Get involved! Know how to protect yourself and your friends. Find out the real deal on condoms in New York City's public schools, and demand that the city keeps its promises to youth.
Join us for our Second Community Meeting!
Saturday, July 30th, 2 - 4pm
at Youth Organizers United, 401 Broadway, Suite 711.
(between Lipsenard and Walker St., one block south of Canal).
Come to learn more about the campaign and help create our media event!!
What is the Find the Condoms in Your School campaign?
New York City is unique and lucky in that we have mandates that give our youth the tools and information they need to protect themselves from HIV. These laws say that students in NYC public schools have the right by law to receive yearly lessons on HIV prevention. They also say that public schools should have health resource rooms, open 10 class periods a week, where condoms are available for students who ask for them.
But we've heard a lot of stories and rumors that these mandates aren't being met. Condoms often aren't being made available to students. So the Find the Condoms in Your School Campaign is our plan to find out what's really going on in NYC public schools, and to demand that the city keeps its promises to our youth.
We're planning a week where students ask for condoms in their schools and see what happens. Student leaders will organize their peers and collect information. After the week is over, we'll release a report and hold a media event where youth leaders interested in doing media work will report for themselves what the situation is, and ask that the city do what needs to be done to meet the mandates.
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