My Sister’s Keeper Oakland, CA – February 7, 2012 – Today is the 12th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a national community mobilization initiative promoting HIV awareness, education, testing and treatment targeting African Americans, who are disproportionately at risk for HIV/AIDS. This year’s theme, “I am My Brother’s/Sister’s keeper: Fight HIV/AIDS,” resonates soundly at Women Organized to Respond …
Healthcare Reform may have unintended consequences for HIV/AIDS patients
By Mary Flynn [reposted from HealthyCal.org], featuring WORLDettes Loren Jones and Sonia Rastogi Loren Jones was diagnosed with HIV 28 years ago. A relatively low viral load meant that for a long time, Jones, a 59-year-old African American woman, didn’t feel sick at all. “I ignored it completely,” she says of the first few years of her illness. “I was …
Job Opening: Project Coordinator – Local and State Advocacy
WORLD is hiring! The Project Coordinator – Local and State Advocacy position is a part time (20-30 hr) position to advance an advocacy strategy for women living with and vulnerable to HIV in the Bay Area and California. The position will cultivate relationships with local and state level representatives in addition to supporting HIV+ women leaders. Check out the full …
WORLD 20th Anniversary!
We couldn’t ask for a better 20th anniversary celebration! It truly was a beautiful night! Pictures coming soon. Thank you for your support of WORLD – we look forward to 20 more years together! View our Press Release for the event here! Thursday, March 1, 2012 6:30pm-9:30pm 25th Street Collective, A Collaborative Sewing and Art Studio 477 25th Street, Oakland, …
World Aids Day 2011: Make Women Count!
What is World AIDS Day? World AIDS Day is held on December 1st of each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day and the first one was …
Black Women Confront HIV Stigma, Health and Funding Disparities at USCA
By Rod McCullom, Special to the NNPA from the Black AIDS Institute – This year the U. S. Conference on AIDS (USCA), the largest HIV/AIDS gathering in the nation, targeted its offerings toward men who have sex with men. But during the meeting sponsored by the National Minority AIDS Council, many Black women–from prevention and policy experts to those living …