AIDS Walk NY 2023 - Team Knowing Matters

Join Caribbean Equality Project - Team Knowing Matters at the 2023 AIDS Walk NY!

On Sunday, May 21, Caribbean Equality Project will proudly participate in AIDS Walk NY, the largest single-day AIDS fundraising event in the world. We will walk to raise awareness of Intro 895, a bill that will ensure accessibility to rapid testing for sexually transmitted infections in all boroughs, prioritizing immigrant communities of color that have higher infection rates. Join us in carnival-inspired apparel, your country colors, or come just as you are. But don’t forget your flags, sunscreen, and hydration, and wear comfortable walking shoes! Register to join CEP’s Team Knowing Matters here: https://gmhc.aidswalkny.org/TeamKnowingMatters

Launched in 2015, Knowing Matters is the Caribbean Equality Project’s Sexual Health and Wellness program, breaking the silence about HIV/AIDS through public education, performing arts, and promoting prevention while offering support and care to the Caribbean LGBTQ+ community living with HIV in New York City. According to a 2018 New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene HIV Epidemiology research, the highest incidences of new diagnoses for HIV among foreign-born New Yorkers were among people born in the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Hait, and Guyana.

Your support and generosity will help raise HIV/AIDS awareness in Caribbean communities in NYC and GMHC’s HIV/AIDS outreach programs. Thank you for your kindness and solidarity as we work together to end HIV stigma and discrimination!

To learn about volunteering opportunities with #TeamKnowingMatters at AIDS Walk NY, email us at info@CaribbeanEqualityProject.org or call 347.709.3179.

Maps & Directions:
Train it: The N/Q/R 5th Avenue/59th Street stop will bring you closest to the Walk. You can also take the 1/A/C/D to 59th Street/Columbus Circle and walk east.
Bus it: Take the M57 or the M5.
Are you coming from New Jersey? Take the PATH to 33rd Street, transfer to the N/Q/R, and take that to 5th Avenue/59th Street.

To learn more about the Caribbean Equality Project & for regular updates on our work, connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube at @CaribbeanEqualityProject and Twitter at @CaribEquality.