HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Your Voice Matters!

Join us on Tuesday, May 23, on the East Steps of the State Capitol in Hartford to make your voice heard. Urge your legislators to keep the spotlight on AIDS Housing & Services, HIV Testing, and Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

  • 10:30AM - Check-in
  • 11:00AM - Rally Begins
  • 12:00PM - Boxed Lunch (provided)
  • Afternoon - Meetings with Legislators

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HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Legislative Office Building

Legislator Visits

  1. Find your legislator here.
  2. Set up an appointment. Room number is in the upper right corner of their landing page.
  3. Meet and share your HIV/AIDS concerns.
    • Be respectful
    • Be personal
    • Ask them to support your concerns
  4. Leave a Palm Card (will be handed out at the rally)

HIV in CT Fact Sheet

About HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

HIV/AIDS Awareness Day grew out of the AIDS LIFE (Legislative Initiative and Funding Effort) Campaign - staffed by AIDS Connecticut, a division of Advancing CT Together. This day is devoted to focusing solely on all of the policy-related issues impacting people living with and at high risk for HIV/AIDS - from prevention and education, including syringe exchange; to supportive services; to health care, and housing.

This year’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day will focus on two topics:

“U=U”, which stands for Undetectable equals Untransmittable. This slogan educates the public that individuals with suppressed HIV viral loads cannot transmit the virus to others. Hats with this slogan will be distributed.

“Are You PrEPared?”, which is meant to start a conversation about the use of PrEP. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is the use of medications to prevent the spread of HIV in people who have not yet been exposed to the virus. T-shirts with this slogan will be distributed.

 

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