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World aids day

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World AIDS Day by the Numbers

36.7 – Estimated number of people, in millions, around the world living with HIV

1.8 – Estimated number who are children, in millions

30+ – Number of FDA-approved antiretroviral drugs for treating HIV

18.2 – Estimated number of HIV-infected persons worldwide, in millions, receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART)

380,000 – Lifetime treatment cost, in dollars, for an HIV infection

96 – Percentage reduction in likelihood of HIV transmission via sex from HIV-positive person on ART to HIV-negative partner

90 – Percentage chance of avoiding HIV by taking PrEP, a daily prescription antiretroviral

30 – Percentage of persons globally who do not know they are infected by HIV

13 – Percentage in the U.S.

78 – Estimated number of people, in millions, around the world who have become infected with HIV since the start of the epidemic in 1981

35 – Estimated number who have died of AIDS-related illnesses worldwide, in millions

675,000 – Estimated number of people in U.S. who have died

13,000 – Number of Americans who die from AIDS-related causes each year

1.8 million – Estimated number around the world of new HIV infections in 2016, down from 2.1 million in 2015 and a 16 percent decrease since 2010

1 million – Number of people around the world who died of AIDS-related illnesses in 2016

80 – Percentage chance that a girl growing up in Swaziland, Africa will die due to HIV-related causes

1.2 million – Number of Americans currently living with HIV

9.5 – Someone in US is diagnosed with HIV, in minutes

1 in 7 – Ratio of those infected who do not know they are infected

44 – Percentage of adolescent and young adults in US, age 13-24, who do not know they are infected with HIV

23 – Percentage of persons in U.S. with HIV who are simultaneously diagnosed with AIDS

52 – Percentage of new HIV diagnoses in 2015 nationwide based in South, followed by Northeast, West and Midwest, all 18 percent or less

7 – Number of US states with rates of HIV diagnoses equal or above 20 per 100,000 people: Nevada, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida and Maryland

1 in 49 – Lifetime risk of HIV diagnosis in Maryland, the highest risk among states (Washington, DC has a 1 in 13 lifetime risk)

1 in 670 – Lifetime risk of HIV diagnosis in North Dakota, the lowest

1 in 99 – Average lifetime risk nationwide

3 – Average length of survival, in years, after a diagnosis of AIDS without treatment

77 – Average life expectancy of a 20-year-old man diagnosed with HIV who receives treatment

78.7 – Average life expectancy of an American male

200 – Number of CD4 cells (a type of immune cell) per cubic millimeter of blood under which a person is considered to have advanced to AIDS

788 million – Federal funding, in dollars, for domestic HIV/AIDS research and prevention in U.S. in 2017

0.71 per 100 – In charitable donations, in dollars, made by U.S. foundations and corporations to HIV/AIDS causes in 2017

549 million – Annual giving to HIV/AIDS programs by private citizens in U.S.

Sources: UNAIDS; Centers for Disease Control; AMFAR; World Health Organization; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; WalletHub; U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief; Funders Concerned About AIDS; Kaiser Family Foundation

Pictured: A colorized scanning electron micrograph of an HIV-infected human T cell. Image courtesy of NIH.

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Today is World AIDS Day/Day With(out) Art. During the 1980s and 1990s, AIDS and complications from it killed nearly half a million people in the U.S., a disproportionate number of them gay men and people of color. The artist community lost thousands; still more friends, lovers, and family members faced lives transformed by grief, fear, indignation, and illness. Many artists made activist work that criticized government inaction, promoted awareness and treatment, and expressed support for people fighting and living with the virus. Here are two of those works from the Whitney’s collection, on view now in An Incomplete History of Protest

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December 1 is World AIDS Day. 

Remember those we’ve lost, and support those living with HIV and AIDS. 

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CDT Project: Day 1

Today’s Highlight: Standing Rock Sioux - Then & Now

Then:

In 2016, Standing Rock Sioux Opposed the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL)

On April 1, 2016, one of the greatest organizing efforts to protect land, human rights, and the future of this planet began in North Dakota.

