Poverty is powerful -- in the lives of individuals, at the community level, and in a nation with impoverished social spending.
Poverty is the direct result of economically unjust decisions that destabilize our economy, increase inequality, and undermine our best-laid plans and policies by reducing much needed government revenue.
Poverty increases risk of HIV, and living with HIV is impoverishing for many.
Economic justice (EJ) -- the attainment of rightful access to basic financial and material resources and opportunities -- is a key factor to ending the AIDS epidemic in the United States and around the world.
We believe that achieving economic justice will mean fewer cases of HIV and AIDS, reduced suffering and fewer premature deaths.
We are shifting the terms of EJ – changing the dialogue from poverty to income, and from government deficits to equitable revenue where the wealthy pay their fair share.
We show the links between HIV/AIDS and EJ issues, joining campaigns and coalitions to tell the stories of our communities and winning changes that affect people living with HIV and those at risk of HIV infection.
We are active members of the Caring Across Generations and Robin Hood Tax campaign, and work closely with the National Working Positive Coalition and Positive Women’s Network of the USA on issues of income, jobs and EJ.
As the incoming administration continues to shape the cabinet, Trump’s pick of Ben Carson for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is extremely troublesome for people living with and vulnerable to HIV. Critical action is needed to block Carson’s confirmation to lead HUD. Important programs like Housing Opportunities for People Living With HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) […]
Watch the webinar! Structural interventions: Advocating for social and economic interventions to improve the lives of PLHIV Download the slides! What are structural interventions? How do they help us meet prevention and treatment goals, and achieve the goals of national health care reform? In what ways do structural interventions uplift the lives of people living […]
This call for organizational sign-ons has been sent on behalf of the National Working Positive Coalition. Deadline: Monday, Feb. 23, 2015 Many people living with HIV and other disabilities need to be able to access effective vocational rehabilitation services to achieve their goals for employment. The state-federal vocational rehabilitation services system is the most comprehensive […]