| Topic | Plank | First name | Time submitted (Pacific) |
| Agriculture | We expect that our food by free from chemicals that harm us, animals, and the environment and expect our food to not be genetically altered in any way. | Daniel | 5/11/2005 6:07:03 PM |
| Economic Development | We support American coporations that allow for their employees to recieve wage increases based on a percentage of their current pay to keep in time with inflation. | Shawn | 5/14/2005 12:29:02 AM |
| Economic Development | Telecommuters are integral to economic growth. Corporations benefit from increased productivity, reduced overhead costs, and reduced recruitment and turnover costs. We must lift the unfair burdens upon our teleworkers. | Nadine | 6/10/2005 7:29:32 PM |
| Economic Development | The Democratic Party must stand for smart economic development that works with communities. We cannot be content with the status quo because the challenges we face constantly change. Democrats must be for free trade with support for those displaced by trade liberalization. | Scott | 7/2/2005 7:46:52 PM |
| Economic Policy | We expect all employers to provide a living wage to their employees and support annual increases in the minimum wage | Rob | 5/4/2005 2:43:59 AM |
| Economic Policy | We support the Telecommuter Fairness Act of 2005. We urge the amendment to title 4 of the United States code to prohibit employers from applying a tax rule known as "convenience of the employer." As it stands today, telecommuters are victims of double taxation on their hard earned incomes. | Nadine | 6/10/2005 7:28:53 PM |
| Economic Policy | If the Democratic Party has hope of staying alive as one of the two major political parties in this country, it must first reestablish its base by representing hard-working Americans.
Liberal Democrats need to make economic policies that benefit the vast majority of workers primary campaign issues again because managing the economy is one area where Democrats, can and should always, hold the upper hand. | Patrick | 6/17/2005 10:15:48 AM |
| Economic Policy | US trade policies should promote, rather than limit, access to affordable generic medications in developing countries. WTO rules should be seen a ceiling for intellectual property protections; the U.S. should stop seeking additional drug company monopoly protections in bi- and multilateral trade negotiations | | 6/26/2005 12:59:09 PM |
| Economic Policy | Policymakers must consider the greater economic vulnerability of women and girls and focus on non-medical needs for food and employment, transport, and child care | | 6/26/2005 12:59:45 PM |
| Economic Policy | The United States should direct the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to drop 100% of the debt of the 50 poorest countries, using the internal resources of these international financial institutions to finance debt cancellation. | | 6/26/2005 12:59:59 PM |
| Economic Policy | The United States should direct the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to drop 100% of the debt of the 50 poorest countries, using the internal resources of these international financial institutions to finance debt cancellation. | | 6/26/2005 1:00:09 PM |
| Economic Policy | The US and other wealthy nations should not finance debt cancellation by making new contributions to the IMF or World Bank. Debt cancellation should be straightforward and simple, and it should result in additional resources available for investment in national priorities including health and education.
| | 6/26/2005 1:00:27 PM |
| Economic Policy | Maintain access to Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits. Stop privatization efforts that would cut disability benefit levels and divert trillions of dollars from the U.S. Treasury. Retain disability criteria that recognize episodic illnesses and functional limitations | | 6/26/2005 1:00:47 PM |
| Economic Policy | Include new disability protections in reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program | | 6/26/2005 1:01:03 PM |
| Economic Policy | Require medically appropriate assessment of barriers to employment and self-support for all HIV-positive welfare beneficiaries. Link HIV treatment programs to food, job and other programs
| | 6/26/2005 1:01:13 PM |
| Economic Policy | Establish a new federal HIV sanction exemption that would allow participation in workfare and training but protect against loss of lifesaving health care and other supports due to welfare sanctions.
| | 6/26/2005 1:01:24 PM |
| Economic Policy | The cornerstone of US fiscal policy must be a cyclically balanced budget. Deficits are appropriate during downturns, but cannot be systematic. Once we establish our priorities through national discussion, we must make sure that they are paid in the long-run. | Scott | 7/2/2005 7:48:40 PM |
| Education | We support affordable tuition at public colleges and universities | Rob | 3/24/2005 12:13:50 AM |
| Education | We support a fair wage for teachers and annual cost of living increases | Rob | 4/13/2005 9:15:15 AM |
| Education | We support accurate and complete sexual health education that will prepare future generations to make safe and informed choices. | Taylor | 5/19/2005 11:41:40 AM |
| Education | The Young Democrats and The Democratic Party as a whole should support a large increase in federal funding for local education and allocate more money to state education funding. Schools should not have to cut classes and limit opportunities available to students due to budgetary constraints. | Eugene | 5/30/2005 1:33:29 PM |
| Education | We believe that all students, including those with disabilities, have the right to a quality education. In order for school districts to provide these services we call on Congress to fulfill its promise and fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which has never been funded. | Nathaniel | 6/1/2005 12:32:27 PM |
| Education | We agree with the premise of the No Child Left Behind Act that every child desires the same standard of education and that school districts should evaluate how they are providing these educational services. We believe that in order to fully evaluate the performance of each child, each state should establish an accountability system which considers progress the child has made over a year in content standards, discipline, and attendance. We attest that one size does not fit all, and one test given once a year does not accruately reflect the performance of a child, teacher, or school. | Nathaniel | 6/1/2005 12:35:58 PM |
| Education | I strongly believe we need to take a closer look at the educational needs of our children. Pres.Bush "No Child Left Behind" Act needs to be re-evaluated so that it applies to all children. It also needs to detail specific ways of assisting teachers and school systems to accomplish the goals set. Also funding education needs to be a first priority before weapons and rebuilding Iraq. | Ninah | 6/17/2005 9:48:55 AM |
| Education | Curricula should build self-esteem and encourage respect for others and include issues relevant to both genders regardless of sexual orientation and to transgender youth | | 6/26/2005 1:04:04 PM |
| Education | Ensure comprehensive school-based programs with HIV prevention components that reach young people before behaviors are established and include information on delaying sexual behavior and on how young people who are sexually active can protect themselves from HIV and other STDs | | 6/26/2005 1:04:15 PM |
| Education | Recognize that sex education in our schools is essential to curbing the transmission of HIV and other STDs, and that age-appropriate information for youth will save lives | | 6/26/2005 1:04:23 PM |
| Education |
Create specific programming and initiatives that will create greater understanding and tolerance for members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender communities | | 6/26/2005 1:04:33 PM |
| Education | Work aggressively to reduce HIV-related stigma through fact-based education that will combat the public perception that HIV infection is related to immoral behavior | | 6/26/2005 1:04:40 PM |
| Education | Expand non-written means of education and communication, including pictograms, radio, drama and songs to better convey AIDS and public health messages | | 6/26/2005 1:04:48 PM |
| Education | All children shall havva access to a fair, equitable, and comprehensive education. | James | 6/28/2005 9:20:47 AM |
| Education |
* We recognize that smaller classroom size allows students to have more individual attention from teachers, thus translating to an accelerated learning curve, especially in pre-secondary education, and therefore actively support the funding of programs designed to reduce classroom sizes.
