ABA Town Hall Meeting
On April 11 & 12, 2007, in Washington, D.C., the ABA AIDS Coordinating Committee hosted a town hall meeting on AIDS, Color and Equality: Removing Barriers to HIV Prevention. The April 11 session featured at-risk youth to hear what they had to say about HIV/AIDS. The April 12 session included lawyers, policymakers, public health experts, representatives of community-based organizations, local service providers and social workers discussing the disparities in HIV/AIDS rates now so prevalent in communities of color and exploring how to address them effectively.
Meeting Information
Sponsors
Kaiser Community Benefit of the Mid-Atlantic States (Underwriter)
BET "Rap It Up"
Botts & Company Event Management
The Carson Company
Robert L. Clayton, Esq.
D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board
Family and Child Services of Washington, D.C., Inc.
Firehook Bakery and Coffee House
The Freeman Group
McGuireWoods LLP
National Bar Association
S&H Consulting, LLC
Washington Bar Association
Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities
Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section
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