Rainy
Days
and
Mondays
…
By
Michael
Green
-
Editor
Sometimes
windy,
sometimes
wet
but
nothing
stopped
the
Motor
City
Pride
Celebration
in
Ferndale
this
past
Sunday.
It
was
a
GREAT
event
held
with
many
familiar
and
(some
not
so
familiar)
vendors
hawking
there
goods
to
a
generous
crowd
of
revelers.
The
highlight
of
the
day
was
the
Grand
Opening
of
AFFIRMATIONS
new
facility.
With
guidebooks
in
hand
and
many
guides
to
lead
you
along
the
way,
the
very
well
planned
tour
was
the
culmination
on
many
years
of
fundraising
efforts
put
forth
by
a
dedicated
team
of
volunteers
and
staff
of
Affirmations.
The
new
facility
is
a
beacon
of
hope
as
well
as
a
bastion
of
peace
for
the
GLBT
community
in
Southeastern
Michigan
for
many
years
to
come.
Congratulations
on
a
truly
amazing
first
look
and
a
wish
of
great
success
in
the
future!
If
you
have
not
yet
seen
the
facilities
go
to
www.goaffirmations.com
for
more
information.
Happenings
HIV
Motivational
Mondays
Educational
Topics
for
2007
Kresge
Eye
Institute,
4717
St.
Antoine
Blvd
Detroit,
MI,
(Connected
to
old
Hutzel
Hospital),
Classroom
D
(in
basement
of
Kresge)
5:00pm-7:00pm
Join
us
on
the
second
Monday
of
each
month
for
education,
socialization
and
empowerment.
Dinner
Provided.
Please
RSVP
to
Jennifer
VanNuil
at
800-422-3227
ext
461
or
email
jvannuil@directrx.com.
June
11
Disease
Poverty
and
HIV
**Presented
by
Ron
Mason
July
9
Latest
HIV
News
**Presented
by
Amanda
Zawaideh,
Pharm.D.
August
13
HIV
Legal
Rights
&
Responsibilities
(Confidentiality,
disclosure,
telling
doctors,
telling
friends,
discrimination
at
work,
solving
problems,
avoiding
problems....etc)
**Presented
by
Kendra
S.
Kleber,
JD
(Kendra
S.
Kleber
&
Associates
PLLC)
Sept
10
Nutrition
and
Healthy
Living
**Presented
by
Amanda
Zawaideh,
Pharm.D.
June
13
22nd
Annual
Pride
Banquet
&
Awards
Ceremony.
This year,
the event
takes
place
on
June
13th at
6:00pm
at
the Ukrainian
Cultural
Center
in
Warren. Tickets
are
$38
per
person
(which
includes
dinner
w/
open
bar)
and may
be
purchased
online
through
the
following
link:
https://secure.ga1.org/05/trianglefoundation/events/pridebanquet/purchase.tcl or
by
calling
the
MAPP
office
at
248.545.1435.
June
16
Life
Ride
2007
to
Benefit
Local
AIDS
Net
64
and
32
mile
AIDS
Ride
8:00
AM
Start
&
17
mile
Family
Ride
12:00
noon
Start
At
400
W
High
Street
Ovid,
Michigan
48866
(Start
and
Finish
line)
The
Lansing
Area
AIDS
Network
(LAAN)
will
host
their
annual
Life
Ride
on
Saturday,
June
16th
to
help
raise
funds
and
build
awareness
about
HIV
and
AIDS
in
Michigan.
This
year,
Life
Ride
will
feature
a
17
mile,
35
mile
and
70
mile
course
and
will
begin
and
end
at
the
home
of
Patrick
Lombardi
in
Ovid,
Michigan.
The
2007
ride
will
traverse
the
back
country
roads
of
Clinton
County
to
Eagle,
Michigan,
and
the
half
way
mark
of
the
70
mile
ride.
The
35
mile
ride
will
end
in
Eagle
and
the
17
mile
course
will
incorporate
Sleepy
Hollow
State
Park,
also
beginning
and
ending
in
Ovid.
Registration
for
this
event
is
required
and
forms
are
available
online
at
www.laanonline.org
or
by
calling
the
LAAN
office
at
517
394
3719
ext
14.
