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HIV/AIDS & African Americans:

Mobilizing Community Leaders

~ A National Forum  ~

To Be Held at the

Hyatt Regency Washington
on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington DC 20001

 

September 12, 2002

10:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT

 

 

This unprecedented event between the 100 Black Men of America and the National AIDS Fund will address the critical need for African American leadership to become engaged in mobilizing communities to respond to the devastation HIV/AIDS continues to have both domestically and globally, particularly on African American communities.  The panel will discuss aspects of the epidemic that are of particular relevance to African Americans, and will describe the role of black leadership, minority businesses, and the private sector in general, in the fight against the disease. 

 

The distinguished panelists have a broad range of experience in addressing HIV/AIDS issues facing the African American community, and will provide perspectives from philanthropy, organized labor, corporations, faith-based organizations, and community-level efforts.  During this session, participants will:

·        Discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS on the African American community;

·        Explore key issues relevant to the African American community, i.e., importance of knowing your HIV status, disease trends, policy issues, and the roles of the faith communities and the private sector;

·        Describe the critical need for black leadership and the engagement of minority businesses, and the private sector in general, in the fight against HIV/AIDS; and

·        Issue a charge for black leadership and the formation of an African-American leadership network of business and labor leaders, through the 100 Black Men of America and the National AIDS Fund, to support HIV prevention, care and treatment efforts within the African American community.

 

Who should attend?

Executives; clergy; medical professionals; educational professionals; human resources directors; business and labor representatives; public health workers; trade association representatives; foundation staff; and representatives of other community, state, and national organizations.

 

Panelists Include:

Megan Foley, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention  (Moderator)

 

Ernest Hopkins, Director of Federal Affairs, San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Gloria Johnson, President, Coalition of Labor Union Women 

Stephan Oxendine, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies/USCF Community Advisory Board Member

 

Pernessa Seele, Executive Director, Balm in Gilead, Inc.

Esther Silver-Parker, Corporate Affairs Vice-President, President – AT&T Foundation; National AIDS Fund Board and Leadership Council Member

 

Event Sponsors:

National AIDS Fund

100 Black Men of America, Inc.