Protest Against AIDS Cuts on August 11th

Tomorrow, August 11^th, there will be a protest in downtown Los Angeles against Governor Schwarzenegger’s drastic cuts to HIV/AIDS prevention and care programs in California.

Governor Schwarzenegger cut more than $80 million from HIV/AIDS funding. These are the biggest cuts that HIV/AIDS programs have ever taken. Many important services and resources that provide care, treatment and prevention are being destroyed. The CDC’s new estimation of HIV infections in the U.S has risen to 56,000, or one infection every 9 minutes.

Please join us for this important demonstration tomorrow evening in downtown Los Angeles to protest the cuts. The event begins at Pershing Square, where participants will gather at 7:00 p.m. Following is a march to the Ronald Reagan State Office Building for a brief program and candlelight vigil. Be sure to wear a red shirt and bring candles or flashlights.

Remember to encourage friends, family and colleagues to join us too-- it's important that we gather the largest possible crowd to publicly condemn these cuts!

When:

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

7:00 p.m. (Rally)
7:30 p.m. (March)
8:00 p.m. (Press Conference)

Where:

Rally: Pershing Square (532 South Olive Street)
March: To Reagan State Office Building (300 South Spring Street)

Self-pay parking is available under Pershing Square or, you can take the Metro Red Line to the Pershing Square station.

We hope to see you there tomorrow evening.