JANUARY 2012 Good afternoon, LAST NIGHT , at 9:00 p.m. ET, President Obama will stand before Congress to give the State of the Union Address. He'll talk about where we are as a nation, and he'll lay out a blueprint for an America built to last.For weeks, we've been working to this point.The President has been brainstorming with the speechwriters and huddling with the policy team. He's come up with new ideas, rewritten language, and reordered pages. For President Obama, this isn't simply … [Read more...]
WHITEHO– USE – What would you ask President Obama?
January 23, 2012 by
Monday, January 23, 2012 What would you ask President Obama?Tomorrow, President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address at 9:00 p.m. ET. During that speech, he’ll lay out his vision for an America where hard work and responsibility are rewarded, where everyone does their fair share, and where everyone is held accountable for what they do. There is a range of ways to get involved with this year’s State of the Union address. Immediately following the … [Read more...]
AYI JIHU is to represent Minorities all over the world …
January 10, 2012 by
It is truly a humbling experience to work around Ayi Jihu, covering her work and reporting back to the world. One is aware that they are seeing something special at work, something unique and something that can ultimately change the way we look at each other. Watching Ayi Jihu somehow reminds me of the great Shaka Zulu who gathered the Disparate Zulu Tribes together into one awesome fighting force and whipped the British good and proper in a way that had never been done before. Without the … [Read more...]
Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H. – CDC ECHPP Plans Released
November 17, 2011 by
Earlier this year, AIDS.gov reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had launched a website for its Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning . (ECHPP) Initiative, which provided $11.6 million in FY2011 for enhanced planning and coordination activities in the 12 Metropolitan and Statistical Areas (MSA) accounting for an estimated 44% of U.S. AIDS cases in 2007. Today the CDC added to its listing of executive summaries by posting the … [Read more...]
UN Women Partners with One Day on Earth; Captures Gender Issues on Camera
November 16, 2011 by
On 11 November 2011 (11-11-11), UN Women joins 20,000 filmmakers worldwide to capture the human experience in a 24-hour period. The collaborative effort — that brings together a number of UN agencies and non-profits — is part of the second annual One Day on Earth initiative aimed at forming a geo-tagged shared film archive that covers wide-ranging issues related to the Millennium Development Goals, from poverty to human rights. Joining One Day on Earth as a partner this year, UN … [Read more...]
Avaaz – ‘ … censor the world’s Internet ? ‘
November 16, 2011 by
Right now, the US Congress is debating a law that would give them the power to censor the world's Internet -- creating a blacklist that could target YouTube, WikiLeaks and even Avaaz! Now if we stand with key members of the US Congress, we can defeat this attempt at global Internet censorship. Click here and help build an unprecedented global petitionfor a free and open Internet: Right now, the US Congress is debating a law that would give them the power to censor the world's Internet … [Read more...]
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) in Washington DC.
October 20, 2011 by
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) meets on September 29, 2011 in Washington DC. The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) convened for a meeting on September 29 and 30, 2011, in Washington, DC. The Council heard from both members of PACHA subcommittees and external presenters. Highlights of some of those sessions include: White House Update Mr. Jeffrey Crowley, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), opened the meeting with a brief … [Read more...]
Road to AIDS 2012 Town Hall Meetings Kick Off
October 13, 2011 by
Last month, the first Road to AIDS 2012 Town Hall meeting kicked off in San Francisco, California. This was the first of 15 meetings to be held across the country leading up to the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) (note: every Road to AIDS 2012 meeting is free and open to the public). AIDS 2012 is the largest gathering of people working in HIV and will take place July 22-27, 2012 in Washington, DC. This first town hall brought together diverse community members to … [Read more...]
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day ~ Kick-off on Capitol Hill !
October 11, 2011 by
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day ~ Kick-off on Capitol Hill ~ On Tuesday, September 20, I had the opportunity to speak at a briefing on Capitol Hill about National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD). The briefing kicked off activities that will culminate in the annual observance of the AIDS Awareness Day on October 15. There was much discussion of data recently released by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention estimating that 20 percent of all new HIV infections in … [Read more...]
Affordable Care Act, One Million More Young Adults Have Coverage!
September 21, 2011 by
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 One Million More Young Adults Have Coverage Thanks to the Affordable Care Act A report, released today, finds that as of March 31, 2011, approximately one million more young adults have health coverage, compared with one year ago. This significant drop in the number of uninsured young Americans is thanks to a provision in the Affordable Care Act that allows them to stay on their parents’ plans until they turn 26. The CDC’s National Health … [Read more...]
Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus Launched
September 19, 2011 by
Five Members of Congress gathered outside the Capitol on Thursday morning, September 15, to announce the formation of the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan Caucus, noting that it had 59 members as of its debut and it would be welcoming additional Members in the weeks ahead. Joining Congresswoman Lee at the event and as founding co-chairs of the Caucus were Congressman Jim McDermott (D-CA) and Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ). … [Read more...]
Council on Women and Girls – Economy, Violence Awareness, and More
September 16, 2011 by
Friday, September 16, 2011 Weekly Women's Update Welcome to the Council on Women and Girls Weekly Highlights! Greetings Everyone – This has been an extremely busy week here at The White House and around the country. One week after his speech to a joint session of Congress announcing the American Jobs Act, the President has sent this bill to Capitol Hill and has been traveling the country talking to Americans about what this would mean for job creation, if … [Read more...]
AIDS/HIV, Dr. Jeffrey Levi from Trust for America’s Health
September 6, 2011 by
In the third installment of our six-week video series, Trust for America’s Health Executive Director Dr. Jeffrey Levi discusses 30 years of AIDS in the United States. Dr. Levi became involved in the early days of HIV as a gay rights and civil rights activist. Now on the faculty at George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services , Dr. Levi describes the challenge of relaying the history of HIV to his students: “I think it’s hard to … [Read more...]
WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY {USA} celebrating Bella Abzug
August 26, 2011 by
Women's Equality Day August 26 Do you know what a hero is? A hero is a person who does something that is important to others. Usually, they possess many good qualities, such as bravery, trustworthiness, and courage. A hero to me is Bella Abzug. She lived in New York all through her life from July 24, 1920 to March 31, 1998. She attended Hunter College and graduated in 1942. Bella decided she wanted to be a lawyer, so she went to Columbia Law School until 1947. Bella … [Read more...]
