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Student AIDS Action Network, a non-profit student organization at UW, was started in 2003 by Tim Menza, a MD/Ph.D student, to increase awareness about the AIDS pandemic on campus. It is now a network of students fighting HIV/AIDS by
- Raising awareness of the medical, social, political, and economic ramifications of the disease locally and globally
- Opening forums of communication
- Educating ourselves and others about HIV/AIDS
- Collaborating with community organizations
- Collaborating with other students
- Learning how to talk to legislators about domestic and international issues surrounding HIV/AIDS, interact with them, and ask questions in order to bring about change
Past Events
- SAAN has hosted, participated in, and promoted a variety of fun and exciting events over the years. They include
- Annual AIDS Charity Ball
- Dining Out for Life (Lifelong AIDS Alliance)
- Movie screenings ( A Closer Walk )
- Relay for Life with Students for Equal Health
- Hosting speakers from Health Alliance International
- Hosting speaker from HIV Vaccine Trials Unit with UHELP
- Student Global AIDS Week of Action
- Love for Life (Valentine's Day fundraiser)
- … and more!
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