We need YOU for Advocacy Day at the Capitol!
An interview with Januari Leo, Legacy’s Director of Public Affairs The first Lights of Legacy event for 2015 is just around the corner, and we’re inviting you to join us for the annual Advocacy Day at the Capitol on February 18. We will meet with our elected officials about issues facing the HIV/AIDS community, healthcare funding, women’s health issues, and more. Januari Leo Director of Public Affairs Januari Leo, Legacy’s Director of Public Affairs, is spearheading this event for the Texas HIV/AIDS Coalition. We spoke with her about the history of Advocacy Day, why our voices are so important, and the challenges ahead with the incoming Texas legislature. What is Advocacy Day? It’s a day of community activism sponsored by the Texas HIV/AIDS coalition, which is housed under Legacy. It was formed when drug manufacture Bristol Myers Squibb started a statewide coalition, targeting the big cities, trying to bring our “grasstops” (influential community members and opinion l...