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Hundreds of AIDS Activists to March Across Brooklyn Bridge and Rally at City Hall to Demand National AIDS Strategy from Obama and McCain
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Thursday, September 18,
2008 hundreds of AIDS activists will march across the Brooklyn Bridge and hold
a rally atNew York City Hall to call on presidential hopefuls Sens. John
McCain and Barack Obama to commit to creating a national plan to end AIDS.
The march and rally, part of a national caravan toMississippi for the
first presidential debate, will highlight the consequences of $6 million in
HIV/AIDS budget cuts inNew York City this year -- just as new statistics show
thatNew York City's HIV infection rate is three times the national average.
What: March and rally to demand a national AIDS strategy and protest
HIV/AIDS budget cuts in New York
Who: Community leaders, politicians, and HIV/AIDS activists and
organizations from New York, such as Housing Works, Bailey
House, Gay Men's Health Crisis, and New York City AIDS Housing
Network.
When: Thursday, September 18, 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Where: 1:30 p.m.: Crowd assembles at Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn
2 p.m.: March across Brooklyn Bridge begins
3 p.m.: Rally at New York City Hall
CREDENTIALED PRESS AND CAMERA CREWS WELCOME.
Contact: Alice Leeds, Campaign to End AIDS, 917-523-5029
The Stand Against AIDS is a project of the Campaign to End AIDS. For more
information, go to http://www.c2ea.org .
SOURCE Campaign to End AIDS
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