June 30, 2005
More than 1 million Americans have put their names on the Live 8 List and the ONE Declaration, both online petitions intended to galvanize the online community to "make poverty history." The lists are part of the build-up to the historic Live 8 concerts on July 2; they will be delivered to the G8 Summit in Scotland July 6-8. Among the signers of the Live 8 List are Bono, George Clooney, Jamie Foxx, Ashley Judd, R.E.M., Salma Hayek, P. Diddy and Pat Robertson.

"One million sign ups prove that Americans are rising like the tide to sweep away indifference to AIDS and extreme poverty in the poorest, most vulnerable parts of our world," said actor and ONE supporter Ashley Judd.

As the exclusive online broadcaster, America Online will stream six of the Live 8 concerts live from start to finish at aolmusic.com in addition to a live worldwide broadcast of all of the concerts from around the world. AOL will also make the performances available on demand for six weeks following the event.
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June 27, 2005

Starring Role for Ashley Judd in Senate Aids Debate Ashley Judd made her Capitol Hill theatrical debut Thursday, but it wasn't in a romance or a thriller. The documentary depicts her recent trip to Madagascar to teach teenagers about abstinence and safe sex in a country ridden with HIV and AIDS.

Judd, global ambassador for YouthAIDS, joked that it may have been the first time the cable music channel VH1 had been shown in a Senate office building. The cable network will show it Aug. 23
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June 24, 2005
Actress Ashley Judd took center stage in Washington this week to promote an issue she said is her passion and purpose: AIDS awareness.

As the global ambassador for YouthAIDS, a global initiative designed to educate and protect young adults from HIV/AIDS. Judd recently traveled to Thailand and Cambodia to observe HIV/AIDS prevention programs and to increase awareness of the disease in Asia. She also traveled to Africa, where she joined singer India.Arie, the Global Fund and cable music-video channel VH1 to experience YouthAIDS prevention and education initiatives firsthand.

VH1 will televise her journey in August.
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June 23, 2005
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) was one of three leading organizations in the AIDS vaccine field to testify today at the hearing on AIDS vaccines. The hearing, led by Chairman Richard Lugar (R-IN), discussed the AIDS pandemic and the urgent need for a preventive AIDS vaccine. It also explored possible legislative initiatives to accelerate the development of an AIDS vaccine and comes two weeks before the G8 summit, where world leaders will likely discuss AIDS vaccines among other critical development issues. Ashley was in attendance, and spoke about her work as Global Ambassador the the Youth AIDS organization.
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June 9, 2005
Ashley Judd surpises the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity of the University of Kentucky by dropping in to advise them on their philanthropy project (and a cause close to her heart) -- YouthAIDS.

The brothers learn valuable lessons and raise some serious money for their cause with a little help from a Hollywood and mtvU Stand-In star, Ashley Judd.

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June 6, 2005
On June 22nd, YouthAIDS will host an intimate screening of the VH1 Documentary chronicling Ashley Judd's trip to Africa at the renowned Motion Pictures Association of America Theater in Washington, DC.

The documentary is a collaborative effort between YouthAIDS, the Global Fund, VH1 and Viacom. The evening will be hosted by Ashley Judd, India Arie, and Jack Valenti and will be attended by leaders of Congress and corporate executives.

F.Y.I. - YouthAIDS has updated their webpage with a totally new design. While you are there be sure to check out the video library which includes clips from Ashley 's Asia Diary and her apperances on Fox News and the Today Show as YouthAIDS Global Ambassador.