Health GAP Headquarters +1 212 537 0575 Kenya Office +254 715 819 742 Washington, DC Office +1 202 355 6343 429 W. 127th St, 2nd Fl New York, NY 10027 info@healthgap.org www.healthgap.org www.takeanumber.org www.studentglobalaidscampaign.org2010 GLOBAL HEALTH JUSTICE AWARDS October 23", 2010 New York, NY Cocktails and Light Hor D’ouvres 8sPM Awards Ceremony Dr. Alan Berkman Award ACT UP Philadelphia Presented by Rachel Maddow Grassroots Activist Award Treatment Action Campaign Presented via video by Annie Lennox Health GAP Founders Awards Bob Lederer & John Riley Presented by Amy Goodman 9PM Dancing Award Presenters: Rachel Maddow, AIDS activist, journalist host of MSNBC's wildly popular The Rachel Maddow Show and the first "out" Rhodes Scholar and according to Forbes Magazine, one of the most powerful women in the world. Health GAP concurs. Annie Lennox, Award winning singer and song writer, Diva, pop icon and social justice activist. Her song "Sing" was subsequently born out of Lennox's involvement with the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC). Amy Goodman, award winning journalist, host and executive producer of Democracy Now|, a national, daily, independent, news program airing on over 800 TV and radio stations in North America and the first journalist to receive the Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’.2010 GLOBAL HEALTH Dr. Alan Berkman Award ACT UP Philadelphia is the largest all-volunteer grassroots organizations led by people with HIV in the nation. ACT UP Philly was founded in 1988, and has spent the past 23 years working to advance the rights of people with HIV in Philadelphia, around the US and across the globe. ACT UP has campaigned for evidence-based prevention, including pressuring the city jails to allow condom distribution, and winning city funding for one of the nation’s first syringe exchange programs. ACT UP fought state bureaucrats who sought to limit healthcare services for people with HIV, and demanded one of the country’s most robust AIDS Drug Assistance Program fomularies. In many respects, the US movement for global treatment access came from an ACT UP meeting, where people with HIV in Philadelphia decided that access to treatment around the world was critical and must be fought for. They have organized countless demonstrations to demand full funding for global AIDS, including a demonstration to the doors of the Democratic Debate in Philadelphia in October 2007 that pressured all Democratic Presidential Candidates to support $50 billion over five years for global AIDS. Currently, ACT UP Philadelphia is campaigning to force the city of Philadelphia to invest in housing for people with HIV, and working at the state and national level to expand access to AIDS treatment. But even in these trying economic times, where services are being slashed for HIV+ positive people at home, ACT UP continues to campaign to get the US government to increase spending on AIDS treatment and prevention around the world. Treatment Action Campaign Grassroots Activists Award South Africa's Treatment Action Campaign began in 1998. With more than 16,000 members, 267 branches and 72 full time staff members, TAC has become the leading civil society force behind comprehensive health care services for people living with HIV8AIDS in South Africa. Since 1998, TAC has held governments accountable for health care service delivery; campaigned against official AIDS denialism; challenged the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies to make treatment more affordable and cultivated community leadership on HIV and AIDS. Accepting the award on behalf of TAC is Nompumelelo Margaret Mantangana, affectionately known as Sis'Mpumi, a member of TAC for the past 10 years. Mpumi has been working as. a nurse for 20 years, and is now working at the Ubuntu clinic in Khayelitsha in the capacity of Operational Manager. Ubuntu clinic is an integrated TB&HIV clinic which was the first to give patients antiretroviral drugs in 2001through a non- governmental organization called MSF (Doctors without Borders). In 2009 she was the recipient of the Cecilia Makiwane Award 2009 in recognition of the role she plays in primary health care, HIV/AIDS struggle as a health care worker, as a TAC activist and a role model for other nurses.JUSTICE AWARDEES ohn Riley , Health GAP Founders Award From the early 1970s until 1991, while at the University of lowa (first as a student, then as re- search assistant), John Riley was active with students who believed in the importance of multi-issue, anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-war politics to create real social change in the U.S. He became involved in the anti-apartheid movement and later cofounded the Central Ameri- ca Solidarity Committee in lowa City; the (national) Progressive Student Network; and