HIV/AIDS Activism News
News
 AIDS Activists Face Prosecution for Chanting: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (February 13, 2012)
"A group of AIDS activists have been misled into thinking that a few hours of community service and drug testing would absolve them of charges of misdemeanor trespassing. Now they are facing trial and six months in jail."
From The Body
 Fulfilling the Dream of Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic (January 11, 2012)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
- People's State of the State Demands Economic Justice for New Yorkers (January 5, 2012)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- NYC World AIDS Day Demo Demands Millionaire's, Wall Street Taxes (December 2, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- NMAC's Big Audacious Goal: World AIDS Day 2011 -- A Blog Entry From Paul A. Kawata (December 1, 2011)
"My generation stepped up to fight an epidemic that nobody cared about. We've endured the loss of countless friends and lovers. On World AIDS Day 2011, we can change the narrative of loss to one of victory."
From National Minority AIDS Council
- Thirteen "Robin Hoods" Arrested at World AIDS Day Wall Street Protest (December 1, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- AIDS Activism From USCA to Obama Campaign Headquarters (November 23, 2011)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- AIDS Groups Join National Day of Action at Occupy Wall Street (November 17, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Housing Works Joins Forces With Occupy Wall Street for Reading (November 10, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
 Harvard Chronicles the Early Days of AIDS Activism With Help From the ACT UP Oral History Project (October 27, 2011)
From The Body
- After Police Attack on AIDS Activist, Occupiers Demand Accountability (October 19, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- BTAN Mobilization Trainings Take Place in Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles (October 18, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
 amfAR Is "Making AIDS History" With New PSA Campaign Featuring People Living With HIV/AIDS: A Blog Entry by Kellee Terrell (October 14, 2011)
From The Body
- NYC Brokers Refuse to Work With AIDS Housing Groups (October 13, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
 Inside the Activists' Summit: Empowering Women to Become Leaders in the HIV/AIDS Movement (October 12, 2011)
From The Body
 Remember Our History: More Musings From Paul Kawata (October 11, 2011)
From National Minority AIDS Council
- Black Treatment Advocate Network Trains Chicago HIV/AIDS Activists (October 11, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
- ADAP Advocacy Is Alive and Well (September/October 2011)
A report on the fourth annual ADAP Advocacy Association Conference.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Op-Ed: Why I Occupied Wall Street (October 6, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- New York Advocates Share Personal Stories With Rep. Tonko (October 4, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Taking It to the Streets (Fall 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- In D.C., Housing Works Activists Join Fight For Medicaid (September 26, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Advocates Support Overturning Iowa's Criminal HIV Law (August 30, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Freedom! Chinese AIDS Activist Tian Xi Released (August 25, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
 Conservative Republicans Spark Next Wave of Activist Birddogging (August 17, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- BMS Selects 2011 "Fight HIV Your Way" Contest Winners (August 15, 2011)
From Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
 AIDS Healthcare Foundation Announces March on Washington: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (July 28, 2011)
"The 'Keep the Promise on HIV/AIDS' march is set to begin before the opening ceremony [of the international AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C., in July 2012] and will serve as a call to world leaders to provide universal access to care and treatment, lower the price of AIDS drugs, and to fully fund the Global Fund as well as support PEPFAR."
From The Body
- HIV Survivor and "Global Nomad" Creates International Volunteer Service Organization for People Living With HIV (July 19, 2011)
Volunteer Positive opens its doors.
From Volunteer Positive
- In Detroit, Activists Rally to Demand Solution to Youth Homelessness (July 18, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- BTAN Coming to Chicago, Atlanta and Los Angeles! (July 5, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
- Video: Honoring Tracy Bumpus' Legacy (July 5, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Chicago AIDS Advocate Denied Medication While in Jail (July 5, 2011)
From Test Positive Aware Network
- Taking Our Place (Summer 2011)
On June 4, 1989, some 300 activists stormed the opening of the 5th International AIDS Conference in Montreal to demand that their voices be heard. Tim McCaskell reflects on a pivotal moment in Canadian AIDS activism.
To read PDF, click here.
