HIV/AIDS Activist Central

Basic Info, Activism Guides

Policy and Justice Issues Affecting Women: Fact Sheets and Talking Points (Regularly Updated)
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
Guides to Starting and Running an HIV Organization (Regularly Updated)
This collection of manuals provide guidance on how to start a nonprofit, develop effective interventions, plan programs and become an HIV activist within a religious community.
From National Minority AIDS Council
ACT UP Oral History Project Brings Activists' Words to Your Ears (Regularly Updated)
An online collection of more than two dozen (and growing) interviews with many of the people who were at the forefront of the original AIDS activist movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
From ACT UP Oral History Project
How to Create a Cause-Based Newsfeed on Facebook: A Blog Entry by Aless Piper (May 29, 2012)
From TheBody.com
How Has Activism Changed Since the Early Years of ACT UP? (April 23, 2012)
From TheBody.com
My Social Media Makeover: A Blog Entry by Aless Piper (March 29, 2012)
"Please note, this is a solution that worked for me, it may not work for you, especially if you run an ASO. Only you know your needs. However, all of the tools used in my social media solution can be adapted to just about anyone's needs."
From TheBody.com
Flaming Red's Social Media Toolkit: A Blog Entry by Aless Piper (February 25, 2012)
"I truly believe that there is absolutely no reason why someone who wants to be involved, should not be involved in some way. Likewise, I believe that there is absolutely no reason for ASOs to not be present and accounted for on social media."
From TheBody.com
Getting Savvy About Social Media: A Blog Entry by Aless Piper (January 18, 2012)
"My theory is simple: There is no reason for anyone who wants to be involved, not to be. ... There is no reason for us to not become more connected. Social media just seems hard. Once you use it, it's simple."
From TheBody.com
My Birthday Wish List: A Blog Entry by Aless Piper (August 19, 2011)
"As children we are taught that if we tell our birthday wish(es) it won't come true, but as an adult, I believe the opposite is true: If we don't tell our wishes they won't come true ... people aren't psychic after all."
From TheBody.com
Blogging Tips and Worksheet From the U.S. Positive Women's Network (September 20, 2010)
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
What Makes a Good Advocate? (July/August 2010)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Solidarity Workshop: How to Do Activist Teach-Ins at a Homeless Shelter (May/June 2008)
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In Solidarity Project, from Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
Speaking Up (May 30, 2008)
Ryan White town halls hit NYC.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
In Praise of AIDS Activists and Martin Delaney (May 9, 2008)
From Project Inform
Get Involved This Summer: Join the Youth Action Institute (March 14, 2008)
[Archived Article]
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Getting Things Done (November/December 2007)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
"Town Hall Meeting" on Ryan White CARE Act (November 8, 2007)
From TheBody.com
Solidarity Workshop: Understanding Oppression Across Communities (November 2007)
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In Solidarity Project, from Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
Resources (November 2007)
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In Solidarity Project, from Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
The Federal Budget Process and HIV/AIDS Funding (October 2007)
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From AIDS Action Council
Advocacy Basics: Meeting With Members of the U.S. Congress (October 2007)
Tips on how to arrange, prepare for and conduct meetings with your senator or representative.
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From AIDS Action Council
From Social Service to Social Change: Integrating Advocacy Into AIDS Service Organizations (April 3, 2007)
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From Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
Advocacy Groups Charge Schering-Plough With Racial Discrimination for Excluding Blacks From Hepatitis C Trial (April 3, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Voting: Your Right and Responsibility (September 2004)
[Archived Article]
An overview of the importance of voting, why people don't vote and how you can help get out the vote in your community.
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In WISE Words, from Project Inform
Getting the U.S. Media to Pay Attention to Domestic HIV/AIDS Issues (May/June 2004)
[Archived Article]
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Tax Deductions for Volunteers (March/April 2004)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
A Call to Action: Strategies for Effective Advocacy in Challenging Times (January 2004)
[Archived Article]
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
Joining a Community Advisory Board (December 20, 2003)
[Archived Article]
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From PositiveWords
A Call to Action: Your Voice Is Needed (December 2003)
[Archived Article]
Several ways you can get involved in AIDS advocacy -- without even leaving your home.
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In WISE Words, from Project Inform
Treatment Activism and You! (December 2003)
An overview of steps you can take to have an impact on HIV treatment research.