* We believe in every child’s right to attend pre-school and full day kindergarten. We also recognize every qualified student’s right to attend Head Start and recommend that the program continue to be funded at the Federal level.
* We oppose any plan that increases the inequality of educational opportunity or that increases ethnic or socioeconomic isolation or diverts public moneys into private schools.
* We recognize the need for programs geared to preparing students to compete in today’s global market. Therefore we support the implementation of programs such as bilingual and two-way bilingual education in order to promote a cross-cultural exchange of ideas in the classroom. In addition, we support a multicultural model for education as a means of achieving a holistic approach to learning.
* We support a strong health component being taught in the pubic schools that addresses issues of family planning, prevention of STDs (including HIV/AIDS), social relationships, contraceptives and abstinence. We also support making condoms available to middle and high school students.
* We support the local involvement of parents, students and teachers on school advisory boards and state education panels.
| chris | 7/1/2005 8:03:10 AM |
| Education | * We support programs aimed at reducing violence both inside and outside the public school system through educational resources such as after-school programs, workshops and community programs that advocate constructive conflict resolution as well as the understanding and acceptance of the inherent cultural and ideological differences in society.
* To ensure that the current and future generations of public school students are educated in an environment conducive to learning, we recommend that the Federal government assist state and local governments in the construction and innovation of public school facilities.
We strongly Support Educating Parents, Teachers, and Youth on the affects of drug use, drug distribution, and gang activity.
We strongly support federal funding for after school programs and workforce training to help our poorest communities combat the effects of gang activity
| chris | 7/1/2005 8:07:52 AM |
| Education | Education should focus on the core skills that American students need to compete in the global marketplace. We also must raise access for urban and rural students in the public school system. | Scott | 7/2/2005 7:53:55 PM |
| Electoral Reform | We support the National Election Day be moved to a Saturday so that more of our workers and students can actually vote and support all of the states to move to Saturday voting. | Daniel | 5/11/2005 6:01:56 PM |
| Electoral Reform | It is essential that the nation recognize the importance of its democratic vote, and that it mandate a National Voter Holiday to ensure that everyone realizes their right to vote. | Jorge | 5/19/2005 11:07:31 AM |
| Electoral Reform | "We support having elections on a day that does not disenfranchise any group. We support holding elections on days other than Friday, Saturday or Sunday as Muslims generally observe Sabbath on Friday, Jews on Saturday, and Christians on Sunday. | Natalie | 5/19/2005 11:44:57 AM |
| Electoral Reform | "We support having elections on a day that does not disenfranchise any group. We support holding elections on days other than Friday, Saturday or Sunday as Muslims generally observe Sabbath on Friday, Jews on Saturday, and Christians on Sunday." | Natalie | 5/19/2005 11:45:10 AM |
| Electoral Reform | Election of the bulk of the Democratic National Committee currently recedes at the level of the State Executive Committees. This strongly disadvantages young people from gaining equal representation on the DNC. Selection of non-automatic DNC members (Party Chairs,etc) should move from the State Exec Committees to the Democratic Convention Delegates elected by the Public every four years. Convention Delegates are much more representative of the public and would lead to a much more representative DNC. | fff | 5/21/2005 1:19:09 AM |
| Electoral Reform | I feel that we must do-away with the electoral college. The Democratic party, which stands for equality for everyone, must make sure that everyone has an equal vote. | Nick | 5/21/2005 3:19:48 PM |
| Electoral Reform | I feel that we must do-away with the electoral college. The Democratic party, which stands for equality for everyone, must make sure that everyone has an equal vote. | Nick | 5/21/2005 3:20:09 PM |
| Electoral Reform | We believe that in order to have a fair and democratic election with the greatest participation states should adopt electoral methods such as same day registration, early voting, and voter identified ballots for electronic voting machines in order to encourage participation and reduction voter intimidation campaigns. | Nathaniel | 6/1/2005 12:38:49 PM |
| Electoral Reform | In the spirit of fairness and equity we believe that when a person has paid their debt to society and the judicial system has approved their reentry into society, these persons deserve the rights of full citizenship and no law should be created which eliminate their right to vote. | Nathaniel | 6/1/2005 12:40:16 PM |
| Electoral Reform | Again the #1 and #2 states for turnout of young, Dem voters in 2004 were MN and WI. A key reason for this is the option of election day voter registration in both states, which also empowers new citizens, low income voters & communities of color. YDA must lead the state-by-state charge for EDR in years ahead. | Ryan | 6/17/2005 8:48:38 AM |
| Electoral Reform | We believe that in order to have a fair and democratic election with the greatest participation states should adopt holidays on Election Days so that those who must work to support their family and would otherwise not have time to go to the polls can participate in the Democratic process. | Jim | 6/18/2005 8:34:35 PM |
| Electoral Reform | We believe that in order to protect our environment, improve our economic stability as a nation and of all Americans, and in order to remove one of the biggest funding sources of the Republican Party, that we must take strong measures to reduce our oil consumption, not just in gasoline for our cars but also in the consumption of plastic, as individuals, in our institutions of higher learning and government offices and every aspect of our civilization. | Jim | 6/18/2005 8:41:46 PM |
