Upcoming event in Rochester

09/28/2005

Good Morning!

My Name is Kate Nelson and I am the Public Policy Coordinator at the Minnesota AIDS Project.  We have recently begun our Allan Spear Forums Lecture series.  On October 17th we will be holding one of the Forums in Rochester at the Heinz Center.  James Wagoner, President of Advocates for Youth, will be discussing Abstinence-only sex education inside the classroom. 

We would love it if your organization could attend this forum not only to learn more about abstinence-only education that fails our youth but also to thank Senator Sheila Kiscaden for her support of Comprehensive Sexuality Education and her continued support of the Minnesota AIDS Project. 

I would be happy to send you flyers with information about the Forum for your community group.  Thank you! 

Allan Spear Forum

Where:  Heinz Center, room HB 117
851 30th Avenue SE
Rochester, MN 55904

When:  Monday, October 17, 2005
7 to 8:30pm

What:  Truth or Consequences:  What You Need to Know About Abstinence-Only Education

One billion dollars in state and federal funds have been allocated since 1996 to abstinence-only/no contraception education programs. A recent federal study confirms what an abundance of studies have shown – these programs don’t work. Still, leaders at the state and federal level continue to pump more dollars into abstinence-only programs while restricting comprehensive sexuality education programs that have been research-tested and proven to work. With elected leaders insisting on their ideological positions despite all evidence, have we turned the health of young people over to the flat earth society?

Presentation of MAP 2005 Hanson-Henningson Award for legislative leadership to Sen. Sheila Kiscaden in Rochester.

Kate Nelson
Community Affairs Coordinator
MN AIDS Project
1400 Park Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55404