Rising While Living Affected

Summit Comes to Pine Bluff Campus


Campaign To End AIDS' (C2EA) will host a regional summit on the campus of the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, June 8 & 9th, 2013 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
The summit will feature sessions  around "Advocacy" and address ways Arkansas residents can begin taking an active role in advocating for themselves and promoting positive change for people living with HIV/AIDS in their communities. The sessions will include as many HIV/AIDS residents, AIDS service organizations, community based organizations, schools, churches, etc., as possible to be a part of the discussion.

Organizers hope to highlight the issues that not just affect people living with AIDS nationally, but the local needs of the people in your state. Issues discussed will include, but not limited to: housing and HOPWA, ADAP, Arkansas' political stand as it relates to people living with HIV/AIDS and the state's response to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, availability of services, and the state's re-entry program for people with HIV/AIDS released from penitentiaries.

They will also hear what issues not covered in this summit the HIV/AIDS community in Arkansas identifies as needing to be address.
The second day of the summit will be devoted to educating the HIV/AIDS residents of your communities about the "We Can End AIDS Mobilization for Economic Justice & Human Rights" demonstration in Washington, D.C. during the International AIDS Conference on July 24, 2012.

Campaign To End AIDS is a "grassroots" organization and funding for this type of event is limited at best. Past events such as this has been funded through fundraising activities by volunteers and associates to raise monies for those people who cannot afford the cost of travel and housing. For more information contact J. Raheem Harris, SW Regional Co-Chair, or For More on Campaign To End AIDS or the Mobilization:

http://www.c2ea.org

http://www.wecanendaids.org