In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Down to the Wire, Advocates Still Fighting Mayor's Budget (June 22, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
 Breaking the Silence Again: Why We ALL Need to Care About HIV/AIDS -- A Blog Entry by Elizabeth Lombino (June 22, 2011)
"We must continue to combat the myths and misinformation surrounding this disease. We need to work to reduce the stigma associated with those living with HIV/AIDS. ... We need to break denial and confront our behaviors and those of our children."
From The Body
- Report Outlines Lessons From AIDS Advocates (June 17, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
 Silence Equals Death! (Summer 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
From Being Alive
- Video: Global AIDS Activists Take NYC by Land, Air and Sea (June 8, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Member of Act Up-Paris Dresses in Drag and Protests the G8 Meeting (May 26, 2011)
In France 24
- Photos + Video: Shaming Bloomberg, 15,000 New Yorkers March on Wall Street (May 12, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- The National AIDS Strategy: An Opportunity for Activism (Spring 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
 Larry Kramer's Inconvenient Truths: A Blog Entry by Aless Piper (April 27, 2011)
Until we as a society are colorblind, gender-neutral, and don't give a damn whether someone is gay, straight, bi, transgender, whatever, Larry Kramer's right. AIDS is not going away, it's only going to get worse."
From The Body
- AIDS Activists Arrested Protesting Global Funding Cuts and D.C. Syringe Exchange Ban (April 11, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- AIDS Activists Arrested Taking Over Republican Leader Eric Cantor's Office, Protest "Compromise" Global Budget Cuts and Syringe Exchange Ban for D.C. (April 11, 2011)
House Republican plans will cost the lives of over 1 million people, deny people living with HIV access to effective prevention programs.
From Health GAP
- Video: AIDS Activists Confront German Ambassador, "Die-in" at Four UN Missions (April 7, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Illinois Alliance for Sound AIDS Policy Launches Anti-Stigma Campaign (April 4, 2011)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Video: AIDS Activists Occupy Mississippi Statehouse Grounds, Protesting Conditions for People With HIV (April 1, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- From Mississippi, Tales of Family Rejection and Government Neglect (March 31, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- D.C. Voting Rights Advocates to Meet With Senators, Say Needle Exchange Funds Should Be Restored (March 29, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 AIDS Olympics? Really? An Interview With Its Creator: A Blog Entry by Candace Y. A. Montague (March 13, 2011)
"The AIDS Olympics will premiere in D.C. on Friday, March 18th and Saturday, March 19th. No, that's not a joke. It's an actual two day event created by Devin T. Robinson X, a poet/actor/activist from Atlanta, Georgia."
From The Body
- Sign on, Sign Up, Speak Out: Save Prevention Access (March 8, 2011)
From HIV Prevention Justice Alliance
- What Can Women and Girls Do to Take Action Against HIV/AIDS? (March 8, 2011)
Washington HIV/AIDS group spearheads national partnership to empower women and girls.
From Black AIDS Institute
- We Are Greater Than AIDS (March 7, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- After Five Drug-User Deaths in Puerto Rico, Activists Demand Change (March 2, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Black HIV/AIDS Activists Draw Attention to the Industrialized World: Part 2 (March 1, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
- Black HIV/AIDS Activists Draw Attention to the Industrialized World: Part 1 (February 23, 2011)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Activist Alert: AIDS Conferences on the Horizon (February 14, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Upcoming AIDS Watch Arouses Questions About Its Purpose: A Blog Entry by Candace Y. A. Montague (February 14, 2011)
"The annual AIDS Watch advocacy convocation will begin on Wednesday ... This year AIDS Watch has come under attack by the AIDS Policy Project for not demanding a cure."
