ABAC Week of Action

Sample Social Media Content

Tuesday, November 17, 2015:

Twitter:

Tweets on ABAC sign-on letter and general asks:

  • 114 #AIDS orgs urge #Congress to restore proposed cuts to domestic #HIV AIDS in final FY16 approps bill: bit.ly/1RU26L6 #NoHIVcuts
  • Tell #Congress we need proposed #HIV #AIDS cuts restored & other HIV programs maintained! bit.ly/1RU26L6 #NoHIVcuts
  • TAKE ACTION! You can contact your member of #Congress & tell them to protect investments in domestic #HIV bit.ly/1OIXgmc #NoHIVcuts[Links to AIDS United’s Action Alert that allows a constituent to send a note to their member of Congress]
  • There's still critical work to be done! Tell #Congress to invest in the lives of people with #HIV bit.ly/1OIXgmc #NoHIVcuts[Links to AIDS United’s Action Alert]
  • #Congress should pass a final FY16 appropriations bill with #NoRiders and fully funds #HIV programs bit.ly/1RU26L6#NoHIVcuts

Facebook:

As #Congress works to finalize the FY2016 appropriations measure, 114 organizations of the #AIDS Budget and Appropriations Coalition have signed a letter urging them to restore the damaging proposed cuts and maintain funding for other worthy HIV/AIDS programs. In order to achieve the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and move towards an AIDS-free generation, continued and robust federal government resources are required #NoRiders

Wednesday, November 18, 2015:

Tweets on someproposed program cuts:

  • Senate spending bill proposes to eliminate HHS Secretary's Minority #AIDS Initiative Fund. Tell Congress #NoHIVcuts bit.ly/1RU26L6
  • Tell Congress to restore proposed $9 million cut to @samhsagov Minority #AIDS Initiative funding. #NoHIVcuts bit.ly/1RU26L6
  • #RyanWhite SPNS program helps most vulnerable populations but Senate proposes 2 eliminate entire program #NoHIVcuts bit.ly/1RU26L6
  • .@CDCSTD proposed to be cut by 20% in FY16 Senate approps bill. #STDs on the rise in the US #NoHIVcuts bit.ly/1RU26L6

Thursday, November 19, 2015:

Tweets for maintaining funding/syringe exchange language/HOPWA formula update:

  • #Congress should support language included in both House and Senate bills on #SyringeExchange programs #NoHIVcuts bit.ly/1RU26L6
  • #Congress should support proposed increase to @HUD_HOPWA and modernization of grant formula #NoHIVcuts bit.ly/1RU26L6
  • #Congress should maintain funding for all parts of the #RyanWhite #HIV #AIDS Program #NoHIVcuts bit.ly/1RU26L6
  • 50k people are still infected with #HIV every year! Congress should maintain funding for @CDC_HIVAIDS #NoHIVcuts bit.ly/1RU26L6
  • #Congress should maintain current funding for CDC DASH - vital to our youth prevention efforts #NoHIVcuts bit.ly/1RU26L6 @DrZazaCDC
  • Given urgent need, #Congress should increase funding for @cdchep to @WhiteHouse request level bit.ly/1RU26L6 #hepatitis
  • #Congress should support Senate proposed increase for @NIH, while maintaining #AIDS research funding #NoHIVcuts bit.ly/1RU26L6

Friday, November 20, 2015:

Tweets on additional proposed program cuts:

  • #Congress essentially eliminates Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program in FY16 approps bills #NoHIVcuts #NoTPPPcuts bit.ly/1RU26L6
  • #TitleX received serious cut in proposed FY16 approps bills - offers #HIV prevention and testing #NoHIVcuts bit.ly/1RU26L6
  • In funding bills, #Congress proposes to eliminate funding to carry out aspects of #ACA, effects PLWHA #NoHIVcuts bit.ly/1RU26L6
  • .@AHRQNews is a trusted source of data & analysis & #Congress should restore proposed cut and fully fund #NoHIVcuts bit.ly/1RU26L6