Join us as we kick off our CommuniTEA National Women and Girls HIV and AIDS Awareness Day Week of Action! Every year on March 10th, communities around the country work in partnership to raise awareness about the impact of HIV and AIDS on women and girls, and we're thrilled to let you know that the following week of events is led and organized by black women and girls.

It all starts Monday with a panel discussing how we build community and solidarity among Black women in the HIV movement. RSVP for that event here!

Below is a list of online events this week. You can join as many or as few events as you’d like, but be sure to follow our Instagram here for updates.

Check out this week's schedule!

MONDAY @ 6:30pm EST - Building CommuniTEA Panel

We’ll be kicking off the week with the Building CommuniTEA Panel on March 6th at 6:30pm EST. You won’t want to miss this discussion with Black women leaders in HIV advocacy discussing how we build community and solidarity among Black women in the HIV movement. Black women and girls are often left out of narratives and initiatives when it comes to HIV prevention, destigmatization, and decriminalization and we are working to change that! Register here to join us!

TUESDAY - Digital Day of Action

We’ll have a digital day of action sharing info about how HIV impacts Black girls & women on social media. Join us by posting on your social media account using our toolkit here and sharing it with your network.

WEDNESDAY - Take Action: REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act

We’ll share information about HIV decriminalization and call on Congress to pass the REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act - a piece of legislation that would modernize laws and policies to eliminate discrimination against those living with HIV and AIDS. Join us by using this social media toolkit to post on your social media account, and share this action with your network.

THURSDAY @ 6:30pm EST - Building CommuniTEA Through Bodily Autonomy & Policy

Join us for a dynamic workshop led by Black women about how stigma, fear, and the social determinants of health impact black women's and girls' access to reproductive health and their health outcomes. In addition, we will discuss how as a CommuniTEA, we can advocate for policies like the REPEAL Act to decriminalize HIV and help decrease the stigma associated with HIV. Register here, because you don’t want to miss out on an opportunity to learn more about how to Build CommuniTEA through self-advocacy and policy.

FRIDAY - Meet our CommuniTEA Youth Ambassadors

Happy Women and Girls National HIV/AIDS Awareness Day!! Visit our Instagram page to learn more about our 10 youth activists that will be working on the CommuniTEA project.

Join us next week as we amplify the voices of Black Women and Girls within the HIV movement.

In solidarity,

Char'Lee Marie King
Manager, HIV Campaigns
Advocates for Youth

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