Sound the Alarm!
June 30 - July 7
National Week of Action to Fight AIDS

Let Congress know that now is the time to take action by:

• Increasing funding for AIDS Housing
• Federally funding syringe exchange programs
• Increasing funding for global AIDS

Call Your Senator on July 7

Press Materials

• Nation-wide press release (DOC)
• Talking points (PDF)

Press Coverage

Nation-wide:

• AP: Police arrest 26 AIDS activists at Capitol protest (also carried by Washington Post, New York Times, USA Today,  Time, ABC News, Fox News, and other places)
• The Washington Post: 26 Demonstrators Arrested in Capitol
• Roll Call: AIDS Activists Arrested After Shutting Down Capitol Rotunda
• CQ: AIDS Protesters Arrested at Capitol (available only w/ subscription)
• Politico: Capitol Police arrest AIDS activists
• CNN: Police: 26 arrested in AIDS protest at Capitol
• CNN Political Ticker: Police: 26 arrested in AIDS protest at Capitol
• MSNBC/Rachel Maddow Show: Another Obama promise disappears
• The Hill: Numerous arrests in two Capitol incidents
• McClatchy Newspapers: 26 AIDS activists arrested at US Capitol (also carried by Miami Herald)
• UPI: AIDS protest results in 26 arrests [Note: good photos here too]
• UPI Photos: Protesters dragged out of Capitol
• Getty Images: Photos
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: AIDS activists arrested
• AMERICAblog: AIDS activists shut down US Capitol rotunda over Obama reversal on AIDS policy [Note: video!]
• AMERICAblog Part 2: House committee to vote on lifting needle exchange ban today
• The Advocate: AIDS activists shut down Capitol rotunda
• Voice of America: US Capitol Police Arrest AIDS Activists
• NBC Washington: AIDS Activists Arrested at Capitol (with video)
• Democracy Now: AIDS Activists arrested on Capitol Hill (audio/photos @ 8:32)
• Joe.My.God: 26 AIDS Activists Arrested In Capitol Building's Rotunda Over Obama's Failure To Allow Needle Exchanges
• DailyKos: BREAKING News: Capitol Police Arrest AIDS Activists
• Washington Examiner: AIDS activists arrested in Capitol Demonstration
• Washington City Paper: AIDS Activists: Arrest "Went Smoothly"
• GayWired.com: AIDS Activists arrested at Capitol
• Independent Media Center: AIDS Activists Arrested in Capitol Rotunda
• OneWorld: AIDS Activists Sound the Alarm on Obama's Budget
• iReport.com (photos): 26 AIDS Activists Protest, Get Arrested in Capitol Rotunda
• iReport.com (video): AIDS Activists Protest in Capitol Rotunda
• Photos from Action in Capitol Rotunda
• Video of Action on YouTube here and here
• Housing Works AIDS Issues Update 7/10: 26 Activists Shut Down US Capitol
• Housing Works AIDS Issues Update 6/24: Sound the Alarm! Tell Congress to make up forObama’s inaction during this week’s National Week to Fight AIDS

Philadelphia

• WHYY (NPR): Protesters call for additional AIDS spending
• KYW (CBS Radio): Phila. Protesters Demand More Money for AIDS Programs
• Philadelphia Inquirer: Photo in print edition only
• Philadelphia City Paper: Needle in a Haystack: The president made a promise about syringe exchange
• View photos from the Philadelphia rally on June 30th

Boston

• Boston.com: Medical students rally for AIDS funding