Tag: HIV/AIDS

AIDS2014

An international AIDS Conference was held in Melbourne Australia July 20 to 25, 2014. The Best Practices Policy Project regularly communicated with our colleagues in Australia and other networks to ensure that communities in the US had the most up-to-date information about activities at the IAC. In 2014 the Best Practices Policy Project has publicized opportunities to apply to attend and present at the conference and has made a firm commitment to be part of the Sex Worker Networking Zone in the Global Village with our colleagues at Scarlet Alliance and via our booth US Sex Workers United! in partnership with the Desiree Alliance.

The International AIDS Conference is a very large event and can be daunting. Sex workers have organized protests and actions about specific issues at the conference over the years and have demanded change from the conference itself. If issues emerge that you want to talk about at the IAC or if something concerns you as a community organizer for the rights of sex workers and people in the sex trade then email BPPP (bestpracticespolicyproject @ gmail.com) at any time in the run up to the conference and we will do our best to connect you and to hear what you have to say.

Postings about AIDS2014 include:

http://www.bestpracticespolicy.org/2014/01/29/la-conferencia-internacional-sobre-el-sida/

http://www.bestpracticespolicy.org/2014/01/21/deadlines-approaching-for-the-international-aids-conference-2014/#more-598

http://www.bestpracticespolicy.org/2013/12/08/volunteer-with-bppp-iac2014-outreach/

http://www.bestpracticespolicy.org/2014/07/17/sex-workers-voices-at-aids2014-and-absent/

 

Sex workers voices at AIDS2014 (and absent)

This week a small but feisty contingent of sex worker rights activists from the United States travel to Melbourne, Australia for the International AIDS Conference (AIDS2014). They will be joining sex workers converging at the conference at the Sex Worker Networking Zone in the Global Village and numerous other events to ensure that sex workers voices are heard. Jules Kim, the manager of Scarlet Alliance’s Migration Project who has been central in coordinating actions in Australia, has described the zone as a, “vibrant hub for everything by and for sex workers at the conference… if you are coming to the conference look for the red umbrellas- the symbol of our fight against stigma and discrimination and towards sex worker rights.” A schedule of events is available online. Best Practices Policy Project and A Kiss for Gabriela will be covering events on Twitter.

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LA CONFERENCIA INTERNACIONAL SOBRE EL SIDA

A nivel mundial y dentro de los Estados Unidos, trabajador@s sexuales se organizan para enfrentar al impacto del VIH / SIDA. A pesar de la criminalización y estigmatización agravan el impacto del VIH en el sector del sexo, organizaciónes de base, programas dirigidos por nosotr@s mism@s, reducción de daños y investigación popular son extremadamente eficaces. Para compartir los logros de nuestras comunidades y difundir información precisa de lo que trabajador@s sexuales necesitan con respeto a servicios y políticas son unas razones por las cuales los representantes de las organizaciones de trabajador@s sexuales asisten a la Conferencia Internacional sobre el SIDA (IAC). Las y los trabajador@s sexuales también convergen en la conferencia, ya que es una de las muy pocas oportunidades cuando nuestra comunidad puede pasar tiempo con colegas de todo el mundo, para forjar nuevas conexiones, y para aprender y para inspirar.

La próxima IAC se celebrará en Melbourne Australia 20 a 25 julio, 2014. El Best Practices Policy Project se comunica regularmente con nuestros colegas en Australia y otras redes para asegurar que las comunidades en los EE.UU. tienen la información más actualizada de las actividades de la IAC. Se les anima las y los defensores de los derechos de las y los trabajador@s sexuales interesadas en la salud y los derechos y la creación de una presencia en el IAC 2014 a lo siguiente:

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DEADLINES approach for International AIDS Conference

Globally and within the US sex workers organize to address the impact of HIV/AIDS. Even though criminalization and stigma compound the impact of HIV on the sex sector, community based organizing, peer lead programs, harm reduction and grassroots research lead by sex workers are extremely effective. Sharing the achievements of sex worker communities and providing accurate information about what sex workers need in terms of services and policy are two very good reasons why representatives of sex worker rights organizations attend the International AIDS Conference (the IAC). Sex workers also converge on the conference because it is one of the very few opportunities for folks to spend time with their colleagues from all over the world, to forge new connections, to learn and to inspire.

The next IAC will be held in Melbourne Australia July 20 to 25, 2014. The Best Practices Policy Project regularly communicates with our colleagues in Australia and other networks to ensure that communities in the US have the most up-to-date information about activities at the IAC. Sex worker rights advocates interested in health and rights, and creating a presence at the IAC 2014 are encouraged to:

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