| Electoral Reform | Elected officials should represent ALL of their constituents, not just the 51% needed to get into office. To that end, non-partisan drawing of districts will increase accountability by allowing more moderates to win and give general election voters resonable alternatives. | Scott | 7/2/2005 7:55:07 PM |
| Environment and Energy | Government should invest in research for the US to become energy independent | Rob | 3/24/2005 12:25:44 AM |
| Environment and Energy | - By discouraging telework, the convenience rule increases oil consumption and gasoline prices, air pollution and traffic congestion. It contributes to wasteful government spending on transportation infrastructure. | Nadine | 6/10/2005 7:56:39 PM |
| Environment and Energy | We believe that in order to protect our environment, improve our economic stability as a nation and of all Americans, and in order to remove one of the biggest funding sources of the Republican Party, that we must take strong measures to reduce our oil consumption, not just in gasoline for our cars but also in the consumption of plastic, as individuals, in our institutions of higher learning and government offices and every aspect of our civilization. | Jim | 6/18/2005 8:42:26 PM |
| Environment and Energy | The US should focus on innovation to domestically produce energy in an environmentally-friendly manner. Government energy policy should focus on providing incentives for R&D into and end-user purchasing of, green energy. | Scott | 7/2/2005 7:58:28 PM |
| Ethics | I beleive that the Democrats need to have a more center veiw on the MORAL issues which dominated the decisions of many Americans all over the U.S. to vote for the incredibly conservative George W. Our next Presidential Candidate needs to be a moderate democrat on the issues of abortion and gay rights, this should greatly improve the number of christians who want to vote democrat, but are citicized because of the 2 main issues stressed by religious Republicans of gay rights and abortion. With America becoming more and more conservative, the democrats will never previal if we do not come to a common center point on these 2 issues, so the Republicans can not pin democrats as being "un- religious" anymore. | Monica | 5/15/2005 3:02:00 PM |
| Ethics | The Democrats must uphold the ideals that make our party strong. If we choose to compromise our stance on reproductive and marriage rights, we are cutting off the very legs we stand on. As young Democrats, we have come to this party because of our beliefs in the progressive Democratic platform which powerfully opposes the oppression of disadvantaged communities. Should the party compromise its stance on the issues in pursuit of power, idealistic Democrats will be betrayed. We cannot afford to disillusion the heart of the Democratic Party. | Taylor | 5/19/2005 11:31:15 AM |
| Ethics | As a party of Ethical values. We need to make sure that we support increased funding for the fight against global poverty and AIDS. It is important for the geopolitical stablity of our nation, and the global community to rocognise the importance of assistance to the more than One Billion people living for under one dollar a day. The UN recently said that the AIDS crisis is becoming pandemic, and we are not taking the neccessary steps to promote the millennium promise of ending HIV/AIDS by 2015. We must stand strong as a party to fight global poverty and AIDS. | Eli | 6/3/2005 2:48:59 PM |
| Ethics | As a party of Ethical values. We need to make sure that we support increased funding for the fight against global poverty and AIDS. It is important for the geopolitical stablity of our nation, and the global community to rocognise the importance of assistance to the more than One Billion people living for under one dollar a day. The UN recently said that the AIDS crisis is becoming pandemic, and we are not taking the neccessary steps to promote the millennium promise of ending HIV/AIDS by 2015. We must stand strong as a party to fight global poverty and AIDS. | Eli | 6/3/2005 2:49:13 PM |
| Ethics | We believe in the "Pro-Cure" movement. Stem Cell research is no longer a political issue, but a quality of life issue. Stem Cell research will not promote human cloning, but will improve the lives of millions who suffer from diseases and disabilities. It is the next frontier of science that must be explored to meet the needs of American and World Citizens. | Susan | 6/18/2005 8:02:56 AM |
| Family | When given a choice between Repub. and Repub-lite, people choose the real thing. Promote a party of REAL values: personal dignity, respect, integrity--and model it. No more fuzzy answers on gays & choice that will piss off the left and make the middle mistrustful. | Rachel | 5/23/2005 3:59:32 PM |
| Family | When given a choice between Repub. and Repub-lite, people choose the real thing. Promote a party of REAL values: dignity, respect, integrity-& model it. No more fuzzy answers on gays & choice that alienate the left & make the middle mistrustful. | Rachel | 5/23/2005 4:00:15 PM |
| Family | When given a choice between Repub. and Repub-lite, people choose the real thing. Promote a party of REAL values: dignity, respect, integrity-& model it. No more fuzzy answers on gays & choice that alienate the left & disgust the middle. | Rachel | 5/23/2005 4:00:29 PM |
| Family | Telecommuters strengthen family values. When raising healthy, well-adjusted children is our priority, we must shape public policy so that working parents will not be unfairly taxed for working at home. | Nadine | 6/10/2005 7:58:20 PM |
| Family | We need to keep marriage between a man and a woman. -from the conservative democrats- | Valerie | 6/22/2005 6:51:06 AM |
| Health Care | We support all gender equality in health care coverage. | Rob | 4/13/2005 9:06:04 AM |
| Health Care | We support that healthcare is not a privilige but a human right, that should be afforded to every American regardless of gender, ethnicity, age sexual orientation, education or level of income.