From The Body
- Video: Activists in NYC Demand Justice for Uganda's David Kato (February 3, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- CHARPA Scores Victory on HIV and Aging Research (February 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
- Hepatitis C Advocacy Ramped Up in 2010 (February 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
- Virginia: Taking It to the Streets (February 1, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Register for AIDSWatch 2011 in Washington, D.C., February 16-18 (January 24, 2011)
From National Minority AIDS Council
- 2010's AIDS Heroes and Villains: Unknown Crusaders and Thorny Foes (December 22, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Following On-Air Slur, Haitian Community and Allies Blast HOT 97 Outside Studio (December 21, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga and Other Celebrities "Dying" for AIDS: A Blog Entry by Warren Tong (December 6, 2010)
From The Body
- Video: Nine Arrested During World AIDS Day Bloomberg Bagel Breakfast Boycott (December 1, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Home Is Life Rally Leaves a Message at the Wilson Building: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (November 30, 2010)
"It's time to hold the [Washington, D.C.] city government accountable for the millions of dollars that was set aside for AIDS that has seemed to disappear over the years," says Christine Campbell, rally organizer.
From The Body
- Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Activists Call on City to Cut AIDS Housing Waiting List (November 12, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- My "Does HIV Look Like Me?" Video: A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (November 12, 2010)
Filming this video was my first step towards accepting my status and moving passed the shock of my diagnosis.
From The Body
- Iris House Recipient of Three Federal Grant Awards (November 9, 2010)
From Iris House
 Has Obama Already Failed Us on HIV/AIDS? (And Will Yelling Make It Better?): A Blog Entry by Myles Helfand (November 5, 2010)
From The Body
- Homeless Activists Carry Out Triple Interruption at City Council Meeting (October 27, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Video: Homeless Activists Disrupt Hearing; Jackson, Dilan Agree to Meeting (October 20, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- California: Salvadoran Gay Rights Leader Visits San Francisco (October 12, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Access to Hepatitis C Treatment: A Global Movement Gains Momentum (Autumn 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- New York: HIV/AIDS Protesters Demand Action (September 22, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Blasting Obama, Global AIDS Activists March By UN (September 20, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Angered by Paterson Veto, New Yorkers Protest Outside Governor's Office (September 20, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Dueling Videos: Oprah in 1987 and AIDS Activism in 2010 (September 16, 2010)
From MyFabulousDisease.com
- USCA 2010: Listen to Stories of AIDS Victims (September 13, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- International AIDS Society Calls for an End to Harassment, Intimidation and Imprisonment of HIV Professionals (September 6, 2010)
From International AIDS Society
- Why I Interrupted President Obama's Speech on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (August 4, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Indifference Is Preying on People Living With HIV/AIDS (July 30, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- The Future of AIDS Activism: Looking for Sustained Energy and New Tactics 10 Years After Durban (July 22, 2010)
From aidsmap.com
- At Makeshift Encampment, AIDS Groups Release Pioneering Housing Report (July 22, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Red Ribbon Award 2010: Exceptional Community AIDS Leaders and Activists Recognized (July 22, 2010)
From UNAIDS
- Human Rights Rally Rocks the Streets of Vienna (July 21, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- IAC Takes Over Vienna Streets to Deliver Human Rights Message (July 21, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Haiti Activists Criticize Lack of Representation on IAC AIDS Panel; Demand Action From Goosby (July 20, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- At Opening of AIDS 2010, Creative Action Turns Conferees' Attention to Governments' Broken Funding Promises: A Blog Entry by Olivia Ford (July 20, 2010)
In The XVIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body
- In Vienna, Long-Time Haitian AIDS Activist Sits Down With Clinton (July 19, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Protesters Open Up World AIDS Conference With Venom Towards U.S. and President Obama (July 19, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Is AIDS Activism Dead? (July 19, 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- IAC Satellite Meeting Demonstrates Global Power of AIDS Housing Advocacy (July 18, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- AIDS Activist "Die-In" Delays International AIDS Conference Opening Ceremony (July 18, 2010)
Sets tone for conference highlighting intense anger over government inaction towards achieving universal access to HIV treatment.
From Health GAP
- A New Start for an Old Movement (Summer 2010)
The making of the HIV Research Catalyst Forum.
