon, White House to the Wilson Building

It was just a little over three years ago when city leaders were "shocked" and "appalled" to find that one in 50 DC residents was believed to be living with full blown AIDS. We got another "wake up call" on March 17th of this year with the release of the new data revealed that that HIV & AIDS in the District is classified as a "severe epidemic" and another "wake up call" when the Washington Post exposed what many of us suspected.

How many "wake up calls" do we need? We were presented with plans that have no ambitious goals towards ending the epidemic. The FY 10 Department of Health Performance Plan's ( http://capstat.oca.dc.gov/Pdf.aspx?pdf=http://capstat.oca.dc.gov/docs/fy10/DOH.pdf ) ambitious goal for housing actually calls for 11 LESS units of HIV/AIDS housing than last year! Now DC's $12.2 million in federal HIV & AIDS Housing funding is threatened due to this gross mismanagement.

Today, our communities continue to be under attack and we will fight back! To end the HIV/AIDS epidemic we must fix the system!

Who: DC Fights Back, Campaign to End AIDS, Health GAP, Women's Collective; START at Westminster, National AIDS Housing Coalition, Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association, Housing Works, ACT UP Philly, Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches

We Are Demanding:

A Washington DC Comprehensive HIV & AIDS plan* that identifies the gaps, describes the services needed to fill those gaps and sets ambitious time-framed goals and targets, and includes a strategy for accountability.

Doubling of the city resources allocated for HIV/AIDS to include housing, substance use/abuse, mental health, prevention of violence against women, comprehensive sex/sexuality education, prevention, stigma as well as care and treatment.

This comprehensive plan must include:

A. AIDS treatment for every person in need and programs that ensure continuity of care.

B. Housing for every person on the HIV & AIDS housing waiting list, and developing a strategy to prevent the list from growing again.

C. Access to high quality substance abuse and mental health treatment as part of a continuum of care.

D. Expanded prevention programs including harm reduction and clean needle programs to reach all in need.

E. A strategy implemented to address the role sexual violence and violence against women play in rising HIV infection rates as well as barriers to education, care, and other supportive services.

F. Competent, science-based HIV/AIDS education to reach all students, parents, and seniors.

G. A campaign to build unity among dc residents to fight HIV and the stigma that blames and attacks people for illness.

H. Remove barriers that restrict employment rights of people living with HIV/AIDS.

To end the HIV/AIDS epidemic, we must fix the system!

For more information on how to participate, questions about transportation, to add your organization as a partner, and to rsvp, please contact Larry Bryant at 202.408.0305.

World AIDS DAY Luncheon: HIV Vaccine Research

Free World AIDS Day Luncheon
HIV Vaccine Research: A New Chapter

December 1st, 2009
12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM
HRC Equality Center, 1640 Rhode Island Ave, NW
this event is free and open to the public

Speakers: Elizabeth Adams, DAIDS, NIH; Anthony Fauci, NIAID, NIH; Barney Graham, Vaccine Research Center, NIAID, NIH: Sanjay Phogat, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Mark de Souza, Afrims.

A question and answer session will be moderated by Mitchell Warren, AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC).

Scientists have been searching for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection since the virus was first identified in 1983. Each clinical trial brings us one step closer to finding an effective vaccine. More than 25,000 HIV-negative individuals have participated in both government- and privately sponsored HIV vaccine trials.

This event will discuss current HIV vaccine research including the results of the 'Thai Study', and outcomes of the recent Paris HIV Vaccine Conference. Speakers will be announced shortly.

Sponsors: AIDS Action, AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families, Aids Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC), Capital Area Vaccine Effort, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), Prevention Works, The DC Center, Us Helping Us, US Military Research Program, Vaccine Research Center, Whitman Walker Clinic.

 

Beyond Bread Focuses on HIV/AIDS in DC

Beyond Bread, the official blog of Bread for the City, Bread for the City, will mark World AIDS Day by blogging daily about HIV/AIDS this week. Be sure to check out their blog at:

http://breadforthecity.blogspot.com

DC World AIDS Day 2008: December 1st

December 1st is World AIDS Day. Established by the World Health Organization in 1988, World AIDS Day serves to focus global attention on the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Observance of this day provides an opportunity for governments, national AIDS programs, churches, community organizations and individuals to demonstrate the importance of the fight against HIV/AIDS.

2008 DC World AIDS Day Events

Whitman-Walker Candlelight Vigil
Monday, December 1st
For details: click here.

Songs for Life DC World AIDS Day Concert
Monday, December 1st
For details: click here.

