Native
LGBT /
Two-Spirit
Groups
Welcome to the Red Circle Project website “Native American HIV/AIDS Clearinghouse.”
The Red Circle Project (RCP) at AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) is currently the only HIV prevention program in Los Angeles County that specifically targets Native American Gay Men (known by the culturally specific term as Two-Spirit individuals).
RCP began in August 2003 as a demonstration project with an initial one-year grant from the US Conference of Mayors. In March 2005, RCP was re-established with a grant from the Office of AIDS Programs and Policy, County of Los Angeles and recently in July 2006 received additional funding from the AIDS Coordinator’s Office, City of Los Angeles.
RCP objectives are to deliver informal support group sessions that encourage maintenance of newly acquired risk reduction skills; social marketing campaign, to include poster advertisement and role model story palm cards; establish a Community Advisory Board from among the Native American urban community; train and certify Peer Health Educators; and plan a culminating Retreat for participants to re-connect with cultural and spiritual understandings of Native beliefs and practices.
The support group curriculum is developed as six (6) workshops to address issues such as decision making issues; skills building; healthy image/body fitness issues; HIV/AIDS and STD information; risk reduction information; and storytelling.
“Strengthening the Circle” Curriculum and Support Workshops is a beginning for HIV Prevention education for Native American Gay/Two Spirit Men in the urban communities such as Los Angeles, California. The curriculum is designed to be inclusive of Native American communities in general and of various cultural groups. The term Native American is used to describe individuals who have a heritage of American Indian, Alaskan Native, Indigenous, First Nations, and Native Hawaiian ancestry.
Each workshop will be approximately two (2) hours that will include discussions, assessments, journal time, and cultural activities. The workshops are designed to allow participants to “drop-in” and use the information as needed.
RCP successfully fills a crucial HIV prevention gap by providing culturally competent resources, referrals, innovative materials, and programming for Los Angeles Native American Gay/Two-Spirit Men.
Thursday, January 1, 2007 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Thursday, February 1, 2007 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Thursday, March 1, 2007 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location
AIDS Project Los Angeles
3550 Wilshire Boulevard, #300
Los Angeles, CA 90010Contact
Please call Elton Naswood at 213.201.1311 or send e-mail.
