'A Day With HIV' on Sept. 22
On Tuesday, Sept. 22, Positively Aware and TPAN are inviting everyone, regardless of HIV status, to get in the picture and participate in "A Day with HIV," the magazine's sixth annual anti-stigma photo campaign.
On that date, people across the world, whether HIV-positive or -negative, will visually capture and share a moment of their day"A Day with HIV"to focus attention on what it means to live in a world with the virus.
To learn more about this year's initiative, view last year's pictures and get tips on how to snap a great photo, visit www.ADayWithHIV.com . Photos taken on Sept. 22 need to be submitted by Friday, Sept. 25, on the A Day with HIV website (www.ADayWithHIV.com) or emailed to photo@adaywithhiv.com .
Photo submissions will be featured on www.ADayWithHIV.com, and select photos will appear in the November/December issue of Positively Aware. A panel of judges will select four pictures to be featured on four different covers of the magazine.
Ashley Judd to be at CFW luncheon
Actress Ashley Judd will be the featured speaker at the Chicago Foundation for Women's (CFW's) 30th Anniversary Luncheon and Symposium on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, 301 E. North Water St.
Judd is replacing original speaker Jane Fonda. Much like Fonda, Judd is known as an activist and champion for the equal rights of women and girls.
The symposium will start at 8 a.m. The networking reception will be 11 a.m.-12 p.m., and the luncheon/keynote address will be 12-1:30 p.m.
Individual tickets start at $150; visit http://www.cfw.org/?event=30th-anniversary-annual-luncheon-and-symposium.
PrEP community forum Oct. 1
"Are you prepared for PrEP?"a community forum to explore the optimal use for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV preventionwill take place Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Conference Chicago at University Center, 525 S. State St.
The event will be 5:15-8:30 p.m. for community members, and 5:15-9 p.m. for providers. Dinner will be provided.
AIDS Foundation of Chicago's Jim Pickett will be the community presenter.
Providers and healthcare professionals with questions should contact Med-IQ at 866-959-7434 or info@med-iq.com . ASO/CBOs and consumers should contact HealthHIV at 202-232-6749 or christopher@healthhiv.org .
RSVP at http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50800/p/salsa/web/common/public/signup?signup_page_KEY=8949.
Victory Fund event Sept. 27 at Ignite
The Victory Fundwhich works to elect LGBT leaders to public officewill hold its "Windy City Toasts" event Sunday, Sept. 27, 12-3 p.m., at Ignite Glass Studios, 401 N. Armour St.
At the event, the organization will welcome its new president, Aisha Moodie-Mills.
For more information, email george.koutsos@victoryfund.org or visit victoryfund.org/windy-city-toasts. Also, see "Victory in Chicago Windy City Toasts: Benefiting tomorrow's LGBT leaders" on Facebook.
'Avondale' Sept. 26
The arts and culture festival "A Day in Avondale" returns Saturday, Sept. 26, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., on an extended stretch of Milwaukee Avenue between Kimball and Belmont avenues.
Now in its fourth year, festival organizers expanded the size of the free and family-friendly event to allow more businesses and artists to participate.
The family-friendly event will feature music and theatrical performances in various parks and venues, food and drink specials at area restaurants, hands-on arts and crafts, and dozens of works by local artists.
Visit www.avondaleneighborhoodassoc.com/ADIA .
See full calendar of events a the link: www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/chicago/events/upcoming.php .