AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and its Latino Outreach and Understanding Division will host a march and rally on Thursday, May from 4 to 6 p.m. in downtown Los Angeles to launch “Vote 2 End H8.”

The new public awareness campaign and voter registration drive will raise awareness about anti-immigrant rhetoric by political candidates and the ways in which it contributes to ongoing health disparities and disproportionate rates of HIV/AIDS in Latino communities. The campaign will be launched with a march in the historic La Placita Olvera district of downtown Los Angeles, beginning and ending at La Placita Church, 535 N. Main St.

“We’ve been bombarded by particularly nasty threats and fearmongering against Latinos in this presidential election season,” said AIDS Healthcare Foundation president Michael Weinstein. “When political candidates threaten to deport Latinos, they create a sense of fear that keeps Latino families in the shadows and away from seeking the care they need from the U.S. health care system. ”

To register for the march, visit www.aidshealth.org.