PWA Coalitions, ACT-UP Affiliates, and Buyers' Clubs:

A resource list compiled by Debra Kelly and Denny Smith

In November, AIDS TREATMENT NEWS printed a list of organizations we thought would be useful to people with ARC, AIDS or HIV. Since then we have received quite a few corrections and additions to the list. We are continuing to focus on three kinds of organization which are important in the HIV treatment movement, and which seldom find their way into established resource manuals.
Entries on the list which are followed by an "A" are local chapters of ACT NOW, a national organization advocating nonviolent direct action in the interests of PWA's (people with AIDS, ARC or HIV). "B" on the list indicates buyers' clubs, a network of outlets which provides access to alternative treatments, often at cost plus overhead. And "C" denotes PWA coalitions, although some of these phone numbers are for umbrella organizations which agreed to extend their resources until the local coalition had a number of its own.
We checked these phone numbers recently. Please let us know of any changes or additions.

ALABAMA
Birmingham, Living with AIDS Coalition 205/934-3262 C

ALASKA
Anchorage, PWA Coalition 907/338-0835 C

ARIZONA
Phoenix, Buyers' Club 602/264-7033 B
Phoenix, PWA Coalition 602/224-5486 C
Tucson, PWA Coalition 602/322-9808 C

CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles, ACT UP 213/668-2357 A
Los Angeles, Nutritional Products 213/855-0533 B
San Diego, ACT UP 619/233-9337 A
San Diego, Alliance 7 619/281-5360 B
San Francisco, ACT UP 415/563-0724 A
San Francisco, Healing Alternatives 415/626-2316 B
San Francisco, PWA Coalition 415/553-2560 C
West Hollywood, Being Alive 213/667-3262 C

COLORADO
Denver, ACT UP 303/830-0730 A
Denver, Health Action Project 303/894-8650 B
Denver, PWA Coalition 303/837-8214 C

CONNECTICUT
New Milford, PWA Coalition 203/624-0947 C

DELAWARE
Wilmington, PWA Coalition 302/652-6776 C

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Carl Vogel Foundation 202/547-5651 B
Lifelink 202/833-3070 C
NAPWA (National Association of PWA'S) 202/429-2856 C

FLORIDA
Broward County, PWA Coalition 305/763-5311 C
Coconut Grove, Cure AIDS Now 305/856-8378 A
Dade County, PWA Coalition 305/576-1111 C
Jacksonville, PWA Coalition 904/396-2562 C
Key West, PWA Coalition 305/296-5701 C
Orlando, Action Now 407/351-6930 A & B
Palm Beach, PWA Coalition 407/845-0800 C

GEORGIA
Atlanta, PWA Coalition 404/874-7926 C

ILLINOIS
Chicago, ACT UP 312/509-6802 A
Chicago, Kapuna Wellness Network 312/536-3000 C
Chicago, Test Positive Aware 312/728-1943 B

INDIANA
Indianapolis, PWA Coalition, Rick Buell 317/637-2720 C
Lafayette, PWA Coalition 317/742-2305 C

LOUISIANA
New Orleans, PWA Coalition 504/944-1959 C

MAINE
Portland, PWA Coalition 207/774-6877 C

MARYLAND
Baltimore, PWA Coalition 301/625-1677 or 625-1688 C
Hyattsville, PWA Coalition 301/464-6964 C

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston, ACT UP 617/492-2887 A
Boston, PWA Coalition 617/437-6200 C
Westfield, PWA Coalition 413/562-8465 C

MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor, Friends Huron Valley 313/747-9068 C
Detroit, Friends PWA Alliance 313/543-8310 C

MINNESOTA
Minneapolis, The Aliveness Project 612/822-7946 B & C

MISSISSIPPI
Jackson, PWA Coalition 601/353-7611 C

MISSOURI
Kansas City, Heartland AIDS Resource Council 816/753-3215 C

NEW JERSEY
Bergenfield, PWA Coalition 201/387-1805 C
Orange, ACT UP 201/836-8645 A

NEW YORK
Buffalo, Niagara Frontier AIDS Alliance 716/852-6778 C
Long Island, PWA Coalition 516/324-2076 C
New York City, ACT UP 212/533-8888 A
New York City, PWA Health Group 212/532-0280 B
New York City, PWA Coalition 212/532-0290 C

OHIO
Dayton, PWA Coalition 513/223-2437 C

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City, PWA Coalition 405/525-9887 C

OREGON
Portland, ACT UP 503/224-8809 A
Portland, Genesis 503/234-5611 C

PENNSYLVANIA
Allentown, PWA Coalition 215/433-5444 C
Philadelphia, We The People 215/545-6868 B & C

RHODE ISLAND
Providence, Project AIDS 401/277-6545 C

SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia, Healing Circle Support Group 803/771-7300 C

TENNESSEE
Nashville, People Living With AIDS 615/385-1510 C

TEXAS
Austin, PWA Coalition 512/472-3792 C
Dallas, Buyers' Club 214/526-5068 B
Dallas, PWA Coaltion 214/941-0523 C
Fort Worth, PWA Coalition 817/332-7966 C
Houston, PWA Coalition 713/522-5428 C
Port Arthur, PWA Coalition 409/724-2437 C
San Antonio, PWA Coalition 512/821-6218 C

UTAH
Salt Lake City, PWA Coalition of Utah 801/359-5555 C

VIRGINIA
Richmond, Awakening 804/746-2178 C

WASHINGTON
Seattle, ACT UP 206/623-5061 A
Seattle, People Living With AIDS 206/329-3382 C

CANADA
Toronto, AIDS Action Now 416/591-8489 A
Vancouver, PWA Coalition 604/683-3381 C

UNITED KINGDOM
London, Vanmount, LTD 299-1409

WEST GERMANY
Berlin, Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe 030-8969-060



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