Community World AIDS Day Events across New York State

New York State Department of Health Community World AIDS Day Events - 2014

Contents

Albany County

1

Monroe County

1

Nassau County

2

Niagara County

3

New York City ? Bronx

3

New York City ? Brooklyn

4

New York City ? Manhattan

4

New York City ? Staten Island

5

Onondaga County

6

Suffolk County

6

Ulster County

6

Westchester County

7

Albany County

Event:

HIV Breakfast Club

Albany Medical College, Division of HIV Medicine

"Getting to Zero: Zero new HIV Infections, Zero Discrimination, Zero AIDS-related

Deaths"

Time:

Friday, December 5, 2014 at 8:15 AM ? 12:00 PM

Place:

Albany Medical Center Hilton ? Sonneborn Room

Hilton Garden Inn at Albany Medical Center

62 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY 12208

Website:

For more information, e-mail corlewc@mail.amc.edu. Registration is required. Register online

at the website above. CMEs are available.

Monroe County

Event:

World AIDS Day Rochester Community Service

Sponsors: Trillium Health, MOCHA, NBLCA, FLHSA, CRCDS, ABC, RFC, MICTAN, IHMC and

Victory Alliance

Time:

Monday, December 1, 2014 at 6:30 PM ? 9:00 PM

Place:

270 Scio St

New Bethel CME Church

Rochester, NY 14605

Website:

For more information, e-mail pam.rogers@ or by phone at 585-469-2167.

Refreshments, education, inspiration, music, acting and uplifting socialization, along with free

HIV testing and free viewing of the AIDS quilt.

The events listed within are free and open to the public. Inclusion in this calendar does not represent endorsement by the New York State Department of Health. For any questions, please contact the sponsor agency listed above.

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Nassau County

Event:

Peer HIV and Hepatitis Testing Day

Sponsor: Long Island Minority AIDS Coalition

Time:

Monday, December 1, 2014 at 12:00 PM ? 3:00 PM

Place:

Corner of Main St. and Bedell

Hempstead, NY 11550

Website: limaccares

For more information, email dviola@limac.us or call 631-225-5500.

This event is a completely anonymous testing day for both HIV and Hepatitis C. Everyone is

welcome to attend. In addition, the Long Island Minority AIDS Coalition also participates in free

needle exchange, so those in need of syringes (i.e., diabetics) are allowed to get them through

our agency at no cost.

Event:

Mpowerment LI Screening ? "A Normal Heart"

Sponsor: Pride for Youth

Time:

Monday, December 1, 2014 at 5:00 PM ? 8:00 PM

Place:

2050 Bellmore Ave

Bellmore, NY 11710

Website:

For more information, e-mail dappasodi@ or call 516-679-9000.

This event is open to gay and bisexual men ages 17-26 years of age. Mpowerment Long Island

will be showing the film "A Normal Heart" with a following group discussion. Dinner will be

provided. Public transportation usage to and from event will be reimbursed.

Event:

World AIDS Day Awareness and Open Mic

Sponsor: Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County, Inc.

Time:

Thursday, December 4th at 5:00 PM ? 7:00 PM

Friday, December 5th at 6:00 PM ? 8:00 PM

Place:

134 Jackson St

Hempstead, NY 11550

For more information, contact jclark@eoc- or call 516-292-9710, extension 334.

There will be Free & Confidential HIV testing at both events.

Event:

World AIDS Day Coffeehouse

Sponsor: Pride for Youth

Time:

Friday, December 5, 2014 at 7:30 PM ? 11:30 PM

Place:

2050 Bellmore Ave

Bellmore, NY 11710

Website:

For more information, e-mail tengel@ or call 516-679-9000.

LGBTQ Youth and their straight allies are welcome. Ages 13-20 only. Free and Confidential HIV

testing will be available for ages 16+.

The events listed within are free and open to the public. Inclusion in this calendar does not represent endorsement by the New York State Department of Health. For any questions, please contact the sponsor agency listed above.

New York State Department of Health Community World AIDS Day Events - 2014

Event:

PrEP/PEP Community Forum

Sponsor: Pride for Youth and North Shore LIJ

Time:

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 6:00 PM ? 8:00 PM

Place:

2050 Bellmore Ave

Bellmore, NY 11710

Website:

For more information, e-mail pcarney@ or call 516-679-9000.

Find out if PrEP is right for you & get resources for how to get started! Open to all members of

the LGBTQ community, concerned allies, and health and human services professionals. Free &

Confidential HIV testing will be available.

Niagara County

Event:

Community Wellness Day

Sponsor: American Indian Community House

Time:

December 1, 2014 at 12:00 PM ? 3:00 PM

Place:

5226 Walmore Rd

Lewiston, NY 14092

For more information, e-mail jrunion@ or call 716-844-8975.

New York City ? Bronx

Event:

World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil at La Cueva

Sponsor: St. Ann's Corner of Harm Reduction

Time:

Monday December 1, 2014 at 9:00 AM ? 3:30 PM

Place:

886 Westchester Avenue, Ground Floor Suite

Bronx, NY 10312

Website:

For more information, e-mail info@ or call 718-585-5544.