We affirm that if affordable and quality healthcare is good enough for our representatives in Washington then it should be nothing less than a basic human right for the average citizen. | Robin | 5/3/2005 5:57:21 PM |
| Health Care | Our expensive system leaves 45 million Americans uninsured in the world’s richest nation. Access to care should be a right, not a privilege. A system of universal coverage will save money, eliminate waste, and provide flexibility and security. Most importantly, it will save lives. | Nathan | 6/18/2005 10:55:17 PM |
| Health Care | We need to be strong in our support of stem cell research. The more funding we have to study stem cells the quicker we can turn it from being research into actual medicine. Many young people are affected by diseases and illness that could be cured by stem cells. We should help people become more educated on this issue and what stem cells can do. | Ashanti Fayshel | 6/20/2005 9:16:04 AM |
| Health Care | National Health Care System!! | Heather | 6/22/2005 11:01:10 AM |
| Health Care | Pro-Cure Plank-Unlimited use of stem cell research- Stem Cells are the wave of the future, and have the potential to eliminate several of todays diseases. These diseases are a drain on our lives and our economy, and curing these diseases will help solve the medicare/medicaid crisis. This is an issue that appeals to a broad variety of independent leaning democrats, and moderate republicans, and as a ballot initiative will help propel our candidates into office. Let Republicans be the pro-Life party, we are the Pro-Cure party | Ryan | 6/23/2005 12:16:04 PM |
| Health Care | Pro-Cure Plank-Unlimited use of stem cell research- Stem Cells are the wave of the future, and have the potential to eliminate several of todays diseases. These diseases are a drain on our lives and our economy, and curing these diseases will help solve the medicare/medicaid crisis. This is an issue that appeals to a broad variety of independent leaning democrats, and moderate republicans, and as a ballot initiative will help propel our candidates into office. Let Republicans be the pro-Life party, we are the Pro-Cure party | Ryan | 6/23/2005 12:16:16 PM |
| Health Care | Strengthen Medicaid and oppose funding cuts, caps or block grants that lead to reductions in benefits and services for HIV. | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:22:29 AM |
| Health Care | Pass the Early Treatment for HIV Act to allow states to cover people with HIV in Medicaid before they become disabled by AIDS. | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:22:51 AM |
| Health Care | Require private plans to cover all HIV-related medications, including treatments for co-occurring conditions and newly-approved or off-label uses | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:23:04 AM |
| Health Care | Remedy the complexity of the new Medicare prescription drug benefit program by simplifying enrollment and expanding outreach and consumer education | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:23:18 AM |
| Health Care | Support the design and implementation of interventions to help women and girls empower themselves to overcome barriers to health care, such as restricted mobility, HIV stigma , and lack of treatment literacy. | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:23:36 AM |
| Health Care |
Integrate HIV/AIDS services into a range of health services including: primary health care, family planning, antenatal care, tuberculosis and sexually transmitted disease services to address women’s different needs and reduce stigma. | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:23:47 AM |
| Health Care | Support and promote human resource training for health care providers on HIV and gender | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:23:58 AM |
| Health Care | Make real science and science-based data the foundation of all HIV prevention initiatives | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:24:12 AM |
| Health Care |
Lift the ban on federal funding for needle exchange and provide access to sterile syringes for those Americans who are injection drug users
| NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:24:24 AM |
| Health Care | Begin a massive new federal initiative to reduce HIV infections and AIDS cases and improve health care in minority communities through public communications, public health and infrastructure investment | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:24:35 AM |
| Health Care | Utilize the Ryan White CARE Act and expand the Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative to increase funding for counseling, testing, treatment and care in communities of color in accord with current surveillance data and new information on HIV prevalence | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:24:49 AM |
| Health Care | Routinize HIV testing with full pre-test and post-test counseling and privacy protections | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:25:04 AM |
| Health Care | Support more research on HIV treatment options and strategies for starting, switching, sequencing, and interrupting therapy | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:25:15 AM |
| Health Care | Increase research aimed at improving the health of minority populations. | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:25:28 AM |
| Health Care | Meet the HIV prevention needs of married women who now make up the bulk of HIV-positive women globally. | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:25:55 AM |
| Health Care | Address the HIV awareness needs of married women who are faithful to one partner and may not perceive themselves to be at risk | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:26:07 AM |
| Health Care | Increase targeted research and product development to expedite and optimize new microbicide and vaccine technologies | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:26:16 AM |
| Health Care | Develop simplified antiretroviral treatment and monitoring tools adapted for use in resource-poor settings as well as novel and adaptive treatments for tuberculosis and malaria | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:26:31 AM |
| Health Care | Disease prevention policies must be guided by science, not politics | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:26:51 AM |
| Health Care | Move towards a public policy that embraces open public discussion concerning HIV and real-world modes of transmission. Insist on an open and honest exchange of facts and opinions between the public and legislators policymakers | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:27:03 AM |
| Housing | Invest in production of safe housing for women and girls who are at-risk, homeless, an/or victims of domestic violence | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:57:45 AM |
| Housing | Increase resources for AIDS housing | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:57:57 AM |
| Housing | Stop the cuts and increase funding for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program at HUD; fully fund McKinney-Vento, Housing Choice vouchers and other HUD housing programs, protect and extend Section 8 subsidies | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:58:05 AM |
| Housing | Support new programs to link those experiencing chronic homelessness with permanent housing and mainstream services that will help to stabilize their lives and advance their recovery and move to self-sufficiency, with specific funds for people with HIV/AIDS | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:58:20 AM |
| Housing | Support the development of a range of comprehensive services to assist persons returning from jails and prisons to communities nationwide, including expanding Department of Justice grant programs | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:58:34 AM |
| International Policy | YDA should support our
troops, opposes the continued military occupation of Iraq, and urge
the Government of the United States of America to plan immediately for
the withdrawal of its military forces from Iraq. This plan should
specify a target date for the completion of the withdrawal. The target
date should be no later than June 2006. Withdrawal should begin soon
to signal our good intentions. The United States should announce that
it has no plans for a long-term presence in Iraq, except for that
associated with normal diplomatic relations between countries. | Kevin | 5/30/2005 10:41:17 AM |
| International Policy | We support countries that further the ideas of democracy, and those that do not engage in terrorism or governmental support of hate crimes. We will not give aide or having any trade with nations that do not uphold democratic values. | Eugene | 5/30/2005 11:58:38 AM |
| International Policy | We support elected official such as Representatives Conyers and Lee who are asking for an immediate withdrawl of military forces from Iraq. | Clint | 6/14/2005 9:24:05 AM |
| International Policy | We support elected official such as Representatives Conyers and Lee who are asking for an immediate withdrawl of military forces from Iraq. | Clint | 6/14/2005 9:24:15 AM |
