
Georgette King
http://www.facebook.com/pages/US_HIV_Pre v/180768092567 Just in time for World AIDS Day a new website http://www.BlackMenStandTogether.org has been launched for The BROTHERS Study. This research focuses on lowering the rate of HIV among Black men who have sex with men. YOU CAN HELP spread the word! Please visit and share the link.

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Housing Works kicked off its annual four-day fund-raiser Fashion for Action on Thursday, November 19, with a silent auction and sample sale. The Manhattan event was cochaired by designer Derek Lam and reality TV star Olivia Palermo and sponsored by Essence magazine. More than 150 top designers donated a combined $1 mil...lion worth of merchandise that was sold at 50 to 70 percent off retail prices. Designer labels that went for much less included Balenciaga, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, DVF, Fendi, Gucci, Paul Smith, Ralph Lauren and Yves Saint Laurent.
The opening night benefit was held at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. Fashionistas had the opportunity to bid on silent auction items at the cocktail party and get a sneak peak of the items for sale at a VIP event across the street at Housing Works’ Chelsea thrift shop location. The sample sale was open to the public until Sunday, November 22.
Housing Works is the nation’s largest grassroots AIDS service organization and provides lifesaving services such as housing, food, medical care, HIV prevention and job training to more than 20,000 homeless and low-income New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS.

Melissa Kajor-Garcia Was just reading the December issue the stigam article is so true and I am going to post some of the facts on my facebook page the stigma needs to stop and peole need to be more educated I mean people out there still think you can get HIV from a toilet seat or a hairdresser cutting ur hair who's positive. ???? What is ...wrong that it has been almost 20 years and people still don't know the facts of this disease.

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It might be wintertime outside, but summer camp was the theme of One Heartland’s cocktail fund-raiser for the Birch Family Camp, a retreat for New York City children and families living with HIV. The event, held Friday, November 20, at Open House Lofts in Manhattan, included a cocktail reception, s’mores made indoors o...ver candles, music and dancing by DJ Stacey Stylez and a raffle of swanky prizes.
The event’s proceeds go to the Birch Family Camp, a free weeklong summer retreat in the Hudson Valley that annually hosts about 90 low-income families (200 people) from New York City that have members living with HIV/AIDS. Throughout the year, the nonprofit organization helps people connect with medical information and deal with HIV disclosure, prevention, education, testing and related issues.
One Heartland, a national nonprofit group that helps children and families affected by HIV/AIDS, runs a camping and care facility specifically for this community. It's called Camp Heartland and is in Minnesota.

Eric
Positive Pedalers is a group of HIV+ cyclists who are working to eliminate the stigma of living with HIV/AIDS through their positive public example!
Love this months cover story! Thank you!

Aaron Burton
"Whatever happened to AIDS?"
A Report from my College Newspaper
http://www.thepolypost.com/opinions/what ever-happened-to-aids-1.2096926

POZ Magazine Do you work at a Health Service Organization providing direct services to the HIV/AIDS community? If yes, your organization can pre-order bulk copies of the special 2009 POZ Newly Diagnosed issue coming next month. This 20-page hands-on guide to dealing with your HIV diagnosis, getting support and making decisions so y...ou can enjoy the rest of your life is available for free to qualified organization's serving the HIV/AIDS community.

POZ Magazine On Monday, November 16, Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) held its third annual Fashion Forward event, which featured a runway show by Saks Fifth Avenue and live and silent auctions at New York City’s Metropolitan Pavilion. During the night, models strutted down the catwalk with looks from the Saks Holiday/Resort 2009 col...lection. Designers included Burberry, Diesel, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Michael Kors, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, Rag & Bone, Vince and more. The evening was hosted by Tim Gunn of Project Runway.

Plwha TravelwithHiv FULL LIST OF RETREATS FOR HIV POSITIVE PEOPLE ON WWW.PLWHA.ORG

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A community action agenda with some blue sky notions, too.

Georgette King
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Oliver W. Martin III
World AIDS DAY - New York City - December 1, 2009
view various events around town at
http://www.nycfia.org/id34.htmlWAD / 2009
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BrooklynWorld AIDS Day interfaith service (St Augustine Church, 116 6th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn) (7pm) Join others who are taking a spiritual and physical journey through AIDS. There will be music ...

Clive Harvey Fox
HIV/Aids... MORE or LESS?
Visit: http://indigo-mansblog.blogspot.com/2009 /09/hivaidsmore-or-less.html

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Defined as \'a mark of shame, disgrace or discredit,\' stigma has long plagued HIV/AIDS. It is one of the defining characteristics of the disease, differentiating it from its biologically-parallel-but-socially-altogether-different retroviral kin: hepatitis, herpes and human papillomavirus (HPV).

























