The Fight for a National AIDS Strategy and the Presidential Candidates' Positions on the Domestic AIDS Crisis

On Wednesday September 10, CHAMP held a community forum entitled A Call to Action! The Fight for a National AIDS Strategy and the Presidential Candidates' Position on the Domestic AIDS Crisis. The forum was moderated by Robert Bank of Gay Men's Health Crisis and featured four fascinating panelists: Chris Collins, Author of the Improving Outcomes: Blueprint for a National AIDS Plan, A. Toni Young from Community Education Group, The Honorable C. Virginia Fields of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS and Charles Long from the New York City AIDS Housing Network (NYCAHN). Following the four presentations, the panelists fielded many challenging questions from the audience. Check out panelists remarks on the videos below. More than 1,000 individuals and 300 organizations have signed on to the call for an National AIDS Strategy- more information can be found at nationalaidsstrategy.org.

Chris Collins - Author, Blueprint for a National AIDS Plan




A. Toni Young - Community Education Group




C. Virginia Fields - National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS




Charles Long - New York City AIDS Housing Network




The September Forum was held at the LGBT Community Center, and other co-sponsors included Gay Men's Health Crisis, AIDS Treatment Data Network, African Services Committee, Community Education Group, Conscious Contact of New York, Gay Men of African Descent, Harlem United, Harm Reduction Coalition, HIV Law Project, Hudson Valley HIV Care Network, Life Force, The African Council of Imams, FIERCE!, Manhattan HIV Care Network, New York AIDS Coalition (NYAC), New York City AIDS Housing Network (NYCAHN), Queers for Economic Justice, Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), Sylvia Rivera Law Project, The AIDS Institute, Treatment Action Group (TAG), Women's HIV Collaborative of New York, The House of Peace, The New Sanctuary Movement- NY Coalition. Thank you!