"My book contains the stories of some 50 or more AIDS activists and advocates from around the world, but it also contains the spiritual energies of many of you. Beyond my journey this book tells the story of the larger network of people that carried me from South Africa to South Asia to the South Side of Chicago. I count you all as part of that vast network, a network that continues to grow as many of you all are making new contacts for me to speak at colleges, churches and community centers." — Michael McColly THE AFTER DEATH ROOM - Journey into Spiritual Activism, by Michael McColly, is a memoir on the work of AIDS activists around the world. It is an examination of the epidemic from a global, spiritual, and physical perspective by an HIV+ journalist. "The tragedy of AIDS is not only that it already has taken the lives of more than 40 million people, and will take many millions more. It's also that all too many believe that fear, self-righteousness, greed and mere charity are rational and honorable responses to human suffering." — Michael McColly This book is an important contribution to the effort to unite the struggle for health care with the worldwide fight of the poor in a changing world. AIDS is, above all, a disease of poverty. It is a front in the struggle for a better world. This book is a necessary education to make us more effective in this fight. For information on booking Michael McColly, call Speakers for a New America at 800-691-6888 or email info@speakersforanewamerica.com. To order the book, visit http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-932360-92-1 Speakers Home Page www.speakersforanewamerica.com