National Call to Action for Faith Leaders to End the Stigma that Surrounds HIV and AIDS, live from the White House

i've had quite a bit to do with this: I'M SUPER NERVOUS!

if you can participate, that would be even cooler because the more people on it, the better i will feel ;)

this is for you danny flowers!

The HHS Partnership Center and White House Office for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships are hosting an evening National Call to Action for Faith Leaders to End the Stigma that Surrounds HIV and AIDS, live from the White House this Thursday at 5:00 p.m. This event provides an opportunity for your congregation or community organization to host a watch party and join in the discussion on preventing and responding to HIV/AIDS in our communities, and supporting individuals living with HIV/AIDS.

The National HIV/AIDS Strategy calls for the Federal Centers for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships to actively engage faith communities to address HIV/AIDS and promote prevention and early treatment.

We hope you will be able to join us for this discussion. If you have a question for a member of the panel, please email Partnerships@hhs.gov by 12:00pm on Thursday, May 26, 2011. Be sure to include, your name, organization and location.

Panelists:

Joshua DuBois

Executive Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Chantelle Britton-Faison

Scientific Advisor, White House Office of National AIDS Policy

Rev. Edwin Sanders

Senior Servant and Founder, Metropolitan Interdenominational Church in

Nashville, Tennessee

Pernessa C. Seele

CEO and Founder, Balm in Gilead, Inc

Phillip Thomason

Minister of Outreach and Pastoral Care, Saint Mark United Methodist Church in Atlanta, GA

To view the webcast, visit http://whitehouse.gov/live.

For listen-in only, please use the information provided below.

Phone: 800-369-1709
Passcode: 3058216

A fact sheet from the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD ), designed to help faith communities pursue these and other activities, is also available: United in Battling HIV/AIDS: A Guide to Understanding How Faith Communities Can Make a Difference (PDF 248 KB). Read our blog post on this guide.