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In WISE Words, from Project Inform
A Personal Story: How Lorraine Brown Became an AIDS Advocate (December 2003)
[Archived Article]
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In WISE Words, from Project Inform
The Work Begins: New Issues Driving Activism (December 2003)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Subscriptions to Share: New Way to Sell Content or Help Fundraising Online (November 28, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
The Cure: We Get What We Demand (October 2003)
[Archived Article]
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
Building a Microbicides Advocacy Campaign (September 2003)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
AIDS, Computers, and Organizing: Toward a Revolution in Fundraising? (June 27, 2003)
[Archived Article]
A report from the Planetwork Conference, a yearly meeting focusing on the use of information technology in promoting social and democratic issues.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
The Changing Face of Pride (May 2003)
[Archived Article]
The history of Gay Pride marches, from Stonewall to the new millennium.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Building Grassroots Support for AIDS (February 7, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
AIDS Sufferers Face a World of Hostility (December 5, 2002)
[Archived Article]
Excerpts from a column by Massachusetts pastor Ray Hammond.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Enemies at the Gate: Storming Montréal's Palais de Congrès, and Makeshift Battle Stations in Fortress San Francisco (December 2002)
[Archived Article]
A look back at AIDS activism in 1990.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
The Way Forward (October 2002)
[Archived Article]
Philly ACT UPer and Health Gap founder tackles the challenges of an aging activist movement.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Action = Life: Silence STILL Equals Death ... (October 2002)
[Archived Article]
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
AIDS Activism's Message in a Bottle (Summer 2002)
[Archived Article]
A look at the impact of the recent deaths of three key AIDS activists.
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
Getting Started in Federal Policy Advocacy (May 2002)
[Archived Article]
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In What's New, from Project Inform
New HIV/AIDS Challenges Facing America (March 8, 2002)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
State of the Art Briefs on HIV/AIDS (January 26, 2002)
[Archived Article]
Activism guides and position papers on a wide range of HIV-related topics.
From Family Health International
HIV/AIDS Treatment: Nine Causes Worth Fighting For (January 25, 2002)
[Archived Article]
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In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
AIDS: Another World War (January 7, 2002)
[Archived Article]
"Whether measured by numbers killed or nations wounded, by economies upended or families crushed, the AIDS pandemic is a deadlier global threat than that posed by terrorist groups.".
In The Nation
Frequently Asked Questions and Responsible Responses (2002)
[Archived Article]
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From AIDS Action Council
Media Misnomers (2002)
[Archived Article]
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From AIDS Action Council
A Winning Message Makes a Winning Cause (2002)
[Archived Article]
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From AIDS Action Council
Resources for Non-Governmental Organizations (September 18, 2001)
[Archived Article]
United Nations General Assembly Special Session on AIDS.
From Health & Development Networks
How to Be a Player in Federal Decision-Making (September/October 2001)
[Archived Article]
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Time to Get Involved, Again (August 2001)
[Archived Article]
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
AIDS Activism Goes Global: Acting Up Again (June 21, 2001)
[Archived Article]
In The Village Voice
Participation in Public Policy (February 19, 2001)
[Archived Article]
In The 2001 National Conference on African Americans and AIDS, from TheBodyPRO.com
Calendar of Events Related to the United Nations Special Session on HIV/AIDS (2001)
[Archived Article]
From United Nations
The Advocate's Handbook (PDF) (2001)
[Archived Article]
A resource for grassroots action on HIV/AIDS policy.
From National Association of People With AIDS
Five Steps to Effective AIDS Advocacy (January/February 2001)
[Archived Article]
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Grassroots Advocacy 101: Making Your Voice Heard in Congress and The White House (2001)
[Archived Article]
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From Project Inform
How Quickly We Forget (January 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
AIDS Activism Benefits Us All (July/August 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Fact Sheet: Public Support for Sexuality Education (June/July 2000)
[Archived Article]
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In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Looking Back at a Decade of AIDS Activism (December 1998)
[Archived Article]
AIDS Activist Mark Harrington reviews and critiques a decade of social change.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Fighting for Our Lives: AIDS Treatment Activism (1998)
[Archived Article]
In The Encyclopedia of AIDS
The Plague of Our Time: Societal Responses to AIDS (1998)
[Archived Article]
In The Encyclopedia of AIDS
Overview: Government and Activism (1998)
[Archived Article]
In The Encyclopedia of AIDS
A History of The People With AIDS Self-Empowerment Movement (December 1997)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Weird Science: Women, Hemophiliacs and the FDA (Fall/Winter 1997)
[Archived Article]
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
AIDS Treatment Activism: Focus on Service (March 21, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Treatment News
Glutathione-Depleting Drugs: Petition to the FDA (March 7, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Treatment News
Productive Partnerships: European Treatment Activism (February 1997)
[Archived Article]
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Call for Research on Better Use of Existing Drugs in Advanced Disease (December 20, 1996)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
AIDSACT, New Email List for Activists (November 1, 1996)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News