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ShareThese events offer plenty of opportunities to make friends and influence people! Most are open for individual registration, and many offer scholarships. Whether your ambitions run to lighting a candle on World AIDS Day or becoming a treatment activist campaigning for the cure, you'll find out how here.
AIDSWatch
April 27-29, Washington, D.C.
The National Association of People With AIDS empowers positive folks to advocate for themselves with its annual AIDSWatch, a crash course in lobbying followed by the storming of Capitol Hill to hold elected officials accountable in the fight against HIV. For more information, e-mail info@napwa.org or call (240) 247-0880.
JUNE
The HIV Prevention Leadership Summit
2010
The HIV Prevention Leadership Summit (HPLS) will now take place every-other-year, in rotation with the National HIV Prevention Leadership Conference (NHPC).
National HIV Testing Day
June 27
Launched by the National Association of People With AIDS in 1995, National HIV Testing Day promotes voluntary testing for everyone in the United States, not only by providing information about HIV risk and testing sites, but also by connecting community groups of all kinds with local and state health department testing resources. For more information, e-mail nhtd@napwa.org or call (240) 247-0880.
JULY
The 107th National Medical Association Convention and Scientific Assembly
July 25-29, Atlanta, Ga.
The National Medical Association, which boasts some 25,000 African-American physician members, holds an annual conference with 25 specialty sections that make it the nation's top forum on medical science and African-American health.
AUGUST
National HIV Prevention Conference
August 23-26, Atlanta, GA
This unique conference covers the entire spectrum of HIV prevention, from science to programs. It convenes HIV prevention experts and advocates from various backgrounds and communities nationwide. Click here to register.
OCTOBER
United States Conference on AIDS (USCA)
October 29-31
San Francisco, California
USCA brings together some 3,000 people with HIV, advocates, medical professionals and policymakers to exchange information and create support networks on an array of HIV issues. Click here to register.
DECEMBER
The 22nd World AIDS Day
December 1
World AIDS Day, organized by the Amsterdam-based World AIDS Campaign, is the "high holy day" of the HIV calendar, when international media, governments, corporations and institutions -- from prisons to preschools -- pause for a moment to pay tribute to the human toll of the epidemic. HIV advocacy groups hold colorful and creative marches, memorials and other events to promote awareness, prevention and treatment. From 2005 to 2010, World AIDS Day's theme is "Keep the Promise," a direct challenge to nations across the globe to follow up on pledges made to fully finance the Global Fund and other efforts to provide lifesaving treatment and services to the developing world. Go to the Web site to add your own promise to this international campaign and to get involved in local events. Visit The Body's page to learn more about World AIDS Day and stay up-to-date on related news.
The 20th Day With(Out) Art
December 1
A companion event to World AIDS Day, some 8,000 international museums and galleries mark what began in 1989 as a massive commemoration of the loss of artists to AIDS and has grown into a day of action, exhibits and even art-making about the epidemic. For local events, check out their Web site, e-mail info@visualaids.org or call (212) 627-9855.
Joyce McDonald Ministries
This online gallery features many of McDonald's sculptures and paintings, which were inspired by her life as a deeply spiritual, African-American woman with HIV.