Members of the Adult Industry, Sex Workers, Friends, and Advocates are Invited to Join in the October 20 Event
LOS ANGELES (October 9, 2019) – Wicked Pictures contract star jessica drake is making a final call to invite adult industry members to join Team Wicked in the 35th Annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles. The event takes place on Sunday, October 20, in downtown Los Angeles. To donate, sign up as a walker, or as a non-walking fundraising team member, click here.
“I’m really proud of the awesome response we’ve received for Team Wicked this year and as we approach the day of the event I’d like to make a final call to our industry to join us on October 20,” said jessica drake. “AIDS Walk LA is an exciting opportunity to support a great cause and make a difference in the lives of those who are living with AIDS and HIV in our communities, and it’s also important to support each other within the industry. Even if you’ve never done anything like this, it’s easy. There’s no minimum requirement to raise, and there’s plenty of help along the way. My birthday brunch happens right afterward, and I hope to see you there!”
For nearly a decade, the jessica-drake-led Team Wicked has brought together scores of industry members and other supporters to participate in the annual 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) walk while raising more than $115,000 towards AIDS and HIV research, treatment and prevention. Beyond its fundraising success and its awareness efforts, Team Wicked has been a mainstay demonstrating the industry’s solidarity for the cure and research of AIDS and HIV – a cause that is near and dear to its members.
Once registered, participants will have their very own page to customize and promote in any way they please. There is no minimum requirement to raise, and members of Team Wicked are not required to walk.
Email press@wickedpictures.com for more information on joining or supporting Team Wicked.
About AIDS Walk Los Angeles:
The world’s first AIDS Walk was developed by Craig R. Miller in 1984, during the height of the AIDS epidemic. Seeing the need for immediate action in response to this public-health emergency, Miller sought to fill the void left by the government’s negligible response to the crisis. Drawing on his experience as a political and community organizer, Miller’s approach combined grassroots activism with fundraising and other campaign strategies to raise both awareness and urgently needed funds for the fight against AIDS. Miller brought his idea to the fledgling AIDS service organization, AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), who hired the young activist to produce this new event. Miller and APLA expected to draw a crowd of 1,000 supporters and raise $100,000 for this very first AIDS Walk. On July 28, 1985 in Los Angeles, 4,500 courageous and visionary people assembled at Paramount Studios and raised an astonishing $673,000. Since 1985, AIDS Walk Los Angeles has drawn over a half-million participants who have collectively raised more than $72 million for APLA. The event serves as a model of grassroots fundraising and community activism for organizations across the United States. For more information, visit http://www.aidswalk.net/
About jessica drake:
An exclusive Wicked Pictures performer, writer, and director, as well as a global humanitarian and emerging sexual wellness authority, jessica drake’s brilliant career is illuminated by her prodigious talent and adult industry clout. A recipient of three coveted AVN Best Actress awards and AVN’s Mainstream Star of the Year honor, jessica has solidified her status as one of the industry’s most illustrious stars. However, it is her time invested in healing, working alongside, and educating the public of which she is most proud. In her self-directed, written, and produced “jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex” series of instructional videos, jessica brings erotic topics to life through intimate demonstrations performed by some of today’s top adult stars. Each edition addresses a different aspect of human sexuality, which is presented in the spirit of inclusion and explored with a distinct blend of knowledge, experience, and good humor. The series has earned recognition from AVN, XBIZ, and The Feminist Porn Awards, and is available on DVD, VOD and multiple streaming platforms.
A charismatic public speaker, the same demand for her modern sex education DVDs also takes jessica around the world – presenting seminars and workshops at expos, retail outlets, and colleges like USC, UCLA, and Chapman University – where she speaks to curious adults desiring to learn more about sex, romance, and communication. jessica also continues to be a paramount voice for sex workers across the world – she’s spoken at the Let Us Survive March, a rally for sex worker rights, and was a repeat sponsor of one of the first summits for sex workers, CatalystCon.
While jessica is certainly a performer at heart, her passion for sex education, advocacy, and inclusion are just as potent. “My passion comes from personal experience,” she states candidly, “from the idea we are all connected.”
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