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Rally: Stop the budget cuts to HIV/AIDS and children's services!

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Date:
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Event Type:
Protest
Organizer/Author:
Giuseppe Cavaleri
Email:
Phone:
707-318-4155
Location Details:
Courthouse Square in downtown Santa Rosa, on Mendocino Ave between 3rd and 4th street. Across the street, but not in association with, Santa Rosa's Wednesday Night Downtown Market. Public transit accessible from 2nd street transit mall. From the Central Bay Area take Golden Gate Transits 80 or 101 bus line to Santa Rosa. Parking in parking garage and is free if one leaves after 7pm - regardless of arrival time.

THERE IS NO TIME TO MOURN - ONLY TIME TO ACT! Bring signs, posters, hearts, minds and voices! The governor wishes to cut HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and education along with Healthy Families and more integral programs all denizens of California rely on. This is an unprecedented affront to individual and public health. Join community groups, providers, family members and activists in raising our voices to a deafening roar in confronting this inhumane option! Endorsed by organizations and agencies across the state of California, come and see these important individuals share the real life implications of these cuts to HIV/AIDS prevention, Healthy Families and more: Speakers Include: *Pedro Toledo, Redwood Community Health Coalition *Raquel Gomez, Committee for Immigrant Rights of Sonoma County *Cheryl Negrin, Womens Health Specialists & The Phoenix Theater's Teen Clinic *Dwayne Zetner, Sonoma County Commissioner on AIDS *A representative from S.H.A.R.P. / Syringe Exchange, Sonoma County Hepatitis and AIDS Risk Reduction Project *Sister Francis, Community Activist *Lorie Violette, Concerned Parent +Special Guest Speakers Endorsed by (as of July 3rd) these agencies and organizations- Sonoma County: *Southwest Community Health Center *Face To Face *Drug Abuse Alternatives Center *Womens Health Specialists *Phoenix Theater Teen Clinic *Community Action Partnership *West County Health Centers *Redwood Community Health Coalition *Mendocino County AIDS Volunteer Network *Food For Thought *VOICES *Gotcha Covered *Impact! Central Bay Area: Harm Reduction Coalition *The D.O.P.E. Project *Casa Segura *Needle Exchange Emergency Distribution *Points Of Distribution Los Angeles County: Los Angeles Overdose Prevention Task Force Homeless Health Care Los Angeles Would your agency or organization like to endorse this action? Please contact Giuseppe Cavaleri (707-318-4155) or Karin Adams (707-293-7763) before July 7th! The more of us united in this event the more of an impact we shall have!
Added to the calendar on Fri, Jul 3, 2009 1:28PM
§Cartel en español
by Giuseppe Cavaleri
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§Stop The Cuts! Make a phone call!
by Giuseppe Cavaleri
A script and list of numbers to call. Tell the legislature, governor, and senators we will not accept cuts to these vital programs!
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