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News Briefs Washington, D.C.: Mob on the MallApril 8, 2002 On Wednesday, April 10, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and actor Danny Glover will lead people with AIDS, public health experts, religious leaders and others in a Capitol steps rally against what organizers are calling "the global AIDS catastrophe." The rally is an attempt to influence the president's emergency supplemental budget request, which is due for a vote that day. The activists want Congress to approve $750 million in new spending for the global fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria. United Press International 04.05.02 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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