Christian Perspectives in the Debate on US Global AIDS Policy
On February 25, 2008, the Global AIDS Alliance hosted a media briefing on Christian perspectives on the debate over US global AIDS policy, with a focus on efforts to reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR.
The briefing was moderated by GAA Executive Director Dr. Paul Zeitz and featured the following the guest speakers:
- Dr. Anthony Padovano. Dr. Padovano holds doctorates and professorships in theology and literature and is the author of 28 books. He is a founding member and a distinguished professor of literature and philosophy at Ramapo College of New Jersey, and has served since 1986 as pastor of The Inclusive Community, where Catholics and Protestants worship together.
- Reverend Mpho Tutu. Rev. Tutu is the Executive Director of the Tutu Institute for Prayer and Pilgrimage, continuing a spiritual journey inspired by the Holy Spirit and her father, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. She is chairs the Global AIDS Alliance board of directors.
- Adam Taylor. Mr. Taylor is Senior Political Director at Sojourners, a 34-year-old Christian organization that integrates spiritual renewal with social justice.
- Dr. Helene Gayle. Dr. Gayle is President and CEO of CARE USA. Previously she worked at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 20 years, and served as AIDS Coordinator and Chief of the HIV/AIDS Division for the US Agency for International Development (USAID).