NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- While World AIDS Day is observed December 1, in New Orleans, we're making NOLA HIV Awareness Week
November 29 - December 8, with key events happening in our community throughout that period.
Imagine a world free of stigma, where people recognize HIV as a preventable, treatable, and manageable disease. "HIV stigma, both internal and external, terrifies people from knowing their HIV status, or from feeling safe disclosing they are living with HIV," says Dorian Alexander, an advocate who is, himself, living with HIV.
We all play a role in slowing the HIV epidemic and supporting healthy, stigma-free lives for people living with HIV. Join us this week and let us know why you wear red! #IWearRedBecause
For more information follow us on Facebook events by searching for NOLA HIV Awareness Week 2018: https://www.facebook.com/events/2390403154365722/.
Contact: Brandi Bowen, Program Director New Orleans Regional AIDS Planning Council (NORAPC) 2601 Tulane Avenue, Suite 400 New Orleans, LA 70119 Phone: (504) 821-7334 Fax: (504) 821-9150 [email protected]
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- NOLA Health Fest: New Orleans Public Library (219 Loyola Avenue), Thursday, Nov. 29, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Prayer Breakfast: St. George's Episcopal Church (4600 St. Charles Ave), Thursday, Nov. 29, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
- Wreath Laying Ceremony: Washington Square Park, Friday, Nov. 30, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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Imagine a world free of stigma, where people recognize HIV as a preventable, treatable, and manageable disease. "HIV stigma, both internal and external, terrifies people from knowing their HIV status, or from feeling safe disclosing they are living with HIV," says Dorian Alexander, an advocate who is, himself, living with HIV.
We all play a role in slowing the HIV epidemic and supporting healthy, stigma-free lives for people living with HIV. Join us this week and let us know why you wear red! #IWearRedBecause
For more information follow us on Facebook events by searching for NOLA HIV Awareness Week 2018: https://www.facebook.com/events/2390403154365722/.
Contact: Brandi Bowen, Program Director New Orleans Regional AIDS Planning Council (NORAPC) 2601 Tulane Avenue, Suite 400 New Orleans, LA 70119 Phone: (504) 821-7334 Fax: (504) 821-9150 [email protected]
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SOURCE New Orleans Regional AIDS Planning Council (NORAPC)
