HIV/AIDS Taskforce

Women's Initiative is partnering with SUB Cinema to celebrate Women's History Month! We'll be watching "Becoming Jane" and raising money for Women's Collective, a DC support group for HIV-positive women. The movie will be shown on Tuesday, March 18 at 11pm in Ward 1. Hope to see you there!

Of all racial and ethnic groups in the United States, HIV and AIDS have hit African Americans the hardest. Even though blacks account for about 13% of the US population, they account for about half (49%) of the people who get HIV and AIDS. Find out more about the issues facing this community at this panel discussion on Thursday at 8pm in SIS Lounge. For more information, go to www.blackaidsday.org or e-mail WI@ausg.org.

Love Robeks? Make sure you make a quick trip to Tenleytown on Wednesday, November 14, and stop in at Robeks. They are having a fundraiser for AU Dance Marathon from noon to 8:00 p.m. 20% of profits will support the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Fund if you mention AU Dance Marathon. Also, if you haven't registered already for Dance Marathon, it's not too late. Log on to http://caringforkids.kintera.org/americanDM. If you have any questions about Robeks or Dance Marathon, e-mail au.dancemarathon@gmail.com.

Interested in auditioning for the Vagina Monologues or registering for Dance Marathon? Want to help with AIDS Awareness Week? Excited to Take Back the Night? Have a great suggestion for Women's History Month? Want us to co-sponsor something with your club? Come to the WI General Meeting this Sunday night, meet the issue area directors, and get involved in all the awesome events we have planned. Bring your ideas and we'll bring cookies.

Join us for a dance marathon on Friday, November 30 in the Tavern from 8pm to 2am to wrap up AIDS Awareness Week! DM is a six hour long dance party to raise big money for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and Pediatric AIDS Research. Each hour has a theme, with new dances, prizes, speakers, and entertainers, AND food. Dancers are expected to stay on their feet to raise awareness for the cause, but we’ll make it tons of fun.
Registration is only $15 at http://caringforkids.kintera.org/americandm.
Contact au.dancemarathon@gmail.com with any questions.

Women's Initiative's HIV/AIDS Task Force and LASO are sponsoring a panel in honor of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day on October 15th at 7 pm in MGC 200, entitled, "HIV/AIDS in the Latino/a Community." This panel will feature representatives from the National Minority AIDS Council, La Clinica del Pueblo and Mary's Center. The discussion will explore the specific issues that HIV/AIDS presents to Latin Americans.

Our team, AU Fights AIDS, now has 280 members and has raised $13,298 for AIDS Walk Washington. Congratulations! Don't worry, it's not too late for you to donate. Just go to www.aidswalkwashington.org, click "support a team," and make a general donation to AU Fights AIDS!

Next year, we plan to make it even bigger!

All-female a cappella group Treble in Paradise will perform a special benefit concert this Saturday night in Kay at 7pm to raise money for AU Fights AIDS, our AIDS Walk Washington Team. There is a recommended $5 donation and laptops will be available for you to sign up for the team if you haven't yet!

Thursday, September 27 – 7:00pm in the Anderson Conference Room

We are on a mission to de-stigmatize the use of condoms. We will be hosting a Condom-Craft Party at the Breastival where people can design their own jewelry, bookmarks, magnets, etc OUT OF CONDOMS! Our mission is to get people used to thinking and talking about condoms and safe-sex, and nothing is more exciting than a glitter-encrusted condom magnet!