Latino Commission on AIDS



Visit our Booths!
(Sun. July 22 – Thu. July 26)
Exhibit Hall D – Booth #153
Global Village – AID FOR AIDS International / Latino Commission on AIDS
Global Village – Latino Caribbean Diaspora Collaborative (LCDC)





Tuesday, July 17


EVENT: Joint Press Conference of Latino Commission on AIDS, AID FOR AIDS International, La Clínica del Pueblo, National Hispanic Medical Association and the Executive Office of the Mayor in Washington DC -Office on Latino Affairs.
FOCUS: Launching the campaign “United Against AIDS” to promote HIV testing,
solidarity, unity and action.
TIME: 11:00AM—12:00PM
LOCATION: La Clínica Del Pueblo
2831 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009

 

Saturday, July 21


EVENT: Joint Welcoming Reception at the Embassy of the Dominican Republic.
Hosted by the Ambassador of Dominican Republic, AID FOR AIDS International and the Latino Commission on AIDS
TIME: 6:30PM—8:00PM
LOCATION: Embassy of the Dominican Republic

 

Sunday, July 22


EVENT: Latino/Hispanic HIV Community Research Forum: Creando Una Red Para Un Futuro Sin VIH/SIDA
TIME: 8:00AM—5:00PM
LOCATION: Renaissance Washington D.C. Downtown Hotel
999 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001                        


EVENT: Ribbon-cutting
TIME: 5:00PM—5:30PM
LOCATION: Global Village - AID FOR AIDS/Latino Commission on AIDS Booth & Latino
Caribbean Diaspora Collaborative (LCDC)                        

 

Monday, July 23


EVENT:

Book Signing— Dr. Kurt Organista: HIV Prevention & Latinos
(The book includes a chapter by Dr. Miriam Vega, V.P. and Lina Cherfas, Team leader, Capacity Building Assistance Program of the Latino Commission on AIDS)

TIME: 9:30AM—10:00AM
LOCATION: Global Village - Latino Caribbean Diaspora Collaborative (LCDC) 


EVENT: Sesión Global Village—“el 15 de Octubre: Día Nacional Latino para la Concientización del SIDA (NLAAD) en los Estados Unidos y Territorios”
TIME: 10:00AM—12:00PM
LOCATION: Global Village - AID FOR AIDS/Latino Commission on AIDS Booth


EVENT: Poster Presentation—”Getting Latinos to Test: Address the self, partner, and structural levels”
TIME: 12:30PM—2:30PM
LOCATION: Hall D Exhibition—Poster Area                        

 

EVENT: Global Village Session—“The Landscape of Latina HIV Prevention Interventions and their Implementation”
TIME: 1:45PM—2:20PM
LOCATION: Global Village - Latino Caribbean Diáspora Collaborative (LCDC) 

 

EVENT: Film & Panel— “Shine the Light! HIV in the American South”
TIME: 6:00PM—9:00PM
LOCATION: The Woolly Mammoth Theatre                        


Tuesday, July 24


EVENT: Poster—”Building Capacities of Communities to address HIV testing and prevention needs in emerging Hispanic population localities”
TIME: 12:30PM—2:30PM
LOCATION: Hall D Exhibition—Poster Area

 

Wednesday, July 25


EVENT: Launching of “Sharing Stories, Creating Hope” Innovative Bilingual HIV Educational Campaign Using Multimedia Stories to Support Latinos/Hispanics special event
TIME: 11:00AM—12:00PM
LOCATION: Renaissance Washington D.C. Downtown Hotel
Congressional Hall A (ballroom level)
999 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 


EVENT: Sesión Global Village— “Implementando Avances Biomédicos en el campo del VIH a nivel comunitario-la necesidad de intervenciones a nivel estructural”
TIME: 11:30AM—1:30PM
LOCATION: Global Village - AID FOR AIDS/Latino Commission on AIDS Booth


EVENT: Poster— “Significant role of family and peers in interventions for Crystal Meth using Latino MSM”
TIME: 12:30PM—2:30PM
LOCATION: Hall D Exhibition—Poster Area                        

 

Thursday, July 26


EVENT: Poster—“Latinas por la Salud as an effective risk reduction intervention for Latinas in New York City”
TIME: 12:30PM—2:30PM
LOCATION: Hall D Exhibition—Poster Area


EVENT: Poster—”Community based organizations / Strategic plan analysis: Building HIV programming capacity across the nation”
TIME: 12:30PM—2:30PM
LOCATION: Hall D Exhibition—Poster Area


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Media work every day and presence at marches, community events and key plenaries
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