High-profile fundraiser to combat HIV/AIDS unveils new location, website, community partners, logo; 85-year-old woman to honor son with 20th consecutive stride at AIDS Run & Walk Chicago

CHICAGO – A model of commitment and determination, Mae Smith has not missed a single AIDS Run & Walk Chicago since her son, Ron, died of AIDS 20 years ago in 1993.

And the 85-year-old Glendale Heights woman intends to walk in the annual event for another 10 years — at least.

“It’s so much fun. …To be out and see all these people out for the same cause and we know that pretty soon, maybe it will be wiped out,” Smith said. “I’m not a pessimist. I’m an optimist. Things will get better.” (Hear Mae in her own words at: http://bit.ly/maes_story )

The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is thrilled to announce the opening of registration for the 2012 AIDS Run & Walk Chicago on September 30 at Soldier Field. This year’s event, produced by AFC and Special Events Management, features many exciting changes — including a new starting location, an altered route, a spiffy new logo (featured at the top of this release). But the spirit and the purpose remain the same for the thousands, like Mae, who participate: to raise money and awareness to end the AIDS epidemic and to help the estimated 46,000 people living in Illinois with HIV.

 

“We are extremely excited to breathe new life into the AIDS Run & Walk Chicago, while ensuring its sustainability for years to come,” said David Ernesto Munar, AFC’s president/CEO.

“Whether you run, walk or support those who do, we hope you will join Mae and act in honor of those we’ve lost over the years to AIDS and on behalf of those who continue to be affected by HIV/AIDS.”

Unlike previous years, the AIDS Run & Walk Chicago will start at Soldier Field — not Grant Park.

The 10K route extends south from Soldier Field along Lake Shore Drive, looping back north around McCormick Place along the beautiful Lake Michigan waterfront and turning back south through Grant Park, toward the home of the Chicago Bears.

The 5K route travels from Soldier Field north along the lakefront, and returning south through Grant Park. Event registration is $30 in advance; $50 on-site. To register as an individual or as a team, visit aidsrunwalk.org or call (312) 334-0946.

AFC is also proud to announce this year’s fundraising partners for the AIDS Run & Walk Chicago. Under new guidelines developed in consultation with its Service Providers Council for  the CommunityDirect program, in which 90% of all money raised by a CommunityDirect team is returned directly to the participating HIV/AIDS-related organization.

The aim was to support AIDS programs and services in Chicago’s various neighborhoods, and particularly in those most affected by HIV/AIDS, in a way that’s sustainable for the future. The diverse HIV/AIDS-focused organizations chosen represent a mix of budget sizes focused on HIV services and varied geographic reaches of clientele.

“At the heart of AFC’s work is partnership,” said Joe Hollendoner, senior vice president of programs at AFC. “We look forward to continuing to work with our CommunityDirect partners to raise HIV awareness and funds — one step at a time.”

The CommunityDirect partners serving the South Side are Greater Full Gospel Church, Jackson Park Hospital, Making A Daily Effort (M.A.D.E.), Men & Women in Prison Ministries, Project VIDA, South Side Help Center, Christian Community Health Center and the Michael Reese HIV Program.

Those serving the North are Emmaus Ministries, Asian Human Services, Young Women’s Empowerment Project (YWEP), Chicago Women’s AIDS Projects (CWAP), Chicago House, Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) and Howard Brown Health Center.

CommunityDirect partners on the West Side include New Age Services, Austin Health Center, Erie Family Health Center, Vida/SIDA and The Children’s Place.

Those organizations approved that provide citywide services were Legal Assistance Foundation, Chicago Recovery Alliance (CRA), AIDS Legal Council of Chicago, Alexian Brothers AIDS Ministry, HHO/Vital Bridges, The Night Ministry, FCAN, Heartland Human Care Services, Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health, PACPI and University of Illinois at Chicago – COIP.

And finally, AFC is proud to also partner with organizations that serve people outside of the Chicagoland area: Canticle Ministries, Youth Outlook, Agape Ministries, Catholic Charities of Lake County and Open Door Clinic.

