May 7, 2002
‘Sex Gets Even Louder,’ a May 13 and 14 conference and health fair, to educate public about HIV and STDs
Because of the rise in HIV and STD infections in King County, the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit of the University of Washington and the Student Leadership Division of Multicultural Events and Activities at Seattle Central Community College have joined forces and organized a conference and health fair called “Sex Gets Even Louder.”
Organizers at UW and SCCC say they want to send a loud and clear message to students and the community about the importance of safe sex, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) information, education, and clinical research as necessary steps to advance the fight against AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Organizers say they hope to remind people that AIDS is a serious local and global issue by offering information and educational sessions on HIV/AIDS and STDs, and providing information about where to get social, medical, and support services in the Seattle metropolitan area.
“Sex Gets Even Louder” will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, May 13 and 14, in the Broadway Edison Building, Room 1110, at Seattle Central Community College, corner of Broadway and Pine on Capitol Hill.
The event is open to the public and admission is free. Organizers say they hope to attract a large number of high school and college students, as well as the general public, during the two-day event.
Some of the topics that will be discussed are women and HIV, nutrition, cervical cancer, pregnancy and HIV, domestic violence, HIV medications, HIV and drug use, herpes, and HIV/AIDS clinical research.
These topics will be presented by guest speakers from the University of Washington AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, Harborview Medical Center’s Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress, International Community Health Services, Seattle and King County HIV/AIDS Program, UW HIV Vaccine Trials Unit, Planned Parenthood, and UW Virology Clinic.
Community-based organizations and agencies will attend the conference and health fair to present information to all visitors about where, when, and how to access medical, social, and support services available in the Seattle area. Some of the agencies attending are Stonewall Recovery Services, CONSEJO Counseling and Referral Service, AIDS Care Access Project (ACAP), Latino Project KonectII, People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN), Madison Clinic Social Work Force, Life-Long AIDS Alliance, Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP), and The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
Representatives from these agencies will also staff community tables in the Atrium Hallway to provide additional information to all attendees on both days.
The sponsors of the event will introduce Project Pride, a youth group based at Seattle Central, which will discuss some of the HIV and STD issues affecting youth in America. The Northwest Coalition for AIDS Treatment in Africa (NCATA) will also attend the conference to offer a perspective on the role of American politics in dealing with the AIDS epidemic in Africa.
For further information on the schedule of events, please contact Dimpal Jain, multicultural events and activities coordinator at Seattle Central Community College at (206) 587-6335, email: djain@sccd.ctc.edu or Joaquin Perez, outreach liaison for the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at
(206) 731-4718, email: joaquinp@u.washington.edu.
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