Press Release

For Immediate Release Contact:
Kaylyn Kendall Dines
www.umdnj.edu
973-972-7276

At UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
UMDNJ and NJCRI Host Free Event To Fight HIV/AIDS in the Black Communit

Held in observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Health professionals at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and the North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI) invite the public to a free event observing National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The event will be held on Feb. 6, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Ave., GelleneRoom, Newark.

Organizers in Newark have planned a family-orientated event where individuals can enjoy a display of artifacts, African masks, tapestry, sculptures, and paintings compliments of The Newark Museum and local artists. In addition to refreshments, live entertainment will be provided: poetry and recording artists. Newark Councilman-at-Large Luis Quintana will deliver a proclamation on behalf of the City of Newark followed by a candlelight vigil.

This event will take place one day before the official 3rd Annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The Community Capacity Building Coalition established the national event which is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Representatives from over 150 community-based organizations in more than 60 cities nationwide, including Newark, will promote safe sexual practices while urging black Americans to get tested and become involved in the fight against AIDS.

For more information, call Danielle Bush, of North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI), at 1-888-688-9097 or Josefina Mercedes, of the Spend Time on Prevention (STOP) program at UMDNJ, at 973-972-8216.

WHAT: UMDNJ and NJCRI Host National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
WHEN: Thursday, February 6, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
WHERE: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, the Rosemary Gellene Room
Newark, New Jersey

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