Demonstration for Housing for People Living with HIV/AIDS in DC
Monday, December 1st
For details: click here.

Listen: Gay Men in Their Twenties Talk About Their Lives, Their Futures, and The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in DC
Thursday, December 4th
For details: click here.

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• For information about 2007 World AIDS Day Events, click here
• For information about 2006 World AIDS Day Events, click here

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With an estimated 38.6 million people worldwide living with HIV at the end of 2005, and more than 25 million people having died of AIDS since 1981, December 1st serves to remind everyone that action makes a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Americans should be reminded that HIV/AIDS does not discriminate. With an estimated 1,039,000 to 1,185,000 HIV- positive individuals living in the U.S., and approximately 40,000 new infections occurring every year, the U.S., like other nations around the world is deeply affected by HIV/AIDS.


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Whitman-Walker World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil

Whitman-Walker Clinic will observe World AIDS Day with a new location for its annual candlelight vigil at Bethlehem Baptist Church at 2458 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., SE, beginning at 5:30 pm on Monday, Dec. 1. Family and Medical Counseling Services will join Whitman-Walker as a partner in this year’s vigil.

“Anacostia is an epicenter for the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the District of Columbia with HIV rates that rival sub-Saharan Africa,” said Donald Blanchon, chief executive officer of Whitman-Walker Clinic. “We hope that holding the vigil there will draw attention to the severity of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Anacostia and inspire members of the community to get involved in the fight against the disease. We encourage the entire community to join us on Dec. 1 to honor those we have lost to this epidemic, to remember those who continue to live with the disease, and to commit to bring about a future free of HIV/AIDS.”

For information on additional World AIDS Day Events in DC, click here

Demonstration for Housing for People Living with AIDS in DC!

Hundreds of people living with HIV/AIDS are on waiting lists for housing in DC. Join DC Fights Back and demand action from HUD and from the DC Government!

Did you know?

* HIV infection rates are 13-16 times higher among people without stable housing.

* People who found stable housing reduced their risky activities by 50 percent.

* Stable housing allows people with HIV to keep medicine schedules reducing viral loads and the risk of HIV transmission.

Demonstrate for Housing for People Living with AIDS in DC!

World AIDS Day
Monday December 1st
Meet at 825 N. Capitol Street, NE
(Union Station Metro)

Pre-Meeting: Monday November 24th, 7:00 PM, St. Stephens Church, 16th & Newton, NW (Columbia Heights).

For more information visit: www.dcfightsback.org or e-mail matthew@riseup.net, or call (202)486-2488.

Sponsored by: DC Fights Back, the Campaign to End AIDS, Metro Washington Public Health Association, AMSA, Student Global AIDS Campaign.

click here to download the flyer for this event

DC Different Drummer World AIDS Day Concert

DC City Council Members Jim Graham and David Catania invite you to join them for the inaugural DCDD fundraiser concert on World AIDS Day, Monday, December 1st, 8pm at the Harman Center, 610 F Street NW.

The Concert will feature the Capitol Pride Symphonic Band under the direction of Joe Bello and DC Swing!, directed by Chris Raitzyk. DCDD Clarinet Quartet La Reeda Loca will perform prior to the concert at a VIP reception.

The concert will benefit Whitman-Walker Clinic, Us Helping Us, and Metro Teen AIDS.

The program will include Sousa's The Thunderer, Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, Hymn to the Fallen by John Williams from the film Saving Private Ryan, Shenandoah and Second Suite in F by Gustav Holst. Featured in the program will be flute soloist David Lonkevich playing Concertino for Flute solo and band by Chaminade and vocal soloist Steven Wilson singing You Raise Me Up. Tickets are available directly from the Harman Box Office.

Songs for Life: December 1st, 2008

D.C.’s Different Drummers Present an innagural World AIDS Day event on 12/01/08, Songs for Life featuring the Capitol Pride Symphonic Band and DC Swing!

Proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Whitman Walker Clinic, Us Helping Us, and Metro TeenAIDS. The performance will be held at the Sidney Harman Hall Center for the Arts, 610 F Street, NW (Gallery Place Metro) from 7:00- 9:00 PM.

For Tickets and Information, call 703-708-5008 or www.dcdd.org.

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton

Here is a great Al Jazeera English piece on the World AIDS Day protest at the White House.

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton tells the President to "get serious." She goes on to say that the Republican led Congress had "knowingly killed men, women, and children," by denying the District the ability to fund syringe exchange.

