Alliance for Living will hold multiple events including an art competition, community forum, HIV testing and mayoral proclamation.
Contact Alliance For Living Carol Jones Case Manager 154 Broad Street New London, CT 06320 Tel: 860-447-0884 cjones@allianceforliving.org
MAINE
Manchester
Events include an art competition, community health fair and march/rally.
Contact Premier Marketing Group, Inc. Roy Beck Senior Program Specialist P.O. Box 540 Manchester, ME 04351 royb@pmginc.biz
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Events include an art competition, candlelight vigil, community forum and HIV testing presented by the State of Emergency Initiative.
Contact Cynthia Harris Program Director 31 Heath Street Boston, MA, 02130 Tel: 617-238-2440 charris@mac-boston.org
Springfield
Events include a press conference, a community health fair, HIV testing and a mayoral proclamation.
Contact Robert Reardon Asst Director HIV Prevention Services 365 Bay St Springfield, MA 01109 Tel: 413-747-5144 413-747-5848 http://www.tapestryhealth.org
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Hanover
Dartmouth College will be holding a community forum and will be offering HIV testing.
Contact Erika D Robinson Community Director 5 Rope Ferry Road #6112 Hanover, NH 03755 Tel: 603-646-9045 erika.d.robinson@dartmouth.edu
NEW JERSEY
Piscataway
The Allen Chapel HIV/AIDS Ministry will be holding a spirituality workshop and worship service in recognition of Black AIDS Day.
A collaborative event to be held at St. Paul SOP Church presented by local agencies that provide HIV services. To include a candlelight vigil, HIV testing, PWA testimonies, solo and choir performances, and information tables.
Brooklyn Lives, a project of the Black Leadership Commission on AIDS of New York City, will be hosting a day-long series of events to raise awareness in the community, including rapid testing and counseling sessions.
Contact Brooklyn Lives Project c/oBlackLeadership Commission on AIDS, Inc. 1360 Fulton Street Restoration Plaza - Room 312 Brooklyn, NY 11216 718.622.5430 www.brooklynlivesproject.org
Manhattan
The AIDS Service Center of New York will sponsor a community forum and workshop, including topics on awareness and prevention.
Contact Lillian Anglada President Consumer Advisory Council 41 East 11th Street 5th Floor New York, NY 10003 Tel: 212-645-0875 ext. 367 lillian@ascnyc.org
Housing Works’ Adult Day Health Care Program and Residence will be holding an open house. Other events include an art competition and a community health fair.
Contact Johnny Guaylupo Intake Specialist 743 - 749 East 9th Street New York, NY Zipcode Tel: 212-677-7999 ext. 120 Guaylupo@housingworks.org
Rochester
A Black AIDS Awareness Day Health Fair will be held at MCC Damon City Campus from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Services include rapid HIV testing, glucose and blood pressure screenings and a free community resource fair.
Contact Rays of Hope Committee and Monroe Community College Sady Fischer Prevention Specialist 1350 University Avenue Rochester, NY 14607 Tel: 585-442-2220 sfischer@aidsrochester.org
Staten Island
Project WAVE NY will be working with over 200 agencies throughout the state to increase HIV awareness and testing in the African American community.
Contact Project WAVE NY Rebecca Oriz Program Manager 56 Bay Street, 6th Staten Island, NY 10301 Tel: 866-909-9283 Rebecca.ortiz@sihealthaction.org
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
Events include a candlelight vigil, a community forum/health fair, and HIV testing.
Contact Circle of Care Ronni Slater Outreach Counselor 260 South Broad Street Suite 1000 Philadelphia, PA 19102-5076 Tel: 215-985-2613 ronni@familyplanning.org
Pittsburgh
Events include a community forum, health fair, testing and a film series and discussion.
Contact Macedonia FACE Barbara J. Williams, LCSW, BCD Interim Executive Director 2226 Bedford Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Tel: 412-281-2573 bwilliams@macedoniaface.org
MIDWEST
ILLINOIS
Chicago
The Mary McLeod Bethune Women’s Center at Kennedy-King College will be presenting a program that educates students and faculty on HIV, including lectures and presentations. Free condoms and testing will also be offered.
