Preventing HIV infection among Latinos is a top priority, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but the Latino community continues to battle for adequate resources and funding. Especially âmales who have sex with malesâ or âMSMââa term coined by epidemiologists in the 1990s to encompass men who engage in homosexual sex, regardless of their declared sexual orientationâand Transgender individuals.
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Cuestionan recursos para CDC-VIH
El prevenir la infecciĂłn del virus VIH entre los latinos es una gran prioridad, conforme al Centro para la PrevenciĂłn y el Control de Enfermedades (CDC por sus siglas en inglĂ©s), pero la comunidad latina continĂșa luchando por conseguir los recursos necesarios y la financiaciĂłn adecuada para ello. Especialmente los âhombres que tienen ralaciones sexuales con hombresâ o âMSMâ, un tĂ©rmino acuñado en la dĂ©cada de los 90 para describir a los varones que tienen relaciones homosexuales, independientemente de la orientaciĂłn sexual que hacen pĂșblica, y a los individuos transgĂ©nero.
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‘HOME AFTER DARK’ Artworks in all Media by Latino artists
Artists Talk: Sat. 2 July: 2pm âHOME AFTER DARKâ Artworks in all Media by a New Generation of Emerging Latino Artists: Video, Drawing, Animation, Photography & Installations. Curated by John Leaños & Carolina Ponce de LeĂłn âą Venue: GalerĂa de la Raza, 2857 â 24th St., S.F. @ Bryant St. âą Contact Jenn Hernandez: Tel. […]
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MCCLA art classes’ end of semester show
MCC end of semester show The Mission Cultural Centerâs twice-yearly performance by students from the MCCâs arts classes, with dance, music, percussion & more. Venue: 2868 Mission St., S.F. âą Tel. (415) 285-1155 âą www.missionculturalcenter.org âą $5 Admission / Free 13 & under
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Salsa Sundays at Casa Sanchez
Casa Sanchez invites one and all to a Sunday afternoon of live music and food in their courtyard to benefit El Tecolote at 2778-24th St. All donations will be welcomed at the door to help us upgrade our laser printer. For more information, call 648-1045.
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Vea monstruos reales en la Academia de Ciencias
Estos son monstruos reales y dragones que no pertenecen a ningĂșn cuento sino a libros de biologĂa. Para saber mĂĄs de ellos puedes aprovechar estas vacaciones de verano y visitar la Academia de Ciencias de California.
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See real monsters at California Academy of Sciences
There are monsters and dragons that do not live in books of fairy tales, but in the pages of real biology text books. To learn more about them, you can take advantage of the summer and visit the California Academy of Sciences.
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Recortes al programa para la eliminaciĂłn de tatuajes
El reciente aumento de violencia de las pandillas en la MisiĂłn tiene a la gente hablando de la necesidad de aumentar el patrullaje de las calles y la vigilancia comunitaria. Recortes en el presupuesto han reducido mucho la presencia de la policĂa en algunos barrios de San Francisco y gravemente impactado los servicios pĂșblicos del distrito, incluyendo iniciativas para prevenir la violencia.
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Funding cut for tattoo removal program
The CARENCEN Tattoo Removal program was founded in 1998 to address the needs of the Missionâs at-risk youth seeking to move past the negative associations that their tattoos chained them to.
âWe donât turn our backs on people that are willing to change,â said Lizbett Calleros, the programâs coordinator.