Worth fighting for?

Friday, May 26, 2017

In the current national climate, this year's AIDS Walk San Francisco takes on added urgency. 

Will we allow access to essential healthcare to be stripped away from millions of Americans with HIV, diabetes, heart disease, and countless other "pre-existing conditions"?

Or, will we walk, march, and take a stand for -- 

Black gay men. If current HIV diagnoses rates persist, one out of two will be diagnosed with HIV during their lifetime. Should they be able to have affordable health insurance?

LATINX. Only 44% of HIV-positive Latinx men and women are receiving the life-sustaining medications necessary to keep the virus at bay. Should our country's healthcare policies be designed to drive that number up or down?

Young people. More than half of those living with HIV under age 24 are unaware of their status. Should they be able to afford routine check-ups?

   

Our Pre-Existing Condition Won't Be Denied

Monday, May 8, 2017

Our pre-existing condition – heroic.

She was a key architect of the Ryan White CARE Act, a monumental legislative achievement (Sen. Edward Kennedy and Rep. Henry Waxman) that forever changed the course of the AIDS epidemic in the United States.

He imagined and then led the community in creating the AIDS Memorial Quilt, the largest and most powerful tribute to those who have died of AIDS.

She utilized music, pop culture, and superstardom to bring national and worldwide attention to AIDS when it was so urgently needed.
 

 

   

Share your AIDS Walk memories

Friday, April 28, 2017

AIDS Walk San Francisco participants like you have made countless memories at events over the years – captured in photos like those below – of unity, friendship, and love, while raising urgently needed funds to support people living with HIV/AIDS.
 
On Sunday, July 16, we will again come together, with renewed determination in these troubling times, to walk as part of a vibrant community – diverse, colorful, and united by our shared compassion. Our efforts will provide food, housing, care, and so much more to people in need, regardless of HIV or immigration status, gender, sexual orientation, or religion. 

 

   

What we're made of

Friday, April 28, 2017

Our heroes; the communities we fight for; the qualities we possess; and where we come from. Those elements are literally what this year’s AIDS Walk poster is made of. This hand-drawn artwork showcases our strength, our diversity, and the attributes that help us persevere.
 

   

Response. Resistance. Readiness.

Monday, April 17, 2017

   

Lead your friends from words into action

Monday, April 10, 2017

These days, news of attacks on public health, liberty, and equality are piling up at a startling pace. By joining AIDS Walk San Francisco, you are responding to the call to resist such assaults.   You probably have people around you – friends, family, and co-workers – who are also looking for ways to fight back, but aren’t sure what to do. Help lead them from words into action.   Ask your friends and loved ones today: “Will you be on my team for AIDS Walk San Francisco?”   The more that join us, the more powerful our collective voice will be, as we declare in the face of these threats: “Not in the Bay Area. Not on our watch.”   Our efforts will also provide affordable cutting-edge care to long term survivors of HIV/AIDS , feed people struggling with the dual epidemics of HIV and hunger, serve people in need regardless of their immigration status, and beat back attempts to walk back the progress we have made.   To form a team today, simply: Choose a team name. Call or email our Fundraising Department to officially establish your new team. Set up your team fundraising web page, then invite friends, family, and coworkers to join. You may also join an existing team by emailing awsfteams@aidswalk.net or by calling 415.615.9255 (WALK). We will see you on Sunday, July 16 for the Bay Area’s largest rally to defend public health and support people living with HIV/AIDS.

   

Respond, Resist, REACH OUT to serve people in need

Monday, March 20, 2017

Far too many people living with HIV/AIDS in the Bay Area are hungry or homeless. On any given day, they may be forced to choose between tending to their hunger and looking after their health. That is why Project Open Hand has once again been designated as a lead recipient of funds from this year's AIDS Walk San Francisco. Its dedicated staff and volunteers prepare and deliver 1,000 meals and bags of groceries every day for people living with HIV who need our support – including seniors, immigrants, people of color, and the homeless. Recent actions of the new administration have made this an especially hazardous time for the most vulnerable people in our community.     The newly proposed healthcare plan would dramatically increase the financial burden on sick and low-income people seeking coverage, and cause millions to lose their health insurance. Harsh new immigration policies are dividing families, and making many undocumented people afraid to access services they need and deserve. The proposed federal budget seeks to cut vital anti-poverty programs like Meals on Wheels, affordable housing, and job training for low-income people, in favor of greater spending on the military and a border wall. To counter this chilling environment, we are determined to ensure that low-income people living with HIV/AIDS can access meals and avoid grave risks to their health. Respond to the threat of rollbacks in lifesaving services for our community. Resist attacks on public health, liberty, and equality. Reach out to family and friends to join your team and help achieve your fundraising goal!

   

Respond, Resist, ASSIST HIV+ People In Need!

Friday, March 10, 2017

The best, brightest, and most compassionate advocates are needed to help HIV+ people navigate the complex system of benefits that so many rely on to stay healthy. This is especially true if English is not their first language, or if they are unable to manage all the red tape and fine print on their own. That is exactly what Positive Resource Center (PRC) offers – funded by your efforts in this year’s AIDS Walk San Francisco, along with Ward 86, Project Open Hand, and a broad array of other Bay Area HIV/AIDS service organizations. The new administration is seeking deep cuts in federal programs, and Congress just served up a potentially disastrous plan to replace the Affordable Care Act that favors tax cuts for the rich over affordable insurance for those facing poverty.

   

Respond. Resist. DEFEND HIV Care!

Friday, March 3, 2017

Golden Compass leaders are grateful for AIDS Walk San Francisco’s funding of this important new initiative.
Help ensure its launch is completed in 2017!

 

   

Respond. Resist. Register.

Friday, March 3, 2017

• Repeal of the Affordable Care Act could throw thousands of HIV-positive people off of insurance, and inhibit their access to life-saving care and drugs.
   
• The new Administration has vowed to cut off federal grants in cities like San Francisco that have pledged to protect undocumented immigrants. This is a threat to the wellbeing of thousands of Bay Area residents living with HIV/AIDS, no matter their country of origin.
   
• All information regarding the National HIV/AIDS Strategy has been scrubbed from the White House website. Meanwhile, the Office of National AIDS Policy has been left unstaffed for weeks.