To read PDF, click here.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Housing Works CEO Charles King Interrupts Obama AIDS Speech, Leading to Face-to-Face Exchange (July 13, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Youth Say It Loud: We're the Next AIDS Fighters! (July 6, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- People With AIDS March Through State Capitol; Hold Prayer Vigil Outside Governor's Office (June 30, 2010)
From New York City AIDS Housing Network
- National HIV Testing Day Twitter Town Hall Recap: A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (June 29, 2010)
From The Body
- Celebration -- and Protest -- at Pride Parade 2010 (June 28, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Action Alert: Help Homeless AIDS Activist Get Into Housing Today (June 1, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Activists Arrested at Massive NYC Protest Demanding Obama Fulfill Global AIDS Promises (May 13, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Advocates Blast Bloomberg Budget; Housing Works May Sue Over HASA Cuts (May 12, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Project Inform Turns 25 (May 7, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- From North Carolina to Nepal, C2EA Reunion Galvanizes Activists (April 21, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Sean Strub at C2EA 5: It's Time to Hold Organizations Accountable to the Denver Principles (April 21, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Campaign to End AIDS' 5 Greatest Achievements (March 23, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Housing Works CEO Charles King Goes Under the Knife for Haiti Charity Event (February 4, 2010)
Saddleback's Rick Warren starts bidding to snip off King's ponytail at $1,000, asks "What will you do?"
From Housing Works
- Virginia Student Begins Reign as Miss America With Focus on AIDS Awareness (February 2, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The HIV Research Catalyst Forum: Treatment, Prevention, Advocacy (February 1, 2010)
From HIV Research Catalyst Forum
- Tools for TB Advocacy (Winter 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- White House Says Women Are a Priority in the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy (December 11, 2009)
Women and HIV leaders meet with Administration; focus on human rights, integrating sexual and reproductive health as key component of gender-sensitive National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
- AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition (ATAC) Pharmaceutical Company HIV/AIDS (September 10, 2009)
From AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition
- HIV/AIDS Activists Give Harsh Grades to Drug Companies (September 10, 2009)
In HIV News & Views, from The Body
- Kenneth Cole, Bloomingdale's, amFAR Partner for National HIV/AIDS Awareness Effort (August 27, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Violence Against Women Fuels HIV Growth, Sparks New Caribbean Group Into Action (June 10, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Singer Elton John Calls for Increased HIV/AIDS Education, Care (May 21, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Vigils Held Worldwide to Protest Jailing of Iranian Physicians Who Addressed HIV/AIDS (May 14, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- International AIDS Society Welcomes Release of Senegalese Men Imprisoned for Sexual Orientation (April 23, 2009)
Public health leaders praise the release of nine men imprisoned for their sexual orientation, but call for laws against homosexuality to be repealed.
From International AIDS Society
- Act Now to Stop Misleading "AIDS Charity" (March 25, 2009)
From Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
- Charity Attempts to Add HIV Surcharge on Travel Web Sites (March 11, 2009)
In Financial Times
- ART Initiation at <350 -- Call on WHO and UNAIDS to Save Lives! (March 4, 2009)
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
- Public Health Leaders Call on Government of Senegal to Release Nine Men Imprisoned for Eight Years Based on Their Sexual Orientation (January 12, 2009)
From Society for AIDS in Africa and International AIDS Society
- Longtime UNAIDS Director Peter Piot Steps Down (December 29, 2008)
In The New York Times
- As HIV Spreads Among Older Americans, Advocates Speak Out (November 10, 2008)
In The New York Times
- Olympian Activist (August 15, 2008)
Wary of Olympic crackdown, Chinese AIDS activist Li Dan comes to U.S.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Action Alert: Strengthen the Americans With Disabilities Act! (July 18, 2008)
Sign on to amendments support letter by July 22.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Product RED to Begin Digital Music Service to Fight HIV/AIDS in Africa (July 1, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- The Wrong Way to Fight AIDS (June 30, 2008)
In International Herald Tribune
- You Better Work (June 20, 2008)
AIDS activists band together to shame Senate into voting on PEPFAR reauthorization; Obama, McCain sign as cosponsors.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Where Is the Martin Luther King Jr. of HIV? A Blog Entry by Terri Wilder, M.S.W. (June 12, 2008)
From Terri Wilder
- National Advocacy Groups, Healthcare Leaders, Hospital Executives to Announce First Ever National Rating of Hospitals on GLBT Care (May 8, 2008)
New annual survey of hospitals to move industry toward national standards for equality in health care.