Contact Professor Meryl L. Junious 6800 S. Wentworth Avenue, 3E78 Chicago, IL 60621 Tel: 773.602.5188 mmbwomenscenter@ccc.edu
The Hektoen Institute/ Provident Hospital HIV Program will be holding a candlelight vigil accompanied by a community forum and HIV testing and a community forum.
Contact William Anderson Prevention Coordinator 500 East 51st Street Chicago, IL, 60615 Tel: 312-572 2651 jahsonii@aol.com
IOWA
Des Moines
The AIDS Project of Central Iowa will be spreading awareness in African American bars. They will also offer HIV testing.
Jefferson County AIDS in Minorities will be holding a series of events at Lawson State Community College including a community health fair and HIV testing.
Contact Anthony O. Morris Executive Director 1925 Bessemer Road Birmingham, AL 35208 Tel: 205 781-1654 Tmorris334@aol.com
FLORIDA
Miami
Florida Internationl University’s Black Student Organization will be holding informational sessions in the student union. HIV testing will be provided by Care Resource.
Contact FIU Wellness Center Casandra Roache Senior Health Educator 11200 SW 8th Street UHSC 180 Miami, FL 33174 Tel: 305-348-4020 roachec@fiu.edu http://www.fiu.edu/~health
Foot in the Door, Inc. will be holding events including a press conference, community forum and public service announcement.
Contact Foot in the Door, Inc. Christine Stroy-Martin CFO8309 NW 22nd Avenue Miami, FL 3147-4101 Tel: 786.318.2337 x 112 cstroymartin@yahoo.com
Jacksonville
River Region HIV/AIDS Prevention Services will be working with other HIV/AIDS services in the Jacksonville area to plan a day of awareness targeted at the African American community. Other events include a community forum and a march/rally.
Contact Ms. Lolita Hill Director 324 West State Street Jacksonville, FL, 32202 Tel: 904-899-6300X4470 lhill@rrhs.org
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Staff of Africare will be constructing an HIV/AIDS memorial quilt. A candlelight vigil will also be held.
Aspirations Wholistic Tutorial Services will be holding a youth forum to dispel HIV/AIDS stigma. Additional events include an art competition and HIV testing.
NR PEACE, Inc. will be holding a plethora of events including a community health fair and HIV testing.
Contact Taisha Muse Outreach Worker/Administrative Assistant 3201 General De Gaulle Dr. Suite 201 New Orleans, LA 70114 Tel: 504-364-1950 taishamuse@yahoo.com
GEORGIA
Atlanta
Campaign to End AIDS Georgia will be holding a march/rally and will be registering voters.
NC Department of Health and Human Services will be holding a “New Versus Old School” step show and will provide HIV testing.
Contact Kristena Clay-James Program Consultant 225 N McDowell St 1902 MAil Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 Tel: 919-715-4821 kristena.clay-james@ncmail.net
Lillington
The Harnett County Department of Public Health will be holding a community talent showcase with information about HIV and will provide HIV testing.
Dry Creek United Church of Christ will be holding a special worship service for Black AIDS Day.
Contact Darek McCullers Interim Pastor 730 Crown Point Circle Concord, NC 28027 Tel: 704-720-9429 http://www.pastorsprayer.org
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia
Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services will be holding a press conference, health fair, and community forum. They will also offer HIV testing.
Contact Dean Edwards EMPACT Project Coordinator 2638 Two Notch Road, Suite 108 Columbia, SC 29204 Tel: 803-779-7257 dean.edwards@palss.org www.palss.org
Florence
Youth Forum and Awareness Campaign: “What’s under YA-HAT?” Young and Aware of HIV and Teen Pregnancy. Other events include a community health fair and HIV testing.
