At the 2007 National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta, giant puzzle pieces loomed above the heads of hundreds of people who gathered outside the conference hotel. When the dozens of pieces of the puzzle came together – ranging from research to gender equity to drug policy reform to economic justice – the crowd cheered and took to the streets calling out for an end to piecemeal HIV/AIDS prevention policies.

The Prevention Justice Mobilization united hundreds of groups across the country in a series of local and national events, including that photogenic and heartfelt rally. We called for leadership in the fight against HIV/AIDS and justice in prevention policies, guided by a statement of principles endorsed by over 350 organizations and individuals.

Now, the folks who brought you that Prevention Justice Mobilization are asking organizations to pull together our individual pieces of the puzzle to form a strong, ongoing federation of groups uniting for better HIV prevention policies: the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (HIV PJA). 

What is the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance?

The HIV Prevention Alliance is coordinated by CHAMP in collaboration with AIDS Foundation of Chicago and SisterLove.

We invite all organizations that support our principles to become members.

Bearing the slogan that “HIV/AIDS is not just a disease; it’s proof positive of injustice,” we will bring marginalized communities and issues to the center of an effective HIV/AIDS advocacy effort and make human rights issues central to the AIDS response.

We invite organizations to join our alliance and mobilize around policy goals in three primary areas:

• the need for a paradigm-shift in prevention that addresses social determinants, such as poverty, that are primary drivers of the epidemic;
• the method of research as a means of framing and answering questions in overlooked communities; and
• the strategy of cross-governmental collaboration (including the need for an operative national AIDS strategy) in order to coordinate Federal, state and local efforts to prevent HIV.

Learn More

To learn more about the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance - including how to become a member, choose from the following links:

Membership!

Call Recordings/Notes

Documents

Please get in touch with jdavids@champnetwork [dot] orgjdavids [at] champnetwork [dot] org, CHAMP Co-Director and coordinator of the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance, with questions, suggestions, and ideas for getting involved.

Questions about membership? Contact jdavids [at] champnetwork [dot] org or call 212-937-7955 x 70