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HIV Advocacy Update
April 12, 2005
Vol. 11. No. 10
TAKE ACTION!
It's AIDS Action Day Today! Contact your Legislators and Ask for Their Support!
Today, April 12, is AIDS Action Day and dozens of Advocates are at the Capitol to ask their legislators to fix Minnesota's ADAP Program, a.k.a. Program HH. Please take two minutes out of your day to contact your state Legislators and ask for their support on Senate File 1836 and House File 1892. To find out who your legislators are click here . To read more about ADAP and Minnesota's HIV Insurance and Drug Assistance Program click here
The Senate Health and Family Security Committee decided steps needed to be taken to fix Minnesota's ADAP program, a.k.a. program HH. The committee voted on March 31 to pass SF 1836 introduced by Sen. Hottinger [DFL-St. Peter]. The bill now goes to the Senate budget committee chaired by Sen. Linda Berglin [DFL Senate] for decisions to answer funding questions and whether or not to advance the bill to the full Senate for a vote. Click here to read more about the bill.
The Senate Education Committee advanced the Comprehensive Family Life and Sex Education bill to be considered for inclusion in the omnibus K-12 education bill. Senator Sandy Pappas [DFL-St. Paul] is one of the chief authors of the bill. To read Sen. Pappas Legislative Update on Comprehensive Sex Education click here .
On April 15, the Minnesota Department of Health will issue its annual report tracking the HIV epidemic in Minnesota. You'll see the numbers in the headline news. But, what do they mean? Let us take you behind the headlines to get a real picture of who is being affected by HIV in Minnesota today, to learn more about how MAP is responding, and to find out what you can do. Here's your chance to get questions answered. "Looking Behind the Headlines" will be presented Tuesday, April 19 at Wilde Roast Cafe and again on Thursday, April 21 at Best Buy. Both events are from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more information .
The Minnesota AIDS Project has produced a video about the current HIV health care crisis in Minnesota. If you would like to view a trailer for the DVD (Quick Time required) on our Web site click here . If you would like a copy of the video to share with other people please email publicpolicy@mnaidsproject.org . Supplies are limited so please request your copy soon.
Click here for a copy of the "Camp Out for Comp Sex Ed" Flyer to use in your school.
Join 10,000 Minnesotans at the Minnesota AIDS Walk on Sunday May 15 to show your support for the fight against AIDS and raise funds for the Minnesota AIDS Project. The Minnesota AIDS Project receives no government or pharmaceutical company funding for its public policy work. The money raised at the Minnesota AIDS Walk is what makes it possible for MAP to lead the fight for smart and effective policies at the State Capitol. Register to raise funds for this year's Walk. Click here to get all of the details and set-up your own on-line campaign to collect pledges .
MAP Advocate is published by the Minnesota AIDS Project every two weeks while the Minnesota Legislature is in session, and monthly during the rest of the year. It is available through the MAP Web site and through email list service. If you wish to order the MAP Advocate, visit our Join the Action Network page, or contact MAP Public Policy by phone or email.
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