MOBILIZATION for 2012:

HIV AND AIDS,

HUMAN RIGHTS & ECONOMIC JUSTICE

We can end the AIDS crisis…

We demand a world in which the lives and health of individuals, workers, families and communities are prioritized over ideology and the interests of the wealthy and corporations. But across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe – and right here in the United States and the capital of Washington, DC—this is often not the case. We have the science, the treatments, and the resources to end the HIV epidemic, but not the political will. This must change.

Around the world and across the U.S., millions are waiting in line for AIDS medicines that cost pennies per pill to make—but they go without, due to the lack of political will to ensure affordable generic medications for all. We demand better.

New science and decades of research shows we can halt the pandemic. Condoms, sterile syringes, HIV treatment that prevents transmission, stable housing, microbicides, and more—we can protect our communities. And we can end violence and ensure the rights of LGBT people, women, people of color and members of other marginalized communities. But that doesn’t fill campaign coffers, so we don’t get the funding needed to end AIDS – even though it would save money as well as suffering. We demand better.

Economic injustice fuels the AIDS crisis—but our health and human rights are traded away for tax cuts for billionaires and free trade deals. Our world can afford to fund our health systems, pay our nurses, and ensure housing, food, and education for all. But instead we see the wealthiest failing to pay their fair share. A tiny .005% tax—to fund AIDS and health care in the US and worldwide —is too heavy a burden on the bankers and speculators that rake in billions? Meanwhile, the same Free Trade Agreements that threaten jobs and the earth are trading away our access to affordable generic medicines. We demand better.

When the world comes to Washington, DC in July 2012 for the International AIDS Conference, we will mobilize to fight AIDS and for economic justice! Join people living with HIV and HIV/AIDS organizations, unions, student groups, faith communities, and other activists…

Nov 10 draft cmc

  • TUESDAY JULY 24, 2012: MAJOR COLLECTIVE ACTION

Get involved:

Bimonthly organizing meetings in Washington, DC: email

or call 202-408-0305

12 Demands for HIV/AIDS & ECONOMIC JUSTICE in 2012:

DRAFT: GLOB AL AND US DEMAND LIST IN FORMATION…

We demand…

  1. TREATMENT ACCESS:
  • Treatment for 6 million people by 2013 from PEPFAR; global plan for 15 million by 2015.
  • Access for all in the U.S. to medical care and treatment, including ending theAIDS Drug Assistance Program waiting lists.
  1. FULL FUNDING: Stop lying to us: there’s no money for AIDS, only for war and tax cuts?
  • Rich countries must provide at least $10 billion per year for the Global Fund, including $2b from the US, and at least $__billion per year for PEPFAR. African governments invest 15% of their budgets in health as promised.
  • In the US, Ryan White Care Act, Medicare Expansion, HIV prevention programs, NIH and CDC budgets, and the HOPWA Housing program must all be fully funded.
  • HOW?A 0.005% Financial Transaction Tax on speculators for the fight against HIV/AIDS, health and social services in the US and worldwide, and stop rampant speculation.
  1. FAIR TRADE: A halt to all Free Trade deals, including the Trans Pacific Partnership, that put drug companies’ profits and patents ahead of people’s lives.
  1. JUST DRUG POLICY: End laws around the world and in the US that criminalize people who use drugs. Instead, protect and fund harm reduction programs, sterile syringe access and treatment options to eliminate new infections among injection drug use by 2015.
  1. PREVENTION: Globally and in the US, reaching all those in need with tools to halt infection by 2015: male and female condoms, sterile syringes, newest anti-retroviral drugs for PLWHAs and especially mothers, and microbicides. Target the dollars to reach those most at risk and ensure every program is evidence- and justice-based, and address HIV plus reproductive health.
  1. TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING AND TREATMENT: Drastic scale up of anti-TB programs to cut deaths of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) from TB by 80% by 2015.
  1. HOUSING: Adopt the International Declaration onPoverty, Housing Instability and HIV/AIDS; in the US and around the world develop adequate housing as a key response to AIDS.
  1. HUMAN RIGHTS: The end to discriminatory laws that limit access to prevention and care for affected communities including people living with HIV, LGBT and queer people, sex workers, post incarcerated, immigrants, and people who use drugs, including the repeal of HIV criminalization statutes.
  1. U.S. HEALTH CARE REFORM: Ensure everyone has access to insurance coverage and the health services they need; at minimum fully implement the Affordable Care Act.
  1. RESEARCH: Increase investments to find a cure, better and cheaper treatments, more effective prevention methods and a vaccine. This includes development and delivery of ARV treatment for prevention, safe medical male circumcision, pre-exposure prophylaxis, and microbicides.

We demand in Washington, District of Columbia…

  1. The development and implementation of a bold, comprehensive strategy to end the epidemic and increased, resources in DC to accomplish this.
  2. All people on the DC HOPWA waiting list are housed, the comprehensive HIV/sex education curriculum is truly implemented, and the DC Government provide the community with full fiscal transparency and accountability.

MOBILIZATION for 2012:

HIV AND AIDS,

HUMAN RIGHTS & ECONOMIC JUSTICE

Organizational Commitment

______Yes, my organization would like to be an Anchor Organization of the 2012 Mobilization

______Yes, my organization would like to be a Supporting Organization of the 2012 Mobilization

Name:______

Title:______

Organization:______

Address: ______

City:______State:______Zip:______

Country:______Phone:______Fax:______Email:______

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Signature affirming that you have the capacity to sign on for your Organization

Website:______

Committees that you would like to join:

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Take action: endorse these demands and participate in our planning meetings…

Next Meeting Date

Friday, November 18th, 2011 @ at Green Group/EDF, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW in Room 315.1pm-4pm