Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 12:34:21 -0500 From: Kevin Ivers Subject: WORLD AIDS DAY NEWS ALERT -- WORLD AIDS DAY DECEMBER 1, 1999 Coinciding with World AIDS Day, a report was released today by the Liberty Education Fund entitled "Partnerships and Solutions: Fighting AIDS in Africa." In this report, authors Kevin Ivers and James P.Driscoll, Ph.D. present an overview of the escalating AIDS crisis in Africa, and why it is quickly becoming a foreign policy issue that the next President cannot ignore. The report critiques government-based proposals put forth recently by some AIDS advocates, such as an African AIDS "Marshall Plan" and a series of forced price controls and compulsory licensing proposals -- while reviewing more sensible and effective solutions involving bold partnerships between industry and non-governmental organizations. The Liberty Education Fund is an educational organization affiliated with Log Cabin Republicans, which also sponsors the annual Liberty For All National Leadership Conference, the largest annual gathering of gay and lesbian conservatives in the nation. The full text of this report can be found at http://www.libertyeducationfund.org Log Cabin Republicans Kevin Ivers (202) 347-5306 phone Director of Public Affairs (202) 347-5224 fax http://www.lcr.org