forwarded from AVAC and CHAMP
During the recent Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) held in February in Los Angeles, CA, the Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP) and the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) worked with a number of partner organizations to convene "Research Advocacy for HIV Prevention: Skills and Challenges for AIDS Activists". We are pleased to announce that the full report and all of the presentations are now available online at http://www.champnetwork.org/index.php?name=research.
The one-day training workshop and half-day advocacy strategy session brought together nearly 100 community advocates and activists from across the US, Europe and Asia to share information and perspectives on HIV prevention research.
The sessions offered a unique opportunity for leaders in research, policy and grassroots communities to come together to share information and perspectives on HIV prevention research, examined within a social justice framework. The participants discussed the complexities of the prevention research agenda, including biomedical, behavior and social prevention strategies as well as cross-cutting issues, such as informed consent or partial efficacy. Case studies and research on the impact of race and discrimination on HIV prevention sparked discussions on the importance of structural interventions as well as the overwhelming need for more ethnic and minority researchers in the field. A panel discussion with representatives from diverse AIDS communities on advocacy needs and challenges made two things clear -- prevention is complicated, and prevention is important.
The overall report (available in both Word and PDF versions) provides Q&A, debate and analysis that puts the associated slide presentations in context. We suggest viewing the PowerPoint file side-by-side with its section in the report.
AVAC and CHAMP hope these materials are helpful, whether you attended the workshop or not. We also hope to conduct additional sessions and would be delighted to hear from you if you or your organization are interested in collaborating with us.
Also, look for the upcoming CROI conference report on AVAC's CROI conference page and in an upcoming Network update!
Best regards,
CHAMP and AVAC
Josh Thomas
CHAMP - Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project josh@champnetwork.org
917-539-7016
Mitchell Warren
AVAC - AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
avac@avac.org
212-367-1279 |
