As a progressive, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to a loving God; this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! I am blessed to pastor MCC San Diego – following in the footsteps of so many great…
NEW YORK – In the early 1980s a mysterious virus appeared to emerge on the streets of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Its earliest victims were young gay men. What followed were years of fear, confusion and ignorance that only compounded the threat of HIV, which even today remains the biggest viral killer worldwide. Now,…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego LGBT Community Center announced today that the Dr. A Brad Truax Award Ceremony and Reception will be held on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1 from 4 – 5 p.m. at The Center, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego. The awards ceremony is a free event that will include light…
In their latest report Media Matters of America reveal that both CNN and MSNBC devoted significant coverage to the Obama administration’s commemoration of World AIDS Day Dec. 2. Fox News, on the other hand, spent less than 20 seconds acknowledging President Obama’s speech outlining significant new efforts to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS. On World…
Last July, President Obama established the HIV Care Continuum Initiative, which addresses the gaps in care and prevention, especially among communities with the greatest HIV burden. On World AIDS Day 2013, the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) released a report outlining the first recommendations and action steps from the Initiative detailing how federal efforts…
Today, the White House issued the following statement by Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on World AIDS Day, Dec. 01, 2013: Today, there are 35.3 million people living with HIV/AIDS, including 1.1 million in the United States and 3.3 million children worldwide. In recent years, the number of AIDS-related deaths has…
Below is a statement released by Secretary Kerry on World AIDS Day 2013: STATEMENT BY SECRETARY KERRY World AIDS Day 2013 On World AIDS Day, we come together as a global community to honor the many lives we have lost, and to reaffirm our support for the millions of individuals and families who are still…
Being Alive San Diego and Babycakes have teamed up for the World AIDS Day on December 1. Babycakes will be selling a special Red Ribbon cupcake through the month of December and $1 will be donated to Being Alive. “We thank Babycakes for their support of Being Alive” states Shannon Wagner, executive director at Being Alive. …
The world was catapulted into the fight against HIV and AIDS when the Centers for Disease Control reported the first documented cases in 1981. Seven years later, Dec.1 was designated as World AIDS Day. At Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD), it is a day to reflect on the past, celebrate progress and rekindle…
NEW YORK, — Six hundred panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, which has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, will be on display at The City College of New York, Dec. 2-6. This exhibit of sections of the 54-ton, handmade tapestry stands as a striking memorial to the lives of countless individuals lost to AIDS….