The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) is proposed to transport 450,000 barrels per day of Bakken crude oil (which is fracked and highy volatile) from the lands of North Dakota to Patoka, Illinois. The threats this pipeline poses to the environment, human health and human rights are strikingly similar to those posed by the Keystone XL. Because the DAPL will cross over the Ogallala Aquifer (one of the largest aquifers in the world) and under the Missouri River twice (the longest river in the United States), the possible contamination of these water sources makes the Dakota Access pipeline a national threat.

Th tribal citizens of the Standing Rock Lakota Nation and ally Lakota, Nakota, & Dakota citizens, under the group name “Chante tin’sa kinanzi Po” founded a Spirit Camp along the proposed route of the bakken oil pipeline, Dakota Access. The Spirit Camp is dedicated to stopping and raising awareness the Dakota Access pipeline, the dangers associated with pipeline spills and the necessity to protect the water resources of the Missouri river.

Unfortunately, the Dakota Access Pipeline began commercial service June 1, 2017, transporting crude oil from the Bakken/Three Forks production areas in North Dakota to a storage and terminalling hub outside Pakota, Illinois.

Now:

Judge Boasberg and his Oct. 11 ruling that the Dakota Access Pipeline would continue to pump oil pending an environmental review by the Army Corps of Engineers. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe sued the Corps in July, 2016 contending that the pipeline destroyed sacred Indigenous sites and threatens the water quality of the Standing Rock Reservation that sits only a half-mile or less from where the pipeline crosses the Missouri River in North Dakota. The Tribe has consistently filed motions to stop the flow of oil while litigation is ongoing.

In the latest round of courtroom battles DAPL claimed that a pipeline shutdown would cause a major economic downturn. However, the court  found no basis for that assertion in its most recent ruling. The court instead  anchored its decision on the possibility that the Corps would be able to base its previous decision on pipeline approval, that the court found inadequate and  on other factors and refused to shut down the pipeline while the Army Corps goes forward with its review.  Boasberg is already  setting the stage for another DAPL win. A mere “possibility” that the Corps will prevail is enough to keep the pipeline open.

The judge’s decision followed the announcement by the Corps on Friday, Oct. 6 that it will probably take until next spring to complete an additional court-ordered environmental study of the pipeline. It was originally anticipated that the study would be completed by December, 2017. The Justice Department indicated it would take longer than expected to obtain spill modeling information from Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), the Texas-based developer that owns DAPL. Obviously, ETP is in no hurry to provide that information. The longer the process, the more this works in favor of the oil company. The Corps now anticipates that the review and analysis will not be completed until April 2, 2018. What a windfall for ETP, as it will rake in millions of dollars in the meantime from the deadly pipeline.

Boasberg, at a status hearing on June 21, ordered the attorneys, under a byzantine, convoluted  schedule, to submit new arguments over a two-month timeline to address the issue of whether the pipeline should remain operational pending the completion of the new environmental review.

Earthjustice, the environmental law firm representing the Tribe, intends to focus on  the remand process and show that the risks of an oil spill and the impacts on the Tribe are enough to require a full environmental impact statement (EIS), which would reopen the issue of an appropriate location for crossing the Missouri River.

In the meantime, the Standing Rock Sioux and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes have presented proposals to protect their water  supply pending the glacial movement of the court in reaching its next decision in the case. The tribes are requesting increased public reporting of pipeline issues such as repairs and establishment of an emergency spill response plan at the Lake Oahe pipeline crossing of the Missouri River. 

Let’s continue the fight for sacred water and indigenous land rights! Learn more at Sacred Stone Camp website and stay up to date on news at Indian Country Today Media Network and Democracy Now!

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CDT Project: Day 2

Today’s Highlight: Votan Henriquez

Native American street artist Votan Henriquez believes art is needed to educate our kids on indigenous peoples, their heritage and legacy of which has otherwise been omitted from history books used in schools. The Los Angeles native, who is of Mayan and Nahua roots, blends his knowledge of his ancestry, his experience of graphic design and art, and awareness of the issues facing native people to create artworks which include blending contemporary art techniques with old Mayan symbology to make a statement.

Votan Henriquez’s work is evocative, inspiring people to see and seek always the truth in situations, and take action. 

“As indigenous people we’ve contributed so many things to the world, and our kids don’t even know [about it]. We really have lost a lot of that through our history books. We need to educate our kids through art.”

Votan Henriquez’s work includes murals, street art, and clothing designs. His company NSRGNTS, launched in 2000, promotes “the transmission of indigenous thought and philosophy” through merchandise including T-shirts, stickers and skateboard decks.

