AAANACA Conference

On January 28th I attended the AAANACA Conference at NEIU and was truly shocked by the information presented.

What started out as an overload of AIDS information proved to be more than just an eye opener. The numbers are beyond alarming and truly disturbing. When I think about my Military experience, it was mandatory for all of us to be tested in order to achieve mission readiness. As civilians, i understand that there are certain rights and privileges that have to be uphold. When it comes to this disease I did not feel it was necessarily an option and argued that it should be a mandate.

Since I was at the seminar from 2:50 to 6:50 there was a variety of information provided other than AIDS alone. A professor came and spoke about his neighborhood of Oak Park/ RIver Forest and the plight of the African Americans in the area. The school where his children attend took part in an interesting experiment on race that showed some attitudes and misperceptions on the people in the area. I barely agreed with anything he said and thought he was bias and rather narrow minded.

All said and done the day was incredibly informative and educational.