tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86925505697618699322026-02-14T02:01:17.066-08:00Lifelong AIDS Alliance Action BlogEvery two years, advocates from across Washington State gather in Olympia to educate state lawmakers about the need for HIV/AIDS prevention and care services in our state. 2009 is a critical year for HIV and AIDS advocates - Washington State Legislature is faced with an $9 billion budget deficit- the largest in state history.
Let’s make sure our elected officials in Olympia understand why our community can’t afford to lose critical programs serving people living with and at risk for HIV/AIDS.Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-83932773545742084232010-02-02T14:27:00.000-08:002010-02-02T14:38:20.944-08:00The WA Budget still needs your help!The Washington budget isn’t set yet and HIV prevention and care services are still looking at deep cuts. We still need your help talking to legislators about how you feel. Prevention service are still going to be cut by more than 40% and care services by an additional 20%.Last week we asked for you to write letters so that we could hand deliver them to the state legislators on AIDS Action and Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-5866189643173958032010-01-25T11:22:00.000-08:002010-01-25T13:16:04.398-08:00We need your help with the state budget!The 2010 Legislative Session is a “short” one that began the second week of January, with the final gavel expected to come down on March 11th. The supplemental budget will be the focus this session as the Legislature returns to Olympia under the dark cloud of a $2.6 budget shortfall. In early December the Governor released a proposed budget that addressed the financial crisis by reducing or Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-34630976895360207862009-12-09T15:51:00.000-08:002009-12-09T16:45:16.450-08:00An open letter to President ObamaThe following is a letter sent to the President from 34 national leaders in HIV prevention policy with recommendations on how the National HIV/AIDS Strategy can advance our HIV prevention efforts. ­December 9, 2009President Barack ObamaThe White HouseWashington, DC 20500Dear Mr. President,As you know, HIV/AIDS remains a public health emergency in the United States. There is a new HIV Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-69938326062467342202009-12-04T08:33:00.001-08:002009-12-04T08:35:52.961-08:00The National AIDS Strategy Town Meeting in Seattle is next week!I know we posted this not that long ago, but now the meeting is next week!Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Assist Secretary of Health (DHHS), Dr. Howard Koh and Director Christopher Bates (Office of HIV/AIDS Policy) will be in town for a Community Town Hall on the National AIDS Policy. The event will take place from 6:30-8:00 PM at the Asian Counseling and Referral Services building at 3639 Martin Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-34139901458150570982009-11-12T15:47:00.000-08:002009-11-12T15:49:26.525-08:00National AIDS Strategy Town Hall in Seattle.SAVE THE DATE!!!Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Assist Secretary of Health (DHHS), Dr. Howard Koh and Director Christopher Bates (Office of HIV/AIDS Policy) will be in town for a Community Town Hall on the National AIDS Policy. The event will take place from 6:30-8:00 PM at the Asian Counseling and Referral Services building at 3639 Martin Luther King Jr. Way South.Come prepared with a story to shareLifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-73824575364400127192009-11-03T13:25:00.000-08:002009-11-03T13:29:49.825-08:00BABES Focus GroupSign Up To Get Updates By Email & Join Us On Facebook - Twitter - MyspaceLifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-31263426641972751692009-10-20T15:25:00.000-07:002009-10-20T15:57:45.371-07:00The Election is Amost Here!Ballots arrived in Washington mailboxes late last week. These ballots have serious implications on how our fine state will handle HIV prevention and services to those living with HIV/AIDS.Your ballot has two important questions on it. The first is Tim Eyman’s Initiative-1033. Lifelong AIDS Alliance has taken a stand against Tim Eyman’s latest initiative, 1033, and we want to remind you to vote NOLifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-52749675142242118712009-10-05T13:16:00.000-07:002009-10-05T13:19:57.479-07:00Vote NO on I 1033 Vote NO on Initiative 1033Initiative 1033 will be on the ballot in Washington State in November 2009. This Initiative may sound good on the surface, but truth is that I-1033 actually decreases the amount of money that will be spent on education, health care, and economic security. A similar initiative was passed in Colorado in 1992 and after seeing the damaging affects that have occurred there, Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-38015160349262856542009-10-01T10:15:00.000-07:002009-10-01T10:27:14.683-07:00Just a few short days until the Candidate Forum.Just a reminder that this Tuesday, October 6th is the Human Services Candidate Forum. The forum presented by the Seattle Human Services Coalition will begin at 5:45 PM at the Miller Community Center. Doors open at 5:30 and the program includes Seattle Mayoral race, Seattle City Council Positions 2, 4, 6, 8, City Attorney and King County Executive. Refreshments and snacks will be provided, as wellLifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-65493146679971867962009-09-08T08:43:00.000-07:002009-09-08T08:47:51.322-07:002009 Human Services Candidates ForumSAVE THE DATE! 2009 Human Services Candidates ForumLifelong AIDS Alliance would like to invite you to a Human Services Candidate Forum to be held on the evening of Tuesday, October 6th from 5:30-8:00PM at the Miller Community Center. The event is free and open to the public.Lifelong AIDS Alliance, as a member of the Seattle Human Services Coalition, is partnering with a number of local community Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-4377866653611423672009-08-26T10:02:00.000-07:002009-08-26T10:06:55.688-07:00Seattle AIDS Walk A3D Team!Summer is coming to an end, and among other things, that means it’s AIDS Walk time!Steve, John, and Marc, the fabulous co-chairs of Lifelong’s Public Policy Committee, have formed a Walk Team: “Friends of A3D and Public Policy.”Please click the link below if you are interested in joining or supporting. We would love to have as many of you get involved and help in our fundraising and awareness Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-64785202198736132572009-07-23T18:00:00.001-07:002009-07-23T18:08:11.876-07:00URGENT ACTION ALERT: Act NOW to Defeat Syringe Exchange Amendment!The following action alert comes to us from our friends at AIDS Action:Amendment to Ban Federal Syringe Exchange Funding on House Floor A House amendment to the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education bill is scheduled for floor debate, and may take place as early as tomorrow morning (July 24). Today, the Rules Committee approved an amendment by Representative Mark Souder (R-IN) which Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-54337161219155608592009-07-13T13:46:00.000-07:002009-07-13T13:57:39.474-07:00ACTION ALERT: HIV Travel Ban RepealGreat news!The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are proposing the removal of HIV infection from the list of diseases that can keep people who are not U.S. citizens from entering the United States.On Thursday, July 2nd, HHS and the CDC published a notice in the Federal Register that it intends to repeal the HIV travel and Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-4026712250944634422009-07-01T15:59:00.000-07:002009-07-06T09:50:21.083-07:00ACTION ALERT: Support Nurtition and the Ryan White CARE Act!Last month in Atlanta, hundreds of AIDS and nutrition advocates joined ANSA (Association of Nutrition Services Agencies) in showing their support for the power of medically appropriate food and nutrition services for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in the soon-to-be extended Ryan White program.Hundreds of advocates from around the country have already signed on to the letter below to be sent Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-27713818379631056792009-06-26T14:49:00.000-07:002009-06-26T14:56:48.295-07:00ACTION ALERT for King Co. Residents!Good news! We have an option for progress on dedicated funds for human services in King County, but we must act quickly and decisively to urge electeds to implement it!The King County Council's Law, Justice, Health, and Human Services Committee met Tuesday afternoon to consider options for continued County funding of human services beyond 2009. One of these options would dedicate a specific Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-61176252539868819202009-05-15T14:04:00.001-07:002009-05-15T14:50:03.826-07:00May 30th March for Health Care"Health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not wait another year." -President Barack Obama NOW is the time for health care reform. Tens of thousands of people die every year in this country because of a lack of health coverage. Countless others struggle under crushing medical debt or suffer through treatable illnesses. Health care reform won't happen without a grassroots Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-27143537900417655932009-05-14T12:08:00.001-07:002009-05-15T11:13:42.344-07:00ACTION ALERT!Speak Out Against the Syringe Funding Ban!Last week, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2010 budget request. Unfortunately, his budget still includes the language that bans the use of federal funding for syringe exchange programs, despite