Democrat Jim Davis Is First Gubernatorial Candidate To Sign Pledge To End AIDS
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Saturday, November 4, 2006
Fort Lauderdale - Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jim Davis became the first gubernatorial candidate in the US to sign a Pledge to End AIDS Now. Davis' signing of the pledge was coordinated by the Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus and local AIDS activists at a campaign stop in Fort Lauderdale.
"We are 25 years into the AIDS epidemic and this nation has yet to develop a plan to end AIDS," said Michael Rajner, a Fort Lauderdale AIDS activist and national secretary of Campaign to End AIDS. "Jim Davis' commitment and leadership is a bold response for government to take ownership of this health crisis."
The pledge reads in full: "I pledge to work to develop and implement a plan to end AIDS including universal access to education, awareness, prevention, treatment, care and support."
"Democrats understand that access to healthcare should be a right, and people living with AIDS have even more obstacles to overcome than most of us in obtaining healthcare," said Michael Albetta, president of the Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus. "That Jim Davis would be the first and only gubernatorial candidate in the country to sign a pledge to work to end AIDS says a lot about the kind of governor he will be."
"The only way we'll end this national healthcare crisis is if leaders step up and commit to ending the stigma of AIDS through education, ramp up prevention efforts to stop the spread of AIDS, and provide appropriate for treatment, care and support for those of us living with AIDS," Rajner said. "It is a huge step forward for this effort that Jim Davis signed the End AIDS Now Pledge and spoke for the more than 125,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in Florida."
The Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus, an arm of the Florida Democratic Party, represents the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community. The Caucus has 15 chapters across the state. The Caucus estimates that, based on its analysis of the 2000 US Census, there are more than one million GLBT residents in the State of Florida.
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www.FloridaGLBTDemocrats.org
www.CampaignToEndAIDS.org
Pictured: Congressman Jim Davis,Michael Albetta ; President of Florida
Saturday, November 4, 2006
DEMOCRAT JIM DAVIS IS FIRST GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE TO SIGN PLEDGE TO END AIDS
Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus Coordinates Effort with AIDS Activists
Fort Lauderdale - Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jim Davis became the first gubernatorial candidate in the US to sign a Pledge to End AIDS Now. Davis' signing of the pledge was coordinated by the Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus and local AIDS activists at a campaign stop in Fort Lauderdale."We are 25 years into the AIDS epidemic and this nation has yet to develop a plan to end AIDS," said Michael Rajner, a Fort Lauderdale AIDS activist and national secretary of Campaign to End AIDS. "Jim Davis' commitment and leadership is a bold response for government to take ownership of this health crisis."
The pledge reads in full: "I pledge to work to develop and implement a plan to end AIDS including universal access to education, awareness, prevention, treatment, care and support."
"Democrats understand that access to healthcare should be a right, and people living with AIDS have even more obstacles to overcome than most of us in obtaining healthcare," said Michael Albetta, president of the Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus. "That Jim Davis would be the first and only gubernatorial candidate in the country to sign a pledge to work to end AIDS says a lot about the kind of governor he will be."
"The only way we'll end this national healthcare crisis is if leaders step up and commit to ending the stigma of AIDS through education, ramp up prevention efforts to stop the spread of AIDS, and provide appropriate for treatment, care and support for those of us living with AIDS," Rajner said. "It is a huge step forward for this effort that Jim Davis signed the End AIDS Now Pledge and spoke for the more than 125,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in Florida."
The Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus, an arm of the Florida Democratic Party, represents the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community. The Caucus has 15 chapters across the state. The Caucus estimates that, based on its analysis of the 2000 US Census, there are more than one million GLBT residents in the State of Florida.
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www.FloridaGLBTDemocrats.org
www.CampaignToEndAIDS.org
Pictured: Congressman Jim Davis,
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