Southern Solidarity: HIV Advocacy Summit

This day is a chance to thank the volunteers, community members, health professionals, and scientists working together to find a safe and effective preventive HIV vaccine. It is also a time to educate communities about the importance of preventive HIV vaccine research.

View a conversation between Treatment Action Group, Vanderbilt HIV Vaccine Program, & SAC about HIV Vaccine Awareness Day here.

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National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is observed every year on May 19. Founded by the Banyan Tree Project, the purpose of this annual observance is to educate the public about the impact of HIV stigma among Asian and Pacific Islander communities.

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June 5 is HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day. First observed in 2014, it’s a day to honor long-term survivors of HIV and raise awareness about their needs, issues, and journeys.

View SAC’s celebration of Long-Term Survivor’s Month in partnership with Positively Aware Magazine here.

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June 8th is Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (CAHAAD). CAHAAD is an opportunity to increase conversations about and action around HIV while supporting advocacy, testing, treatment, and care for Caribbean people. The Caribbean is the second-most affected region globally, with higher HIV rates than any region outside of sub-Saharan Africa.

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National HIV Testing Day is a day to support getting tested to check your status and be in the know. From there, you can take steps to be good to go.

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Zero HIV Stigma Day is July 21 and is a joint initiative of NAZ and IAPAC, in collaboration with the Global HIV Collaborative and Fast-Track Cities Institute. HIV stigma refers to irrational or negative attitudes, behaviors, and judgments toward people living with or at risk of HIV. Zero Stigma Day represents a movement to unite people, communities, and countries to help raise awareness about HIV stigma and learn about ways to help stop it.

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Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (SHAAD) is the day we rewrite our narrative! Founded by Southern AIDS Coalition in 2019, SHAAD gives us all an opportunity to join a national movement to raise awareness, erase HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination, and advocate for new and necessary resources and solutions to stem the tide of HIV/AIDS in the South.

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Faith plays a major role in the lives of many Americans. Many find faith to be a connection to a spiritual being, deity or creator. Unfortunately for many Americans living with HIV, faith communities can turn from a place of refuge to a source of stigma and turmoil. On August 27, 2017, RAHMA (www.haverahma.org) and its partners will spearhead the first Faith HIV & AIDS Awareness Day. The goal is to rally all US communities representative of the Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu and Baha’i faiths to take a stand against stigma in their congregations and raise awareness on HIV/AIDS.

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National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day is a day to combat stigma faced by older Americans with HIV and address aging-related challenges of HIV testing, prevention, and care

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National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a day to help stop HIV stigma and encourage HIV testing, prevention, and treatment among gay and bisexual men.

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