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DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE				\nCONTACT: 	Naina Khanna, 347.528.6023\n					     
 					nkhanna@womenhiv.org	\n\n          WANNA END AIDS NOW?  ASK A WOMAN 
 HOW!\n	WORLD AIDS DAY RALLY AND CANDELIGHT VIGIL\n\nWHEN:\nFriday, December 
 1st, 2006 (World AIDS Day)  - 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM \n\nWHO:\nWORLD – Women 
 Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases, is an information and 
 support network by, for and about women with HIV/AIDS.  Over the years 
 WORLD has evolved into an internationally recognized non-profit 
 organization and currently operates out of Oakland, California.  \n\nWHERE: 
 \nWe will meet at 3:30 pm at WORLD’s downtown office (414-13th Street, 
 Second Floor).  At 4:00pm, we begin the march to City Hall.  The rally and 
 vigil will be held on the steps of City Hall, Frank Ogawa Plaza starting at 
 4:30pm.\n\nWHAT:\nOn World AIDS Day 2006, the women of WORLD and our allies 
 will march from WORLD’s office and gather on the steps of City Hall to 
 share their story of living with HIV and to demand that: (1) Women and 
 girls living with HIV must be included at all levels of decision-making 
 around HIV policy (2) HIV education and testing must be targeted to women 
 and girls (3) Prevention work must include advocating for the availability 
 of female-controlled prevention strategies (e.g. microbicides) (4) We must 
 fight to demystify and destigmatize HIV and the communities it 
 disproportionately impacts.\n\nBACKGROUND:\nWomen make up an increasing 
 proportion of new HIV infections in Alameda County, and in the U.S., AIDS 
 is the leading cause of death for African American women between the ages 
 of 25-44.  In keeping with the theme of World AIDS Day 2006 -- Stop Aids.  
 Keep the Promise – the women of WORLD  (Women Organized to Respond to 
 Life-Threatening Diseases) pledge to make women more visible in the 
 epidemic.   WORLD recently launched a billboard campaign featuring five 
 diverse HIV-positive women, which can be viewed at BART stations in the Bay 
 Area.  Some of the women featured in the poster campaign will share their 
 stories.\n\n_________________________________________________________________________________\nProviding 
 education, inspiration, & advocacy for women with HIV/AIDS since 1991\n414 
 – 13th Street, Second Floor, Oakland CA 94612  *  Phone: 510/986.0340 * 
 Fax: 510/986.0341\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/11/30/18334320.php
SUMMARY:Rally & Candlelight Vigil for World AIDS Day in downtown Oakland
LOCATION:downtown Oakland - starts at 414 13th Street and march to Oakland City Hall 
 (Frank Ogawa Plaza)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/11/30/18334320.php
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