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HIV/AIDS: Honoring the Past, Taking Action Now

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Save the date! On May 21, Commonwealth Club World Affairs presents an important program on the history and current state of HIV/AIDS.

Panel 1: 4:30–5:30 "Honoring our History, Taking Action Now" 
Youth Scholars of the National AIDS Memorial discuss their plans to confront the needs of the HIV/AIDS movement today.

Moderator: Mike Shriver
Panelist: Bo James Hwang, Dante "Gray" Gautereaux, Peter Pham, Jesus Aguilar Martinez

5:30–6 p.m.: Intermission: drinks and light bites

Panel 2: 6–7 p.m. "Addressing the Impacts of the Administration's actions."

Moderator: Dr. Tyler Termeer
Panel: Cecila Chung, Carl Schmid, TBD

Notes

This program has 2 ticket types: in-person and online-only. 

If you have symptoms of illness (coughing, fever, etc.), we ask that you either stay home or wear a mask. Our front desk has complimentary masks for members and guests who would like one.

Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California is a nonprofit public forum; we welcome donations made during registration to support the production of our programming.

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Photos courtesy the speakers.

Commonwealth Club World Affairs is a public forum. Any views expressed in our programs are those of the speakers and not of Commonwealth Club World Affairs.

All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.

Wed, May 21 / 4:30 PM PDT

The Commonwealth Club of California
110 The Embarcadero
Taube Family Auditorium, Library, Rooftop
San Francisco, CA 94105
United States

Speakers
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Carl Schmid

Executive Director, HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.

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Bo James Hwang

Post-baccalaureate Pre-medical Student, University of California, Santa Cruz; two-time recipient, Pedro Zamora Scholarship; recent fellow, Global Health Corps 

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Cecilia Chung

Former Health Commissioner, San Francisco; Senior Advisor, Transgender Law Center,

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Dante "Gray" Gautereaux

Founder, Sexuality and Gender Acceptance Club in high school; Founder, Choice Action Team, Willamette University

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Jesus Aguilar Martinez

Student, University of San Francisco,

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Peter Pham

Activist

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Tyler Termeer

Ph.D., CEO, San Francisco AIDS Foundation

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Mike Shriver

Former Co-chair, San Francisco Community HIV Planning Council; Steering Committee Member, “Getting To Zero” Consortium of San Francisco

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Michelle Meow

  • Producer and Host, "The Michelle Meow Show," KPIX+; Member, Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California Board of Governors—Host
Format

4 p.m. doors open & check-in
4:30-5:30 p.m. panel discussion 
5:30-6 p.m. intermission/reception  
6-7 p.m. panel discussion 
(all times Pacific Time)

COST

In-person:
$20 nonmembers
Free for members
Online:
$5 nonmembers
Free for members