a bi- sexual support group. He also lived in cooperative housing projects. John traveled to Central America on several occasions to study Spanish and participate in human rights activities. He became increasingly frustrated with the media blackout of many of the social justice issues he was involved with and began producing programs for public access TV. When John moved to NYC in 1992, he was determined to join ACT UP/NY because of their fearless and truthful activism. He focused much of his AIDS activism on drug pricing and access issues. In August 1998, he and Bob Lederer met with Dr. Alan Berkman to discuss the need to launch an activist campaign to bring AIDS drugs to the millions of people with AIDS in the developing world. With the help of Eric Sawyer, this effort gave birth to Health GAP in January 1999. John continues to be a media coordinator with ACT UP/NY (www.actupny.com), which works with Health GAP on joint projects. He was also involved in organizing two large civil disobedience actions in 1999 and 2000 demanding a fair trial for famed writer and journalist Mumia Abu Jamal, who faces the unjust death penalty. John still believes in the power of grassroots media and is a producer/host with the weekly progressive LGBT radio show on WBAI (99.5 FM) called Out-FM (www.outfm.org - Mon- days, 11 a.m.-noon). Bob Lederer Health GAP Founders Award For three decades, Bob Lederer has been an anti-racist, anti-imperialist, queer liberation and health activist, arrested 12 timesfor civil disobedience. He has done solidarity work with Southern African liberation, and freedom for Puerto Rican political prisoners. (www.boricuahumanrights.org), and for radical Black journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, un- justly convicted and still on death row in PA (www.freemumia.com). From 1988-2000, he was active in ACT UP/NY, where he met life partner John Riley in 1992. Bob co- founded ACT UP’s Alternative & Holistic Treatment Committee and coordinated cam- paigns to shake up AIDS research and lift the ban on needle exchange funding: In 1999, he worked with Dr. Alan Berkman, John Riley, and Eric Sawyer to launch Health GAP, staying involved through 2000. Bob is also a longtime journalist, writing for various publications including POZ, where he was Senior Editor for five years. Since 1990, he has co-hosted the Health Action program on progressive Pacifica Network radio station WBAI (99.5 FM, www.wbai.org, Mondays 1-2 PM). From 2000-2002, he was active in the successful grassroots move- ment to reclaim WBAI and Pacifica from pro-corporate forces. He remains involved in the struggle to keep Pacifica true to its mission as voice of the voiceless, and has been an elected member of the boards of the station and network. Bob is currently the Researcher and Policy Analyst for the Bronx Health Link, a nonprofit organization doing education and advocacy on health issues for low-income Bronx resi- dents. He is also a member of the Resistance in Brooklyn collective. Contact: ledererbob@gmail.com.BEETS act up PHILADELPHIA, TAC, JOHN RILEY AND BOB LEDERER, AS WELL AS HEALTH GAP COFOUNDER ERIC SAWYER, FOR YOUR FIERCE PASSION AND DEDICATION TO ENDING THE AIDS EPIDEMIC WORLDWIDE. AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR FEARLESS PARTNERS IN THE FIGHT, HEALTH GAP. ACT UP, FIGHT AIDS, aC a 6 TOGETHER, WE WILL FORCE THE WORLD'S LEADERS TO END THE AIDS EPIDEMIC. : JSING WORK SiitdiactkcucecACT UP/ NY is proud to congratulate our fellow member John Riley and former longtime ACT UP activist Bob Lederer on receiving the Health GAP Founders Award. Your tireless work and dedication has served as a firm backbone in the fight for Global Health Justice, and this is a very well deserved honor. ACT UP / NY also congratulates our dear colleagues ACT UP/Philadelphia and the Treatment Action Campaign and applauds them on their fierce and inspiring activism. ACT UP!! FIGHT BACK!! FIGHT AIDS!! ACT UP / NewYork Join the Fight to End AIDS! Mondays at 8:00pm LGBT Center, 208 W. | 3th St. AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power Waly stenoCongratulations to John, Bob & all of the Health Gap honorees! maya UCU owe MA aay WBAI 99.5 FM 8am Mon-Fri Manhattan Neighborhood Network Time Warner Ch 36, RCN Ch 82, Verizon Ch 33, 8am Mon-Fri Brooklyn BCT Ch 56/69 9am Mon-Fri CUNY- Time Warner Ch 75, RCN Ch 77, Verizon Ch 30 6:30pm Mon-Fri, 1am Tues-Fri Bronxnet Ch 67 9am Tues & Thurs DT SATELLITE TV SE a rene aussi Network oh 810 ee ARLES Bsr noon rom, Tam Gon, Mon-Fn CCU Sm ELE WW DEMOCRACY =e got rg Pe a twitter.com/democracynow facebook.com/democracynow DEMOCRACYNOW.ORGThe Board of Trusiges and Staff of amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research ain Health GAP n saluting the 2010 Global Health Justice Award Winners ACT UP Philadelphia Treatment Action