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CDT Project: Day 3

Today’s Highlight: Nicolle Gonzales

Nicolle L. Gonzales, BSN.,RN.,MSN.,CNM, Diné is a nurse midwife and founder of the Changing Woman Initiative native health center, working with tribes to support birth centers that meet the growing needs of indigenous communities.

She quotes that, “[the] path to midwifery was seeing my community struggle and feeling the necessity to step up and do something about it. Nine years later, I have a better understanding of the underlying inequality and human rights issues that have placed American Indian women and communities in a position of vulnerability.”

Since the 1950’s, Indian Health Services has been the primary healthcare delivery system for American Indian people in the United States. It is well documented that IHS facilities are chronically underfunded, which continues to create further disparities in the services available to serve over 500+ federally recognized tribes in the United States.

Gonzales efforts in midwifery continue normalize indigenous health and wellness practices that the non-Indigenous perceptions about healing place negative value on through the implementation of Western medical practices. 

Her work through the creation of Changing Woman Initiative has been a catalyst for transformation. Over the last 3 years she have been actively working to create a Native American Birth center and wellness clinic, which will be a place of healing and transformation for women and families. The use of plant medicines harvested from traditional territories is a dying practice, as well as the language used to support indigenous women during all life cycles. She believes by reintroducing these two important elements during pregnancy and all the stages of life, it is possible to reinforce a woman’s role in her community and her relationship to the environment. 

“Many Indigenous communities, creation stories, life way teachings, and ceremonies teach us how to care for each other, mother earth, and ourselves. Many conversations with women in my short career has lead me to believe that this model of wellness from an Indigenous perspective is not promoted or supported in our mainstream healthcare systems, which is why building a separate physical space and wellness framework is necessary.”

Click here to donate to the Changing Woman Initiative. 

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CDT Project: Day 4

Today’s Highlight: Merritt Johnson

Merritt Johnson is a multidisciplinary artist who incorporates performance into her practice in addition to painting, sculpture, and video. She is of mixed Kanienkehaka (Mohawk), Blackfoot, Irish and Swedish heritage. In a recent interview, Johnson said performance art is more about being than creating. She notes that once a painting is created, it becomes separate from her and takes on its own life, but performance art is about “presence.” And not just being present. “Performing allows us to reflect on the past and the present and be on the edge of the future,” she explained.

This malleability of performance art expands the ways Johnson can explore and express her ideas and reflect her heritage, such as her dedication to the land. Johnson describes one of her pieces as “holding up a mirror to the need for paying attention to land and water, not as resources but acknowledging them and how broken our interactions with land and water are.”

Check out Merritt Johnson's performance work here and here.

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CDT Project: Day 5

Today’s Highlight: Native American Rights Fund

Since 1971, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) has provided legal assistance to Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals nationwide who might otherwise have gone without adequate representation. NARF has successfully asserted and defended the most important rights of Indians and tribes in hundreds of major cases, and has achieved significant results in such critical areas as tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, natural resource protection, and Indian education. 

Throughout its history, NARF has impacted tens of thousands of Indian people in its work for more than 250 tribes. Some examples of the results include:

Protecting and establishing the inherent sovereignty of tribes

Obtaining official tribal recognition for numerous Indian tribes

Helping tribes continue their ancient traditions, by protecting their rights to hunt, fish and use the water on their lands

Helping to uphold Native American religious freedom

Assuring the return of remains and burial goods from museums and historical societies for proper and dignified re-burial

Protecting voting rights of Native Americans

NARF is governed by a volunteer board of directors composed of thirteen Native Americans from different tribes throughout the country with a variety of expertise in Indian matters. A staff of sixteen attorneys handles over fifty major cases at any given time, with most of the cases taking several years to resolve. Cases are accepted on the basis of their breadth and potential importance in setting precedents and establishing important principles of Indian law.

Donate to NARF and continue to support Native and Indigenous communities! 

