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Public art cannot only beautify, but enlighten. That’s why the AIDS Foundation of Chicago teamed with artists, business owners and community organizations to create an AIDS awareness mural in Austin, a West Side neighborhood disproportionately impacted by HIV. 

For the past 12 years, shortly after Mother's Day, scientists and AIDS activists have commemorated HIV Vaccine Awareness Day. It is likely perceived as an obscure observance by most Americans, but one that deserves our attention given this sobering reality: Twenty-eight years after the discovery of HIV, we still have no effective vaccine.

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire is a powerful film that tells an engaging, hopeful story, but also portrays a number of issues we as a nation struggle with.

VACCINE researchers don’t often find themselves at the center of public controversies. But a storm has erupted over the announcement last month that an experimental AIDS vaccine tested in Thailand proved modestly effective. It was billed as a major scientific advance — the long-awaited hard evidence that it is possible to inoculate people against AIDS.

The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is working with artists, business owners and community organizations to create an AIDS awareness mural in Austin, a neighborhood disproportionately impacted by HIV.  

Join the D.I.V.As this Saturday, July 18 for their Summer Wellness Festival & Community Blood Drive. Download the event flyer to share with friends and family. See you there!

Check it out: "With Me Comes A Cure" is featured in the June issue of POZ magazine. Read the article and then tell us how you'll support a cure at: WithMeComesACure.org.
 

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