| International Policy | We support elected official such as Representatives Conyers and Lee who are asking for an immediate withdrawl of military forces from Iraq. | Clint | 6/14/2005 9:24:38 AM |
| International Policy | We need to support fair trade policies that uplift the people of developing nations and that create sustainable economies based on equality and fairness. | Heather | 6/14/2005 9:34:30 AM |
| International Policy | We need to support fair trade policies that uplift the people of developing nations and that create sustainable economies based on equality and fairness. | Heather | 6/14/2005 9:34:36 AM |
| International Policy | We need to support an end to the war on the people of Iraq, and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraqi soil as soon as possible. We also need to resist any drive to create permanent military bases there or in any other nations of the Middle East. | Heather | 6/14/2005 9:37:40 AM |
| International Policy | The invasion of Iraq was based on lies and Bush knew it. | Sara | 6/14/2005 9:46:33 AM |
| International Policy | We support the continuing support of strong relations between the US and her most reliable friend in the Middle ast, the only democracy in the region, the State of Israel. It is only by supporting this democracy that she can take risks for a true and genuine peace among her neighbors. | Steve | 6/19/2005 7:08:50 AM |
| International Policy | Work with other nations to ensure the implementation of national policies to provide support to orphans and children infected and affected by HIV through enrollment in school, housing, and access to health and social services | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:04:43 PM |
| International Policy | Work alone and in collaboration with other donors and the UN system to provide treatment for the six million people with HIV who are in immediate clinical need of antiretroviral drugs. | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:04:58 PM |
| International Policy | Support with staff, financing and technical assistance the World Health Organizations efforts to get 3 million people with AIDS on antiretrovirals | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:06:39 PM |
| International Policy | Support rapid utilization and expansion of existing physical and human capacity in developing countries, prioritizing sustained investments in public sector health care training and provision facilities. | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:06:50 PM |
| International Policy | The United States should direct the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to drop 100% of the debt of the 50 poorest countries, using the internal resources of these international financial institutions to finance debt cancellation. | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:07:05 PM |
| International Policy |
The US and other wealthy nations should not finance debt cancellation by making new contributions to the IMF or World Bank. Debt cancellation should be straightforward and simple, and it should result in additional resources available for investment in national priorities including health and education | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:07:18 PM |
| International Policy | The US should require the IMF and World Bank to oppose the imposition of all user fees in both health care and education sectors. Additional U.S. resources should be provided to developing countries that stop fee collection to fill budget gaps created by the removal of these payments from consumers. | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:07:31 PM |
| International Policy |
The U.S. must insist that the IMF and World Bank drop all direct and indirect limitations on health care and education spending. Governments should be permitted and encouraged to increase public spending in these two vital sectors for wage support, expanded employment, and revitalized health and education systems. | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:07:43 PM |
| International Policy | Wealthy nations must finance hard-hit countries to develop and improve their own nationally-owned health care systems and infrastructure. New donor investments must also be made to greatly scale up the capacity of medical care and education institutions to provide skilled and community care, while graduating new accredited professional and non-professional care providers. | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:07:56 PM |
| International Policy | Wealthy nations and corporations must cease the active recruitment of health care professionals from the global south. Existing health care workers need salary increases and other compensation to increase retention and reduce out-migration of health professionals to wealthier nations. | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:08:35 PM |
| International Policy | Invest in training and support that empowers, trains, and pays HIV-positive individuals, women and other lay community health providers for the untrained, unpaid community care provision and peer education services they are providing already in hard-hit poor countries facing an acute shortage of trained health care professionals. | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:08:53 PM |
| International Policy | Poor countries should receive technical assistance to enact new laws utilizing flexibilities in patent monopoly rules to promote access to medicine. The developing world should have freedom to import generic medications from other countries when they lack capacity to manufacture medicines efficiently in their own countries. Medicines should be recognized as a distinct category, different from other products, where the right to health and the right to life prevail over purely commercial interests | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:09:18 PM |
| International Policy | Work with other nations to ensure the implementation of national policies to provide support to orphans and children infected and affected by HIV through enrollment in school, housing, and access to health and social services | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:09:28 PM |
| International Policy | Protect orphaned girls from rape and sexual violence, and expand access to HIV prevention and reproductive health services | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:09:40 PM |
| International Policy | Bring pediatric formulations of HIV medications to children worldwide through low-cost generics, while expand training of health care, public health and AIDS program workers to include pediatric HIV/AIDS | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:09:53 PM |
| International Policy | Integrate support for womens rights as an integral part of AIDS funding, including the promotion of legal reforms in areas such as inheritance rights, marriage rights and property rights | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:10:12 PM |
| International Policy | Protect women and girls from sexual and domestic abuse, including abuse in marriage and other long-term unions; make sure that reforms in statutory law are not undermined by customary or religious law or practice | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:10:36 PM |
| International Policy | End harmful customary practices such as "wife inheritance" and ritual "cleansing" of widows", and should enforce prosecution of rape, including marital rape | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:10:47 PM |
| International Policy | Dramatically increase U.S. support for universal access to primary education, including measures to assure equal access for girls, and efforts to ensure womens economic independence, including income-generating programs
| NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:11:15 PM |
| International Policy | Reform legal systems to recognize marital rape and rape, and to prosecute rapists and sexual traffickers of women and girls | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:11:26 PM |
| International Policy | Expand protection against violence, including sexual abuse, rape, and domestic violence | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:16:16 PM |
| International Policy | Ensure all incarcerated individuals receive adequate and appropriate health care based on the United States Public Health Service Guidelines | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:16:27 PM |
| International Policy | Stop the abuses by private prison health contractors and ensure adequate resources to federal, state and local corrections systems to ensure high-quality HIV care for all prisoners | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:16:36 PM |
| International Policy | Based on national guidelines, make free post-exposure prophylaxis HIV treatment available to inmates who are raped, engage in unprotected sex, or share syringes putting them at high risk for HIV infection | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:16:50 PM |
| International Policy | Establish sensible HIV and Hepatitis C prevention policies in prisons and jails | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:17:00 PM |
