March 2 , 2010 Vol. 16 No. 8

In This Issue:

1. Take Action: Last Chance to Pre-Register for AIDS Action Day Today
2. Minnesota Update: Responsible Sex Education Hearing on Wednesday, March 3
   

Take Action: Last Chance to Pre-Register for AIDS Action Day Today

Use our new registration form, no login needed.

March 10 is AIDS Action Day at the Capitol. Please register in advance so that we can schedule meetings with your elected officials. Register online today!

AIDS Action Day is the day that HIV advocates take over the state Capitol to increase visibility about HIV, meet with legislators, and rally in the Capitol Rotunda. Legislators truly appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to come meet with them. Your personal stories make the difference when it comes to protecting funds for HIV prevention and services.

The Issues

Minnesota is facing a $1 billion deficit in 2010. Your voices are needed to protect funding for HIV prevention and care dollars.

Also, new HIV infection rates in Minnesota are at a seventeen year high. The number of confirmed new cases rose to 368, a thirteen percent overall increase, with a rapid increase in the number of infections in young gay or bisexual men.

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Minnesota Update: Responsible Sex Education Hearings on Wednesday, March 3

The 2010 Responsible Sex Ed bill (HF2986) will be heard in the House K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee on Wednesday, March 3. Later that day, the Senate Health Housing and Family Security will hear Responsible Sex Ed bill (SF2645). Use the links above to see the most recent agenda for the committee hearings and information on where the meetings will be held. Come show your support for responsible sex education.

Take Action: Ask your legislators to support responsible sex education. Click here to send a quick message, it only takes a minute.

The Minnesota AIDS Project, in partnership with the Coalition for Responsible Sex Ed, is working hard to keep responsible sex ed legislation moving forward. We support this legislation because we know that responsible sex ed programs can help prevent HIV infection.

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Visit the HIV Action Network archive to see what you missed.

For more information about what's of interest to you at the Minnesota State Capitol, visit the Web sites of our allies at OutFront Minnesota and Coalition for Responsible Sex Education .

The HIV Action Network email is published by the Minnesota AIDS Project every week while the Minnesota Legislature is in session, and bi-monthly during the rest of the year. It isavailable through the MAP web site mnaidsproject.org and through email list service. If you wish to receive the HIV Action Network email, visit our Join the HIV Action Network page, or contact MAP Public Policy by phone or email.

MAP Public Policy
Minnesota AIDS Project
1400 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404

612-373-2437
1-800-248-2437

public.policy@mnaidsproject.org

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