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Warriors Against Aids & Awareness Initiatives
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“IT’S A GOOD DAY TO LIVE” * Observing National Native HIV / AIDS Awareness Day1st Annual American Indian Walk for AIDS
Observing National Native HIV / AIDS Awareness Day
RED NATION CELEBRATION
presents
Warriors Against AIDS 1st Annual American Indian Walk for AIDS “It’s a Good Day to Live”
Sunrise Ceremony, Walk and Drum Circle Join Warriors Against AIDS for a sunrise ceremony and American Indian Walk for AIDS Awareness. The sunrise ceremony will begin at 6:30 a.m. and the walk will start at 7:30 a.m. and end with a drum circle approximately 9:00 a.m. All drummers and anyone interested in participating in this event are welcome to do so. Gifts will be provided. Host Drum: WHITE BUFFALO SINGERS. Visit www.rednation.com for more information about this event.
DATE: Saturday, March 22, 2008
LOCATION: Ballona Wetlands - Jefferson and Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90293 to beach.
CONTACT: Red Nation Media 818.904.9256 info@rednation.com
SPONSORS: NNAAPC (National Native American AIDS Prevention Center) RED NATION BRAND, KPFK 90.7 FM
Warriors Against AIDS is designed to help stop the devastation of AIDS and HIV on the reservations and in American Indian urban communities. Warriors Against AIDS was founded by Red Nation Celebration in the City and County of Los Angeles in 1993 to raise national consciousness about American Indian women and children living with HIV and AIDS. Warriors Against AIDS provides a critical response to the issues, needs and concerns of American Indians, the most under-represented minority group to date.
Can A Bracelet Change Lives? Yes It Can.
You can make a difference in the lives of American Indian women and children who are living with HIV/AIDS (both on and off the reservation) by buying our Warriors Bracelet, Awareness concert tickets, T-shirts and other WAAA products.
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WARRIORS AGAINST AIDS MISSIONWarriors Against AIDS was created to address the need to raise national consciousness regarding the issue of HIV/AIDS amongst American Indian women and children. Warriors Against AIDS Awareness organization will provide a critical response to the issues, needs, and concerns of American Indians, the most under represented minority group to date.
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WARRIORS AGAINST AIDS HISTORY Founder of Warriors Against AIDS organization, Joanelle Romero, produced the first Warriors Against AIDS Benefit Awareness Concert in 1993 in Los Angeles, bringing light to the much overlooked issue of American Indian women and children living with HIV/AIDS. It was a groundbreaking concept.
That year 1993, Warriors Against AIDS honored Elizabeth Glaser for her willingness to speak the truth and stand up for what’s right. That benefit hallmarked the first and only American Indian benefit concert dedicated to the awareness of American Indian women and children living with HIV/AIDS.
A decade later, 2004 Warriors Against AIDS organization produced another awareness concert this one on a much bigger scale and more awareness was raised “House of Blues” was the venue.
FYI: in 1994, Joanelle Romero directed, produced and scored the first American Indian AIDS television series for PBS “Melvin & John” This aired nationally in 1994.
Los Angeles has the largest urban American Indian population in the nation with over 75,000 Indian inhabitants, representing various tribes. The State of California boasts the largest Indian population in the country with approximately 500,000 Indian residents from more than 33 different tribes. With an American Indian population of this size, creating the concert for awareness as well as programs to bring American Indians a traditional environment in which to heal and learn about the disease was imperative.
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WARRIORS FACTS & AWARENESS INITIATIVE PROGRAMSWARRIORS AGAINST AIDS organization is the only HIV prevention and traditional healing initiative program in City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County that specifically addresses American Indian/Indigneous women and children living with HIV/AIDS.
Warriors Against AIDS was established in 1993 with an awareness concert and has began its partnership relations with other AIDS organizations and recovering homes in order to strengthen our mission and awareness. Its about the bigger picture ~ our future generations.
Women Are Sacred workshops established in 2006 and are on-going which include traditional "healing" and "talking circles". Our objectives are to empower our women and children with the tools that they need to re-create their lives in balance and harmony.
Sacred Retreats to include American Indian/Indigenous women and children of domestic violence and living with HIV/AIDS; to re-connect them with cultural and spiritual understandings of their Native beliefs and practices ~ to once again feel the sacredness. Sacred retreats held on and off the reservations.
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LAST YEAR'S WARRIORS AGAINST AIDS EVENTS 2007LAST YEAR'S WARRIORS AGAINST AIDS EVENTS 2007
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HIV/AIDS is a Human Rights Issue Lets Come Together and Educate Our Children For Life In Celebration of Life
National American Indian AIDS Awareness!
RED NATION CELEBRATION
in Collaboration with
UNITED AMERICAN INDIAN INVOLVEMENT & RED CIRCLE PROJECT
presents
WARRIORS AGAINST AIDS; AWARENESS CONCERT & COMIC RELIEF JAM
Friday Night ~ March 23, 2007
The IMPROV Comedy Club
8162 Melrose (five blocks west of Fairfax)
7:00pm to 9:30pm
SPONSORED BY: NNAAPC, HELP THE EARTH, SPIRIT WORLD PRODUCTIONS, RED NATION RECORDS....
RSVP @ 818 904 9256 ~ CLICK HERE FOR PRESS RELEASE ....