Campaign John Riley Bob Lederer amfAR AIDS RESEARCH Since nf million in has awarded g earch leams \ www.amfar.orgTreatment Action Campaign, Act-Up Phillie, and Health GAP founders, John Riley and Bob Lederer While our brothers ard sisters living with YLV join the puete for medicines, these leaders fight For global health Justice - for government commitments, adeguate funding, effective medicines, and improved health services. As chair of the Board of Wealth GAP, I am proud of their decades of smart campaigning and codition building and for the work that Health GAP 's tireless staf? and volunteers perform to move 4s towards the god of universd/ cocess to comprehensive prevention, treatment, and care. Brook K. Baker(R) Partners LW In Health Over 20 years of health and social justice The Institute for Health and Social Justice at Partners In Health congratulates the winners of the Global Health Justice Awards. Our thanks to Health GAP for their commitment and action to improve the lives of so many around the world and to push the curve in social justice. We are proud to be partners in the cause.Congratulations on the well deserved awards being presented to John Riley Bob Lederer ACT UP Philadelphia Treatment Action Campaign and thank you to both Health GAP and the award recipients for the many years of terrific partnership!! From your friends including Richard Burzynski, Kate Thomson, Eric Sawyer, John Hassel, Paul De Lay, Rodrigo Pascal, Hedia Belhadj and othersCongratulations to ACT UP Philadelphia and all of tonight's Global Health Justice Award winners. Rachel Maddow and Susan MikulaAFRICAN SERVICES fi COMMITTEE is honored to celebrate 0 years of collaboration with Ve GAP eT Congratulations to this years awardees: ACT Philadelphia Treatment Action Campaign Jomn Riey Bob Lederer A fm AMERICAN fad, UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE o LAW PROGRAM ON INFORMATION JUSTICE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON TRADE, ACCESS TO MEDICINES AND THE RIGHT TO HEALTH WITH ANAND GROVER, U.N. 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CONGRATULATIONS To Our Friends JOHN RILEY & BOB LEDERER & ACT UP PHILADELPHIA FOR BEING IN THE FRONT LINES OF THE GLOBAL FIGHT FOR HIV TREATMENT ACCESS TREATMENT = HOPE YOU INSPIRE US TO STAY ACTIVE AND BE A LITTLE OUTRAGEOUS! With Love and Respect, Barbara Zeller, Sarah Zeller-Berkman, Gabriel Berkman and Harriet Clark Family of Dr. Alan BerkmanCongratulations to John Riley, Bob Lederer, Treatment Action Campaign & ACT UP Philadelphia MARKETING ENGINEERING Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL) & NYC AIDS Housing Network (NYCAHN) congratulates our friends ACT UP Philadelphia, Treatment Action Campaign, John Riley and Bob Lederer as this year's Global Health Justice honorees! VOCAL/NYCAHN is the nation's only grassroots membership organization led by people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, VOCAL drug use, and mass incarceration. See www.HousingFightsAIDS.org www.VOCAL-NY.org (comingGXOBAL ALLIANCE The Board of Directors, Advisory Council, and staff of the Global AIDS Alliance are honored to stand in solidarity for BOLD ACTION NOW! with Health GAP’s 2010 Global Health Justice Award honorees—the Treatment Action Campaign, ACTUP Philadelphia, John Riley, and Bob Lederer. Thank you for your profound leadership in wa§ging justice, and ensuring that millions of people living with HIV/AIDS have access to essential prevention, treatment, and care. at, VITPC Strengthening Community Responses to HIV Treatment & Prevention International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) honors the 2010 Global Health Justice Awardees who have been at the forefront of ensuring that people living with HIV in developing countries have access to life-saving medicines. ITPC is a worldwide coalition of people living with HIV and their supporters and advocates. Its overall goals and strategies are signaled in its mission statement: Using a community-driven approach to achieve universal access to treatment, prevention, and all health care services for people living with HIV and those at risk. As of the end of 2009, thousands of individuals in 125 countries were directly affiliated with ITPC and working to achieve these goals at the local, regional and international levels.MEDICAID COMPLIANCE GOVERNMENT GRANT WRITING TRAINING FOR HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS BUSINESS AND CLINICAL CONSULTING Spence Halperin non profit consulting 646.296.3213 MSF in South Africa congratulates the Treatment Action Campaign as it receives this award by Health Gap in recognition of its work over the past decade. It is very significant that an international and formidable organisa- tion like Health Gap committed to eliminating barriers to global access to affordable life-sustaining