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of over 70 groups building a unified, effective movement for HIV prevention
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is building a locally rooted national movement at the intersection of
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CDC CAVES, WILL COMBAT CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV

Thanks so much to all of you who endorsed the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance / Project UNSHACKLE letter to CDC.

You joined a forceful call to insist that CDC follows through on its plan to confront the criminalization of HIV - AND WE HAVE WON!

Get all the news on the CDC concession at the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance blog.

The CDC letter concludes:

"While these activities represent a concrete beginning, we realize there is much to be done to address the need for a public health, rather than punitive perspective to drive how people living with HIV/AIDS are approached in the United States. We all must continue to be forward thinking in this endeavor, and collectively we will make a broader impact. We at CDC appreciate  the work orgarrizations such as yours do in the communities affected by this disease."

We couldn't agree more. And we invite you to share your thoughts below at www.preventionjustice.org -- or you can contact us via email or call Julie Davids at 212-937-7955 x70. We'll be sure to pass on the information to CDC.

HIV PJA Housing Issue Brief Published

The HIV PJA Housing Issue Brief is now available.  Thank you to all the community members who participated in the public commenting period from March 16-22, 2010.  Those comments are archived and available here.

However, we're not done listening to you!  Please use the commenting feature to tell us:

  • Your personal stories about how housing and/or homelessness has affected your life
  • How you are using the Housing Issue Brief in your work
  • What other resources or materials you need to help advance your advocacy efforts

You can also send your thoughts via email to Jim Merrell jmerrell@aidschicago.org.

Prevention Justice in Action:

CHAMP Featured in New Documentary on History of Safer Sex

 
  Go here to find out how to screen Sex in an Epidemic

 

SO CHANGE IT: A GUIDE FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH ACTIVISTS

Do you want to make a difference? Are you tired of teachers and administrators not listening to you? Not respecting you and your peers? Ignoring your rights?
CHAMP and Advocates for Youth believe that no one can be better than you at changing your world. This Guide can help you and your peers change your world for the better. With a little effort on your part, this Guide can help you change the world, beginning in your own school.
You’ll find:
  • Advice on how to plan and run a campaign, starting by setting your goal;
  • A strategic step-by-step process to ensure that you use your energy and assets wisely and usefully; and
  • Concrete tips on starting a group, recruiting new members, and using the media.

CHAMP's Strategy Lab for HIV Prevention Policy links people with HIV and other activists, researchers and policy analysts in a decentralized think tank and holds monthly strategy calls. 

Check out call recordings, presentations and background materials at Strategy Lab HQ.