March 6, 2012 Fort Walton, FL — 2012 is a year to Count HIV+ Women Leaders In! This Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10th, Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Disease (WORLD) honors the vibrant and powerful leadership of women living with HIV in addressing the domestic epidemic. Women living with HIV and advocates in the Southern U.S. …
WORLD Commemorates National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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 …
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, …
Activism, Sex, and Human Rights The U.S. and East Bay 30 years into the epidemic
WORLD invites YOU to learn about how HIV is affecting our community and what you can do to make change! WHEN: Thursday December 2, 2010 4:30pm doors 5pm-6:15pm film screening of “Sex in an Epidemic” 6:15pm-7:00pm panel & discussion WHERE: Humanist Hall in Oakland 390 27th St. (27th b/w Broadway and Telegraph) Parking next to Humanist Hall after 5pm Bus …
Kaiser Permanente Awards WORLD For HIV/AIDS Work
An Organization Dedicated to Making a Difference in HIV/AIDS Prevention Oct. 27, 2010 – Universal City, Calif. – Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases has won Kaiser Permanente’s 2010 HIV/AIDS Diversity Award. WORLD was recognized along with JoAnne Keatley of the University of California San Francisco and the Life Foundation. Organizational recipients are recognized for their work in HIV/AIDS prevention …
6 Miles In 6 Cities Over 6 Weeks: Bev’s 60th Celebration!
Join Bev and WORLD in celebrating her 60th birthday by helping raise funds for organizations in the Bay Area, SF Valley, San Diego, Phoenix, Grants Pass, and Portland. Make a donation to walk or make a donation to join the after walk celebration. Bev Armstrong has been involved in HIV causes since 1987. Over the years she has worked with …