AIDS 2012 in Washington, D.C.

The International AIDS Conference is coming to the U.S. for the first time in over twenty years! This is an historic opportunity for the U.S. and the world to ensure that prevention and care strategies are grounded in human rights, gender-responsive, and fully funded! The conference will take place in Washington DC from July 22-27, 2011.

The U.S. Positive Women’s Network is extremely proud and honored to be one of two U.S. community partners, along with the Black AIDS Institute (BAI).  Our work will consist of three basic areas: 1) co-organizing a national community working group; 2) working to ensure that the issues, voices, and needs of women are represented at AIDS 2012; and 3) liaising with community-based groups, especially PLWHA activists, women’s rights groups, and human rights groups to ensure strong participation from a diversity of people living with and directly impacted by HIV at AIDS 2012.

Breaking News:

AIDS 2012:  Hubs Call for Proposals due January 31, 2012

AIDS 2012 is doing a Hubs call  for proposals for an organization with a focus on people who use drugs and/or harm reduction programs that would be interested in organizing and hosting one large or five or six smaller conference hubs during July 2012 and sit on the AIDS 2012 Hub Working Group. The deadline for application submission is  January 31, 2012.  Email Meg Warren at meg.warren {at} aids2012.org to learn more.

PWN launches the Getting to AIDS 2012:  Fundraising Toolkit

This toolkit is designed to give you everything you need to reach your fundraising goals so you can participate in the International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C. (AIDS 2012).

It includes:

  • a budget template you can use to set a fundraising goal
  • tips on how to stay motivated throughout your fundraising journey
  • how to craft an effective appeal that inspires people to support you
  • step-by-step instructions on setting up an online fundraising page (to view a sample, click this link)
  • strategies for how to reach a wide pool of potential donors
  • guidelines on creating an action plan to implement offline, in-person fundraising ideas to reach your goal

….and much more!

The information is delivered through:

  • video tutorials
  • detailed handouts,
  • worksheets to help you begin implementing the information right away.

Click here for the Fundraising Toolkit!

World AIDS Day 2011: Applications open for scholarships, abstracts, Global Village and more!
Interested in participating in AIDS 2012? Want to organize a hubs conference in your home town? Learn about how you can participate in the conference and bring the conference to your area. Go to www.aids2012.org for more info!

Get Involved:

1) Monthly U.S. AIDS 2012 Outreach & Mobilization Calls open to all!
Be a part of the movement to mobilize people living with HIV and community members to the conference. Join PWN and BAI’s monthly call series to get involved.

Next Call: FridayDec. 9th 9:30-11am PT/ 10:30-12pm MT/ 11:30-1pm CT/ 12:30-2pm ET

Register for the call: TBA.
Join AIDS 2012 U.S. Outreach listserv, email aids2012mobilization@gmail.com.

2) Women’s Mobilization Call
Join with women across the country to dialogue about how U.S. women can maximize our participation and input at AIDS 2012.

Next Call: TBA. E-mail us to stay updated!

Updates:

November 18, 2011: Fourth AIDS 2012 Community Call. Topic: Hubs organizing, Global Village and Youth Programme participation, abstract mentorship resources.

October 31, 2011: Women’s Mobilization Call. Topic: How can U.S. women maximize our participation at AIDS 2012?

October 21, 2011: Third AIDS 2012 Community Call. Topic: Getting your input and recommendations to take to the AIDS 2012 leadership.

September 9, 2011: Second AIDS 2012 Community Call. Topic: we want your recommendations to take to the AIDS 2012 planning leadership for how you want to see the conference. Register here: http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=E959DE80854C

August 12, 2011: First AIDS 2012 Community Call with Positive Women’s Network and Black AIDS Institute! Community outreach calls will be monthly from now until the conference. We had over 70 callers nationwide!

May 16, 2011: Make Women Count! Read the full letter sent to the Conference Coordinating Committee from women-servicing organizations worldwide requesting that women and girls in all our diversity be made a priority at AIDS 2012.