| International Policy | Require all prisons and jails to make available HIV prevention tools, including peer-support and education programs, condoms and sterile syringes | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:17:16 PM |
| International Policy | Entitle all incarcerated individuals to free, voluntary, and confidential HIV counseling and testing services upon entry, repeatedly during incarceration, and before release | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:17:27 PM |
| International Policy | Ensure transitional planning and post-release services for all incarcerated people living with AIDS and HIV | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:17:36 PM |
| International Policy | Develop alternatives to incarceration for non-violent offenders on a large-scale basis | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:17:45 PM |
| International Policy | Provide drug treatment on request as an alternative to incarceration where it makes sense | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:17:54 PM |
| International Policy | Create and deliver women-specific HIV education, care, and treatment in correctional facilities, including reproductive health and mental health services | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:18:03 PM |
| International Policy | Develop more effective programs that provide women in prisons with the skills and knowledge to avoid infection and, for HIV-positive women, the ability to access HIV care | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:18:13 PM |
| International Policy | In an ideal world, the values and human rights of the American Revolution will be held universally. The US should continue to work to spread liberty and democracy around the world, but we must do it in a manner that does not allienate potential allies through threats of unilateral action and retribution. | Scott | 7/2/2005 8:00:14 PM |
| International Policy | In an ideal world, the values and human rights of the American Revolution will be held universally. The US should continue to work to spread liberty and democracy around the world, but we must do it in a manner that does not allienate potential allies through threats of unilateral action and retribution. | Scott | 7/2/2005 8:13:34 PM |
| Labor | Workers are cool - this is only a test. | DyShaun | 4/29/2005 12:22:03 PM |
| Labor | As America loses jobs to offshore regions, we must pass legislature that encourages telework opportunities. American businesses need telecommuters to maintain a competitive edge in today’s global economy. | Nadine | 6/10/2005 7:56:16 PM |
| Labor |
Invest in specialized job-training and employment programs for people living with HIV/AIDS. Prioritize programs that provide or link to real jobs and secure health care for those who can work. Expand state Medicaid Buy-In programs to ensure stable health care when transitioning to work | | 6/26/2005 1:20:10 PM |
| Law and Justice | We support lawmakers who will work as hard to protect the civil rights of American citizens as they work to capture and disarm terrorists and criminal in general. | Shawn | 5/14/2005 12:31:01 AM |
| Law and Justice | Nothing less than the integrity of our Republic is at stake when threats are made to take away the rights of the minority and allow for tyranical rule by the majority. As such, we oppose any effort made in the Senate that would take away the right of the minority to fillibuster motions made by the simple majority that are viewed as tyrannical, ideologically extreme, and dangerous to the security and well-being of our Republic. | Kyle | 5/24/2005 7:41:01 PM |
| Law and Justice | Hazing and related acts (with or without consent) should be prosecuted and discontinued in America. | Marco | 6/16/2005 2:16:00 PM |
| Law and Justice | Develop more effective programs that provide women in prisons with the skills and knowledge to avoid infection and, for HIV-positive women, the ability to access HIV care | NADINE | 6/26/2005 12:18:21 PM |
| Law and Justice | Expand protection against violence, including sexual abuse, rape, and domestic violence | | 6/26/2005 12:23:14 PM |
| Law and Justice | Ensure all incarcerated individuals receive adequate and appropriate health care based on the United States Public Health Service Guidelines | | 6/26/2005 12:23:22 PM |
| Law and Justice | Stop the abuses by private prison health contractors and ensure adequate resources to federal, state and local corrections systems to ensure high-quality HIV care for all prisoners | | 6/26/2005 12:23:30 PM |
| Law and Justice | Based on national guidelines, make free post-exposure prophylaxis HIV treatment available to inmates who are raped, engage in unprotected sex, or share syringes putting them at high risk for HIV infection | | 6/26/2005 12:23:39 PM |
| Law and Justice | Establish sensible HIV and Hepatitis C prevention policies in prisons and jails | | 6/26/2005 12:23:49 PM |
| Law and Justice | Require all prisons and jails to make available HIV prevention tools, including peer-support and education programs, condoms and sterile syringes | | 6/26/2005 12:24:04 PM |
| Law and Justice | Entitle all incarcerated individuals to free, voluntary, and confidential HIV counseling and testing services upon entry, repeatedly during incarceration, and before release | | 6/26/2005 12:24:12 PM |
| Law and Justice | Ensure transitional planning and post-release services for all incarcerated people living with AIDS and HIV | | 6/26/2005 12:24:21 PM |
| Law and Justice | Develop alternatives to incarceration for non-violent offenders on a large-scale basis | | 6/26/2005 12:24:32 PM |
| Law and Justice | Develop alternatives to incarceration for non-violent offenders on a large-scale basis | | 6/26/2005 12:24:41 PM |
| Law and Justice | Create and deliver women-specific HIV education, care, and treatment in correctional facilities, including reproductive health and mental health services | | 6/26/2005 12:24:49 PM |
| Law and Justice | Provide drug treatment on request as an alternative to incarceration where it makes sense | | 6/26/2005 12:24:56 PM |
| Law and Justice | Develop more effective programs that provide women in prisons with the skills and knowledge to avoid infection and, for HIV-positive women, the ability to access HIV care | | 6/26/2005 12:25:03 PM |
| Law and Justice | Address the severe deficit of inmate safety in state and federal prisons in the U.S. Protect inmates from assault and rape and increase penalties for guards and prisoners who carry out assault and rape | | 6/26/2005 12:25:12 PM |
| Law and Justice | Ensure that HIV care and service providers have full access to incarcerated people | | 6/26/2005 12:25:24 PM |
| Law and Justice | Reform criminal laws to favor drug treatment before incarceration for drug users. Create innovative, interdisciplinary programs that address HIV, substance use and mental illness | | 6/26/2005 12:25:36 PM |
| Law and Justice | The drug war is an utter failure. In order to reduce the harms done by drugs in America, we must emphasize prevention, treatment and harm reduction strategies. Law enforcement is an integral part of an intelligent, winning strategy to reduce drug-related harm, but cannot be the central response to drugs in our communities. We want polices based on science, compassion, and a respect for individuals rights and responsibilities. We want families kept intact, not torn apart by cruel and ineffective incarceration. We want nonviolent addicts cured of addiction, not warehoused with violent felons. We want our jails and prisons reserved for those who would harm others, not those who make poor choices or stupid mistakes. The experiment in mass incarceration of drug users that has lead to the US having the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world must end. Prevention and treatment first and foremost, with an emphasis on preventing or curing addiction, and preventing overdose, HIV, or other negative outcomes of drug use The first act of any Democratic Governor or President should be to appoint a physician or public health expert to direct drug policy for the state or nation, and then let that expert pursue a policy of moving resources away from prisons and into health programs. | Glenn | 6/29/2005 3:06:49 PM |
| National Defense/Homeland Security/Terrorism | We must maintain absolute compliance with Public Law 106-346 which requires the government to make telework available to 100% of the eligible federal workforce. | Nadine | 6/10/2005 7:42:19 PM |
| National Defense/Homeland Security/Terrorism | | Nadine | 6/10/2005 7:53:44 PM |
| National Defense/Homeland Security/Terrorism | It is both our bounden duty to ourselves as well as to those great Americans who came before us, to protect the lives, liberties and freedoms of this great nation. The Democratic Party realizes this profound obligation and is willing to take any and all necessary steps toward ensuring the just preservation of these inalienable rights. The time has come to take power back from the twisted Republican leadership that continues to corrode and unearth the very values and freedoms which we cherish not only as a party, but as a nation.