From Human Rights Campaign
- The Awardees Have Spoken (April 25, 2008)
Five activist heroes honored at the fourth annual Keith D. Cylar AIDS Activist Awards and Benefit Gala.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Keith D. Cylar Awards Announced (February 22, 2008)
Three outstanding activists to be honored with Keith D. Cylar AIDS Activist Awards on April 17.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Dell, Microsoft to Launch Product RED Computer (January 24, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV Advocates Protest HIV Travel Proposal (January 4, 2008)
600 groups and individuals respond to the feds' call for comments on policy barring people with HIV from U.S.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Young Sisters Star in HIV Documentary (January 3, 2008)
From VOA News
- AIDS Is Not Over (December 7, 2007)
Hundreds gather for Housing Works 24-hour Reading of the Names Vigil.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- On World AIDS Day Lambda Legal Renews Pledge to Fight (November 28, 2007)
Stop AIDS: keep the promise -- leadership .
From Lambda Legal
- "Town Hall Meeting" on Ryan White CARE Act (November 8, 2007)
From The Body
- Charity Begins at Home (July/August 2007)
Or it might not happen at all.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Rosie Perez Talks About HIV/AIDS (August 3, 2007)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- Test for Life Teams With "A Prayer 4 Hip Hop" in HIV-Testing Campaign and Concert Series (May 15, 2007)
From Test for Life
- ACT UP Celebrates 20th Anniversary by Taking to the Streets (March 30, 2007)
From Housing Works
- Recipients of the Housing Works Third-Annual Keith D. Cylar AIDS Activist Awards Announced (February 12, 2007)
From Housing Works
- A Dark Cloud Over the Gates Foundation's Good Works (January 7, 2007)
In Los Angeles Times
- Not Everyone Is Happy With Product RED and "I Am African" (November 3, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Reason, Rationality and Madness and the AIDS Epidemic (October/November 2006)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- South African, U.S. Women Donate Breast Milk to South African AIDS Orphans (October 6, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Operation Get Tested 2007 (October 2006)
In Who's Positive
- Sign Up for the (Red) Campaign and Save Lives (September 21, 2006)
In The Independent
- Over a Dozen AIDS Activists Block Rush Hour Traffic in Front of U.S. Consulate During International AIDS Conference (August 16, 2006)
From Housing Works
- Actor, HIV/AIDS Advocate Richard Gere Says Media Is Crucial in Fighting Pandemic (August 15, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Slow, Solo Crossing of the Atlantic Is One Man's Response to World's AIDS Crisis (February 6, 2006)
In The New York Times
- TIME magazine Names Bill and Melinda Gates, Bono "Persons of the Year" (December 19, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- World's Largest Humanitarian Prize Awarded to HIV Medical Group Led by Paul Farmer (November 1, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The Campaign to End AIDS Has Begun (July/August 2005)
[Archived Article]
AIDS activists brought 8,500 pairs of shoes to Washington, D.C., on May 5, 2005 -- one pair for each person who dies from AIDS daily.
To read PDF, click here.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Mandela to Receive Honorary Doctorate From Swedish University for HIV/AIDS Work (March 4, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Activist Campaign Targets Hepatitis, HIV Care for Prisoners Before and After Release (November 23, 2004)
[Archived Article]
The group Access to Health Care for the Incarcerated is seeking new activists.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- In Post-Election Speech, AIDS Activist Decries Death of Gay Rights (November 12, 2004)
[Archived Article]
"As of Nov. 2, gay rights are officially dead," Larry Kramer proclaimed in a public address to the gay community on Nov. 7.
In New York Blade
- ACT UP: Enormous Worldwide Attention to New York Demonstrations (September 15, 2004)
[Archived Article]
Four AIDS demonstrations at the 2004 Republican National Convention received widespread media attention.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- AIDS Protests Well Planned (September 3, 2004)
[Archived Article]
AIDS advocacy groups were meticulous in their preparations for protests during the Republican National Convention.
From Newsday.com
- Online Photo Album: Housing Works Protests Bush HIV/AIDS Policies During Republican Convention (September 2, 2004)
[Archived Article]
About 200 AIDS advocates protested in New York City's Grand Central Station on Sep. 2, 2004.
