Community Groups Organize to Observe National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on February 7 In observance of National Black AIDS/HIV Awareness Day on Friday, February 7, 2014, WJAB 90.9 FM, Community Faith Partners, CoffeeHouse Poets, ArtNSoul Society of Expression, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Kappa Iota Chapter, and others have coordinated poetic flash mob performances and testing campaigns at several locations to raise public awareness about HIV/AIDS. These events are free and open to the public. Please notify Joy Sidney at jsidne256@gmail by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 3, if you are interested in participating in the poetic flash mob. The flash mob performance poem is under two minutes and free of profanity and offensive language. Partners will immediately disperse when the poem has ended. Participants are asked to wear red or black and carry signs with statistical facts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concerning HIV and AIDS. Please join and share the Facebook event page: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness--Huntsville. College students, faculty, and staff, as well as civic groups, community organizations, and local area residents are encouraged to get involved. Free confidential HIV testing will be provided at the following locations: Aids Action Coalition/Davis Clinic 600 Saint Clair Avenue, Building 6 Huntsville, Alabama 35801 Phone: 256-536-4700 Testing hours: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Madison County Health Department Community Room 301 Max Luther Drive NW Phone: 256-539-3711 Testing hours: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Alabama A&M University Ralph Lee Student Center Conference Room, Lobby Area Phone: 256-372-5615 Testing hours: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Meetup Locations Aids Action Coalition/Davis Clinic Times: 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Madison County Health Department Times: 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m. Alabama A&M University Ralph Lee Student Center Lobby Times: 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Visit nationalblackaidsday.org/ for more information about National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 14:29:16 +0000
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