IMPACT Global AIDS

(Institute for Mobilizing and Promoting Action in Communities Together)

February 19th - 22nd, 2010

Washington, DC

Every year, millions of people are dying of AIDS. At the same time, the United States and other rich countries' governments are back-tracking on promises they made to increase funding to fight the epidemic. For the first time in a decade, people around the world who were promised AIDS treatment are being told that those life-saving pills are not available, and they should go home and wait. Too often, the pills never arrive.

The United States government has an obligation to fight global AIDS. But our leaders won't do it unless we organize our friends, neighbors, colleagues, and families to hold them accountable. So Health GAP is organizing IMPACT Global AIDS for people who want to learn how to develop campaigns to hold the U.S. government accountable, and for those who want to be a part of strategizing campaigns. And because attending a training or strategy session rarely changes policy, participants will campaign together for a year, with the support of Health GAP and other participants, in their communities to ensure the U.S. government fully funds global AIDS. People living with HIV have a right to treatment, and we can organize to make that a reality.

What you'll get from the training/strategy session:

• Confidence that you can organize your community to fight global AIDS.
• Simple skills, like how to talk to the media and how to get people to take action, and an understanding of how to apply them to pressure the U.S. government to respond to global AIDS.
• Connections with activists all over the U.S. who are working, like you, to end global AIDS by pressuring our leaders.
• Regular trainings after the Institute to further develop your skills and knowledge about how to end global AIDS

So, if you're living in the United States, and you have a desire to see the U.S. government change how it fights AIDS, then register to attend IMPACT Global AIDS. Registrations are due January 31st, 2010. The training itself (including dorm style housing and all meals) is free, as long as you can get yourself there. We do have a limited number of travel scholarships. Contact Health GAP's Director of Organizing, Kaytee Riek at kaytee@healthgap.org to inquire about travel scholarships.

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A staff person from Health GAP will contact you after you have applied, to discuss your application and your plans for mobilizing your community to pressure the U.S. government to end AIDS.

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