Latin@ Lives and the Next Generation of HIV Prevention

Latin@ Lives and the Next Generation of HIV Prevention: Policies, Politics and Research Wednesday, July 9, 2008 6:30 - 8:30PM LGBT Community Center 208 West 13th Street (btwn 7th/8th aves.), NYC Free ~ Open to the public ~ Refreshments provided Early this year, an unprecedented National Latino/Hispanic AIDS Summit concluded with a commitment to a National AIDS Action Agenda in response to the AIDS emergency. How could this change our approaches to HIV prevention across this diverse group? Do HIV/AIDS prevention efforts in, by or for "the Latino Community" truly encompass the wide spectrum of history, ethnicity, race, class and immigration status of this large and growing sector of the U.S. population? Does a pan-Latino approach further or hamper HIV/AIDS prevention efforts? How do programs and priorities in New York reflect or differ from regional or national needs? And is research in these groups attuned to these dynamics and differences, or does it overly rely on cultural standards from other populations? Speakers Include: Dennis deLeon - Latino Commission on AIDS Camila Gelpi-Acosta - NDRI Johnny Guaylupo - Housing Works Joyce Rivera - St. Ann's Corner of Harm Reduction Moderator: Gina Arias - Housing Works Co-sponsors: Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP), Gay Men of African Descent, Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), Harlem United, Hispanic AIDS Forum, HIV Law Project, Hombres Latinos de Ambiente (HOLA), Housing Works, Latino Commission on AIDS, The LGBT Community Center, New York AIDS Coalition (NYAC), New York City AIDS Housing Network (NYCAHN), Unid@s The National LGBT Latina/o Human Rights Organization For more information, please contact Coco Jervis at coco@champnetwork.org 212-937-7955 x 50.