DC Fights Back Co-chair George Kerr tells the President to "look in his own backyard."

American University Students Dance to Fight HIV/AIDS

Dancing for six hours straight in a college-campus building might sound like a bizarre way for college students to spend a Friday night. But this World AIDS Day at American University in Washington, D.C., students danced to support children living with HIV/AIDS at American University's first Dance Marathon, a fundraiser to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The Foundation is a global organization that seeks to prevent pediatric HIV infection and to eradicate pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention and treatment programs.

continue reading this article on the Huffington Post

Short Video of DC World AIDS Day White House Protest

On the eve of World AIDS Day, community members draped Lafayette Park with red tape to symbolize the political obstacles that prevent an effective response to the HIV/AIDS crisis locally, nationally, and internationally. The HIV advocates pictured below engaged in civil disobedience to call attention to their demands.

Here's a short video clip. If you can' see the video where you are reading this, click here.

Get Tested with Go-Go

Metro TeenAIDS invites youth to come out and "Get Tested with Go-Go".

Metro TeenAIDS will mark World AIDS Day in the District by hosting a free Go-Go concert at the newly renovated Market Lounge - 1309 5th Street, NE. The concert features 3rd Dimension Band, New Vision Band and All Stars. MTA Spokesperson and WKYS/93.9 radio host, EZ Street, will be broadcasting live from the Go-Go! Get in free by getting tested at Freestyle Youth Center or onsite at the event, otherwise admission is $10 at the door. Get tested, get your Go-Go partying in and enter to win some great raffle prizes like a new Ipod! This is a secure, all ages event. Check out the flyer and for more information contact MTA at (202) 543.9355.

For a complete list of World AIDS Day Events, click here

AU Dance Marathon Raises Money for Pediatric HIV/AIDS Care

The Dance Marathon at American University in Washington, DC is a student-run, philanthropic event that seeks to unite the campus around a common cause: the worldwide fight against pediatric AIDS.

Once at the Marathon, a six-hour event which lasts through the night, participants enjoy a range of activities to thank them for their fundraising efforts.

This year's inaugural event will end in the early hours of World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day, observed December 1, is dedicated to raising awareness of the global AIDS epidemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. Students, faculty and staff will unite with the hope to collectively raise $15,000 for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

For more info, click here.

Sasha Bruce and Planned Parenthood World AIDS Day Youth Event

Sasha Bruce Youthwork’s AIDS Prevention Program & Planned Parenthood Ophelia Egypt Center invite young people aged 13-24 to a World AIDS Day Event November 30,2007 from 5:00-8:00pm at the Ophelia Egypt Planned Parenthood Center, 3933 Minnesota Ave NE Washington DC. The event includes guest speakers, a special educational performance, games, food, and other treats.

For a complete list of World AID Day Events in DC, click here.

DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center 15th Annual World AIDS Day Observance

The Washington DC Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center Infectious Disease Section will hold their 15th Annual World AIDS Day Observance for staff, patients, and visitors on Friday November 30th 2007. The event takes place in the 4th Floor Auditorium of the VA Medical Center, 110 Irving St NW at 12:00 PM.

The World AIDS Day Observance will feature a keynote presentation entitled "Much Accomplished, Much to Do" by Dr. Jeff Nadler, Assistant Director, Therapeutics Research Program Division of AIDS, NIAID, NIH, DHHS. Fernando O. Rivera, Medical Center Director of the Washington DC VA Medical Center, will also be discussing the VA response to AIDS. Finally, the 15th Annual L. Allen Grooms, Jr. Memorial Service Award will be presented to a local veteran who has shown leadership and commitment in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise: December 2nd.

Our Lady Queen of Peace AIDS Ministry & DC Catholic AIDS Network invite you to "STOP AIDS: Keep the Promise – Leadership”, a World AIDS Day Program.

The event takes place Sunday, December 2, 2007 at At 4:00 PM at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, 3800 Ely Place, SE. Speakers include Msgr. Raymond G. East, Mrs. Patricia Nalls, Ms. Gerri Frye and Her accompaniast, and Breath of Life Ministries Liturgical Dancers.

A Reception will follow in the Casa Cremona Room. Free will offering. For more information call 202-584-9764.

To download a flyer for this event, click here.

MCC NOVA World AIDS Day Event

The Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia (MCC-NOVA) is working with Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry (NOVAM), area MCC congregations, Little River UCC, and many others to host a community health fair on the theme of Body, Mind, and Spirit on Saturday December 1st. The event will in clude a keynote address from Joshua Love, MCC's international HIV/AIDS and Drug Literacy Program Specialist, a variety of panel presentations, booths sponsored by area agencies promoting a variety of health and wellness resources in our community, health testing/screening, and much more. Joshua will also preach at MCC NOVA on Sunday, December 2. For details, click here.