From Housing Works
- Fighting for Women's Lives (July/August 2004)
[Archived Article]
On April 25, 2004, an estimated 1,110,000 people descended upon Washington, D.C., to focus attention on women's rights -- a pivotal ingredient in the fight against HIV.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Pos4Pos Report on the XV International AIDS Conference (Summer 2004)
[Archived Article]
A recap focusing primarily on the protests during the first two days of the conference.
In Positives for Positives, from Wyoming: Positives for Positives
- Ukraine Marks Global AIDS Remembrance Day (May 17, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Reaching Out!: African-American Outreach Initiative 2004 (May/June 2004)
[Archived Article]
A recap of this year's conference, which is aimed at HIV outreach workers serving African Americans.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- European Patients Lobby European Commission to Ease Its Ban on Drug Ads (April 30, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In The Wall Street Journal
- AIDS Quilt Creator Can Keep Benefits (January 23, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Creator of AIDS Memorial Quilt Files Suit Against Names Project Foundation (January 22, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- In Their Own Words: AIDS Advocates (Winter 2003/2004)
[Archived Article]
Several advocates are asked about the progress made in 2003 toward finding a cure for HIV.
To read PDF, click here.
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Groundswell: Gary Karch Reports From the Wilderness (December 2003)
[Archived Article]
A recap of the AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition's first strategy planning meeting.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Advocacy Essentials: Ask For What You Need (December 2003)
[Archived Article]
A major U.S. advocacy group assists the fledgling HIV activist movement in Central/Eastern Europe.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- TAG 2003: The Year at a Glance (December 2003)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Open Letter to Abbott: "Roll Back the Norvir Price Hike!" (December 2003)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- World AIDS Day Marks Launch of AIDSVote.org (December 1, 2003)
[Archived Article]
New web site describes model HIV/AIDS policies for presidential candidates.
From Housing Works
- Washington Post Profiles Fashion Designer Kenneth Cole's Promotion of AIDS Education, Abortion Rights in Product Advertisements (August 19, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- South Africa: HIV-Infected Activist Abandons Pledge Not to Take AIDS Drugs Until They Are Widely Available (August 5, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Guitarist Santana Donates Summer Tour Proceeds to African AIDS Fund (June 5, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- New Zealand: City to Join Rest of World in Lighting Up for AIDS (May 15, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- South African Doctors in AIDS T-Shirt Protest (May 8, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- TAG at Ten: The Year 2002 (May 2003)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- One Local Man's Effort to Fight AIDS in China (April 22, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Event Turns Eating Out Into Fundraiser for AIDS (April 22, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- AIDS Activists Disrupt Speech by U.S. Health Secretary Thompson (April 16, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- New Not-for-Profit Organization Launched to Combat HIV Resistance (April 9, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Treatment Activist Looks Back on Significance of 2002 International AIDS Conference (April 2003)
[Archived Article]
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- TAG at Ten: The Year 2001 (April 2003)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- TAG at Ten: The Year 2000 (March 2003)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Positive Empowerment: Fighting Terrorism on Religious Grounds (March/April 2003)
[Archived Article]
A minister and activist fights ignorance.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- TAG at Ten: The Year 1999 (January/February 2003)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Self-Respect Key to AIDS Prevention, Activist Says (December 10, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Massive Charity Gift Drive Targets Kids With HIV/AIDS This Year (December 6, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Magic Johnson Says AIDS Medications Should Be Cheaper (December 4, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- TAG at Ten: The Year 1998 (December 2002)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- AIDS Quilt May Return to Washington (November 26, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- P. Diddy Up in Arms About AIDS "Genocide" (November 25, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. HIV Groups Reach Beyond Borders (November 19, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Path-Breaking AIDS Activist Tells of Detention in China (November 13, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- TAG at Ten: The Year 1997 (November 2002)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Marking Time (November 2002)
[Archived Article]
