Tag: Robin Hood Tax
Billions of Bucks for AIDS, Health and Jobs? The future starts today!
Imagine if the US could raise hundreds of billions not from ordinary people like us, but from those who can most afford it. As a member of the HIV PJA Network, we bet you’re ready to think this through… In fact, you may be one of our many members who asked us to make economic [...]
What’s NATO Got to Do with HIV?
Activists rally in support of the Robin Hood Tax ahead of a NATO Summit in Chicago, IL. Photo courtesy of Occupy Wall St. CHICAGO, IL – Usually, when NATO descends on a city it’s more about destroying targets than being one. This week, however, activists from across the world have flipped the cross hairs as [...]
25 Years Later… Still Acting Up
After 14 years as a member of ACT UP Philadelphia, HIV PJA Staff Member Julie Davids, was among many who commemorated the 25th Anniversary of ACT UP with a march on Wall Street in New York City last week on April 25. Activists, current and former ACT UP members, PJA allies, PWLHAs, and others – converged upon [...]
Getting to Zero: Increase Funding for HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has helped save about six million lives through access to anti-retroviral treatment for HIV/AIDS, although millions of others still remain in immediate need of treatment. In an effort to help close this gap, Secretary of State Clinton announced a major U.S. policy directive this November – “creating [...]
