AIDS Education Month 2018

Posted by Philadelphia FIGHT on April 30, 2018

Join us for AIDS Education Month 2018!
Registration is Now Open!

June 2018 will be Philadelphia FIGHT’s 24th Annual AIDS Education Month (AEM)! AEM is a series of free events throughout Philadelphia to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS and brings people together to find strategies to combat the virus.

AIDS Education Month 2018 will feature captivating speakers, and presentations, as well as spaces for the Philadelphia community to celebrate advances in HIV/AIDS treatment prevention, advocacy, and policy.

IMPORTANT: Please Register Separately For The following Events: Registration Is No Longer One Form.

Opening Reception and Award Ceremony : Celebrate the start of AIDS Education Month with the Opening Reception and Award Ceremony! Join us for hors d’oeuvres and great conversation as we present the annual Kiyoshi Kuromiya Award for Prevention, Treatment and Justice to Elvis Rosado and Lee Carson.

End AIDS: The HIV Prevention and Outreach Summit: End AIDS: The HIV Prevention and Outreach Summit provides the latest information about research, evidence-based HIV prevention, outreach strategies, and best practices in targeting and connecting to care the most at-risk groups in Philadelphia.The audience for this summit includes: people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA); people caring for PLWHA; those working in the HIV field, such as case managers, social workers, health care providers, prevention workers, street outreach workers, city employees, researches, and sexual health educators; those working in allied fields; and, anyone interested in learning more about HIV/AIDS in the Greater Philadelphia region and throughout the US.

You can register online, fill out a paper registration form and send it in, or pick up a paper registration form at

• FIGHT (1233 Locust Street)
• ICJ (the Institute of Community Justice, 1207 Locust Street)
• John Bell Health Center (1207 Chestnut St., 3rd floor)
• The Y-Hep Health Center (1207 Chestnut Street, 5th Floor).

AIDS Education Month Events
All events are free!

Opening Reception and Award Ceremony
Thursday, June 5th, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Independence Visitor Center, 1 North Independence Mall West
Register now!
https://www.aidseducationmonth.org/event/opening-reception-and-awards-ceremony-2018/

Jonathan Lax Memorial Lecture
Wednesday, June 11th, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Seats at this lecture are limited. Please email us at bpeterson@Wistar.org for more details.
https://www.aidseducationmonth.org/event/jonathan-lax-memorial-lecture-2018/

End AIDS: The HIV Prevention and Outreach Summit
Wednesday, June 13th, 8:00 AM — 5:00 PM
Pennsylvania Convention Center, 13th and Arch Streets
Register now!
https://www.aidseducationmonth.org/event/end-aids-hiv-prevention-outreach-summit-2018/

AEM Gospel Concert
Saturday, June 16th, 2:00 PM
Yesha Ministry Worship Center, 2301 Snyder Ave
No need to register, this concert is free and open to the public!
https://www.aidseducationmonth.org/event/gospel-concert/?sd=1529107200

6th Annual Hip Hop for Philly Concert
Tuesday, June 25th, 7:00 PM
The Trocadero Theater
This is a youth event, for more info contact Eburton@fight.org or trush@fight.org
https://www.aidseducationmonth.org/event/hip-hop-for-philly-concert-2018/?sd=1530057600

Questions? email us at CHTA@fight.org.

Looking for the other events that used to be in June?
Don’t worry, we will have more information about all of our events, including the Community Cookout, and the Prison Summit here. Don’t forget to lookout for our webinars, and other educational program too!

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