Contact Girls Inc of the Pee Dee Sonyetta Cooper-Green Director 1401 Buckingham Road Florence, SC 29506 Tel: 843-413-0999 girlsincpd@yahoo.com
MARYLAND
Baltimore
Sisters Together and Reaching, Inc. will be collaborating with the Baltimore BLCA and other ASOs and area churches to conduct HIV testing and awareness programs.
Johns Hopkins University AIDS Services will be holding an on site HIV/AIDS educational forum as well as a candlelight vigil and HIV testing.
Johns Hopkins University AIDS Service Patrice Henry Coordinator of Outreach Services 600 N. Wolfe Street, Carnegie 158 Baltimore, MD, 21287 Tel: 410-955-1165 phenry1@jhmi.edu
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson
Jackson State University will be holding a community health fair with HIV testing and a candlelight vigil.
Contact Mandrell Brown Coordinator of Student Life HIV/AIDS Project JSU Box 18090 Jackson, MS 39217-0690 Tel: 601-979-3308 mandrell.brown@jsums.edu
TEXAS
Dallas
Set Apart Aiming Victoriously to Eliminate Diseases will hold a leadership summit in observation of Black AIDS Day. A candlelight vigil will also be held and testing will be offered.
Black AIDS Memphis is sponsoring an evening of poetry/spoken word entitled “Breakin’ the Silence III: Black Poets Speak Out Against HIV.” HIV testing will also be offered.
Contact Black AIDS Memphis Ernest Donelson Founder/President 164 N. McLean Blvd. Suite 3 Memphis, TN 38104 Tel: 901-335-5931 blackaidsmemphis@yahoo.com
WEST
ARIZONA
Bisbee
NAACP and Housing Opportunitites for Persons with AIDS will be sponsoring a candlelight vigil and HIV testing.
Contact HOPWA - Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Lydia Montoya Outreach Coordinator Post Office Box 167 Bisbee, AZ, 85603 Tel: 520-432-8889 lmontoya@co.cochise.az.us
CALIFORNIA
Oakland
Determining our Own Destiny will be holding a gospel concert and will be offering HIV testing.
Contact Determining Our Own Destiny Roosevelt Mosby Executive 1608 Webster Street City, CA 94612 Tel: 510-834-9578 info@determiningourowndestiny.com
Long Beach
The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Services will be holding an HIV testing event.
Contact Denise R. Be Cotte Counselor 2525 Grand Avenue, #106 Long Beach, CA, 90815 Tel: 562/570-4359 denise_becotte@longbeach.gov
Los Angeles
P.E.A.C.E. Inc. and Ward AME Church will be holding a candlelight vigil.
Contact Regina Brandon Executive Director 1177 W 25th Street Los Angeles, CA, 90007 Tel: 213-747-1367 btru2you@sbcglobal.net
Oakland
The Center for Health training will be holding a candlelight vigil and peer educator training for HIV+ women.
The San Francisco AIDS Foundation and Black Brothers Esteem (BBE) will be holding a community forum.
Contact San Francisco AIDS Foundation Community Development Manager and Black Brothers Esteem (BBE) Program Manager 995 Market Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel: 415-487-8022 and 415-487-8011 mlubensky@sfaf.org and tbradford@sfaf.org
WASHINGTON
Seattle
The African Americans Reach and Teach Health Ministry will be sponsoring a gospel hip hop concert in honor of Black AIDS Day.
Contact African Americans Reach and Teach Health Ministry Executive Director 7728 Rainier Avenue S. Seattle, WA 98118 Tel: 206-850-2070 aarthministry@yahoo.com
US TERRITORIES
US VIRGIN ISLANDS
Christiansted
VIPUSH will sponsor an HIV/AIDS parent conference.
Contact Sandra Phaire PROGRAM DIRECTOR Post Office Box 913 Christiansted, VI 00821 Tel: 340-692-2323 340-772-4270 sphaire@yahoo.com
INTERNATIONAL
GUAM
Ho-Akoefe
VOLTA New Millenium AIDS Campaign Group will be providing HIV/AIDS counseling, will be accepting donations for PLWAs, and will be holding an open forum for pupils and teachers. Other events include a march/rally, HIV testing and a community health fair.