David Barr's personal account of AIDS activism at the 1988 International AIDS Conference.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Liz Taylor Sparkles at AIDS Auction (September 30, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Test Positive Aware Network Turns 15 (September/October 2002)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Bush Administration Turning Up the Heat (September/October 2002)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- The AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition Needs You! (September 2002)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS
- TAG at 10: The Year 1996 (September 2002)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- As Scale-Up to Rx for 3M by 2005 Proceeds, Activist Groups Worldwide Begin to Lay Groundwork (September 2002)
[Archived Article]
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- UN Secretary-General Thanks Soccer Teams for Agreeing to Help Fight AIDS (August 8, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Protest Aims at Coke in Africa, Colombia (July 23, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Why I Am an AIDS Activist (Summer 2002)
[Archived Article]
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- AIDS Group Bars GlaxoSmithKline From Doctors' Offices (May 28, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Bill Gates Charity Buys Stakes in Drug Makers (May 17, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- TAG at 10: The Year 1995 (May 2002)
The year in activism.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Scrapping Volunteer Model Meant Curtains for Activist Conscripts and Paved Way for TAG Ascendency (May 2002)
[Archived Article]
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Sen. Orrin Hatch Recognized for Work in Pediatric AIDS, Children's Health (April 12, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sir Elton John Wows the Senate (April 12, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Nkosi Johnson, a South African Boy Who Died of AIDS, and Anti-Slave Trading Organization Awarded (April 12, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hip-Hop, R&B Stars Take to the Stage to Raise AIDS Awareness Among Minorities (April 9, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- TAG at 10: The Year 1994 (April 2002)
The year in activism.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- AIDS "Dissidents" Target Health Officials, Other Activists (March 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Black Churches Confront Topic of AIDS (March 8, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- First ResPAC Meeting Held (Spring 2002)
[Archived Article]
In New York, an attempt to create a cooperative statewide research-strategy program.
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- TAG at 10: The Year 1993 (March 2002)
The year in activism.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Once We Were Warriors: Treatment Action Group in 1993 (March 2002)
Activist corpses borne in protest, furtive legislative coups, and the devastation that was Berlin.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Activism = Hope (March 2002)
[Archived Article]
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Improving Activism (January 25, 2002)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Bridging the Global Gap (January/February 2002)
The work of the International AIDS Women's Caucus.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Pangaea: The Global AIDS Foundation (Winter 2001/2002)
[Archived Article]
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- The Center for AIDS and Humanity: Remembering the Past, Honoring the Heroes, Working for a Future Without AIDS (January 2002)
[Archived Article]
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Reaching Further: ACRIA (Winter 2001/2002)
To read PDF, click here.
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Lambda Issues 2001 World AIDS Day Report Card (November 29, 2001)
[Archived Article]
From Lambda Legal
- At "Ground Zero": September 11, 2001 (November 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Letter From the Executive Director of Body Positive (November 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Deploying Our Forces (October 2001)
[Archived Article]
Don't let Sept. 11 disrupt the fight against HIV/AIDS.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- AIDS Treatment Activists Form New Coalition (August 24, 2001)
To read PDF, click here.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Issues First Recommendations to President Bush (July 20, 2001)
[Archived Article]
Press release about the report.
From AIDS Action Council
- A Look at the CDC Foundation's Price Fellowship Program (July 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- AIDSWatch 2001: I Am Why You Should Care About AIDS (July 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- AIDS Action's 11th Annual National Leadership Awards (April 12, 2001)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- Africa Access: AIDS Activists Organizing Burkina Faso Summit on Generics (March 30, 2001)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Inauguration 2001: A Visit With the Ghost of Protests Past (March 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- AIDS Action Asks President Bush: Where's Your Commitment to AIDS? (March 1, 2001)
[Archived Article]
Nearly $1 billion could be cut from HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.
