National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness
Day 2006
On Friday, March 10, 2006 VOW helped our fiscal sponsor,
Family Health Project, organized a wonderful panel discussion
for the first annual National
Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This panel highlighted
four women of color HIV/AIDS activists:
 Miguelina
Ileana León, "A Historical Perspective
of Women in the AIDS Pandemic"
See video excerpt.
Cissy Elm, Director of the HIV/AIDS Program of the
American Indian Community House, "Women and AIDS
in the Native American Community"
See video.
Sumon Chin, Director of the HIV/AIDS Program
of the Chinese American Planning Council, "Through
the Voices of Asian & Pacific Islander Women and Girls:
Our Needs and Challenges" (video in a while)
Marie Saint Cyr, "Lessons Learned
in Developing Specific Prevention and Support Services for
Women in the Community" (video in a while)
On December 1, 2004 VOW helped organize a march from Wall Street
to City Hall and a rally at City Hall. The theme focused on
women, girls, and HIV and AIDS. The most popular chant was "Women
with AIDS will be heard today!" We were! See
pictures and video.
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