| Adam R | 6/17/2005 2:34:11 PM |
| National Defense/Homeland Security/Terrorism | It is both our bounden duty to ourselves as well as to those great Americans who came before us, to protect the lives, liberties and freedoms of this great nation. The Democratic Party realizes this profound obligation and is willing to take any and all necessary steps toward ensuring the just preservation of these inalienable rights. The time has come to take power back from the twisted Republican leadership that continues to corrode and unearth the very values and freedoms which we cherish not only as a party, but as a nation.
| Adam R | 6/17/2005 2:34:18 PM |
| National Defense/Homeland Security/Terrorism | Give urgent attention to the link of HIV and rape in zones of conflict and protect women and girls in zones of resettlement and refugee centers. Emergency health services should be available to raped women, including rape counseling and post-exposure prophylactic therapy. Military personnel should receive appropriate training around sexual violence and rape | | 6/26/2005 1:14:27 PM |
| Other | While the right for a pregnant woman to choose to terminate her pregnancy has been a right established by the Supreme Court, we young Democrats support those who disagree on this issue and welcome pro-life Democrats into the national conversation. All Democrats can agree that abortion is something to be avoided and Democrats are the natural party to advocate support for women. | Robert | 5/19/2005 11:56:15 AM |
| Other | While the right for a pregnant woman to choose to terminate her pregnancy has been a right established by the Supreme Court, we young Democrats support those who disagree on this issue and welcome pro-life Democrats into the national conversation. All Democrats can agree that abortion is something to be avoided and Democrats are the natural party to advocate support for women. | Robert | 5/19/2005 11:56:25 AM |
| Other | I believe that an item of the plat form should be strength. I am a big Democrat, but I will admit my parties biggest weakness: we are the biggest bunch of spineless wimps ever to be seen. Strength to uphold ou values and fight for what is right, and not compromise on the whim of an oposing party. We should meet challenegers head on and challenge them as they challenge us. | andrew | 5/30/2005 5:09:41 PM |
| Other | Young Democrats insist upon the full integration of disabled individuals into mainstream American life. States should not be allowed to subject disabled nonresidents to double taxation simply because these individuals must rely on a computer, instead of a car, to get to work. | Nadine | 6/10/2005 7:57:49 PM |
| Other | We must stop allowing the Republicans to define our message for us. We will stand up for our beliefs and develop a clear, concise message that will remind people of all the good that Democrats and Democratic values bring to the country | Jennifer | 6/17/2005 2:05:58 PM |
| Other | We Should as the Democrat Party Support the gay and Lesbian community they are people like us NO one should be treated the way these people have been since Bush has Taken office and the past years it time to speak up for theses and make all laws fair for all people not just straight people | Joshua | 6/19/2005 8:26:49 PM |
| Other | We expect nothing less than true equality for all US citizens, including those that are gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender(GBLT). Full protection under the law as those benefits and protections defined under the word "Marriage", must be extented to GBLT citizens in order to ensure true equality. Civil unions are not enough because the constitute seperate-but-equal which is truly not equal. Finally, our GBLT citizens must have full protection under the law in every area promised to all US citizen in the Constitution and Bill of Rights in every area including, but not limited to, housing, property rights, employment, inheritence, child custody, adoption, and due process under the law. | Adam | 6/22/2005 12:23:52 PM |
| Other | Resolution Supporting California’s Impact on the Democratic Presidential Nomination Process
WHEREAS California’s impact in determining the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party for the last several elections has decreased, and
WHEREAS the current front-loaded primary system often results in fewer than 200,000 Iowans and 300,000 New Hampshire voters in the first weeks of January in effect choosing the Party’s nominee before being tested in larger states like California, and
WHEREAS California, as the highest populated state in the nation, deserves greater influence in determining the party’s nominee than simply serving as the fundraising capital for national candidates and their campaigns,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the California Young Democrats (CYD) encourages presidential primary reform efforts that will:
• Allow a greater number of campaigns to begin at the grassroots level and build momentum;
• Provide a nominating process that remains competitive for a longer period of time in order to give the public a greater opportunity to engage the campaign and become informed about the candidates;
• And create a system that increases the likelihood that Democrats in all states will have an effective voice in the selection of nominees, and
RESOLVED that CYD call on the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) Commission on Presidential Nomination Timing and Scheduling to seriously consider the California (or Graduated Random System) Plan which features a schedule consisting of 10 two-week intervals, during which randomly selected states will hold their primaries. This 20-week schedule is the approximate length of the traditional presidential primary schedule.
