In this issue:
• Judge Slams Criminalization of HIV
• Sterilized, stigmatized
• HIV can cause vascular damage soon after infection
• International AIDS Conference in 2012 will be held in the US if travel ban finally removed
• Washington, D.C. Officials To Boost HIV Awareness Efforts
• California HIV Services Center Forced To Close
• SA woman spearheads HIV and AIDS protocol
• Small Loans Change Lives of Togolese HIV/AIDS Victims
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 Judge Slams Criminalization of HIV
(Toronto Star - June 13, 2009)
Tracey Tyler - LEGAL AFFAIRS REPORTER
Canada giving wrong message by using courts in battle against AIDS, says South African leader.
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 Sterilized, stigmatized
(Globe and Mail World News - June 15, 2009)
By Geoffrey York
Dozens of African women are fighting back after having been made infertile without their knowledge or consent because they are HIV-positive.
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 HIV can cause vascular damage soon after infection
(AIDSmap News - June 15, 2009)
By Michael Carter
HIV can cause damage to the arteries and blood vessels predictive of future cardiovascular disease when a person has been infected with the virus for as little as two years, investigators report in the journal Atherosclerosis.
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 International AIDS Conference in 2012 will be held in the US if travel ban finally removed
(AIDSmap News - June 12, 2009)
By Michael Carter
An international HIV conference will be held in the US in 2012 – but only if the US removes its travel ban on HIV-positive travellers.
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 Washington, D.C. Officials To Boost HIV Awareness Efforts
(Kaiser Daily US HIV and AIDS Report - June 2, 2009)
The Washington, D.C. HIV/AIDS Administration (HAA) will increase its HIV-related media efforts targeting those at risk for the virus amid a recent finding by the agency that 3% of the district's residents are living with HIV/AIDS, the Washington Post reports.
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 California HIV Services Center Forced To Close
(Kaiser Daily US HIV and AIDS - June 2, 2009)
Declining private and public financial support has forced Vital Life Services, an Oakland, Calif.-based nonprofit that provided support, case management, mental health counseling and other services to roughly 400 low-income and homeless clients with HIV, to shut down, the Oakland Tribune reports.
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 SA woman spearheads HIV and AIDS protocol
(theStar.co.za - June 15, 2009)
By Karyn Maughan
More than 80 countries, 200 delegates, three weeks and one South African woman. That's what it took to create the report that will shape a new global code of conduct for the treatment of millions of HIV-positive workers.
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 Small Loans Change Lives of Togolese HIV/AIDS Victims
(VOANews.com - June 15, 2009)
By Fid Thompson
Small loans to families affected by HIV and AIDS in Togo are making entrepreneurs out of victims and improving the lives of their children.
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Monthly Donations
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The Biggest, Most Heartfelt Thank You to our HIV Edmonton Pride Parade Volunteers
Without all your help, we couldn't have made our first ever HIV Edmonton float a success. :)
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Special Thank You to Sobeys 104 Street
For your generous in-kind donation of 150 multi-coloured roses for HIV Edmonton to hand out to people in the crowd during the Pride parade.
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Thank you to Victor Michaels
Thanks so much for the wonderful in-kind donation of multi-coloured flowers for distribution during the Pride Parade.
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Destination For Two - HIV Edmonton Raffle
1st Prize - 2 Tickets Anywhere WestJet Flies - all air travel fees, taxes and surcharges included
2nd Prize - Evelyn Charles Gift Certificate $250.00
3rd Prize - A Night at the Coast Edmonton Plaza and Breakfast for 2
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Recruiting Volunteers for HIV Edmonton
Have some time to help out in the community?
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HIV Edmonton Casino Fundraiser - August 1st & 2nd
If you would like to volunteer, please contact Misty at: 488.5742 or misty.b@hivedmonton.com
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