Portland Area Global AIDS Coalition and World AIDS Day.

Hello Readers. I have chosen to send you an email I received last night from friend/colleauge Ann Pickar who is one of the co-chairs of the Portland Area Global AIDS Coalition. I know Ann and her co-chair Cara Pattison, Vice President of Bolo Moyo. I know many of you don't live in Portland but for those interested in knowing about Portland efforts to raise awareness, share information and work towards change around World AIDS Day this Friday, December 1st here is an email from the Portland Area Global AIDS Coalition (PAGAC).

"Hello, Portland Area Global AIDS Coalition members and friends!
As I am sure you know, Friday, December 1st is the 25th Anniversary of World AIDS Day.
Here in Portland we are marking the day on Thursday, November 30.
I hope many of you will attend the Rhythms for Life event put on by Africa AIDS Response. It will take place November 30th at 7:00 PM at the Tiffany Center, SW 14th and Morrison. Tickets are $15.00. Before the AAR event there will be the traditional memorial service for those in Portland who have died of AIDS this year.

ALSO: IFARA TV will be taping a series of programs earlier in the day, for airing throughout December. The section on global AIDS, "Portland Goes Global" will feature the work of PAGAC, so I hope many of you will be able to see it. Thanks to Fred Schaich for making all this happen!

Here are the dates and times for the series.

Week !: World AIDS Day Memorial Service.
Sunday, December 3, Channel 23 at 10:00 a.m.
Monday, December 4, Channel 11 at 10:00 p.m.
Friday, December 8, Channel 22 at 9.00 p.m.

Week 2: The global AIDS epidemic: Portland Goes Global.
Same times and channels, that is
Sunday, December 10, Channel 23 at 10:00 a.m.
Monday, December 11, Channel 11 at 10.00 p.m
Friday, December 15, Channel 22 at 9:00 p.m.

Week 3, HIV/AIDS in the Portland community.
Same times and channels on Sunday, December 17, Monday, December 18 and Friday, December 22.

Week 4. Medical advances in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Same times and channels on Sunday, December 24, Monday, December 25 and Friday, December 29. (but programs this week are subject to "preemption" by Christmas programming.)

And something practical you can help with: in December I hope to deliver to the offices of our local congressional delegation letters asking them to cosponsor the PATHWAY Act, which will rewrite current US AIDS legislation to remove the earmark for abstinence only prevention programs and focus aid more closely on the need to address the impact of AIDS by empowering women. If you are available during the day and would like to help, please let me know.