Riders
collect
pledge
dollars
to
help
support
their
effort
and
to
raise
funds
to
support
the
programs
and
services
for
people
living
with
HIV
and
AIDS
in
11
mid-Michigan
counties.
The
2007
Life
Ride
will
begin
at
8:00
AM
and
will
finish
at
approximately
3
PM
with
a
barbeque
and
bonfire
in
Ovid
at
the
conclusion
of
the
ride.
Lunch
will
be
provided
in
Eagle
and
Support
and
Gear
(SAG)
vehicles
will
follow
the
riders
throughout
the
course,
providing
water
and
snacks
to
the
riders.
For
more
information
or
to
register
for
Life
Ride
2007,
please
contact
Patrick
Lombardi,
Lansing
Area
AIDS
Network
517
394
3719
ext
14
or
pwlombardi@laanonline.org
or visit
our
website
at:
www.laanonline.org
June
23
Twenty
Fifth
Annual
Detroit
Together
Men’s
Chorus
Spring
Concert
details
and
tickets
at
www.dtmc.org
June
30
Lansing
Pride
March
www.michiganpride.org
June
30
SENIOR
PROM
-
Timewarp
2007
APM’s
Annual
Gala
Benefit
complete
details
and
tickets
at
www.aidspartnership.org
July
8
28th
Annual
Metra
Picnic
www.metramagazine.com
July
14
Healing
Our
World
from
the
Inside
Out:
Is
a
Compassionate
Listening
workshop
building
skills
for
communicating
from
the
heart,
even
in
the
heat
of
conflict.
It’s
about
people
making
peace
in
their
families,
communities,
jobs
and
world.
Participants
cultivate:
Compassion
for
themselves
and
other
Freedom
from
judgment
Balance
in
stressful
relationships
listening
with
the
heart
speaking
from
the
heart
Facilitated
by
Andrea
Cohen
July
14th,
10:00
-
6
pm,
Sunday
July
15th,
10
am
-
5:00
pm,
NEW
Center,
Suite
208,
South,
1100
North
Main
Street,
Ann
Arbor,
MI
48104.
Sliding
scale:
$150-$300.
Registration:
www.compassionatelistening.org/workshops.htm
l
or
360-297-2280.
Co-sponsor:
American
Friends
Service
Committee’s
Lesbian,
Gay,
Bisexual
and
Transgender
Issues
Program-Michigan
July
30-31
2007
National
Conference
on
Latinos
and
AIDS
The
2007
National
Conference
on
Latinos
and
AIDS
will
take
place
July
30-31,
in
Miami
Beach,
Florida.
The
featured
speaker
this
year
is
Rosie
Perez.
This
conference
is
a
national
forum
on
HIV/AIDS
for
health
professionals
who
provide
care
for
Latino
communities.
It
will
help
health
care
providers
update
their
knowledge,
skills,
and
attitudes
about
HIV/AIDS.
The
conference
was
also
designed
for
healthcare
media,
federal
and
state
legislators,
AIDS
service
organization
officers,
social
workers,
pharmacists,
nurses,
peer
counselors,
church
leadership,
and
corrections
health
care
personnel.
The
aims
of
this
conference
are
to
inform
participants
about
the
epidemiology
of
HIV;
current
HIV
research
and
guidelines;
modern
methods
for
the
management
of
HIV;
social
and
psychiatric
concerns
of
HIV
infected
patients;
and
political
issues,
trends,
and
policy
initiatives
that
impact
HIV
infected
patients.
Read
more
about
the
program
schedule.
Register
online
or
get
more
information
about
this
important
event.
View
the
printable
conference
brochure:
Sept
16
AIDS
Walk
Detroit
www.aidswalkdetroit.org
In
the
News
House
Subcommittee
Votes
To
Remove
Appropriations
Bill
Language
That
Restricts
Washington,
D.C.,
From
Funding
Needle-Exchange
Programs
AP/NBC4.com,
6/6
The
House
Appropriations
Subcommittee
on
Financial
Services
and
General
Government
on
Tuesday
voted
to
remove
from
a
Washington,
D.C.,
appropriations
bill
language
that
prevents
the
city
from
financing
needle-exchange
programs,
the
AP/NBC4.com
reports
(AP/NBC4.com,
6/6).
The
ban
was
first
imposed
under
a
federal
law
signed