medicines for people living with HIV/AIDS pays tribute to the TAC. MSF has worked closely with the TAC in South Africa in bringing sanity and science to bear on the national programme of the South African government in ad- dressing the HIV/AIDS pandemic. TAC remains an inspiration to the world as it champions the struggling to save lives and trans- form decimated health care systems in southern Africa. Amandla! Forward to the struggle for access to quality health care and treat- ment for all who need it!Thank you, John, Bob, TAC & ACT UP Philly! From a PLWHA who wouldn't be here but for the efforts of people and organizations like you - T. Richard Corcoran CA Jewish ing Goal tice woRLD “hough Gassocts Change American Jewish World Service salutes the 2010 Global Health Award recipients. Together we can end the HIV/AIDS pandemic. www.ajws.org Traber rerT i oy w rst wl 7Tat Congratulations to all of tonight’s heroes with love and camaraderie from your brothers and sisters at Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group (TTAG) WE ARE PROUD that our comrade John and his partner Bob are being honored tonight for over two decades of tireless work around the AIDS crisis. Let it spur us all to keep up the struggle against ignorance, homophobia, governmental neglect, corporate profiteering, and downplaying the global nature of the crisis! NY/NJ District Freedom Road Organizacién Socialist Socialista del Organization Camino para la Libertad| FINLANDIA SONOMA. CUTRER $23 nUNnU CHOCOLATESCONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS, iO Global Health BOB and Justice Award Winners JOHN ! AIDS C ity . - Research iniiative (from Diane, Marcia, of America wu seria.org Nydia, Steve and Vijay) THE COALITION TO TAKE BACK WBAI IS PLEASED TO HONOR OUR MEMBERS BOB LEDERER AND With great pleasure we congratulate our dear comrades Bob Lederer JOHN RILEY and AS WINNERS OF THE 2010 GLOBAL : HEALTH JUSTICE AWARD FOR THEIR John Riley LEADERSHIP AND PIONEERING WORK IN HELPING CO-FOUND THE HEALTH GLOBAL ACCESS PROJECT. «+» THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES ... http://www.takebackwbai.org/ takebackwbai@gmail.com on this much deserved recognition. Resistance in Brooklyn an anti-racist, anti-imperialist collective that supports U.S. political prisoners Email: mmmsrnb@igc.org PAUL GEORGE GETSOS Congratulations! ee ae For many more trategic Planning, Campaign . . Strategy and Management, changing lives Community Organizing Skills years to come Building, Non-Profit Management 7 and Fundraising and Writing Knowledge Ecology International Services Contact: paul.getsos@gmail.com Office 212-564-5816 Cell: 646-732-0041 KEIS< ua Congratulations stiogrph@yahoo.com CONGRATULATIONS TO THE : acT OE HoNoREES !! ActionAIDS Philadelphia! Susan V. Tipograph eer error From the Clients, Volunteers, Staff and 350 GRoaoWay, Sue 700 ev 212.491.5360 New York, NY 10013 FAX 212.625.2029 Board of ActionAIDS!Congratulation John and Bob! Patty, Carl, John, Andy, Katie and Tucky Your Hoosier family O’rriine Project RING and the Africa Japan Forum congratulate the 2010 Global Health Justice Awardees for their inspiring work in the struggle for treatment access and health justice Congratulations John and Bob! with love and pride from OUT FM The Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition NYC would like to honor John Riley & Bob Lederer for the founding of this organization and their work on behalf of Mumia. Congratulations to Health GAP from Community Voices Heard on all the great work! PREVENTION PHILADELPHIA. CONGRATULATES OUR FRIENDS AT ACT UP PHILLY AND ALL OF THE GLOBAL HEALTH JUSTICE AWARD WINNERS 166 West Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19133 (248) 634-5272 www.preventionpointphilly.org In memory of Alan, and in honor ACT UP Philadelphia, the Treatment Action Campaign, John Riley and Bob Lederer, with love and respect, Susie Day and Laura Whitehorn Love and Yooosh to Bob & John from Miriam & Desma Peace and power to you both, John and Bob, as you continue to do work that is valuable to all people! - Jennifer Squires-Clay Bailey House thanks Health GAP and all the awardees for their courageous and relentless pursuit of the end of poverty, healthcare disparities and homelessness around the world. Congrats Bob and John! with love from Karen and BrianWith appreciation, admiration and love, os Sean Strub DJ TRz a.tina.romero@gmail.com Mazel tov to John and . Bob on their decades i-Base of amazing work. congratulates - Steve Quester TAC and Karen Lewis in honor Health GAP of "Grandpa" Al g Lewis: Thank you Bob & John! Keep up the good work, Bob & John! Love, cuz Eric Gordon i-Base provide HIV treatment information www.i-base.info LOVE JENNIFER FLYNN & BELA AUGUST WALKEREP ES eee =] “OH 4 Wei oa Par —_ —— Saree (oo gUct a — mas ee Oa or = Se a= So1iK— oe