Dec 1 :: 12am
Senior Peer Leader, AIDS Action Committee
Dec 1 :: 1am
Artist and Outreach Worker
Dec 1 :: 2am
Activist and Public Speaker
Dec 1 :: 3am
Health Navigator from Boston
Dec 1 :: 4am
24-year-old Latina girl born HIV+
Dec 1 :: 5am
Nurse Practitioner/Student
Dec 1 :: 6am
San Francisco State Undergrad
Dec 1 :: 7am
HIV+ for decades and in a long-term relationship
Dec 1 :: 8am
Boston Living Center employee
Dec 1 :: 9am
Infected… and a determined marathoner
Dec 1 :: 10am
HIV+ partners being evicted from their home
Dec 1 :: 11am
Researcher on Gender and Sexuality
Dec 1 :: 12pm
Politically active performance artist
Dec 1 :: 1pm
Primary Care Physician, HIV Specialist
Dec 1 :: 2pm
NYC Author and Activist
Dec 1 :: 3pm
Social Worker at The Actor's Fund
Dec 1 :: 4pm
HIV+ Veterinarian Technician in Miami
Dec 1 :: 5pm
Medical Director, Village Care Health Center
Dec 1 :: 6pm
Advocate for HIV Benefits
Dec 1 :: 7pm
Medical Director, Miami Care Resource
Dec 1 :: 8pm
Faces of AIDS 2011: Tracy Welsh
Dec 1 :: 9pm
Life Coach and Activist
Dec 1 :: 10pm
Lawyer and Broadway Producer
Dec 1 :: 11pm
Long-term Survivor in NYC
Top Story
AIDS Day 2011: HIV-Positive in the Military
Daniel Ianniello joined the U.S. Navy right out of high school. Since becoming a sailor, his life has changed in many ways. This February, he tested positive for HIV.
AIDS Day 2011: Advancements in HIV
Recent developments in HIV research, from gene therapy to antiretrovirals to long-term remission, continue to provide hope to those living with HIV/AIDS.
Texas HIV/AIDS Advocates Promote Testing on World AIDS Day
With roughly 65,000 people living with HIV in Texas, local HIV/AIDS service providers and public health officials used World AIDS Day to encourage testing as a means to further combat the epidemic.
Obama: Fight Against AIDS Remains a Global Struggle
Speaking at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on World AIDS Day on Thursday, Dec. 1, President Barack Obama announced an additional $50 million in funding to combat the domestic epidemic.
AIDS Day 2011: HIV and Dating in the Digital Age
The web has revolutionized the ways gay men connect, even providing sites catered to those who are HIV-positive. But it can also create a second closet of stigma.
AIDS Day 2011: Urban Living and HIV
When it comes to HIV, living in an urban area can be both a boon and a blessing. The access to AIDS service organizations saves lives, but the easy access to casual sex is tied to higher rates of infection.
AIDS Day 2011: Top Five HIV Vaccine Fears
Zachary Bloom takes a look at the top five fears surrounding the HIV Vaccine trials.
AIDS Day 2011: Sharing Our HIV Stories
River Huston looks at how PLWHA’s share their HIV stories, and who within this first of a series on issues around HIV, leading up to World AIDS Day.
Get involved with national and local political issues surrounding HIV/AIDS!
If you don’t know who your elected officials are, just call the Capital Switchboard at 888-876-6242 or 202-224-3121 and ask to be connected to your Congressional representative.
You can also spread visibility by sharing information about what you’re doing for World AIDS Day 201 by tweeting under the hashtag #WAD2011.
Stop Congress From Cutting Medicaid
You can be a Super Friend for people with HIV! Send a message asking your U.S. Senators and Representative to be Super Friends to people living with HIV by protecting the future of health and social services.» Become a super friend
Add your name to the two letters the HIV Health Care Access Working Group (HHCAWG) is sending to Congress: one urging them not to repeal the provision in the Affordable Care Act requiring states to maintain current Medicaid eligibility rules; and the other urging them to protect Medicaid from harmful cuts and spending caps.
» Join the list
Work with the National Minority AIDS Council to stop Congress from cutting Medicaid.
