Federal funding for life-saving HIV/AIDS programs is at immediate risk of devastating cuts. These programs provide essential care, prevention, and treatment to millions. Without them, people will suffer, and lives will be lost.
As Unitarian Universalists, we affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person and the moral imperative to act when justice and compassion are under threat. Cutting HIV/AIDS funding is a moral failure—it abandons those in need and undermines decades of progress.
We must act now. Call or email your U.S. Senators and Representative today. Urge them to oppose these cuts and protect HIV/AIDS funding.
These cuts could happen as soon as today. There is no time to wait. Lives depend on it.
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Hello, my name is [Your Name], and I’m a constituent from [City].
I am deeply alarmed by reports that the Trump Administration is considering eliminating the CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention. This reckless decision would not only dismantle decades of progress but would cost lives—preventable infections, unnecessary suffering, and deaths that could have been avoided.
We know what works to end the HIV epidemic. We know that science, public health, and compassion—not fear, shame, or neglect—are the answers. The CDC’s HIV prevention programs have saved millions of lives. To eliminate them is not just shortsighted; it is immoral.
As a Unitarian Universalist, I speak from a tradition that affirms the inherent worth and dignity of every person and upholds justice, equity, and compassion in human relations. We reject the fear and shame of the human body instilled by some religious traditions, and we categorically reject the dangerous lie that disease is a punishment or a moral failing. HIV is not a sin. Ignoring it is.
The CDC’s HIV prevention work is irreplaceable. No state budget or patchwork funding can fill this void. I urge you to take a stand. I urge you to speak out. I urge you to demand that this administration uphold its commitment to ending HIV in the U.S.
Silence is not an option when lives are at stake. Will you act?
Thank you.
How to Contact Your Representative
Everyone can contact both senators listed below, but you should contact only the representative for your district.
Not sure who your representative is? Use this tool to find them.
Senator Michael Bennet:
- Phone: 866-455-9866
- Email: Use this form
Senator John Hickenlooper:
- Phone: 303-244-1628
- Email: Use this form
Rep. Diana DeGette (District 1)
- Phone: 303-844-4988
- Email: Use this form
Rep. Joe Neguse (District 2)
- Phone: 303-335-1045
- Email: Use this form
Rep. Jeff Hurd (District 3)
- Phone: 970-317-6167
- Email: Use this form
Rep. Lauren Boebert (District 4)
- Phone: 720-639-9165
- Email: Use this form
Rep. Jeff Crank (District 5)
- Phone: 719-520-0055
- Email: Use this form
Rep. Jason Crow (District 6)
- Phone: 720-748-7514
- Email: Use this form
Rep. Brittany Pettersen (District 7)
- Phone: 303-274-7944
- Email: Use this form
Rep. Gabe Evans (District 8)
- Phone: 303-723-6560
- Email: Use this form
Rev. Sean is Foothills Acting Senior Minister while Rev. Gretchen is on Sabbatical.
Responsible for Worship, Justice Ministries, Faith Formation Strategies and sits on Foothills Executive Leadership Team with Director of Finances and Operations Katie Watkins.
Sean was born on Treaty 7 land in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and comes to Foothills after four years in New England where he completed seminary at Harvard Divinity School where he studied alongside future imams, rabbis, justice activists, and other Unitarian Universalists. Sean is a self-proclaimed nerd — particularly about history, current politics, science, and Star Wars. Outside of ministry you will find Sean hiking or cooking up a storm with his partner Charles, watching his son’s basketball games, all under the watchful eye of their dog Dollie.