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Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Monthly Luncheon
Westchester NY, Yonkers, Science Museum

World AIDS Day Event for Westchester County

Take action on global AIDS and extreme poverty!

Friday, December 1st, 2006 – White Plains, NY
Candlelight march starts from Good Counsel at 6pm.
Program from 7pm to 9pm.
 
Panel presentation of Westchester residents making a direct impact on global AIDS:
The Akosua Living Legendary African Drum and Dance Troupe and Musiaic.
 

Thursday, Sept. 28th, 7 p.m.,

SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center

                                                          
Dr. Rolande Hodel, humanitarian for our time and founder of AIDSFreeAFRICA will present on her 2005 trip to Cameroon.  She will discuss the effects of the AIDS epidemic, lack of medical care and economic infrastructure as well as her efforts to produce needed pharmaceuticals.
 
Co-sponsored by the Mid Hudson chapter of American Mensa and the SUNY New Paltz Women’s Studies Dept.; endorsed by CLASP, or the Caribbean and Latin American Support Project.
Room number will be posted the night of the event.  For more information call (845) 565-1748.  Visit http://www.aidsfreeafrica.org/ for more information.

Who:   Dr. Rolande R. Hodel
What:  AIDSfreeAFRICA's RESPONSE TO THE AIDS CRISIS IN AFRICA
When:  Thursday, September 28th at 7 p.m. 2006
Hosted by:  AMERICAN MENSA, LTD

FOR RELEASE

Contact:  Eve Hinderer
September 1, 2006                                                                                          (845) 565-1748
                                                                                                                                              
The Mid Hudson Chapter of American Mensa is proud to host a talk by Dr. Rolande Hodel, founder of AIDSFreeAFRICA, who will present on her 3-month sojourn in Cameroon last year in her efforts to eradicate the AIDS virus from the continent.  Captured images will clearly show the predicament of those caught in the desperation of poverty, deprived of even the simplest medical services.  A positive HIV diagnosis is currently a death sentence for large segments of the population within two years since medications are unavailable for the treatment of even simple infections.

Dr. Hodel will discuss the issues and obstacles she encountered in attempting to establish a pharmaceutical factory.  In her efforts to find solutions, she has undertaken ambitious and ongoing fundraising for her foundation, and is currently collaborating with a group of pharmacists and engineers to establish the manufacture of antiretrovirals as well as antibiotics and other medicines in a coastal Cameroonian city.

A humanitarian for our time, Dr. Hodel was deeply touched by the plight of the villagers who hosted her during her stay, during which time she was a captive witness to malnutrition, the degraded status of women and children, endemic poverty and the ravages of the AIDS virus.  She will summarize both the current conditions in Cameroon as well as her agenda for establishing medical as well as economic infrastructure for the population she has made a life commitment to serving.

Asked what led to her undertaking Dr. Hodel commented, “I wanted to combine my two loves, that of world peace and science in a project that is larger than my life. The vision of AIDSfreeAFRICA in eradicating HIV is to provide the world with the capacity to produce lifesaving drugs in an expression of our commitment to peace, health and human dignity.”  For more information on Dr. Hodel’s foundation, visit http://www.aidsfreeafrica.org/.  The event is free and open to the public and will take place Thursday, September 28th at 7 p.m. at the SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center, with the room # TBA.

Mensa is an organization open to anyone who scores in the top two percent on an accepted, standardized intelligence test.  For more information about the organization, call 800-66-MENSA or visit http://www.mensa.org/.
 
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Who:   Dr. Rolande R. Hodel
What:  AIDSfreeAFRICA's RESPONSE TO THE AIDS CRISIS IN AFRICA
When:  October 21-22, 2006
Where: Albany New York
Hosted by:  The National Organization for Women, NOW New York State Convention
 
In a global world it is paramount for feminists to see the big picture. Feminist's impact stretches far beyond the borders of the US. This work shop draws clear connections between our fight for abortion rights, equality for women, economic empowerment, education for girls, health and human rights and the impact this has on women in developing countries.
For example, the debate over the right to obtain save drugs in the US centers on the morning after pill. In developing countries the issue is multi layered. The main topic is access to affordable drugs, especially for HIV/AIDS, but also the availability or lack of essential drugs such as antibiotics to treat otherwise deadly infections. The human rights issue in the forefront of the debate is who will be allowed to access the drugs that are in short supply and who is left to die?
 
