Red Ribbon Party

Join Paul Kawata, Executive Director of the National Minority AIDS Council, on December 1st for this town hall style presentation about the latest information on HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment. Light refreshments and networking time are included.

Thursday, December 1, 2011, World AIDS Day
Doors open at 5pm - Presentation begins at 5:30pm,

 followed by hosted reception ending at 7pm  

TasP, HPTN, NHAS: what do these letters have to do with the end of HIV/AIDS, and why do we care?

Paul Kawata

Join us for an evening with Paul Kawata, Executive Director of the National Minority AIDS Council, as he talks about the beginning of the end of HIV/AIDS. Paul will discuss the new concept of Treatment as Prevention (TasP) and how it dovetails with the HIV Prevention Trial Network's (HPTN) latest research, demonstrating that early HIV treatment can reduce transmission by 96%. He will provide a roadmap on how TasP and HPTN align with the nation's first ever National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) to create more than a list of letters. What is your role in this movement? We are at a turning point in the epidemic. Make sure you have the latest information so you can play your role.

Mercy Corps Action Center Event Space
28 SW First Ave, Portland, OR 97204

RSVP to whatsnew@cascadeaids.org or 503.278.3801.

HIV Testing for World AIDS Day

The 23rd annual World AIDS Day is Thursday, December 1st, and what better way to celebrate than by learning your HIV status!  In honor of 30 years of AIDS, it is time to take action. CAP will be offering rapid HIV testing from 10am - 4pm at our Pivot location at 209 SW Fourth Avenue. 

Anonymous or confidential testing with results in 30 minutes will be offered to anyone who wants to learn their HIV status. There is a suggested donation of $50, but nobody will be declined testing based on their ability to pay. This year a landmark study showed that putting healthy people living with HIV on antiretrovirals early can limit their transmission of the virus by 96 percent. Through knowledge, prevention and early testing we can slow the rate of HIV transmission.  So how will you take action this World AIDS Day?

For more information on HIV testing call the Oregon HIV/STD Hotline at 503.223.2437 or 1.800.777.2437.  

For more information about the many World AIDS Day events taking place in the area, please view the World AIDS Day NW site.