WORLD invites you to join us October 2nd-5th for USCA 2014 For nearly two decades, USCA (United States Conference on AIDS) has sought to increase the strength and diversity of the community-based response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic through education, training, new partnerships, collaboration and networking. In 2014, USCA will continue to highlight how the Affordable Care Act can help us …
WORLD/AHF Affiliation Celebration
OAKLAND (August 26, 2014) – Last month, the Oakland-based community service organization Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases (WORLD) announced that it would be uniting with global public health organization AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) in order to expand the Oakland nonprofit’s capacity to provide lifesaving service to women, girls, families and communities affected by HIV in the Greater Bay …
Why Does the President’s Budget Cut Critical Services for Women with HIV and AIDS?
by Alison Yager, HIV Law Project March 10, 2012 – 6:09pm President Obama’s proposed budget, released last month, was reasonably true to his Administration’s commitment to working toward an AIDS-free generation. But one key disappointment was his proposed cut of 10 percent to the Ryan White Part D budget. This is the only part of the program that serves the unique …
Activism, Sex, and Human Rights The U.S. and East Bay 30 years into the epidemic
WORLD invites YOU to learn about how HIV is affecting our community and what you can do to make change! WHEN: Thursday December 2, 2010 4:30pm doors 5pm-6:15pm film screening of “Sex in an Epidemic” 6:15pm-7:00pm panel & discussion WHERE: Humanist Hall in Oakland 390 27th St. (27th b/w Broadway and Telegraph) Parking next to Humanist Hall after 5pm Bus …
Kaiser Permanente Awards WORLD For HIV/AIDS Work
An Organization Dedicated to Making a Difference in HIV/AIDS Prevention Oct. 27, 2010 – Universal City, Calif. – Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases has won Kaiser Permanente’s 2010 HIV/AIDS Diversity Award. WORLD was recognized along with JoAnne Keatley of the University of California San Francisco and the Life Foundation. Organizational recipients are recognized for their work in HIV/AIDS prevention …
USCA 2010 reports
Reflections on USCA 2010: Documenting Women’s Voices Stigma and Discrimination in Disney World by Barb Cardell Night falls, I sit in my room, Orlando Florida, looking out over the horizon and I see it, the Cinderella Castle, the dreaded Magical Kingdom that Walt Disney built, the House of the Mouse and so on… I sigh deeply and close the drapes …