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World AIDS Day Events
The Global Health Council will commemorate World AIDS Day with a variety of events.
November 29 and 30: Photo Exhibit
November 30, 10-11am: Photo Exhibit Breakfast Reception
December 1, 12:30-2pm: World AIDS Day Panel Discussion
December 1, 5:30-7pm: World AIDS Day Reception
December 1, 7-9pm: Fundraiser with Miss Universe
Photo Exhibit: North American Premiere of "Through Their Eyes: Words and Images from the Children of Picturing Hope"
The Rayburn House Office Building Foyer
November 29-30, 2004
Photo Exhibit Premier Breakfast Reception
French Toast, Bagels and Creamy Hot Chocolate
November 30, 2004
10-11am
(No RSVP required)
Picturing Hope is dedicated to providing children at risk and affected by HIV/AIDS the supportive environments and resources they need to explore their feelings, strengthen their sense of self, and find a voice with which to tell their stories. The program's key learning tool is photography. The children in the program (from five different countries: Burkina Faso, India, Mexico, Romania and Tanzania) are given cameras and venture out in supervised groups to interview and photograph people from their surrounding community. The photographs on display in the Rayburn Building Foyer on November 29th and 30th constitute the North American Premiere of this project.
Join us for breakfast and meet children from Romania, Burkina Faso and India who participated in this project along with Craig Bender, the photographer who led them.
Eurasia's HIV Security Challenge: Presenting a Collaborative Research Strategy
World AIDS Day Panel Discussion Sponsored by Women in International Security (WIIS) & the U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF)
U.S. Capitol Building, Room H-137
December 1, 2004
12:30-2pm
(Lunch will be provided)
Featuring:
- Dr. Jim Sherry
Vice President of Policy, Research and Advocacy
Global Health Council
- Dr. Ken Nelson
Professor of Epidemiology, Medicine and International Health
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
This luncheon will highlight the challenges in Eurasia regarding HIV and present the results from a recent major conference in Moscow where researchers and policymakers met to summarize CRDF workshop results and develop research priorities.
Please RSVP for this luncheon by November 29th to Geraldean Lantier, WIIS Science and Technology Project Coordinator at gh13@georgetown.edu or call 202-687-2910. Guests should enter through the House side of the Capitol through the Visitors Entrance at the south door.
World AIDS Day Marketplace and Reception
December 1, 2004
5:30-7pm
U.S. Capitol Building
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Please join us at a reception in honor of World AIDS Day. We will be hosting today's leading national and international organizations working to combat HIV/AIDS in a marketplace setting, which will give you the opportunity to speak directly with their representatives.
We will also unveil the 2005 International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Poster, presented by Miss Universe 2004, Jennifer Hawkins. Signed photographs will be available and hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served.
To RSVP for the reception, please e-mail dcrowley@globalhealth.org
Make a Difference for Women on World AIDS Day: A Fundraiser for Miriam's House
December 1, 2004
7-9pm
Embassy of Australia
1601 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
The Global Health Council, AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families and the Embassy of Australia cordially invite you to join us for an evening of refreshments and entertainment. All proceeds will go to Miriam's House (http://www.miriamshouse.org ), a local residence for homeless women living with AIDS, some of whom have children.
Special Guests:
Miss Universe 2004 Jennifer Hawkins (Australia)
Marie Digby, Vocalist & Winner of the Pantene Pro-Voice Music Competition
Hosted by:
Michael Thawley, Australian Ambassador to the United States
Hors d'oeuvres and Australian wine will be provided, with a suggested cash donation of $20 at the door. Please RSVP to merritt@globalhealth.org by Monday, November 29, 2004.
category: Global Health Council News : Other Events
contributed by Andrea Welch on 25 November 2004
North America : United States
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