By David Ernesto Munar
Living with HIV is sometimes described as a rollercoaster but for me it’s more like a marathon or several of them.
Running has been my constant companion, even before my HIV diagnosis in 1994. Back then, my typical run was shorter – my impatience greater. My exercise routines mimicked the circumstances of my life. Desperate...
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The Human Rights/Harm Reduction branch of the mobilization waits before moving toward the White House. AFC Photos-Gregory Trotter
The last time Laura Thomas was arrested in front of the White House, on Dec. 1, 1989, she was 23 years old. She lied down in the cold street with other ACT UP activists, just trying to be seen.
In total, she’s been arrested for civil disobedience...
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“Turning the Tide Together” is produced by the Levi Strauss Foundation. The film depicts the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States and spotlights key responses in several regions, from San Francisco to the rural crisis in Florida.
The AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s housing programs are featured in the film to exemplify the extent of services needed to help people living with...
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Mayor Vincent Gray faced a tough crowd today as he attempted to welcome visitors to Washington D.C.
When he took to the stage for the opening ceremony of the Global Village – a free networking area that’s integral to the activist spirit of the conference -- a group of 20 or so protestors marched in front with signs demanding a comprehensive AIDS plan for the nation’s...
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By David Ernesto Munar
Like tweens at a Justin Bieber concert, scientists wildly cheered new experimental research findings earlier this month in the field of theoretical physics. The hoopla resulted from observations made possible by the Large Hadron Collider — the biggest particle accelerator ever built — of the existence of a long sought subatomic particle known as...
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Rev. Charles Straight, pastor of the Faith United Methodist Church in Dolton, Ill., delivers the opening convocation at AIDS 2012.
The voice thundered out from the bespectacled pastor to the silent, rapt audience.
“This is our prayer and this is our common desire for AIDS 2012 – that we be united all the world over as never before to truly turn the tide against...
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Here's a glimpse of the first day of AIDS 2012... (AFC photos-Gregory Trotter)
Condoms were in no short supply at the International AIDS Conference.
Roman Buenrostro,...
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Florence Ngobeni-Allen lost her 5-month-old daughter to AIDS some 15 years ago, before she had access to antiretroviral drugs.
For the HIV-positive South African, it was the most difficult moment of her life.
Fast-forward to present day, thanks to appropriate treatment and services, Ngobeni-Allen (at right) has two HIV-negative children: Alex, who turns 6 years old next...
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Federal investment will reduce impact of state budget cuts, continue access to life-saving HIV medications
CHICAGO, IL - The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) applauds the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for releasing $7.7 million in AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) emergency relief funding for Illinois. The money is part of an $80 million federal package announced...
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago at AIDS 2012
During the conference: HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (with another organization) is coordinating a Global Village Human Rights networking zone. AFC Staff: Julie Davids and Jim Merrell
SATURDAY, JULY 21
9 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Satellite: AIDS 2012...
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