their proven effectiveness in preventing new HIV and hepatitis C infections.In response, the Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act of 2009 (HR 179),Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-48726505250339290812009-04-10T09:44:00.000-07:002009-04-10T10:06:20.629-07:00Help make White House Conference on Food and Nutrition a reality!ANSA is thrilled to announce that Representatives James McGovern and Jo Ann Emerson have recently re-introduced legislation calling for a White House Conference on Food and Nutrition to be held by December 31, 2010. We have long-advocated for such a conference to address how the United States will meet the nutritional needs of the more than 36 million Americans who experience food insecurity – Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-68751286102231723762009-04-01T13:18:00.000-07:002009-04-06T10:08:28.397-07:00Action Alert: Urge your legislators to support the House Proposed Budget for HIV/AIDS!The Washington State House and Senate just came out with their proposed budgets last week, and it is imperative that we make our voices heard immediately and give input to our legislators as they begin to discuss these proposals.Email your state Senator and Representatives today to urge them to support the House Proposed Budget for HIV/AIDS!Click HERE to participate in this advocacy campaign!Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-18711482110625099332009-03-31T15:31:00.001-07:002009-04-03T11:10:40.140-07:00Budget update from Lifelong's lobbyist, Carey MorrisTo begin with this is my very first time writing anything for a blog. Be patient with me. I am a working Mom with two little kids I barely have time to check my email much less participate in the online world. That said, I am so excited to have the opportunity to thank everyone who came to Olympia in February to participate in A3D. It is one of my favorite days down here (that and potato day, Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-63042743517602531612009-03-24T19:44:00.000-07:002009-03-27T13:36:32.906-07:00Voices in Action: Strengthening HIV/AIDS Community Leadership*Please note: date and time changed from original post!It's now been over a month since AIDS Awareness & Action Day, and the escalating $9 billion state budget deficit has made the fight to save HIV/AIDS services in Washington State tougher every day.Want to stay involved and continue to build your advocacy skills? Come add your voice to the discussion about how we can work together to Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-88466693320489413152009-03-23T10:22:00.000-07:002009-03-23T11:09:32.644-07:00Great Seattle P-I article about Bailey-Boushay HouseCheck out this article about Bailey-Boushay House just published by the Seattle Post-Intellingencer:Nursing home for AIDS patients faces funding crisisPlease take a few moments to call your state senator and representatives to let them know that funding for Bailey-Boushay House is critical for those who depend upon its services.You can ook up your legislators' contact information here: Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-70298981687102950662009-03-19T11:16:00.001-07:002009-03-19T11:43:26.488-07:00Check out our A3D picture from the Senate floor!Look at all those beautiful and amazing advocates who came to AIDS Awareness & Action Day! Thank you, Sen. Murray's office, for providing us with this picture!If you would like an electronic copy of this photo, please email bonniel@llaa.org. Sign Up To Get Updates By Email & Join Us On Facebook - Twitter - MyspaceLifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-43445372924140254452009-03-17T16:02:00.000-07:002009-03-17T16:05:23.488-07:00Speak up NOW to protect HIV/AIDS services in Washington State!Our work has only just begun! Urge your state legislators to protect funding for HIV/AIDS services in Washington State!Even if you weren't able to join us in person for AIDS Awareness and Action Day, you can still tell your state legislators that you support HIV/AIDS care, treatment, support services and prevention.With just the click of a button, you can take action and send an email to your Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692550569761869932.post-12605679410113902772009-03-13T10:57:00.000-07:002009-03-13T11:07:18.927-07:00Attend a town hall meeting this weekend!Attend a Town Hall Meeting with Your State Legislators!Many state legislators will be holding "town hall" meetings this weekend to talk about the state budget deficit and other legislative issues. Legislators pay close attention to the number of constituents who show up and express concern about each issue, so please take this opportunity to speak up!Plan to attend your local meeting if you can,Lifelong AIDS Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808924716159531976noreply@blogger.com0