Mark your calendars! Visit aidsrunwalk.org to register today and read more about the incredible story of Mae Smith.
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Media contact: Rhett Lindsay, 312-334-0935

AFC is deeply concerned that and the General Assembly are considering cutting HIV programs by $4 million or 14%, which will actually lower state funding for HIV prevention, housing, corrections, minority health, perinatal HIV, and harm reduction programs by 50%.

Based on public health data these cuts could result in 108 additional people becoming infected with HIV, resulting in over $40 million in lifetime medical costs; and nearly 1,000 HIV-positive persons losing access to housing and vital supportive services.

If you’ve had enough we urge you to take action in the following ways:

  1. E-mail the governor and your state representative and senator
  2. Use the HIV budget toolkit below to easily communicate with their elected officials about the budget cuts
  3. Attend the 2012 Illinois HIV/AIDS Lobby Day on Wednesday, April 18, 2012

 

Illinois HIV Budget Toolkit

 

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Take in some musical theater AND help the fight to end AIDS?

That’s the win-win.

On Friday, March 2, the Porchlight Music Theatre’s performance of “A Catered Affair” will benefit the AIDS Foundation of Chicago. The show begins at 7:30 p.m.

Based on the 1950s play that starred Bette Davis, the musical is “a beautiful exploration of the resilience of love,” according to the Porchlight’s website.

The Porchlight provides this overview of the plot: “A couple must decide whether to spend their life savings on the family taxicab business or to celebrate their only daughter’s marriage with a lavish catered affair, providing her with the joyful wedding they never had for themselves. This bittersweet reflection on the complexities of relationships between husbands and wives and parents and children will break your heart and make you laugh in one shared moment.”

For more information, please visit the Porchlight’s website.

To buy tickets to the March 2 performance, please call 773-327-5252 or go to stage773.com .

Fernando Blasco Lagos stands (center with red hat) with his peers at the United States Conference on AIDS in November. (AFC Photo-Ed Negron)

Fernando Blasco Lagos, a longtime HIV/AIDS advocate for the Latino community, died on Dec. 23. A celebration of his life is planned for Saturday, Jan. 14, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the First Congregational Church, 1305 N. Hamlin Ave., Chicago.

Fernando will always be remembered for his immense joy, his profound commitment to helping and serving the community, his generous spirit, his welcoming smile and his high regard for his friends. As we grieve his passing we’re grateful for the opportunity to have shared time and space with such a special person, who continues to be an inspiration for us all.

 

We wholeheartedly hope his family and friends find solace in his memory and his example of commitment and dedication. I will always have him in my heart, I will always remember his great sense of humor and will keep the memory of his friendship as one of life’s precious gifts and will follow his example in trying to make this world a better place for all.

Fernando siempre será recordado por su gran alegría, por su profundo compromiso de ayuda y servicio a la comunidad, por su espíritu generoso, por su sonrisa amable y por su alto sentido de la amistad.  Lamentamos y nos duele su partida, pero al mismo tiempo nos sentimos agradecidos por la oportunidad de coincidir en tiempo y espacio con un ser tan especial, que ha sido inspiración para muchos.

Esperamos de corazón que todos sus familiares y amigos encuentren consuelo en su recuerdo y en su ejemplo de entrega y dedicación.  Yo personalmente, siempre lo llevare en mi corazón, recordare su gran sentido del humor y guardare su amistad como un gran regalo de la vida y seguire su ejemplo para hacer de este mundo un lugar mejor para todos.

Sincerely,

David Ernesto Munar

President/CEO of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago

On Friday, December 16, Congress sent President Obama the final fiscal year 2012 appropriations bill, which reinstates a prohibition on using federal funding to support syringe exchanges. We implore President Obama to condemn the federal funding ban in the strongest language possible and begin working immediately for its repeal.

“Reinstating the ban on federal syringe exchange funding is a terrible setback and a clear rejection of science and human rights,” said David Ernesto Munar, president/CEO of AIDS Foundation of Chicago. “The debate about needle exchanges was settled in 2009. Congress and the President are reversing a major public health gain at a time in the AIDS epidemic when we cannot afford to take steps backward.”

