UPDATE: 12/19, Congress sent President Obama the final appropriations bill for fiscal year 2012, which reinstates the ban on federal funding for syringe exchanges. The AIDS Foundation of Chicago strongly opposes the ban and released this statement in response.
UPDATE: 12/15 10:30 a.m. Overnight, the House released an omnibus spending bill that reinstates the ban on...
Read more...
Keri Peters (at left) poses with another Occupy Chicago protestor at a recent protest.
It was probably just a matter of time before the Occupy political movement and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) crossed paths.
The Occupy Wall Street movement has spread like a prairie fire throughout the United States and beyond -- from the streets of Oakland, Calif.,...
Read more...
Kenneth (at left) is HIV tested by Mike Jasper, of M.A.D.E. (at right). AFC Photo-Ed Negron
On the day before Thanksgiving, a 22-year-old African-American man named Kenneth leaned back in his chair, waiting to find out if he was HIV-positive.
It was quiet...
Read more...
An incident last month in which an Oak Park man allegedly bit a police officer upon arrest has again raised questions about Illinois' HIV criminal transmission law, among the harshest of such laws in the country.
According to the Chicago Tribune brief , a 36-year-old man allegedly bit a police officer on Nov. 18 when he was arrested for felony retail theft. He was also charged with aggravated...
Read more...
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...
Read more...
Watch When Will We See an AIDS-Free Generation? on PBS. See more from PBS NEWSHOUR.
On World AIDS Day, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) was all over the news, framing and contributing to the conversation about the ongoing epidemic.
In an interview ( above ) with PBS NewsHour, AFC President David Ernesto...
Read more...
The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) applauds President Barack Obama's historic announcement to scale up domestic resources and expand global goals in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
To commemorate World AIDS Day, Obama participated in a panel discussion on Dec.1, at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., which...
Read more...
Tomorrow is World AIDS Day and big hopes are pinned on President Barack Obama to lead the United States forward in the fight against HIV/AIDS -- at home and abroad.
Obama is scheduled to meet with a panel of dignitaries and celebrities, including President George W. Bush, President Bill Clinton, Bono, Alicia Keys and others. No question...
Read more...
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...
Read more...
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...
Read more...
