Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Carolyn Marinan, Communications, 612-348-5969

A previous version of this news release listed an incorrect date.

World AIDS Day panel – learn how community can help end HIV epidemic

Most Minnesotans living with HIV – 52 percent of them – reside in Hennepin County. Of those people, 26 percent are not accessing care and 35 percent have not had their virus suppressed.

At an event Monday, hear from experts on how HIV is prevented and treated and how the community can help stop this epidemic.

Event details

Join us for panel discussion, spoken word performances and free HIV testing. Mexican food from El Burrito Mercado will also be provided.

• Monday, December 3, 6 – 8 p.m.
• The Parkway Theatre
• 4814 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis

Panelists

• Sasha Cassadine — opening remarks  
• Reneka Evans, Red Door
• Cree Gordon, University of Minnesota Youth and AIDS Projects (YAP)
• Princess, West African HIV Task Force
• Mo Mike, Indigenous Peoples Task Force

Event sponsors

• Red Door — Minnesota’s largest HIV/STI clinic
• Positively Hennepin — the county’s strategy to end the HIV epidemic

Look for more news on the Hennepin County website at hennepin.us/news.

Discover how we're making a difference in our communities at hennepin.us/stories.