The federal ban on funding for syringe exchanges was enacted in the 1980s, and was repealed in 2009 by Congress and President Obama. Nine states and one city (Chicago) applied to the federal government to use $2.7 million federal funding for syringe exchanges, according to the National Association of State and Territorial AIDS Directors. Advocates hailed the lifting of the ban as a victory for science?based HIV prevention services.

“We are dismayed that this year Congress threw in the towel when it comes to HIV prevention. They beat back provisions restricting abortion, workers’ rights and pollution enforcement,” Munar said. “Why aren’t people at risk of HIV just as important?”

By reinstating the federal funding ban, Congress is ignoring irrefutable scientific evidence that syringe exchanges reduce HIV and hepatitis transmission, increase participation in substance abuse treatment, and, in fact, do not encourage drug use.

Progressive sterile syringe exchange policies in Illinois have reduced by two?thirds HIV cases among injection drug users since 2001, saving an estimated $200 million in lifetime medical costs.

In July 2010, President Obama released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, which calls for a 25 percent reduction in new HIV cases by 2015. The strategy lists syringe exchanges as one several “scientifically proven biomedical and behavioral approaches that reduce the probability of HIV transmission.”

We are committed to working anew to repeal the federal ban on funding for syringe exchanges. We call on our state and national legislators to do the same.

It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of John Davis, a great warrior in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Davis died on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, after a long battle with HIV. He worked as an emergency services associate, on the housing team, at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) in 2007 before leaving for health reasons. Davis will be remembered as a relentless and courageous advocate for those with HIV/AIDS, particularly on Chicago’s South Side.

“John was very passionate and committed,” said Melanie Paul, supportive housing coordinator for AFC. “He helped me find my voice when I first started advocating.”

 

Paul was mentored by Davis when they both served on the Ryan White Planning Council. She remembers his kindness, his sense of humor and his honesty.

“Because he was so open with his experience,” Paul said, “it made me feel more comfortable sharing my own experience as a person living with HIV.”

Before Davis joined AFC, he worked as a case manager for the Woodlawn Organization and later for the Alliance for Community Empowerment. He was an activist who participated in local, state and federal advocacy activities.

For a time, he also spearheaded and facilitated an HIV/AIDS service providers’ picnic on the South Side that brought together clients and organizations alike.

“John was very client-centered, always hustling for his clients,” said Michael Grego, Ryan White Part A and Department of Rehabilitation Services case management coordinator for AFC, who had known Davis when they were both case managers.

“He was always asking questions — that’s what I remember about John — always wanting to know what impact things would have for people living with HIV/AIDS,” Grego said.

In 2007, Davis grew too ill to work full-time and left AFC. But he still made it a point to drop by whenever he was in the neighborhood.

Davis was “an advocate, educator and community leader,” said Cynthia Tucker, AFC’s director of prevention and community partnerships.

“He will truly be missed,” Tucker said.  

The Homegoing Service for John Davis

Visitation: 6-9 p.m., Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, A.R. Leak Funeral Home, 7850 S. Cottage Grove

Funeral Service: Wake-11 a.m., Funeral-12 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, Liberation Church, 6810 S. Ashland

Condolences can be sent to Tobitha Johnson, Davis’ sister, 14812 S. Michigan Ave., Dolton, IL, 60419

 

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL, met with the AIDS Foundation of Chicago and the Service Providers Council on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, to discuss the AIDS epidemic and concerns that the political climate in Washington could threaten progress. What follows is an open letter of thanks to Sen. Durbin for his support.

December 5, 2011
The Honorable Richard J. Durbin
United States Senate
711 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510

Dear Sen. Durbin,

Thank you for taking the time to meet with us on Friday, one day after World AIDS Day, to discuss the ongoing AIDS epidemic in Chicago and throughout the country.

We count you as an important ally in this fight against AIDS. As you noted, your own political career runs parallel to this 30-year epidemic. Since you frightfully gathered your three children to talk about sex at the dawn of AIDS, we’ve made significant progress.

There have been groundbreaking medical advances in HIV prevention, developments that allow us to envision an AIDS-free generation. But, as we discussed, there remain significant political and economic challenges that threaten the gains made in recent years.