Concert for Life: November 30th

Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry (NOVAM) will mark World AIDS Day this year with 'Concert for Life', featuring performances by Jason & deMarco, the Howard University Gospel Choir, and the Unity Fellowship & Shaman Tigre Drum Ministries.Panels from the AIDS Quilt will be on display, as well as outreach information on HIV services in Northern Virginia.

The concert will take place at 7:30, Friday, November 30 at the Kenmore Auditorium, 200 S. Carlin Springs Drive, Arington, VA 22204.

Tickets range from $30-75 and can be purchased by calling 703-533-5505 x13.

DC World AIDS Day 2007: December 1st

December 1st is World AIDS Day. Established by the World Health Organization in 1988, World AIDS Day serves to focus global attention on the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

World AIDS Day Events

Wednesday November 28th – HIV Town Hall. 6:30 PM at the Armour J. Blackburn Center’s East Ballroom at Howard University (HU). The Blackburn Center is
located at: 2397 Sixth St., N.W., Washington, DC 20059. This event is sponsored by Us Helping Us People Into Living, Inc (UHU), and the Vaccine Research Center (VRC).

Thursday November 29th – Red Hot Night. Kimpton Hotels hosts a World AIDS Day fundraiser at Urbana Restaurant & Wine Bar at Hotel Palomar, 2121 P St., NW, at 6:00 pm. $10.00 cover includes two drink tickets and hors d'ouevres. All proceeds will benefit Whitman-Walker Clinic. For more info, click here

Thursday November 29th –Children's National Medical Center Health Fair. The The HIV Services Department at Children's National Medical Center (CNMC) will commemorate World AIDS Day in the hospital on November 29th. Children's National Medical Center will hold a service provider fair in the atrium of the hospital to share information on ways to keep young people healthy. The fair will run from 10 AM to 1 PM. For more info, click here

Friday November 30th – Rally and Protest at the White House. Friday Nov. 30th, at 1:00pm at Lafayette Square in front of the White House. Read about last year's action here. For more information on this event, click here.

Friday November 30th – WWC Candlelight Vigil. Whitman-Walker's annual candlelight vigil will be Friday, Nov. 30, at 5:30 pm at Dupont Circle.

Friday November 30th – Free HIV Testing. Free HIV testing will be available on Friday, Nov. 30, at the Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center, 1701 14th St., NW, from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm; at the Max Robinson Center, 2301 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., SE, from 9:30 am - 4:00 pm; and at Whitman-Walker Clinic of Northern Virginia, 5232 Lee Highway in Arlington, from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Friday November 30th - Concert for Life 7:30, Friday, November 30 at the Kenmore Auditorium, 200 S. Carlin Springs Drive, Arington, VA 22204. For more info on this event, click here.

Saturday, December 1st - 2nd Annual 'Everyone's Birthday Friends for a Cause in partnership with Us Helping Us presents a 2007 World AIDS Day benefit featuring 'The Godmother' Lil' Mo and American Idol's Frenchie Davis. For more info on this event, click here.

Saturday, December 1st - MCC NOVA World AIDS Day Event The Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia (MCC-NOVA) is working with Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry (NOVAM), area MCC congregations, Little River UCC, and many others to host a community health fair on the theme of Body, Mind, and Spirit. For more info on this event, click here.

Sunday, December 2nd - Our Lady Queen of Peace World AID Day Event Our Lady Queen of Peace AIDS Ministry & DC Catholic AIDS Network invite you to "STOP AIDS: Keep the Promise – Leadership”, a World AIDS Day Program. The event takes place Sunday, December 2, 2007 at At 4:00 PM at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, 3800 Ely Place, SE. Fo more details: click here.

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Observance of this day provides an opportunity for governments, national AIDS programs, churches, community organizations and individuals to demonstrate the importance of the fight against HIV/AIDS.

With an estimated 38.6 million people worldwide living with HIV at the end of 2005, and more than 25 million people having died of AIDS since 1981, December 1st serves to remind everyone that action makes a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Americans should be reminded that HIV/AIDS does not discriminate. With an estimated 1,039,000 to 1,185,000 HIV- positive individuals living in the U.S., and approximately 40,000 new infections occurring every year, the U.S., like other nations around the world is deeply affected by HIV/AIDS.