AIDS TREATMENT NEWS No. 069 - November 18, 1988
John S. James
In response, we have compiled the following list of PWA (people with ARC/AIDS/HIV) coalitions, alternative treatment buyer's clubs, and local chapters of ACT NOW, a national organization advocating non-violent direct action in the interest of PWA's.
To improve this listing, we welcome all corrections of out- dated information, or additions of any new PWA coalition, buyer's club or ACT NOW affiliate. Be sure to include a phone number if possible. These lists are not complete, but include only those we could confirm by press time.
We have grouped organizations by state or country, distin- guishing each with a letter code. "A" indicates ACT NOW, "B" is a buyer's club, and "C" is for coalitions for PWA's.
When visiting or calling a buyer's club, you may want to keep several questions in mind: What is their average price mark-up? Do they have any of their products tested periodically at a reputable lab for purity and contents? Can they fill mail-orders? Who are their board members, if they are non-profit, or their owners or other principals if not?
In order to make treatment information as accessible as pos- sible, AIDS Treatment News will extend a free subscription to any PWA coalition or ACT NOW chapter on request.
If you have corrections or additions for this list, please call Denny Smith at 415/255-0588.
ALABAMA
C) Living with AIDS Coalition, Birmingham. 205/252-2255
ARIZONA C) People Living With AIDS, Phoenix. 602/224-5486 C) PWA Coalition, Tucson. 602/792-3775.
CALIFORNIA A) ACT UP, Los Angeles. 213/668-2357
A) ACT UP, San Francisco. 415/563 0724 B) Nutritional Products, Los Angeles. 213/855-0533 B) Alliance 7, San Diego. 619/281-5360 B) Healing Alternatives, San Francisco. 415/626-2316 C) PWA Coalition, San Francisco. 415/553-2560 C) Being Alive, West Hollywood. 213/667-3262
COLORADO
B) Health Action Project, Denver. 303/894-8650 C) PWA Coalition, Denver. 303/837-8214
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
A) National Association of People With AIDS, 202/429-2856 B) Carl Vogel Foundation, 202/547-5651 C) LifeLink, 202/833-3070
FLORIDA A) Cure AIDS NOW, Coconut Grove. 305/856-8378 C) PWA Coalition, Jacksonville. 904/396-2562 C) PWA Coalition, Key West. 305/296-5701
GEORGIA C) NAPWA, Atlanta. 404/874-7926
ILLINOIS B) Test Positive Aware, Chicago. 312/728-1943 C) TPA, Chicago. 312/728-1943
MASSACHUSETTS A) Mass ACT OUT, Cambridge. 617/354-7457
MINNESOTA B) The Aliveness Project, Minneapolis. 612/822-7946 C) The Aliveness Project, Minneapolis. 612/822-7946
NEW JERSEY A) ACT-UP, Orange. 201/836-8645
NEW YORK A) ACT-UP, New York. 212/533-8888 B) PWA Health Group, New York. 212/532-0280 C) Niagara Frontier AIDS Alliance, Buffalo. 716/852-6778 C) PWA Coalition, New York. 212/532-0568
OHIO C) PWA Coalition, Dayton. 513/223-2437
OKLAHOMA B) Nutrico, Tulsa. 800/338-5352
OREGON C) Genesis, Portland. 503/234-5611
PENNSYLVANIA B) Buyer's Club, Philadelphia. 215/545-6868 C) We The People, Philadelphia. 215/545-6868
TEXAS B) Buyer's Club, Dallas. 214/526-5068 C) PWA Coalition, Dallas. 214/941-0523 C) PWA Coalition, Houston. 713/522-5428 C) PWA Coalition, San Antonio. 512/821-6218
TENNESSEE C) People Living With AIDS, Nashville. 615/385-1510
UTAH C) PWA Coalition, Salt Lake. 801/359-5038
WASHINGTON C) People Living With AIDS, Seattle. 206/329-3382
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CANADA A) AIDS Action Now!, Toronto. 416/591-8489 C) PWA Coalition, Vancouver. 604/683-3381
ENGLAND B) Vanmount, LTD, London. 299-1409
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