is a candidate education and voter education project working to make sure that candidates for public office know what it takes to end AIDS and that voters who care about ending AIDS know where the candidates stand on our issues.

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Let’s Hear It For AIDSVote!

This year’s big C2EA effort aims to hold ‘06 candidates accountable on ending AIDS

VOTA: The original AIDSVote put candidates to the test in 2004

Well, C2EA’s big 2006 initiative, AIDSVote, is well underway, with organizational forums happening throughout the country (like, recently, in a few sites in Illinois) and even on-the-street gathering of signatures on petitions to be delivered to candidates in crucial gubernatorial and congressional races this November...asking those candidates to pledge to doing all they can to ensure universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and services by 2010—if they’re elected, that is!

But for those of who haven’t heard of AIDSVote—perhaps because you weren’t around for the pre-2004 elections version that formed a national coalition that led to C2EA—here’s a little background: AIDSVote ‘06 is a candidate education and voter education project intended to:

1. Make sure all candidates for public office know what it takes to end AIDS and make sure their position… (more)
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The New Warriors

Nearly two dozen young people convene in Chicago for C2EA’s 2nd annual Youth Action Institute

TEAM EFFORT: It’s the YAI Class of 2006

Under bright Chicago skies, nearly two dozen people ages 16-24 came together from all over the country June 28 to July 2 to take part in the Campaign to End AIDS’ second annual Youth Action Institute (YAI), where aspiring activists learn key history lessons and organizing skills from seasoned veterans. But this year, there was a special twist—participants, who had been selected from dozens of applicants, now must return to their hometowns to complete a C2EA summer advocacy project of their own!

Hailing from places as diverse as New York City, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, West Virginia and North Carolina, participants had to outline their projects before they left the YAI. But before that happened, they took part in four full days of workshops, on everything from the basic concepts and history of AIDS activism to gaining key skills… (more)

Monday, July 24, 2006

Welcome to blogtoendAIDS

After 25 years of HIV/AIDS, the epidemic remains a terrible crisis in the United States and abroad. That’s why the Campaign To End AIDS supports AIDSVote, a non-partisan initiative designed to ensure that candidates for elected office develop, fund and implement a plan to end the AIDS epidemic in our nation and around the world; a plan that includes universal access to prevention, treatment, care and services by 2010. Welcome to blogtoendAIDS, the official blog of the Campaign to End AIDS and AIDSVote.
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