Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Time: 5:30PM - 8:00PM Location: The Independence Visitors Center Address: 6th and Market Sts., Philadelphia, PA Registration:Register online
Let’s celebrate the start of AIDS Education Month! Please join us for hors d’oeuvres, great conversation, and the presentation of the annual Kiyoshi Kuromiya awards!
This year Philadelphia FIGHT chooses to honor the 10th Anniversary of the death of Kiyoshi Kuromiya by selecting individuals who stood alongside Kiyoshi while he was alive and fought for People Living with HIV and have become leaders in the fight for those living with HIV in the work they do now. The 2010 recipients are:
Julie Davids, founder of CHAMP for her continued work on the national level to advocate for prevention and treatment justice.
Asia Russell, one of the founders of Health GAP, for her continued work on the International level to demand access to treatment for PWA around the globe.
David Acosta, of AACO, for his continuing role at the local level to advocate for PWAs and in particular his work with the latino and LGBTQ communities to address stigma.
Roy Hayes, for his continuing role as a leader in ACT UP and as a mentor to people living with HIV to become advocates and activists.
Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010 Time: 10:00AM - 6:00PM Location: Fairmount Park, Area #1 Address: 33rd Street between Diamond & Oxford, Philadelphia, PA Registration:Register online
This is a annual family-friendly event with a live DJ, information tabling, games and lots of great food including burgers and hotdogs, ribs and chicken, Philly soft pretzels and water ice!
The intent of this yearly event is to bring HIV support groups and community members in Philadelphia and the surrounding areas together.
Come and enjoy an HIV speaker jam, sports and card games, dancing, and more! Over 250 people attended the 2009 event.
Interested in volunteering or helping out at the Cookout?
Contact Hassan at Hjgibbs@fight.org or call 215-985-4448 ext 130
Date: Thursday, June 10, 2010 Time: 5:00PM - 8:00PM Location: St. Luke’s Church Address: 13th Street between Spruce and Pine, Philadelphia, PA Registration:Register online
In the 10th anniversary of Kiyoshi Kuromiya’s death, FIGHT will bring three speakers to address three of the key issues Kiyoshi Kuromiya fought for during his lifetime.
Mark Harrington, Executive Director of the Treatment Action Group, will discuss the future of HIV Treatment and Science
Che Gossett, from the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss the future of Gay Rights.
Beth McConnell, Executive Director of the Media and Democracy Coalition, will discuss the future of access to technology and freedom of information.
Join us to learn about the progress on these issues since Kiyoshi’s death and what work still needs to be done in the next 10 years.
Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Time: 8:00AM - 5:00PM Location: The Pennsylvania Convention Center Address: 12th and Arch Sts., Philadelphia, PA Registration:Register online
The summit creates discussion among HIV/AIDS providers, prevention workers, care outreach staff, city agency representatives, youth leaders, faith based groups, and consumers about evidence-based outreach strategies and best practices in targeting and connecting to care the most at-risk groups in Philadelphia. Along with our traditional faith-based, research, policy, and youth tracks, we’re excited to bring you another year of Sex Work and Latino tracks, along with the newest set of Housing and Transgender-specific prevention workshops!
This conference is for all of us!
People Living with HIV * Case Managers * Social Workers * Health Care Providers * Faith-based groups * Youth * Prevention Workers * Caregivers * City Employees * Researchers * Outreach Workers * School Nurse and Health Educators * Anyone interested in the latest HIV/AIDS Info!
Event Schedule:
9am-10am: Opening Remarks
Master of Ceremonies: Rev. Dr. Ernest McNear
Invocation: Bishop B. F. Peterson, New Life Development Corporation
Jane Shull, Executive Director of Philadelphia FIGHT
Donald F. Schwarz, MD, MPH, Deputy Mayor for Health and Opportunity
AIDS Education Month Co-Chairs: Gary Bell, BEBASHI and Robb Reichard, Philadelphia AIDS Fund
Keynote Speaker, Reverend Debra Hickman
Juliet Fink, AEM Coordinator
10:15am-11:30am:Session 1
HIV 101: What You Need to Know
Pre-conceptual Counseling for Women Living with HIV: Preventive Measures to Ensure the Delivery of a HIV Negative Baby
The Future of Black MSM HIV Prevention
In My Backyard? Ethical Considerations Then and Now: Impacts on the Philadelphia Response to Research Participation
Intimate Partner Violence
Re-Careering: To Work or Not to Work?
IDU’s and the Medical Community: Patient Needs from a Harm Reduction Point of View
Linking, Retaining and Transitioning HIV + Youth
Over Sixty, Sexy, And Susceptible: Why Seniors Should be Concerned about HIV? Become a HIV Resource to your Grandchildren and Other Persons Important in your Life!
Everyone Needs a Home: HIV and the Housing Crisis
TRICC’n It! The 5 Elements of a Healthy Relationship
11:45am-1:00pm: Session 2
Women Fighting Back in AIDS Epidemic
Because the T is Usually Silent: Being a Trans Ally in the LGBTQ Community
Preparing for PrEP and Other ARV-based Prevention Interventions
The Importance of Mind, Body, Spirit Wellness
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: Mobilizing Latino Communities and Expanding the Reach of Public Health through Local and State Partnerships
The SCOPE Project: Disregarded Syringes in Kensington
HIV and STI: What’s the Connection?
When Faith-based Communities Join the Fight
Sex Work, Prostitution and Trafficking: What’s the Difference?
Couch Surfing Youth and HIV Transmission: Connecting the Dots with Data and Structural Change to Provide Better Shelter and Services
Sexual Compulsivity and HIV Prevention: An intimate link
1:00pm-2:15pm: LUNCH
2:30pm-3:45pm: Session 3
Tina and Her Sisters: How Party and Play Puts Gay Men at Greater Risk of HIV & STDs
Can Low-Threshold Drug Counseling Interventions Work?
