Housing Works scores major victory!

Last week, Housing Works and other activists staged a civil disobedience protest in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, demanding Congress lift a senseless federal ban on syringe exchange funding. Syringe exchange programs have been shown to dramatically reduce HIV infections.

Twenty-six people, including Housing Works President and CEO Charles King and other staffers, were arrested. Worldwide media attention forced Congress to take a big step toward lifting the ban the very next day !

Read more about the civil disobedience in the Capitol and Housing Works’ HIV prevention services such as syringe exchange.

Posted on July 11, 2009 at 10:57 pm

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