From AIDS Action Council
- Healthy People 2010: A Blueprint for the Decade Ahead (December 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- International NGO Association François-Xavier Bagnoud (AFXB) Launches Online Action Center for Children Orphaned by AIDS (November 28, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From FXB International -- Association François-Xavier Bagnoud
- Lambda Issues 2000 World AIDS Day Report Card (November 27, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From Lambda Legal
- Activist Victory in Fair Pricing Efforts! (November 2000)
[Archived Article]
In What's New, from Project Inform
- Baby's Got the Red Ribbon Blues (July/August 2000)
[Archived Article]
The red AIDS ribbon has outlived its usefulness, Jim Pickett says -- and it's tacky, too.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- House Labor-HHS Budget Too Timid (May 10, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear HIV Insurance Caps Case (January 10, 2000)
[Archived Article]
Lambda, ALCC vow to continue fighting discriminatory insurance policies.
From Lambda Legal
- AIDSWatch Federal Lobby Days, May 2-4 in D.C. (April 2, 1999)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Treatment News
- Health GAP Coalition -- New Group for International Treatment Access (March 19, 1999)
From AIDS Treatment News
- Equality Begins at Home (February 1999)
[Archived Article]
Campaign slated for late March.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Improved Viral Load Test: Open Letter on FDA Approval (September 18, 1998)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Treatment News
- Christian Coalition Ad Sends Dangerous Public Health Message: AIDS Action Urges Correction for Ad That Misrepresents State of AIDS Epidemic (August 12, 1998)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- Images of Pride '98 (August 1998)
Photos of the 1998 New York City parade.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- AIDS Action Unveils "The Virtual Vaccine" (July 20, 1998)
[Archived Article]
Ten-point plan designed to reinvigorate prevention.
From AIDS Action Council
- The Virtual Vaccine, Statement by AIDS Action Executive Director Daniel Zingale (July 20, 1998)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- New FDA Commissioner Nomination Soon? (March 20, 1998)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- AIDS Action Network 1997 Year-End Summary (December 5, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- Expanded Access to Experimental Drugs: Activists Seek More Open Programs (November 7, 1997)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- AIDS Service Organizations: Accountability Issue Surfaces in San Francisco (November 7, 1997)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Money, Foundations, and the Public Agenda: Investigative Articles Available (October 17, 1997)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- FY 98 Appropriations, FDA Reform Bills: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? (October 6, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- AIDS Action Leader and Rep. Coburn Get Tested for HIV to Underscore Importance of Voluntary HIV Testing (June 25, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- Government Must Ensure All People With HIV/AIDS Can Access Standard of AIDS Care Released by NIH (June 20, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- AIDS Action Council's State of AIDS Forum July 14, 1997 to Define and Respond to the Political, Social and Scientific Challenges of Epidemic (June 20, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- Clinton Administration Briefs AIDS Action, Other Activists On HIV/AIDS Program Funding for Fiscal Year '98 (June 12, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- AIDS Action State of AIDS Forum -- July 14, 1997 (June 5, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- AIDS Action Council Vehemently Opposes Repeal of Vital Drug Pricing Program (May 20, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- Statement of Daniel Zingale, Executive Director, AIDS Action Council, to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, House Committee on Appropriations (April 16, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- Talking Points on Coburn Bill (April 16, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- Patient Organizations Campaign Urges Swift and Clean Reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) (April 11, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- New AIDS Policy Director Sandy Thurman Faces Challenge of Investing in Hope at Historic Moment in AIDS Epidemic (April 7, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- AIDS Action Council Opposes HIV Prevention Act of 1997 (March 13, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- Declining AIDS Deaths Bolster Hope, but Do Not Signal End of AIDS Fight (February 27, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- Buyers' Club Crisis -- Challenge for AIDS Communities (December 6, 1996)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- International Treatment Access and Research, How You Can Help -- Interview With Dr. Peter Piot of UNAIDS (November 1, 1996)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- AIDS Action Alert: Negotiations Underway on FY 1997 Funding Levels for Prevention, Care & Research: $25.0 Million Increase for HOPWA in Sight! (September 20, 1996)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- Licking Their Wounds Following a FY 1996 Budgetary Revocation, Activists Regroup for the Battle of 1997 (July 1996)
[Archived Article]
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
- Access for All: Communication Strategy Proposal for International Conference (June 7, 1996)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- AIDS Action Announces '97 Priorities as 105th Congress Set to Convene (January 7, 1996)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
- Women Rise up on World AIDS Day 1994 (Winter 1995)
[Archived Article]
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
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