Action Alerts

Action Alerts are actionable items that may change at any moment. We endeavor to share these with our readers and implore them to look deeper into these events and stories via our site, our Twitter account, and Facebook account.

George Kerr

HIV/AIDs: A Call to Action

George Kerr is Executive Director of the START at Westminster program in Washington, D.C., providing HIV/AIDS advocacy, education, testing, counseling, and referral services. In a city with an admirable and diverse field of AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs), START is unique … Continue reading

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HIV AND AIDS HAS NOT GONE AWAY

THE CHURCH STILL HAS WORK TO DO This is part of a series of reflections from Johnson C. Smith’s first annual HIV competency training conference—and is a slightly revised version of a December 1, 2012 reflection posted on the blog … Continue reading

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March for Rights, Respect & Fair Food

March 3-17, 2013: From Ft Myers to Lakeland, FL… 200 Miles Action Alert from the Rev. Noelle Damico, Associate for Fair Food, Presbyterian Hunger Program   Dear Friends, This Lent, you are invited to join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in … Continue reading

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Tabitha Bartelme

College Campus Begins HIV Testing and Counseling

Mental health counselor takes lessons learned from “AIDS Competent Churches and Church Leaders” certification and starts the University of Dubuque’s first official HIV/AIDS education, testing, and counseling program. The following is the second article of a February 7–March 7, 2013, … Continue reading

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