| California Young | 7/1/2005 4:30:37 PM |
| Other | The residents of the District of Columbia while working and serving this country are living as the only modern day slaves. They are the only citizens of this country to not have voting representation in the U.S. Congress. Seeing that they are requred to serve this country they should have voting rights. | Eric | 7/1/2005 7:58:26 PM |
| Other | The residents of the District of Columbia should be given statehood due to the situations which they must face on a constant basis. They must serve, protect and pay the bills of this country but are treated like second class citizens because they U.S. Congress has the right to make and overturn laws which their elected leaders make. | Eric | 7/1/2005 8:00:04 PM |
| Other | In order to build a more perfect union, we must educate ourselves and our fellow Americans about people who may be "different" from us as individuals, about the intersections of race, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disibility, religion, etc. We must work to build a more conscious America. Some Republican’s scoff at our willingness to be “politically correct”, but when they do so, they only expose their blind and ignorant commitment to upholding the patriarchal, white supremacist, homophobic, elitist power structures that exist in our soceity. In the course of our everyday work on the issues that matter to real Americans, we as individuals should be conscious of these intersections. We must also be cautious when we give in to stereotypes or when we group people based on a single characteristic. This work is necessary if we are to build a progressive, governing coalition and a better world. | Kyle | 7/12/2005 8:10:00 AM |
| Rural issues | We support the establishment of an official YDA Rural Caucus/platform policy that will begin to address the concerns of many members living, working, and attending school in Rural America, to sustain and build rural areas, including the 21st Century revival of the American Family Farm, and focus on individuals who migrate out, leaving behind valued roots from rural states. To learn more, please visit the YDA Rural Caucus working group website at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ydaruralcaucus --- We hope you consider joining the movement to renew our Rural America! A Rural American Policy for the 21st Century paper will also be posted under files, soon, which addresses many of the issues we envision this Caucus becoming a voice for. Your ideas are most important... | Jeff | 5/19/2005 11:21:05 AM |
| Rural issues | For the benefit of rural economic development, we support broadening telework opportunities. The “convenience of the employer” tax code violates the spirit of Public Law 107-171, which envisions federal support for private businesses that employ telecommuters in rural areas. | Nadine | 6/10/2005 7:34:27 PM |
| Rural issues | While we need to preserve land, we need to recognize where we need to develop, and plan for development. We need to be the party of smart growth, of a return to community planning done by the communities, and not by the developers.
We need to lead by emphasizing the need for growing communities and their leaders to plan for the future and create official maps like those from times when they were founded for developers to build to, not just be a rubber stamp or argumentative body creating the broken communities we get today.
Where communities are shrinking, we need to re-design and re-claim vacant areas for the future. | Herb | 6/23/2005 9:34:49 AM |
| Rural issues | Fight against discrimination toward vulnerable populations who do not have reasonable access to prevention and medical care | | 6/26/2005 1:15:38 PM |
| Rural issues | | | 8/9/2005 1:37:33 PM |
| Social Security | There IS a Social Security crisis for young Americans, but we can still fix it. Privatizing is not a solution; We must use the SSA trust fund to strengthen the system. | Scott | 7/2/2005 8:28:55 PM |
| Transportation | As a means to free up increasingly congested roadways as well as reduce air pollution and dependence on foreign oil, we support all measures to encourage transportation alternatives including carpooling, public transportation, high-speed rail, and a nationwide network of bike paths for commuter and recreational enjoyment. In addition, smart growth policies in urban areas should be pursued to their fullest extent to preserve the nature of farmland and open space in rural areas, as well as facilitate the use of said transportation alternatives. | Omar | 6/14/2005 4:31:20 PM |
| Urban issues | Increase educational and employment opportunities for women so they do not have to engage in transactional sex to survive
| NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:51:20 AM |
| Urban issues | Develop and implement a culturally and linguistically competent initiative to address HIV/AIDS among all segments of Spanish-speaking populations, including immigrants, those with limited English proficiency, youth, LGBT and the elderly. | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:51:33 AM |
| Urban issues | Engage communities and leaders at every stage of development and administration of HIV awareness programs. Ensure proper understanding of literacy, cultural and religious values and family/community support systems and ensuring trust and effectiveness of the program | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:51:45 AM |
| Urban issues | Increase CDC funding to national, regional and local community-based organizations (CBOs) for HIV prevention services targeted to hard-hit minority populations | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:51:56 AM |
| Urban issues | Increase HIV prevention funding for HIV prevention and targeted HIV, Hepatitis and AIDS prevalence studies among African Americans, Latinos, Native American and Asian-Pacific Islanders
| NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:52:05 AM |
| Urban issues | Strengthen all public programs serving large numbers of minority Americans at-risk for or living with HIV/AIDS, including Medicaid, Medicare, ADAP, welfare, Social Security, public housing, and civil rights | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:52:34 AM |
| Urban issues | Develop simplified antiretroviral treatment and monitoring tools adapted for use in resource-poor settings as well as novel and adaptive treatments for tuberculosis and malaria | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:52:58 AM |
| Urban issues | * We support programs aimed at reducing violence both inside and outside the public school system through educational resources such as after-school programs, workshops and community programs that advocate constructive conflict resolution as well as the understanding and acceptance of the inherent cultural and ideological differences in society.
* To ensure that the current and future generations of public school students are educated in an environment conducive to learning, we recommend that the Federal government assist state and local governments in the construction and innovation of public school facilities.
We strongly Support Educating Parents, Teachers, and Youth on the affects of drug use, drug distribution, and gang activity.
We strongly support federal funding for after school programs and workforce training to help our poorest communities combat the effects of gang activity
| chris | 7/1/2005 8:08:35 AM |
| Youth issues | Recognizing that young people vote when young people are running, we will make electing young Democrats a number one priority for this organization. This includes helping young candidates at the municipal and state level with adequate funding and staff support. | Lon | 5/19/2005 12:50:44 PM |
| Youth issues | Tell youth the truth: factual information on high-risk sex and sexual behaviors must be included in all sex education and HIV prevention programs for young people and HIV prevention tools including condoms must be available at the same place and time | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:42:43 AM |
| Youth issues | Make sure young people receive age-appropriate comprehensive education on HIV/AIDS, including the effects of substance use on judgment, the modes of HIV and other STD transmission, and scientifically evaluated methods of prevention | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:43:07 AM |
| Youth issues | Increase availability of comprehensive HIV prevention in community-based organizations, churches, and shelters so that youth who are not attending school because they are homeless, have runaway or are juvenile offenders can acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to avoid infection | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:43:27 AM |
| Youth issues | Work with other nations to ensure the implementation of national policies to provide support to orphans and children infected and affected by HIV through enrollment in school, housing, and access to health and social services | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:43:55 AM |
| Youth issues | Protect orphaned girls from rape and sexual violence, and expand access to HIV prevention and reproductive health services | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:44:28 AM |
| Youth issues | Bring pediatric formulations of HIV medications to children worldwide through low-cost generics, while expand training of health care, public health and AIDS program workers to include pediatric HIV/AIDS | NADINE | 6/26/2005 11:44:38 AM |