WorldPride Washington, D.C. Human Rights Conference 2025

This session will outline the history of World AIDS Day, highlighting its role in raising awareness, commemorating lives lost, and combating HIV stigma. It will explore innovative strategies for modernizing community mobilization, focusing on how organizations can adapt to contemporary challenges using digital platforms, social media, and creative storytelling. Attendees will learn practical approaches to event planning, street campaigns, and workshops, with a focus on engaging diverse audiences—particularly youth, people of color, and underserved communities. The session will provide actionable tools to reinvigorate advocacy and ensure the ongoing relevance of World AIDS Day.