Particularly, we’re concerned that automatic deficit reductions will result in harmful cuts to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and research programs. We understand that programs like Social Security and Medicaid are protected from the sequester but we’re less confident about other important programs, such as Ryan White, the AIDS Drug Assistance Program and critical research funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health.

But there are other threats, too, such as partisan opposition to the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and, on the state level, enforcement of antiquated HIV criminal transmission laws that perpetuate fear and stigma.

We hope you will continue to be a fierce advocate for the 1.2 millions living with HIV/AIDS on all of these fronts. In particular, we appreciate your extraordinary leadership on allowing federal funding to be used for syringe exchanges, despite efforts to reinstate the ban that defy the solid, scientific evidence of effectiveness.

We would also like to thank Mr. Michael Bauer, who helped facilitate our meeting, and all the members of the Service Providers Council (SPC) who took time out of their own busy schedules to participate. A list of participants is included below. SPC members make a difference daily with their passionate advocacy and tireless work in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Please know, Sen. Durbin, that we plan on doing our part. As you observed, it’s critical to continue telling the human story of this epidemic. Indeed, those affected by HIV/AIDS are not just numbers. They are our brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, friends and lovers.

Thank you for listening to us. No question – in these troublesome times, we need friends like you in Washington’s halls of power. We appreciate your unwavering support.

Sincerely,
David Ernesto Munar
CEO/President of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago

Participants in the Dec. 2, 2011 meeting with Sen. Dick Durbin,
AIDS Foundation of Chicago Service Providers Council

Ann Fisher, AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
Michelle Wetzel, Alexian Brothers Bonaventure House
Jing Zhang, Asian Human Services
Maurice Chapman, Austin Health Center CBC Initiative
Antoine Maxwell, Brothers Health Collective
Dr. Alan Landay, Chicago Center for AIDS Research
Chris Brown, Chicago Department of Public Health
Deborah Johnson, Christian Community Health Center
Jamal Edwards, Howard Brown Health Center
Joe Hollendoner, Howard Brown Health Center
Tere Garate, Illinois Department of Public Health
Dr. Mildred Williamson, Illinois Department of Public Health
Michelle Gilbert, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Ricardo Rivera, Midwest AIDS Training + Education Center
David Roesler, Open Door Clinic
Anne Statton, Pediatric AIDS Chicago Prevention Initiative
Pete McLoyd, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center
Curtis Reed, Chair of the Board of Directors, AIDS Foundation of Chicago

This is an open letter to President Barack Obama and the World AIDS Day panelists, including President George W. Bush, President Bill Clinton, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, California Rep. Barbara Lee, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Bono and Alicia Keys. The historic discussion will take place on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, at George Washington University, and can be viewed from the (RED) website.

November 30, 2011

The President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President and distinguished World AIDS Day panelists,

Thank you for agreeing to sit down at the table on this historic World AIDS Day and renewing your commitment to bringing an end to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Reflecting on 2011, we expect this year to be known as the moment that finally put to rest the treatment v. prevention debate. As we all surely know now — treatment is prevention.

Looking to the future, it’s time to retire another worn-out dichotomy: the global v. domestic response to AIDS. We need a unified commitment and a detailed plan for fighting the epidemic at home and abroad, vigorously working toward the AIDS-free generation so eloquently envisioned by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last month.

We raise this point because we worry this World AIDS Day panel will focus largely on international issues. As you know, there are still over 1 million people in the United States with HIV. In several states, waiting lists for drug assistance are growing. Budgets are being cut.

Now is the time to recommit ourselves to the fight against AIDS here at home, or risk gains made in the past 30 years. Now is the time to articulate concrete steps the United States will take to make the bold vision of an AIDS-free generation a reality.

President Obama, you gave us hope with your unveiling of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy last year, the first of its kind. But now we need you to push this plan forward with detailed action. How will we fulfill its promise?

As you know, this is urgent. Between 2006 and 2009, the number of HIV infections among young gay/bisexual African-American men increased almost 50 percent — the highest incidence increase of any at-risk group, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

President Bush, it was you who marshaled national resources for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The significance of that cannot be overstated. We must scale up the program in order to meet the United Nations goal of treating 15 million people worldwide by 2015.

