Members of Congress to Speak at May 25 AIDS Ceremony on Capitol Hill;  Cortada's murals dedicated

Posted by USA on May 24, 1999 at 16:36:55:

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21-MAY-99

Health & Medicine:AIDS/HIV

Members of Congress to Speak at May 25 AIDS Ceremony on Capitol Hill

News Advisory:

White House Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy Sandy Thurman
will unite with Members of Congress and AIDS Policy Center for Children,
Youth & Families at a rally to mark HIV and AIDS initiatives.

They will be calling for increased resources for minority-based AIDS
programs, including an increase in federal funding and a continued call for
declaration of an "AIDS state of emergency" in communities of color.

Keynote speakers include Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Del. Donna
Christian-Christensen (D-V.I.). All Members of Congress have also been
invited to deliver brief remarks.

Well-known artist Xavier Cortada will unveil a mural that was created at
Voices '99 -- the annual conference of AIDS Policy Center for Children,
Youth & Families.

DATE: Tuesday, May 25 TIME: 3:30-4:30 p.m. PLACE: Capitol Triangle (near
the Southeast corner of the Capitol Building)

Click to see the Voices for America mural