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National HIV/AIDS StrategyNew Day Redux: The National HIV/AIDS Strategy Arrives
by Mark H
Fri, 07/16/2010 - 10:36am On Tuesday of this week, the Obama administration began movement towards atonement for the mortal sins perpetrated to a lesser or greater degree by each and every administration since AIDS was first recognized.
Here Comes the Nat'l HIV/AIDS Strategy! Join the LIVEBLOG to weigh in!
by Julie Davids
Mon, 07/12/2010 - 8:20am Hello HIV Prevention Justice activists! Over the past three years, we have been fighting together for a National HIV/AIDS Strategy. And now - it has finally arrived! Go here to download and read the full Strategy, the Plan for Implementation, and the Presidential Directive: http://www.whitehouse.gov/AIDS-Strategy TODAY: The press conference launching the Strategy (2 pm Eastern) will be a live webcast from the White House complex at WhiteHouse.gov/live. Join us for a LIVE BLOG RIGHT HERE at www.preventionjustice.org DURING the webcast to share your thoughts, analysis, and ideas. President Obama will also speak on the Strategy via live webcast at 6 pm. Register here to be notified when the LiveBlog starts - but be sure to scroll down for other important information! Note: If you are a journalist and/or blogger, please identify yourself as such if you are participating in the LiveBlog. Participants, please note: this is a public space and any comments will be publicly available during and after the Live Blog. We have been told by numerous people involved in the creation of the strategy that we MUST "hold their feet to the fire" on implementation. If we agree that the Strategy has key elements that reflect human rights and principles of HIV Prevention Justice, you can rely on the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance to join together in action to demand implementation and monitoring. Thus, we will make sure you have all available materials to help analyze and act on the Strategy. read more » HIV PJA LiveBlogs PACHA, Persists When Feds Call Goes Awry!
by Julie Davids
Sun, 06/27/2010 - 9:43am Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday for the first HIV PJA LiveBlog. We started the conversation as people with HIV and other activists around the country while we waited on hold for the teleconference meeting of the Presidential Advisory Committee on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) , the top advisory body to President Obama on the epidemic. Its membership includes people living with HIV, and it also includes long-time allies of CHAMP and members of the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance. Three HIV PJA founders - myself, Dazon Dixon-Diallo of SisterLove and David Munar of AIDS Foundation of Chicago - led the liveblog session. Just click "Replay" below to see how it rolled... But a few follow up points: 1) Here's a recording of the PACHA Call itself. The main item of business was passing a resolution that addressed the crisis in access to AIDS drugs, referencing the need for more (and more than one year) funding for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), and the need to accelerate expanded access to Medicaid coverage for people with HIV through the Early Treatment for HIV Act (ETHA) which is now not set to go into effect until 2014. But also, about halfway through, things go a bit haywire when they open up the call, unmuting everyone AND there seems to be some sort of fire alarm as well! It was a disappointment to those who were scheduled to give public comment (only eight were allowed but only one got a chance to do it) and everyone else who wanted to chime in but was not allowed. 2) It's not too late to get your public comment into PACHA! Just get it to the PACHA Coordinator - here's his full contact information: read more » NHAS Development Enters Final Stretch
by David Ernesto Munar
Mon, 03/29/2010 - 9:59am
For Our Communities - We Are Present: The Latino Community and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
by David Ernesto Munar
Wed, 11/11/2009 - 11:42pm  The Latino Commission on AIDS invites anyone involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS to participate in an English and Spanish language National Conference Call to ensure Latino voices are included in the development of a National HIV/AIDS Strategy led by the Office of National AIDS Policy of the White House.Friday, November 13, 2009 3:30 P.M. EST | 4:30 P.M. in Puerto Rico CALL-IN NUMBER: 1-888-387-8686 PARTICIPANT CODE: 1883577# The Office of National AIDS Policy is inviting community input to shape the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. The Latino community in the U.S. must be present at these meetings to ensure our voices are heard when federal officials draft the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, designed to reduce new infections, increase the number of people in care, and lower HIV-related health disparities. Join us for this call to understand how you can get involved. People in Mississippi, Florida, New York, and Puerto Rico are especially encouraged to join the call to learn more about providing effective testimony at one of the upcoming community meetings: - Jackson, MS 11/16/09 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL 11/20/09 - New York City, NY 12/4/09 - Caguas, Puerto Rico 12/14/09 All other interested parties are invited to participate to learn more about submitting your testimonies online. Download the Spanish language worksheet on preparing effective community testimony. click here read more » White House Announces Tentative Dates for Community Discussions on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
by David Ernesto Munar
Wed, 09/23/2009 - 11:42am White House officials have announced the tentative dates for community discussions to gather recommendations and input for the creation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. The tentative dates and communities where these meeting will occur are listed below:
District of Columbia -- Monday, September 21 The HIV Prevention Justice Alliance will continue to update readers about these meetings and any changes as they are announced. Registration Details for the 9/21/09 Washington DC ONAP-Sponsored National HIV/AIDS Strategy town meeting
by Julie Davids
Fri, 09/18/2009 - 4:53am
Dear Planning Committee,
Thank
you for your input concerning selecting a date, location, and meeting
format for the September 21 HIV/AIDS Community Discussion in Washington, D.C. Please note the following confirmed details for your planning purposes:
Location:
The University of the District of Columbia Auditorium (building #46 on campus map)
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About the HIV PJAThe HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (HIV PJA) is a network of organizations advocating for effective and just HIV prevention policies for the United States. We grew out of the successful 2007 Prevention Justice Mobilization, which united hundreds of groups across the country at the intersection of HIV/AIDS, human rights, and struggles for social, racial, gender, and economic justice. The HIV PJA is coordinated by Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP) in collaboration with AIDS Foundation of Chicago, and SisterLove.
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The Obama Administration's National HIV/AIDS Strategy will be a concise set of priorities and targeted initiatives, aimed as much at the American public-increasingly complacent about the epidemic-as the federal decision-makers whose more coordinated, streamlined approaches will be needed to achieve better results, said White House Office of National AIDS Policy (