Centering Black Voices: How to Build a Successful HIV Decriminalization Coalition Rooted in Racial Justice

A National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Conversation with Founding Members of the Louisiana Coalition on Criminalization and Health Dorian-Gray Alexander, S. Mandisa Moore-O’Neal, and Robert Suttle

In advancing the fight to end HIV criminalization, coalition-based advocacy is essential for uplifting the experiences, knowledge, and needs of people most impacted by discriminatory laws and policies, especially Black and brown people. On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, February 7, Dorian-Gray Alexander, S. Mandisa Moore-O’Neal, and Robert Suttle will have a conversation about the origins of the Louisiana Coalition on Criminalization and Health, which serves as a model for decriminalizing HIV by centering Black voices. The discussion will provide attendees with relevant knowledge and resources to design and implement coalitions that advance racial justice and reduce the criminalization of people living with HIV.

Participants/Presenters:
-- Robert Suttle (he/him), Chair, ETAF Council of Justice Leaders
-- S. Mandisa Moore-O’Neal (she/her), Executive Director, CHLP
-- Dorian-Gray Alexander, (he/him) Founding Member, LCCH
-- Moderator: Kytara Epps (she/her), National Community Outreach Coordinator, CHLP