Latino AIDS Awareness Day
Several local agencies will collaborate for an afternoon of activities this weekend in honor of the sixth annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day.
The event, sponsored by such groups as the Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative, will be held from noon-5 p.m. Oct. 9 at Capitolo Recreation Center, 900 Federal St.
This year’s theme is Patea el VIH (Kick HIV) and will offer a family-friendly environment featuring Latin music, a local drumming group and a soccer tournament with members of the Philadelphia Falcons, as well as free HIV testing and counseling and free health screenings.
NLAAD was established in 2003 as a reaction to the burgeoning impact HIV/AIDS was having on the nation’s Latino community. The event is meant to raise awareness of HIV and encourage regular testing, as well as draw the community’s attention to other health crises like sexually transmitted infections.
The event is free and open to the public.
COLOURS hosts film and talk
The COLOURS Organization Inc. will host a free film screening and panel discussion that looks at the experiences of lesbians of color.
COLOURS will screen “black.womyn. conversations with lesbians of African descent” by local filmmaker tiona.m. at 6 p.m. Oct. 25 at the agency, 112 N. Broad St., in the first-floor conference room. The film will be followed by a panel discussion about the issues raised in the documentary.
Copies of the film will be available for $20.
Lawyers look for leaders
Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia is seeking new board members to represent the agency and guide its work in the next year.
GALLOP board seats and officer positions are all open and hold a one-year renewable term. Once the new board is selected, the members will vote on a chair, secretary and treasurer.
Eligible candidates must submit a written request to the board chair at least 30 days prior to the organization’s Annual Meeting Nov. 30 and must be up-to-date on their dues payments.
For more information, contact Brian Sims at [email protected].
— Jen Colletta