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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