This week on WCLK's The Local Take(Saturday 8am), I welcome back Imara Canady from the AIDS Health Foundation to talk about their upcoming AIDS Walk and Festival on September 25 th at Piedmont Park. Before we discuss the AIDS Walk and Festival, can we talk about the HIV epidemic in our community? I hoped that the lockdown would decrease the transmission of HIV, but last year the numbers were continuing to rise. We are experiencing an HIV/AIDS epidemic amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. I asked Canady
This week on WCLK's The Local Take(Saturdays 8am), we discuss World AIDS Day on December 1st. I reached out to Imara Canady from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation to speak about this annual event. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is hosting virtual events around the globe on Tuesday.
This week on The Local Take I speak with Imara Canady to share information about the upcoming Paradigm Shift Conference taking place on February 6th and 7th at The Loudermilk Center in downtown Atlanta. Friday, February 7th is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The conference speaks to Black Women Confronting HIV, Health and Social Justice. Canady shares how the program came into being and that this year's conference is actually a summit bringing together advocates, healthcare professional
This week on WCLK's The Local Take(Saturday morning 8am) I speak with Imara Canady with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation about Sunday's AIDS Walk Atlanta. Imara explains that onsite registration is taking place on Sunday, September 29th between 10am - 11am at Piedmont Park so if you aren't registered, just come on down to the park. You can walk or run the 5K (3.1 miles). I ask if we are in a holding pattern where HIV/AIDS are concerned, he explains that the AHF has learned that you have to touch
One of West End's finest jewels is the Hammonds House Museum. Board Chair Imara Canady stopped by WCLK to talk about the museum and their upoming event The Gathering , taking place on April 27. Here's the press release, with more info on The Gathering-- Fulton County will celebrate a significant milestone for a beloved public facility on Sunday, April 27 , with a big event marking the 25th anniversary of Hammonds House Museum. Over its lifespan, the county-owned facility, first opened to the