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CDT Project: Day 6

Today’s Highlight: Storme Webber

Webber, the child of a mixed-race Aleut lesbian who came out when Storme was 16 and a bisexual black/Choctaw Texan father, grew up in the ’60s gay community and came out themselves at the age of 16. Webber is the founder and artistic director of Voices Rising, a series founded in 2007 to nurture and showcase LGBTQ people in arts and culture. She has published three collections of poetry including Blues Divine, appeared in numerous anthologies and has appeared in documentaries including Venus Boyz and Living Two Spirit. She is also an interdisciplinary artist, a performance poet who has appeared in international spoken word tours, and a teacher.

check out webber’s spoken word here.

twitter // website

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CDT Project: Day 7

Today’s Highlight: Sydney Freeland 

As a transgender Navajo woman, Freeland has used film in order to break down stereotypes associated with her identities.

Her first feature-length film, Drunktown, “is a coming-of-age story about the complex issues surrounding identity and the struggles faced by Native American people.” As a Fulbright scholar with an MFA in film, Freeland workshopped the film through a series of Sundance labs before it screened to an audience. It has continued to transform since. With a run of limited-distribution screenings in New York, and the rights inequalities of the trans community gaining further attention, Drunktown's Finest has taken on new life and meaning. And with that, Freeland has begun to share insight on her own trans identity. 

She’s currently working on a web series called Her Story, which documents the lives of queer and transgender women. 

More on her film Drunktown here.

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hello and welcome to queerbucknell’s newest project, counterdown to thanksgiving: celebration of native and indigenous peoples

thanksgiving is a national holiday based around the “giving of thanks” related to food, harvest, friend and familial relationships and potentially can have religious or cultural undertones. 

regardless, this american holiday is rooted in erasure, exploitation and eradication of native peoples. this history is often unacknowledged, thereby continuing the oppression and injustices against the underprivileged native and indigenous communities. 

in effort to bring awareness and appreciate to native and indigenous peoples, culture and history - our blog is initiating a week countdown celebrating native and indigenous artists, activist, groups and organizations dedicated to respecting and representing the livelihoods and struggles of a racial and ethnic minority. 

look forward to daily posts in our counterdown! 

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We didn’t have a word for our, as you guys call, gay/lesbian people. So we coined that word as an umbrella for all our tribes. We never said, “Well, you’re transgender. You’re bisexual. You’re lesbian.” We never knew those terms. Those are all from Western culture, you know, LGBTQ and all that. So on some level, it’s about getting rid of labels. Those terms were forced upon us.

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Me for Teen Vogue. Doing it for the trans teens and trans babies. Shot by Mayan Toledeno.

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Drunk History just did a really amazing episode on the Stonewall Riots.

Besides everything, two great things about this episode: 1) The narrator is Crissle West, the woman who narrated the Harriet Tubman episode; and 2) Comedy Central actually cast transgender actors for transgender roles.

Gifs: Comedy Central

Check it out.

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Fucking perfect. Putting the narrative back in the hands of the changemakers makes me unspeakably happy. *sniffles* 

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BREAKING: Andrea Jenkins elected to Minneapolis City Council, making her the first trans woman of color elected to U.S. office

She's the first transgender person elected to a major city's governing body and the first trans person of color elected to any office in the U.S.

Another transgender woman made history in today’s election! 

Andrea Jenkins was elected to the Minneapolis City Council. She’s the first out trans person elected to a major city’s governing body and the first out trans woman of color elected to office in the United States. 

Jenkins won in the city’s Eighth Ward, where she had been a policy aide to departing Council Vice President Elizabeth Glidden. The Minneapolis Star Tribune had endorsed her, saying she was highly qualified and well prepared for the office. She bested three other candidates. Jenkins is a Democrat; the race is officially nonpartisan, but candidates can identify with a party label. She had the endorsement of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, as the Democratic Party is known in Minnesota, and of Victory Fund.

As an aide to Glidden and previous Eighth Ward council member Robert Lilligren, Jenkins worked to revitalize the neighborhood with small businesses and arts venues, and helped organize a Trans* Equity Summit. She emphasized, however, that revitalization must not come at the expense of poor people.

During the campaign, she said her priorities include developing affordable housing, raising the minimum wage, addressing youth violence as a matter of public health, and supporting minority artists. She is a historian with the Transgender Oral History Project at the University of Minnesota as well as a poet, prose author, and performance artist who has received numerous grants for her work.

The other transgender woman who won in this election is Danica Roem in Virginia. Change is coming, y’all, and this is what it looks like. Congrats, ladies.

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