» Take action
Tell Congress Not to Cut the Prevention and Public Health Fund
As Congress works to finalize the FY 2012 appropriations process and to develop legislation to reduce the federal deficit, public health funding, including the Prevention and Public Health Fund, remains vulnerable to cuts. Please take the time to send a message to your members of Congress urging them to oppose any effort to eliminate critical public health funding in the FY 2012 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill or as part of any deficit reduction legislation!» Send a letter
Support the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides $750 million in urgently needed funding for smoking cessation, nutrition, strengthening local health departments, and providing immunizations. Contact your Representative and Senators in support of the ACA and urge them to oppose any future attempts to repeal this important public health achievement.» Support the Affordable Care Act
National HIV/AIDS Strategy
President Barack Obama endorsed the National AIDS Strategy, currently under development. This plan of action is focused on improving prevention and treatment outcomes as well as reducing disparities among MSM and people of color. Help them reach their goals by their target date of 2015.» Read the strategy
» Support the Coalition for a National AIDS Strategy
Comprehensive Sex Education
Sex ed is a critical prevention method proven to help youth make safer sex decisions.» Call upon Congress to lift the ban on abstinence-only programs
MSM Blood Ban
U.S. blood donation policies prohibit any man who has had sex with another man (MSM) from donating blood permanently.» Help change this policy
HIV and Aging
By 2012, an estimated 2/3 of people living with HIV will be over 50 years old. It’s time to devote research and targeted prevention to this population.» Support this effort
Syringe Exchange
Proven to drastically reduce HIV infection rates while not increasing substance abuse, syringe exchange is a safe and effective public health intervention.» Call on Congress to lift the ban on federal funding for these programs.
Reducing HIV Stigma
Stigma around people with HIV can be overwhelming. You can help battle this stigma and promote HIV testing through Facing AIDS, a chance for people to put a face to HIV.» Learn how
HIV/AIDS Orgs Call of FDA for Prompt Review of PrEP
Thirteen prominent HIV/AIDS groups have issued an open letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Gilead Sciences calling for a prompt regulatory review of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention in MSM, and to allow PrEP to be used as a public health intervention without delaying review because of conflicting issues around prevention among heterosexuals.» Support this effort
Include HIV and Viral Hepatitis Services in Essential Health Benefits package!
Members of the House of Representative's Democratic Caucus are circulating a sign-on letter urging the Department of Health and Human Services to include HIV and viral hepatitis services in the Affordable Care Act's Essential Health Benefits package.» Sign the letter
1. Gay City Health Project
at Gay City Health Project, 511 E. Pike St., Seattle WA
2. Lifelong AIDS Alliance
at Life Long AIDS Alliance, 1002 E Seneca St, Seattle WA
3. HIV Testing at STD Testing Seattle
7:30am at 1101 Madison St Ste 306, Seattle, WA 98104 ( 866- 663-7540)
Gay City Health Project
at Gay City Health Project, 511 E. Pike St., Seattle WA
Stronger Together: Eighth Annual World AIDS Day Breakfast
7:30am at Washington State Convention and Trade Center
- BABES Network-YWCA is a peer support program for women living with HIV; a sisterhood of women facing HIV together. BABES was started by a group of HIV positive women in Seattle, Washington who came together to share information, experiences and support.
- Lifelong AIDS Alliance is committed to preventing the spread of HIV, and to providing practical support services and advocating for those whose lives are affected by HIV and AIDS.
- Multifaith Works provides housing and support to those living with HIV/AIDS through their Transitional Housing Program and two emotional support programs: CareTeams and Shanti. Both agencies serve one of the most vulnerable populations: men and women who
- Seattle Counseling Service is a community resource that advocates, educates and serves to advance the social well being and mental health of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender communities.
Executive Producer
David Foucher
Producer/Director
Bob Sanders
Editor
Jaye Foucher
Directors of Photography
Chris Roy, Jose Caban, Moniere Noor
Thank you to
Boston: Frank Ribaudo, Club Cafe, AIDS Action Committee, Fenway Health
New York: Krishna Stone, Emre Ozpirincci, Bill Chastain, GMHC, Village Health Care, The Actor’s Fund, HIV Law Project, Alison Yager, Michael Pankow, Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, Michael Silverman, Survivorship A to Z, David S. Landay, Boxer’s Bar, Ray Gerloff and Eric Wyka
Miami: Miami Care Resource, Joseph DePiro, Dr. Steven Santiago, We Make the Change, Beth Hayden, Behavioral Science, Miguel McLaughlin, Yuri Velasquez
San Francisco: Vicki Sanders, Jason Villalobos, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Ryan McKeel, DDB San Francisco, Stacey Grier, Todd Roe, Sydney Mintz
New York: Krishna Stone, Emre Ozpirincci, Bill Chastain, GMHC, Village Health Care, The Actor’s Fund, HIV Law Project, Alison Yager, Michael Pankow, Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, Michael Silverman, Survivorship A to Z, David S. Landay, Boxer’s Bar, Ray Gerloff and Eric Wyka
Miami: Miami Care Resource, Joseph DePiro, Dr. Steven Santiago, We Make the Change, Beth Hayden, Behavioral Science, Miguel McLaughlin, Yuri Velasquez
San Francisco: Vicki Sanders, Jason Villalobos, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Ryan McKeel, DDB San Francisco, Stacey Grier, Todd Roe, Sydney Mintz
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