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A candlelight vigil

Please join the youth, families and community organizations of the
DC Metro area as we honor the lives of young people

and

to raise awareness about the loss of $1 million dollars
in youth-focused HIV prevention funding.

August 26, 2004

8:00 PM

Meet across Pennsylvania Ave

from the Eastern Market Metro Station

(Metro: blue and orange lines)

Sponsored by:
Sasha Bruce Youthwork
Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry
Concerned Black Men
SMYAL
Steppin’ Up Movin’ On
Hillcrest Child Center
DC Care Consortium
HIV Community Coalition
Metro TeenAIDS
National Association of People with AIDS
AIDS Alliance for Children Youth and Families
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
Whitman Walker Clinic
Latin American Youth Center

 

This summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ripped
$1 million annually for youth-oriented HIV prevention services from our community.

Metro TeenAIDS, Concerned Black Men, Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry and
Sasha Bruce Youthwork each lost approximately $250,000 per year – funds
that went to prevent new HIV infections among youth.

Our young people are at risk and we need your support.

Please come out to show our leaders that we will not let them
abandon youth in the fight against HIV and AIDS!

In the city with the highest AIDS rate in the country, we cannot let this happen!

To read more about how funding cuts will affect our city click on th links below.

Washington Post Editorial 8/2/04

Washington Post Article 7/19/04

Washington Blade Article 7/2/04

Kojo Nmamdi Show 6/15/04

Washington Post Article 7/17/03

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