Program for World AIDS Day 2014:

9:00 AM ? 11:00 AM AM Breakfast and Movie Screening:

Speak Out HIV: 25 Young Gay Men. 25 Inspiring Stories

RU+? Take the Time. Take the Test. Take Charge

11:00 AM ? 11:30 AM Jeopardy ? HIV/AIDS

11:30 AM ? 12:00 PM Condom Game

12:00 PM ? 1:00 PM Light Lunch

1:00 PM ? 2:00 PM Yearly World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil at La Cueva

2:00 PM ? 2:30 PM Transmission Risk Ladder

2:30 PM ? 3:00 PM Myth vs Fact

3:00 PM ? 3:30 PM Videos, Cake and Ice Cream

The events listed within are free and open to the public. Inclusion in this calendar does not represent endorsement by the New York State Department of Health. For any questions, please contact the sponsor agency listed above.

New York State Department of Health Community World AIDS Day Events - 2014

Event:

SACHR Annual World AIDS Day Event

Sponsor: St. Ann's Corner of Harm Reduction

Time:

Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 10:00 AM ? 2:00 PM

Place:

139th & St. Ann's Avenue

Bronx, NY 10459

Website:

For more information, e-mail sturner@ or call 718-585-5544.

This is an outdoor event at SACHR's stationary outreach site under the big red tent.

Event:

World AIDS Day Fashion Show ? "Styles of our Lives"

Sponsor: Boom!Health

Time:

Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 6:00 PM ? 9:00 PM

Place:

The Bronx Museum of the Arts

1040 Grand Concourse

Bronx, NY 10465

Website:

For more information, e-mail blopez@ or call 718-295-5690.

This event is free and open to the community. Free food, entertainment and giveaways. Free

HIV testing and educational materials are available.

New York City ? Brooklyn

Event:

World AIDS Day Teen Town Hall Meeting

Sponsor: Adolescent Education Program ? Teens Helping Each Other (THEO)

Time:

Friday, December 5, 2014 at 5:30 PM ? 8:30 PM

Place:

SUNY Downstate Health Science Education Bldg

395 Lenox Road

Brooklyn, NY 11203

Website: facebook,com/teenshelpingeachother

For more information, e-mail renisha.pierre@downstate.edu or call 718-270-3898

The night serves as a commemoration to those affected by HIV/AIDS and also features an

honest discussion about teen sexual health. We will also have various entertainers, a Spoken

Word segment, and also an HIV+ Spotlight Speaker.

New York City ? Manhattan

Event:

We Can Stop It Together

Sponsors: Harlem United

Time:

Monday, December 1, 2014 at 10:00 AM ? 3:00 PM

Place:

Harlem United

290 Lenox Avenue, Lower Level

New York, NY 10027

For more information, e-mail dlopez@ or call 212-289-2378.

Free and confidential rapid HIV testing is available.

The events listed within are free and open to the public. Inclusion in this calendar does not represent endorsement by the New York State Department of Health. For any questions, please contact the sponsor agency listed above.

New York State Department of Health Community World AIDS Day Events - 2014

Event:

Getting to Zero through a Village United for the Cause

Sponsors: Harlem Hospital Center

Time:

Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 3:00 PM ? 7:00 PM

Place:

506 Lenox Avenue

MLK Building ? 2nd Flr, Herbert Cave Auditorium

New York, NY 10037

For more information, e-mail earnest.simpkins@ or call 212-939-4505.

This year's theme, Getting to Zero through a Village United for the Cause, is exactly what we

hope to achieve with this year's planning and programing: bridging agencies and communities

together in the spirit of unity for the common cause of raising awareness, mobilizing

communities, and celebrating the diversity and resilience of the communities we love and

serve.

WAD is especially important in Harlem where the global community who are the most disproportionately affected resides. Our program will bring together some of the most prominent experts in the field, local and nationally known artists & agencies, community stakeholders, patients and community members.

This event is free and open to the public. Free Health screenings will be available. There will also be live entertainment, free giveaways and refreshments will be served.

Event:

East Harlem's Got Talent

Sponsors: Harlem RBI

Time:

Friday, December 5, 2014 at 4:00 PM ? 7:00 PM

Place:

Union Settlement

237 E 104th St

New York, NY 10026

Website: TheBASE.HRBI

For more information, e-mail cdixon@ or call 212-722-1608.

There will be free on-site testing at the event. Young people will be performing (singing, spoken

word, rapping, dancing) and learning about HIV and youth empowerment. There will also be an

open mic section for participants.

New York City ? Staten Island

Event:

World AIDS Day Memorial ? 2014

Sponsors: Staten Island LGBT Community Center & Community Health Action of Staten

Island

Time:

Monday, December 1, 2014 at 6:30 PM ? 9:00 PM

Place:

25 Victory Blvd

Floor 3

Staten Island, NY 10301

For more information, e-mail paul.asnders@ or call 718-808-1365.

The events listed within are free and open to the public. Inclusion in this calendar does not represent endorsement by the New York State Department of Health. For any questions, please contact the sponsor agency listed above.

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