Hundreds gather in AFC co-sponsored town hall meeting to discuss the impact of sweeping Medicaid cuts on communities of color
By Sara Semelka
In an effort to alleviate Illinois’ financial crisis, the state this summer made deep cuts in Medicaid funding, imposed new restrictions on Medicaid eligibility, programs and services, and enacted a slew of cuts to community-based...
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Tens of thousands of people descended upon Washington, D.C. for the International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) during the week of July 22-27.
They represented all races, gender identities, continents and walks of life. They were scientists, researchers, diplomats, activists, journalists – and people living with HIV/AIDS. It was truly an incredible global gathering focused...
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HIV criminalization has emerged as a major issue of the International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. this week.
Scott Schoettes, an attorney and HIV project director for Lambda Legal , was kind enough to answer some questions about HIV criminalization for the Inside Story blog.
Inside Story: In theory, these laws must have been originally created to prevent the spread...
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Here are some photos from Tuesday's We Can End AIDS march. AFC photos-Gregory Trotter
Harlan Smith, of Atlanta, Ga., and Tony Zheng, of China, make signs before the mobilization begins.
Activists ascend the stairs at the Walter Washington Convention Center to begin...
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The idea of “turning the tide” against the AIDS epidemic will prove to be no more than a slogan if more is not done to address the growing number of gay/bisexual men infected with HIV worldwide, experts said today.
Speaking at an afternoon press conference today, a panel of experts presented new research – recently published in a series in the medical journal, The Lancet...
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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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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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