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Calendar of Events
- All events are free and open to the public.
- Advance registration is required.
- Register online or by phone at 215.985.4448 x250
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
The Opening Reception Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Time: 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Location: The Independence Visitors Center
Address: 6th and Market Streets
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!
We are pleased to announce this year's recipients:
Cynthia (Sky) Vasquez, Congreso’s Esfuerzo Program
Greg Thompson and Lin Crowe, Kingdom Care Reentry Network
Adriane Medford and Scott Booker, The Philadelphia Freedom From AIDS Campaign ministry. Print out the Flyer Now! Saturday, June 6, 2009
AIDS Education Month Community Cookout Date: Saturday, June 6, 2009
Time: 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Location: Fairmount Park Area #1
Address: 33rd and Oxford Streets
Registration: Register online
Join us for a relaxing day in Fairmount Park. Bring your family and friends.
- HIV Speaker Jam
- Rapid HIV Testing available
- Music & Games
- Education tables & give-a-ways
- Free Food, Fun and Fellowship
Volunteers needed!
Contact:
Hassan J. Gibbs 215-985-4448 ext 130
Leave message and phone number
Free tables available for nonprofits. No vending. Print out the Flyer Now! Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Beyond the Walls: The 7th Annual Prison Health Care Summit Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Location: Student Center of Temple University
Address: 1755 N. 13th Street.
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 we are focusing some of the Beyond the Walls: Prison Health Care and Reentry Summit content on activism and community mobilization – campaigns that have won change, current efforts, and possibilities for the future. Workshops will reflect the needs of prisoners and former prisoners and will highlight the work being done to improve conditions inside the prison walls and in the communities to which prisoners are returning home. This track will emphasize movements and campaigns led by former prisoners.
This year’s Prison Summit workshop content will be built along six main track areas:
Accessing Services for Reentry
- This track will highlight the services that are available to support individuals coming home from prison and jail, including accessing public benefits, housing, job training, and educational programs.
Activism and Community Empowerment
- This track will emphasize local campaigns, led by former prisoners, which are working to improve conditions inside the prison walls and in the neighborhoods to which individuals are returning home.
Faith Based Prison Work
- This track will explore diverse faith approaches to prison work – including Muslim, Christian, Jewish, and Buddhist perspectives on working in prisons and jails. This track will also explore the role of the faith community in jail diversion and reentry programming and support.
LGBTQI Issues
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender-non-conforming, and queer individuals face increased abuse when behind bars, and are often met with inadequate services to support their transition back into the community. This track will look at local efforts to meet the needs of trans and gender-non-conforming inmates, as well as national efforts to meet the needs of LGBTQ individuals behind bars and in their transition home.
Prison Health: Physical, Mental, Behavioral
- Topics in this track include mental health, addiction and recovery, HIV, and terminal illness. Each break out session will address the health needs of specific populations, while providing information on resources available to support health both inside and outside of correctional facilities.
Women, Youth, and Families
- This track will focus on the impact of incarceration on families, children with incarcerated parents, and reentry supports that facilitate family reunification. It will also look at youth enmeshed in the criminal justice system, youth empowerment programs, and explore the experiences of women behind bars, with a special focus on pregnancy during incarceration.
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Dinner Discussion: Gay Men, Wellness, and HIV Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Time: 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Location:
This event is sponsored by Gilead Sciences and is Invitation Only.Thursday, June 11, 2009
Call to Action: Faith Based Leaders as Change Catalysts in the HIV Field Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009
Time: 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Location:
This event is sponsored by Gilead Sciences and is Invitation Only.Saturday, June 13, 2009
AIDS 101 Luncheon with the Kingdom Care Reentry Network Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009
Time: 12:00PM - 3:00PM
Location: True Gospel Tabernacle Church
Address: 1606 Mifflin Street, Philadelphia
Registration: Register online
Join us for lunch as we talk about HIV, re-entry challenges, and your thoughts/concerns regarding the matter. Wednesday, June 17, 2009
A Girls' Day Out: Women, Wellness, and HIV Resources Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Time: 11:30AM - 1:00PM
Location:
Lunch will be served at 11:30am, there will be a Presentation that follows at Noon.
This event is sponsored by Gilead Sciences and is Invitation Only. Saturday, June 20, 2009
One City, One Voice: The 3rd Annual Youth Outreach, Education and Empowerment Summit Date: Saturday, June 20, 2009
Location: Student Center of Temple University
Address: 1755 N. 13th Street
Registration: Register online
This summit offers a safe space for young people between the ages of 13 and 24 to explore issues around prevention, sexuality, diversity, and education and outreach about HIV and other STDs.
Activities, performances, and workshops, all run by and for young people, will promote healthy lifestyles within this community and education on empowering youth in the city.
All youth workshops are for young people. We are happy to announce that this year there will be an Adult Track for those adults over 25 who are working with Youth.
(Breakfast and Lunch Will Be Served) Print out the Flyer Now! Sunday, June 21, 2009
A Gospel Concert Celebration of Living Philadelphia Freedom from AIDS Campaign Date: Sunday, June 21, 2009
Time: 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Location: True Gospel Tabernacle Church
Address: 1606 Mifflin Street, Philadelphia
Join Philadelphia FIGHT and the Philadelphia Freedom from AIDS Campaign for a night of gospel music.
A tradition now during AIDS Education Month, let's lift our spirits through song.
No registration is required to attend this event. All are welcome. Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The 10th Annual Prevention and Outreach Summit Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Location: The Pennsylvania Convention Center
Address: 12th and Arch Streets
Registration: Register online
This all day conference brings together people living with HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS prevention workers, care outreach staff, city agency representatives, youth leaders, and faith-based groups regarding evidence-based outreach strategies and best practices in targeting and connecting to care the most at-risk groups in Philadelphia.
Come join us and welcome Charles King, CEO of Housing Works as this year's Keynote Speaker.
Workshops are divided into several tracks. This year's Summit will include the following:
- Research
- Women
- LGBT
- Sex Work
- Youth
- Out of Care
- Justice and Policy
- Faith-based
- Latino (in Spanish!)
We are very excited to announce new tracks this year on:
Breakfast and Lunch will be served. Print out the Flyer Now! |