People Living with HIV/AIDS: How to Build a Support System and Mentorship
Let’s Talk about What we Aren’t Talking About
How the War on Drugs has ‘Arrested’ HIV Prevention
Mobilizing Community Media for HIV/AIDS Awareness
A Social Xchange: Engagement of Ballroom Communities in HIV Prevention
Community Response: Living with HIV, Spirituality and our Faith Communities
I’m Still Standing Strong (22 years Living with HIV/AIDS)
Creating Safe Space for Sex Workers
4:00pm-5:15pm: Session 4
Woman in the mirror: Black Women on Black Women and HIV
Working 9-5: Trans and the Workplace
Advocacy in Philadelphia’s Latino Community
Legislative and Policy Advocacy for Hot Button Issues
What About Me? Focusing on the Needs of HIV/AIDS Providers
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 Time: 8:30AM - 5:00PM Location: Temple University Student Center Address: 1755 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA Registration:Register online
Beyond the Walls: Prison Health Care & Reentry Summit will bring together former prisoners, advocacy organizations, faith based organizations, healthcare providers, activists, re-entry programs, parole/probation officers, and prison staff. We will talk about health and re-entry challenges facing persons who are incarcerated and persons re-entering our communities, including HIV, mental health issues, substance use, housing, jobs, mentorship and educational programs and focus on community responses to the crisis in the criminal justice system.
This year's Beyond the Walls: Prison Health Care and Reentry Summit content will focus around the following track areas:
Accessing Services for Reentry
Activism and Community Empowerment
Legal Issues
Prison Health: Physical, Mental and Behavioral
Restorative and Transformative Justice
Women, Youth and Families
9:00am – 10:15am Opening Session: Breaking the Cycle: Strategies on Prevention, Reentry, Education and Community Building. Featuring remarks and responses from:
Prison Commissioner Giorla, PPS
Dr Arthur Evans, DBH-MRS
Deputy Commissioner Charlotte A Council, Philadelphia Police
Senator Shirley Kitchen
Michael Resnick, Chief of Staff to Deputy Mayor Gillison
Carolyn Harper, RISE
Jeanette Moody, Institute for Community Justice
Samuel Morales, Projecto Sol
Facilitator: Waheedah Shabazz-El, Support Center for Prison Advocacy
10:30am-12:00pm
Faith Work Behind the Walls
HIV Continuity of Care
Local Housing Resources
Mental Health Care in the Philadelphia Prison System
Mothers at the Frontlines: Working to Heal Our Communities
Staying Out: How to Make it on the Outside
Tips for Advocating for Your Loved One in the Philadelphia Prison System
Juvenile Detention: An Exploration of Health Care Access
Beyond Power & Control: Working with Incarcerated Victims of Domestic Violence
Right to Write: Teaching Writing to Young Men in New York Prisons
1:00pm-2:30pm
Beyond Reentry: Rebuilding Our Lives After Prison
Challenging the Criminalization of Young People in Philadelphia
Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Pursuing Higher Education: CCP's Ex-Offender Program
Philadelphia's Specialty Courts: First Judicial District Mental Health Court
Rehabilitation, Resources and Restrictions: Working With People Convicted of Sex Offenses
Residential Self Help: The Delancy Street Model for Reentry, Recovery and Rebuilding Lives
The Guild Program: Restoring People and Places
The Impact of Criminal Records on Benefits, Employment and Housing
2:45pm-4:15pm
Human Rights in Prison: Behind Bars but not Beyond Justice
Project Dawn Court: Alternatives to Imprisonment for Female Sex Workers
Substance Abuse Resources: Behind the Walls & Into the Community
Meeting the Needs of Returning Veterans
When Someone Goes to Prison The Whole Family Is Incarcerated
Date: Saturday, June 26, 2010 Time: 11:00AM - 6:00PM Location: Temple University Student Center Address: 1755 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA Registration:Register online The Youth Outreach, Education, and Empowerment Summit was created to engage youth between the ages of 13 and 24 in Philadelphia to be involved in leadership roles in HIV/AIDS Prevention, peer education and/or advocacy initiatives and to address HIV/AIDS as a social justice health issue.
In its fourth year, we have designed the summit to bring together youth and adults from all sections of the city. The primary goal of the Youth Outreach, Educational, and Empowerment Summit is to engage and educate youth about issues that impact them today with workshops about Sexual
HIV and STD testing will be available during this day. While at the summit, youth and adults will have the opportunity to meet other youth and organizations that are a part of the social change, participate in workshops, gather information, connect with others, and learn more about issues that impact youth in 2010.
Youth Outreach Education and Empowerment Summit is designed the summit to bring together youth and adults from all sections of the city. The primary goal of the Summit is to engage and educate youth about issues that impact them today.
This year's Youth Outreach Education and Empowerment Summit content will focus around the following track areas:
Sexual Health
Peer Support and Prevention
Arts & Media
Adult Track11:00am - 12:00pm
Opening Featuring a Youth developed Poetical
12:00 - 1:15pm
Sex Quizzo
S.T.A.R. : Teens, Sex, and Relationships
Silk Screening for Change
TRICC (for Adults)
1:15pm-2:15pm Lunch2:15pm-3:30pm
No Adults Allowed!
Workshop in a Box
It Takes a Village
Developing Youth Leaders (for Adults)
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Match Maker
The MESSAGE: Start Rhymin', Stop AIDS
Media 4 Ur Cause
Building Bridges (for Adults)
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Ice Cream Social
Performances
Open Mic
Dance Contest
iPod Raffles
