National HIV Testing Day is June 27, let W.O.M.E.N. Help you KNOW YOUR STATUS!
This year not only marks the 19th year of the inception of W.O.M.E.N., but also the 19th anniversary of National HIV Testing Day, the perfect time to take advantage of TWO tools in HIV prevention. This Thursday, June 27, 2013, Women On Maintaining Education and Nutrition will be conducting FREE and CONFIDENTIAL HIV Testing from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. In addition to testing, we will provide integral information, resources, and one on one counseling to inform and educate those who are interested as well as complimentary refreshments for all participants!
Today, it is estimated that every 9.5 minutes, someone in the United States is infected with HIV. According to aids.gov, over 1 million people in the United States are infected with HIV while an astonishing 1 in 5 people living with HIV are unaware of their infection. Don’t let yourself become a statistic and take advantage of what is being offered to you right in your very backyard. Take control of your life and know your status, all it takes is 20 minutes and a quick, painless swab of your mouth.
Can’t make it to W.O.M.E.N. on the 27th? NO PROBLEM! We offer free AND confidential HIV testing and counseling Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 p.m. We take appointments and walk-ins, there are NO EXCUSES!
East Side Story to Host Book Signing for Catherine Wyatt-Morley’s Latest Book: My Life With AIDS, Tragedy to Triumph
Women On Maintaining Education and Nutrition (W.O.M.E.N.) Founder and Chief Executive Officer Catherine Wyatt-Morley will hold a signing for her third book, My Life with AIDS, Tragedy to Triumph, on Saturday, June 29, 2013 from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. at East Side Story at 1008 Woodland St., Unit B, Nashville, Tenn.
“My Life with AIDS, Tragedy to Triumph addresses difficulties facing minorities, women, and children with HIV/AIDS and the families who are both infected and affected by the disease.” said Wyatt-Morley. “It sounds the alarm to those minorities, women and children at risk of contracting the infection. HIV/AIDS has touched my life in more ways than I could have ever imagined. Here I share the ways the disease has touched me, my children and others.”
Wyatt-Morley’s efforts have been honored with a plaque in the Women’s National Hall of Fame. She received SELF Magazine‘s Women Doing Good award, which honors women changing the world for the better. W.O.M.E.N. is the only 19 year old HIV/AIDS social service, community-based agency founded, organized and administered by an African American mother living with AIDS in Tennessee.
“By letting readers into the lives and inner thoughts of HIV-positive women, Catherine empowers women everywhere, demonstrating the way forward,” says Wendy Horn, PhD., President and Principal Writer, Insight Communications Group. “Her book is enlightening, entertaining, educational, and always moving.”
The event is free and open to the public!
See you this Friday on the Bridge!
There are just TWO days until W.O.M.E.N. will be celebrating Catherine Wyatt-Morley’s latest book, My Life With AIDS, Tragedy to Triumph at Book on the Bridge!
Book on the Bridge will take place THIS Friday, June 21, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. on the Renaissance Hotel pedestrian bridge (611 Commerce Street, Downtown Nashville).
Guests will be able to purchase My Life With AIDS, Tragedy to Triumph and have the opportunity to have it signed by Catherine Wyatt-Morley!
Special Guests include:
State Representative, Brenda Gilmore
Theodora Pinnock, M.D.
and Entertainment by Keith Floyd!
Please call W.O.M.E.N. at 615-256-3882 if you have any questions regarding Book on the Bridge
This event is FREE and open to the public. All proceeds from Book on the Bridge will go to 501 (c)3 W.O.M.E.N.
Four Days Left Until Book on the Bridge!
There are only four days left until W.O.M.E.N.’s celebration of Catherine Wyatt Morley’s new book,
My Life With AIDS, Tragedy to Triumph.
Catherine Wyatt Morley’s third book is now available and it’s time to celebrate! Book on the Bridge will take place this Friday, June 21, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Hotel pedestrian bridge. This event is FREE and open to the public! Guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres and refreshments while listening to keynote speaker State Representative, Brenda Gilmore and the author of the foreword of My Life With AIDS, Tragedy to Triumph, Theodora Pinnock, M.D. In addition, Catherine Wyatt-Morley will be signing copies of her book!
My Life With AIDS, Tragedy to Triumph is now available on www.amazon.com!
Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, 6/8/13
Because June 8, 2013 is Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, it is important to recognize the startling facts about the demoralizing impact HIV/AIDS is having on the Caribbean American communities all over the world. According to the Caribbean People International Collective, Inc., surveys of Caribbean American communities reveal significant health disparities and have identified HIV/AIDS and inadequate access to health care as a major health issue in this population.
People of color now account for a greater proportion of AIDS cases reported. A close examination of the U.S. AIDS cases over the past decade reveals that HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death among African American between the ages of 25-44, according to the Centers for Disease Control. It is important to note that African-American are often viewed as one group, there is, in fact, a wide variety of populations in the US included under this heading are upper class, lower class, Christian, Muslim, inner city, suburban, descendants of slaves and recent Caribbean immigrants all come under the African-American heading.
A high rate of migration between the Caribbean and the United States creates potential public health implications for the delivery of care and treatment services for Caribbeans living with HIV/AIDS in the United States. Poor health, premature death and AIDS have challenged the extended Caribbean-American family in every part of the country to find new reservoirs of compassion, to increase our political voices, confront many difficult issues such as drug use, sexuality, poor health care which for generations, have been deemed unmentionable. The spiritual lives of our communities have been tested to its core as religious leaders reach out to advocate with families who have suffered stigma and exclusion.
Purpose and…
Live purposefully. You only have one life to get it right. You were born, you live and then you die. Time moves quickly. Time ticks into days, traveling into weeks, progressing into months, falling into years, running into decades. What did you do with the time between ticking, traveling, progressing, falling and running?
When life happens and your midnight hour comes and your mind becomes the battlefield and your body weakens under the pressure and the winds pierce your soul and the storms of life cause torrential downpours and difficulty becomes your second skin and your blood boils in despair and everything seems to come against you and heartbreak rocks your world and the pit of down consumes you and up is located on another planet, live purposefully.
At the end of life material wealth will all be put on a shelf. All that stuff -diamonds, gold, silver- we just can’t get enough- cars, houses, clothes and even your cherished bling won’t mean a thing.
What will matter will be who’s life you made richer, deeper, stronger, meaningful. Empowerment with a purpose! Who will remember you when you are gone? When your last breath has been drawn and you lay hands crossed and the music stops and the dirt covers your hole in the ground and the flowers have withered away and the time between ticking, traveling, progressing, falling and running has passed, did you live purposefully? Each of us has a purpose, a destiny.
You are Invited to Join W.O.M.E.N. at ‘Book on the Bridge’
Women On Maintaining Education and Nutrition to Host “Book on the Bridge”
Celebrating Catherine Wyatt-Morley’s Latest Book: My Life With AIDS, Tragedy to Triumph
Women On Maintaining Education and Nutrition (W.O.M.E.N.) Founder and Chief Executive Officer Catherine Wyatt-Morley will hold a signing for her third book, My Life with AIDS, Tragedy to Triumph on Friday, June 21, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. on the Renaissance Hotel pedestrian bridge at 611 Commerce St., Nashville, Tenn.
“My Life with AIDS, Tragedy to Triumph addresses difficulties facing minorities, women, and children with HIV/AIDS and the families who are both affected and effected by the disease.” said Wyatt-Morley. “It also sounds the alarm to those minorities, women and children at risk of contracting the infection. HIV/AIDS has touched my life in more ways than I could have ever imagined. Here I share the ways the disease has touched me, my children and others.”
W.O.M.E.N will host an evening of celebration to honor Wyatt-Morley on My Life with AIDS, Tragedy to Triumph. The event is free and open to the public, and will take place on the pedestrian bridge connecting the Renaissance Hotel and the Nashville Public Library parking garage. Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be offered. Music will be performed by Keith Floyd, as well as moments of inspiration shared by keynote speaker, State Representative Brenda Gilmore, author of the foreword of My Life with AIDS, Tragedy to Triumph, Theodora Pinnock, M.D. as well as Catherine Wyatt Morley.
“By letting readers into the lives and inner thoughts of HIV-positive women, she empowers women everywhere, demonstrating the way forward,” says Wendy Horn, PhD., President and Principal Writer, Insight Communications Group. “Catherine’s book is in turn enlightening, entertaining, educational, and always moving.”
W.O.M.E.N. is the only 19 year old HIV/AIDS social service, community-based agency founded, organized and administered by an African American mother living with AIDS in Tennessee. Catherine’s efforts have been honored with a plaque in the Women’s National Hall of Fame and she is a recipient of SELF Magazine‘s ‘Women Doing Good’ award, which honors women changing the world for the better.
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