MTA News

“We Can End AIDS” March - A Look Back in Photos

Photo Credit: DC HIV/AIDS Examiner by Candace Y.A. Montague
They were beyond ready from the time they stepped onto the corners of the streets of downtown DC. They were Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, Gay, Straight, Transgender, Young, Seasoned, HIV Positive, HIV Negative, Broken and Healed. Armed with not much more than some signs, bells, whistles and brave hearts, the We Can End AIDS…

AIDS Protesters March; 13 Arrested at White House

A few hundred marchers took to the streets of downtown D.C. at lunchtime Tuesday and later gathered near the White House as part of the International AIDS Conference, which ended with the arrest of 13 protesters.

The marchers departed from Mount Vernon Square near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center at noon, complete with the aid of a D.C. police escort.

One marcher was Jean Ross,…

Youth Score 2012 (UNAIDS w/Metro TeenAIDS & Grassroot Project Basketball/Soccer Tournament)

Youth Score 2012 (UNAIDS w/Metro TeenAIDS & Grassroot Project Basketball/Soccer Tournament)

Youth Score 2012 is a soccer and basketball tournament intended to provide education, learn about, and understand HIV and AIDS. Youth from around the world will come together to participate in a day-long recreational outing including soccer, and basketball, as well free HIV-testing and…

New Media in Changing the Response to HIV

By Jeremy Vanderlan, AIDS.gov Technical Deputy, and Michelle Samplin-Salgado, AIDS.gov New Media Strategist
State of New Meda & HIV Panel

L-R: Miguel Gomez, Michelle Samplin-Salgado, Todd Park, Deron Perkins, Venton Jones, Ken Williams, Eunice Gnay Namirembe, Oriol Gutierrez, Ingrid Floyd, Susannah Fox

On Monday, July 23, AIDS.gov hosted a satellite session at AIDS 2012 on the State of…

AIDS conference, young performers tell the world of HIV’s impact on the District and their lives

The six young performers had just two weeks to write the play. The short production would be their chance to share their life experiences before an international audience, a rare opportunity to show people far outside their community what it’s like to come of age in the District.

They were asked: What does it mean to grow up in a city with one of the nation’s highest HIV-infection rates,…

Metro TeenAIDS participation in AIDS 2012

The following is a list of events that MTA is participating in during the 19th International AIDS Conference being held in Washington D.C. from July 22-27.

1) Event: Youth Score 2012 (UNAIDS with Metro TeenAIDS & Grassroot Project Basketball/Soccer Tournament)

Lead Contact: Lamar Anderson ([email protected])

Testing Contact: Sharlene Miles…

Metro TeenAIDS Public Policy