And we must also ask ourselves, what have we learned from PEPFAR that we can use to address the epidemic domestically?

President Clinton, when you addressed delegates at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City in 2008, you vowed to broaden the focus of the William J. Clinton Foundation’s HIV/AIDS Initiative to also target AIDS in America. This came on the heels of CDC data showing a 40 percent increase in HIV infections in the United States.

Respectfully, we have seen too little come of your pledge. No one can question your foundation’s commitment to HIV/AIDS globally, but it is time to bring the fight home.

Sen. Marco Rubio, as you well know, over 3,000 people in your state of Florida are currently on the AIDS Drug Assistance Program waiting list. We hope you’re committed to changing that by fighting to provide those people with access to affordable medication.

Rep. Barbara Lee, you have been a lionhearted advocate for HIV/AIDS in this country. You were instrumental in eliminating the HIV travel and immigration ban and bringing the International AIDS Conference to Washington, D.C., in July. Please continue leading us in this fight, globally and at home.

And Bono, we commend you for your work through ONE and (RED). We hope you’ll continue to use your celebrity to broker discourse on HIV/AIDS everywhere it resides, including the United States.

To all of you, we thank you for your passion and commitment.

With a greater allocation of resources for HIV prevention, care and treatment to meet the National HIV/AIDS Strategy targets, stalwart defense of the Affordable Care Act, and a renewed federal commitment to the Medicaid program, we can make enormous progress against HIV/AIDS.

Ending HIV/AIDS is a moral and humanitarian endeavor that matches our commitment to curb unnecessary future healthcare expenditures and increase our nation’s productivity.

Let us stir our citizens to action! A reinvigorated and well-informed American public is necessary to ending AIDS globally and at home in the United States.

On this World AIDS Day, we implore you to pledge greater attention and support to move forward on efforts to end the AIDS epidemic worldwide.

Striving for an end to AIDS domestically is as important as our nation’s commitments to rid the world of AIDS globally through an expanded commitment to PEPFAR; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis; and comprehensive prevention and treatment efforts.

We urge you to make a bold announcement about our nation’s ability to begin to end this epidemic in our country, our communities and our world.

Respectfully yours,

David Ernesto Munar
President/CEO of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago

Follow David Ernesto Munar on Twitter: www.twitter.com/dmunar

On November 22, 2011, AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) hosted a webinar that discussed IDPH’s FY12 budget.  This legislative year the General Assembly combined all HIV funding for IDPH into one budget line item. 

What to find out how IDPH plans on spending and allocating these funds? Click here and view webinar presentation materials .

Experts, advocates and leaders in the HIV/AIDS community will travel to Chicago from all over the country this weekend for the United States Conference on AIDS. The 15th Annual USCA, facilitated by the National Minority AIDS Council, will be at the Sheraton Chicago Towers and Hotel, Thursday, Nov. 10 to Sunday, Nov. 13.

The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is proud to be serving on the Chicago Hosting Committee and will participate in many workshops, panels and presentations throughout the busy weekend.AFC President/CEO David Ernesto Munar will help kick things off on Thursday morning at the opening plenary, as he moderates a discussion with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and the National AIDS Policy Director Jeff Crowley.

If you can’t make the conference, you can read updates from the AFC’s new Inside Story blog as the week progresses.

To view the full schedule for the weekend, download the USCA program.

Here’s an overview of where AFC will be leading up to and during the conference…

AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) before and during the United States Conference on AIDS, Nov. 8-13

*All events are at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, 301 East North Water St., unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, Nov. 8 All day – Black Treatment Advocates Network steering committee meeting, @AFC office-200 West Jackson, Blvd., Suite 2200, feat. Keith Green, AFC’s director of federal affairs
5 p.m.

