Media Advisory: Washington, D.C. HIV/AIDS Mayoral Candidates Forum
Where do candidates stand on the issues driving the epidemic in Washington, D.C.—and how do they plan to fight it?
When
Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010
7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Meet and greet with the candidates
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Moderated forum
Where
Eastern Market North Hall
225 7th St. SE (at North Carolina Ave. SE)
Washington, D.C.
Why
At least 3 percent of District residents are living with HIV. Nearly 7 percent of black men in the city are are positive. The housing program for HIV positive people in our nation’s capital has a wait list of more than 700 people. With D.C.‘s infection rate far higher than those of Haiti, Ghana and Ethiopia, we want to foster conversation about how candidates propose to solve this problem—NOW.
Who
Candidates Vincent Gray, Leo Alexander and Sulaimon Brown will attend.
Mayor Adrian Fenty has not confirmed.
Sponsored by
DC Fights Back is a network of people living with HIV/AIDS and their allies working to engage ourselves and our communities in every aspect of HIV advocacy to ensure the best possible treatment and care for people living with HIV/AIDS; and the best possible science-based HIV prevention.
AIDSVote, a project of the Campaign To End AIDS, is a tool to educate candidates for public office and voters about the crucial role that elected officials play in ending the AIDS epidemic domestically and globally.
Data sources: 2008 epidemiology report by the Washington, D.C. HIV/AIDS office; UNAIDS.
Posted on August 7, 2010 at 12:03 am
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