TO FIND OUT MORE, GO TO INFO@REDNATION.COM
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LISA TIGER "WARRIORS WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2007"Every year, Red Nation Celebration & Warriors Against AIDS organization in celebration of National Native AIDS Awareness Day and Woman’s History Month through a traditional ceremony honors an extraordinary woman with a special recognition.
This year, Red Nation Celebration & Warriors Against AIDS was proud to announce community activist LISA TIGER Woman of the Year. "Lisa Tiger’s tireless commitment to the American Indian AIDS awareness and her commitment to American Indian children makes her the ideal choice to be Red Nation’s/Warriors Against AIDS Woman of the Year for 2007," founder Joanelle Romero said. "She gives of her time in a way that's truly inspiring and Lisa’s sharing that night was courageous, a woman who stands up and speaks the truth, totally worthy of praise."
Lisa Tiger is a member of the Muscogee Nation and is of Creek, Seminole, Cherokee and Irish descent. Lisa has been doing AIDS education since learning she was infected with the virus in 1992. Infected by a boyfriend in 1988, in her hometown of Muskogee, Oklahoma, she went from HIV to AIDS in 1999. Lisa has won numerous awards for her work as an AIDS educator. For over a decade Lisa has dedicated her life to raising abandoned and abused children. In 1996 Lisa was granted custody of four Lakota (Sioux) siblings ages 3,5,6 and 7 and has made a home for them for nearly 10 years.
In 2003 Lisa married acclaimed Pueblo potter Diego Romero. After consulting with her physicians the couple decided to try for a pregnancy; Lisa inseminated herself with her husband's sperm and succeeded on her first attempt. Altough it was an extremely difficult pregnancy - Lisa, age 39, nearly lost her life - March 12, 2004 she gave birth to a healthy baby girl. The baby's name is Cornelia Margaret TaLadu Dana Tiger; family and friends call her Crickett.
AIDS education is, once again, a vital part of Lisa Tiger's life. Crickett however, takes precedents over every facet of Lisa's life. Crickett, now a toddler, travels with Lisa to all presentations. The family divides their time between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Muskogee, OK
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WARRIORS AGAINST AIDS CONCERT SERIES Warriors Against AIDS concert series brings awareness to the issue of American Indians living with AIDS to the global community ~ MUSIC HAS THE POWER TO BRING US ALL TOGETHER™. The concert will consist of live music ranging from American Indian artists to high profile bands, political and social dignitaries, as well as celebrities speaking out on the issue. The concert will be filmed for broadcast on our Red Nation Media Channel and a live CD will be produced. Proceeds will benefit Prevention programs designed for American Indian women & children living with HIV/AIDS the most under represented group to date.
OVER THE YEARS ~ WARRIORS AGAINST AIDS CONCERTS LIST OF HONOREES, HOSTS, SPEAKERS AND PERFORMERS
Honorees:
Elizabeth Glazer
Dr. Anthony Stately PHD
Opening Blessings:
Chief Crazy Bull - Lakota Spiritual Leader
Pete Catches - Lakota Spiritual Leader
Hosts:
Christopher Lawford
Catherine Carlen
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Anthony Stately Ph.D. — AIDS Prevention
Performers:
Stephen Collins & The 7th Band
Gary Busey
Barbara Williams
Joanelle Romero/RedHawk
Elizabeth Sage
Montano Rain
Joseph Lam Medicine Robe
Red Nation Traditional Drum
Avarice
Red Nation Family & Friends
Barry Goldberg
Troy Garity
Tom Hayden
Ally Walker
Edward Albert Jr.
Sally Kirkland
Michael Spears
Eddie Spears
Catherine Carlen
Poppy Montgomery
Noah Watts
Chris Douglas
Patti D’Arbanville
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WARRIORS AGAINST AIDS ADVISORY COUNCIL Lisa Tiger: is a HIV/AIDS educator and motivational speaker. She is a member of the Muscogee Nation and is of Creek, Seminole, Cherokee and Irish descent. Lisa has been doing AIDS education since learning she was infected with the virus in 1992. Infected by a boyfriend in 1988, in her hometown of Muskogee, Oklahoma, she went from HIV to AIDS in 1999. Lisa has won numerous awards for her work as an AIDS educator. For over a decade Lisa has dedicated her life to raising abandoned and abused children.
Mr. Salovey: (PENDING) Ph. D. Dean at Yale University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health.
Easi Morales: “NYPD Blues” PBS “American Family, Actor
Dr. Anthony Stately Ph. D.: former AIDS Project LA
Dr. Joel Silbar: Silbar Chiropractic
John Funmaker: (Ho-Chunk Nation) – Respected community leader in American Indian communities across the country.
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WARRIORS SPONSORS OVER THE YEARSAPLA - Aids Project Los Angeles
David Geffen
UAII
The Gap
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
San Manuel Casino
Pechanga Resorts & Casino
KPFK 90.7
E-50 Website Hosting
Aboriginal Voices Radio
LA Weekly
Red Nation Records
WindHollow Foundation
Spirit World Productions
Technovoice
Reel,Stage & Page,Inc.
Movimento Fitness Solutions
Red Rocks Productions
LA Filmmakers Cooperation
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AMERICAN INDIAN WOMEN & CHILDREN DATA/STATUS REPORTCOMMUNITY LINKS AND NUMBERS OF OTHER NATIVE AIDS ORGANZATIONS
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