Press Release
September 5, 2023
Longtime Ally Rep. Maxine Waters is Keynote Speaker at Major HIV/AIDS Conference in Washington D.C.
Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, has been a leading advocate for HIV/AIDS awareness and funding for decades. Before coming to the U.S. Congress in 1991, she worked with community leaders to raise funding for local minority HIV/AIDS initiatives in Los Angeles and introduced legislation in the California State Assembly that would address the epidemic's disproportionate impact on African Americans. As a Member of the U.S. Congress, she spearheaded the establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) to build the capacity of minority-led organizations that are culturally competent and understand their own communities. Congresswoman Waters is the keynote speaker at this year's United States Conference on HIV/AIDS in Washington D.C. Details are below.
WHO: Congresswoman Maxine Waters, NMAC Executive Director Paul Kawata; and more than 3,500 HIV advocates, caregivers, educators, and activists.
WHAT: Annual United States Conference on HIV/AIDS, presented by NMAC. This year’s conference theme is “A Love Letter to Black Women.”
WHERE: Marriott Marquis, 901 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
WHEN: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Issues:HIV/AIDS
Media Contact:
Hermela Aregawi
hermela.aregawi@mail.house.gov
202-941-1555
Source: https://waters.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/longtime-ally-rep-maxine-waters-is-keynote-speaker-at-major-hivaids-conference-in-washington-dc
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