Rosie on Responsibility: Actress Describes What Jolted Her into HIV/AIDS Activism

The public is invited to a free event, “An Evening of REAL Conversation with Rosie Perez,” sponsored by the Syracuse Model Neighborhood Facility/FACES (Fighting AIDS/HIV through Case Management, Education and Support), Sept. 29 at the Southwest Community Center.

Perez - an actress, an AIDS activist for some 25 years, and a member of the President’s Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS - was chosen because “We think Rosie can reach out to the community and bring the people in who will listen and want to learn how to become a person of change in their community,” said H. Bernard Alex, director of Health Services/FACES. “The evening is designed to create a dialogue within the community of color regarding personal responsibility for one’s sexual health.”

The event begins at 7 p.m. at 401 South Ave., Syracuse. For more information, telephone 315-671-5834.

The Friends of AIDS Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.

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