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In the US, people with HIV are living longer, healthier lives -- while 90% of people with HIV in the world still have no access to AIDS drugs.

AIDS Community Town Meeting:

Access to Treatment

in the Global AIDS Crisis

Moderator: Kevin Conare, Executive Director, ActionAIDS

Speakers from Washington, DC to be announced

Monday, September 20, 7-9 PM

St. Luke's Church: 330 S. 13th Street

(between Pine and Spruce Streets)

Center City, Philadelphia PA

SEPTA tokens and refreshments provided

In Zimbabwe, morgues are now open 24 hours a day to accommodate AIDS-related deaths.

Learn about the increasing impact of HIV in Africa, Asia and other parts of the world, and how you can contribute to the fight to bring life-saving therapies to millions of people with HIV.

Efforts to cut the cost of life-saving AIDS drugs in Thailand and South Africa are being blocked by the Clinton/Gore Administration in the US.

Speakers will discuss:

· Strategies to get drugs to people with HIV worldwide

· Recent victories of the global coalition of people with HIV and activists fighting for changes in public health and trade priorities

· The role of the White House, the US Trade Representative and other branches of the US government in helping or hindering our efforts

· The upcoming protest in Washington DC demanding that our government stop blocking drug access in poor countries.

For more information, call ACT UP Philadelphia:

(215) 731-1844 or jdavids@critpath.org