“Chicago Stories: Our Past and Future Fighting HIV/AIDS – Lessons for Nonprofit Executives at USCA,” @Spiaggia Restaurant Chicago, 980 North Michigan Ave.
Wednesday, Nov. 9
2:15-2:30 p.m. “Building and Sustaining Infrastructure Capacity to provide Community-based HIV Testing in Non-Clinical Settings,” w/Cynthia Tucker, AFC’s director of prevention and community partnerships, USCA Pre-conference Institute, @Michigan Room
11 a.m.-5p.m. “The Inaugural HIV Prevention Justice Leadership Assembly,” @University of Chicago Gleacher Center, w/Julie Davids, AFC’s director of national advocacy and mobilization
6 p.m.

“When Sex is a Crime and Spit a Dangerous Weapon: Defending Against HIV Criminal Laws,” @AFC offices-200 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 2200, (hosted by AFC)
Thursday, Nov. 10
8-10 a.m. Opening Plenary w/Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Jeff Crowley of the White House, moderated by AFC President/CEO David Ernesto Munar, @Chicago Ballroom, 4th level
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. AIDS United Institute: Mapping Pathways, @Columbus-lobby level, feat. Jessica Terlikowski, AFC’s director of regional organizing
11:15-11:45 a.m. “Adverse Childhood Experiences and HIV Risk Behaviors among Chicago Men Who Have Sex With Men: New Frontiers for HIV Prevention Intervention,” @ Chicago VIII, Level 4, feat.  Keith Green
2:30-2:45pm “Put a Ring on It: Promoting the New Female Condom in Chicago,” Jessica Terlikowski, Chicago Female Condom Campaign, @Chicago VIII, level 4
2:30 p.m. Harlem United Prevention Panel, Chicago X-4th level, feat. Keith Green
6-8:30 p.m. Welcome Reception, AFC part of Chicago Hosting Committee, @Chicago Ballroom 4th level
Friday, Nov. 11
9 a.m.-12 p.m. AIDS 2012 US Outreach: USCA Seminar, David Ernesto Munar, Chicago X-4th floor
2:15-4:15 p.m. Gay Men’s Policy Panel, @Michigan-2nd level, feat. Jim Pickett, AFC’s director of prevention advocacy and gay men’s health
4:30-6:30 p.m. “It’s an HIV Prevention Revolution: Promising New Strategies for Gay Men,”
@ Huron-2nd level, co-presenters Keith Green, Jessica Terlikowski and Jim Pickett
4:30 p.m. Corporate and Foundation Panel, @ Columbus-lobby level, David Ernesto Munar
Saturday, Nov. 12
9:30-11:30 a.m. “Good Prison Health is Good Community Health”: Coalition Building for Harm Reduction in Prisons/Jails , @ Colorado- 2nd level, Rev. Doris Green, AFC’s director of correctional health and community affairs, and Laura McTighe from Men & Women In Prison Ministries
9:30-11:30 a.m. “From Defense to Scale Up – Syringe Exchange and Federal, State and Local Advocacy Effort,” @Missouri-2nd level, Keith Green
9:30-11:30 a.m. “UN Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS and AIDS 2012: Can these events help advance the future US Domestic AIDS Response?,” @Columbus,-2nd level, David Ernesto Munar
9:30-11:30 a.m. “Development, Implementation and Initial Evaluation of a Peer Health Navigation Program Targeting Minority MSM,” @ Superior B 2nd level, Roman Buenrostro, Goldie Komai and Tomas Soto
4-6 p.m. “PrEP protects against HIV! What do we need to know and do before it can be added to the prevention toolbox?,” Jim Pickett, @Mayfair-2nd level
7-9 p.m. BAI/NBGMAC/CBGMC Town Hall , Chicago Ballroom, Keith Green
5-9 p.m. “5 Years, 5 Heroes,” feat. David Ernesto Munar, @ the Fairmont Hotel
Sunday, Nov. 13
9:30-11:30 a.m. IAS Community Roundtable, @ Huron Room, David Ernesto Munar
7-10 p.m. Art & Soul featuring Syleena Johnson, C.C. Carter and Tim’m T. West (@ Circuit Nightclub) , Keith Green
Monday, Nov. 14
5-9 p.m. Road to AIDS 2012 Chicago Town Hall, 5-9 p.m., Sheraton

Also, look for AFC booths at the conference:

307 – Policy & Team to End AIDS
309 – Prevention
311 – Housing & Care
313 – HIV Prevention Justice Alliance

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