The workshop is structured to answer participants question, provide information on the situation of women in developing countries. With the help of a picture presentation and excerpts of a DVD called “Coming to say good bye”, the workshop participants will be left with a vivid impression on how people in developing countries live. The presenter has just come back from a three month trip to Kenya and Cameroon, conducting a needs assessment regarding availability of essential drugs, diagnostic and antiretrovirals.

AIDSfreeAFRICA is an organization that has a big impact on women's day to day lives. AIDSfreeAFRICA empowers people and organizations in Africa in the fight against HIV/AIDS by providing training, equipment and seed money to produce essential drugs, antiretroviral drugs, diagnostic tests and reagents. Without health, there is no peace and human dignity. AIDSfreeAFRICA's approach is built on self sustainability. The drugs will be produced by local people for their people. We also engage in micro finance empowering women to establish income generating activities and are connecting sponsors with HIV/AIDS orphans.
 
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Meeting Mrs. Nane Annan, wife of Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary -General of the United Nations, NY at the United Nations for the opening of an exhibition on the 2005 Nobel Price Women Nominees.
 

NOW-NYC April 20th Membership Program

Human Trafficking: An Estimated 15,000 victims currently reside in New York State

 
Join NOW-NYC and Brooklyn Law School for a special event featuring a documentary film portraying the personal tragedies of sexual trafficking.
Hear leading legal experts and advocates for trafficking victims discuss sexual exploitation and forced labor of immigrant women and children.
Learn about NOW-NYC’s work in proposing New York legislation designed to protect and aid trafficking victims.
 
Thursday, April 20th - 6:30pm
Brooklyn Law School
Geraldo’s Café @ Feil Hall
205 State Street • Brooklyn, NY
Between Boreum and Court Street.  Just twenty minutes from Mid-town Manhattan. Subway: 2, 3, 4, 5, R to Court Street/Borough Hall.  From Court Street, make left onto State Street. 
For more information, please call 212.627.9895
www.nownyc.org
This event is open to the public
Snacks will be Served

Rolande Hodel gave a 15 minute presentation on AIDSfreeAFRICA in conjunction with this NOW NYC event on April 20th 2006.

WESTCHESTER CHEMICAL SOCIETY    MARCH 14, 2006 5:30 arrival, refreshments.

Topic: The Production of Pharmaceuticals in Africa
Speaker: Dr. Rolande R. Hodel
CEO, AIDSfreeAFRICA
Ossining, NY
Mezam Polyclinic, Bamenda, Cameroon

The presenter spent a month in an orphanage in the slums of Nakuru, Kenya and two months at the Mezam Polyclinic in Bamenda, North West Province, Cameroon, West Africa learning about HIV /AIDS in Africa and the problems associated with trying to manufacture pharmaceuticals to treat the disease from a Chemist's perspective. What is really going on? Why does Western intervention have so little success in stemming the epidemic? With the World Health Organization's failed "3 by 5" initiative ("3 by 5" stands for 3 million people in Sub-Sahara Africa on antiretroviral drugs by 2005), where do we go from here? What is the perspective of industrial production of drugs, essentials and antiretrovirals?
Be prepared, this presentation aims to draw you into action!

Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Presentation: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Place: Polytechnic University
Directions: http://www.poly.edu/west/info/dir.cfm 
For further information, and to RSVP contact Joan Laredo-Liddell at JLaredoLiddell@aol.com
 
Fundraiser and Picture Presentation:
DATE:     Feb. 21 and 22
TIME:            6:30 PM                
Place:            home of Rolande: 125 South Highland Ave.#3-B1,    Ossining, NY 10562 914-923-2073   RSVP please!



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If you would like to join the AIDSfreeAFRICA team or would like to make a donation, please feel free to contact me:  RRHodel@aol.com AIDS_free_AFRICA@yahoo.com
 
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Make checks out to AIDSfreeAFRICA and send to
Dr. Rolande R. Hodel
125 S. Highland Ave. Ste. 3-B1
Ossining, NY 10562

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