In honor of World
AIDS Day, December 1, events are happening around the
country. A a selected list:
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Keep the Promise Ribbon
Auburn University, Hutsell-Rosen Track and
Field, Auburn, Ala.
In recognition of the 25th anniversary of the
AIDS epidemic, AIDS Outreach will organize the
formation of the Keep the Promise Ribbon. The Keep the
Promise Ribbon will consist of more than 300 community
members donning red T-shirts at Auburn
University's newly named Hutsell-Rosen Track.
The Keep the Promise Ribbon will serve as a reminder that
HIV has not gone away and that there are many things
still to be done. For more information contact the
AIDS Outreach of EAMC at (334) 707-0158.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Boston Medical Center to Observe
World AIDS Day 2006
Menino Pavilion, 840 Harrison Ave., Boston
In recognition of the 25th anniversary of
HIV/AIDS, Boston Medical Center is inviting friends,
family, and community members to attend this year's
World AIDS Day event and experience a coming-together of a
variety of individuals and groups who share a
commitment to fighting the AIDS epidemic. This free
event will feature numerous inspirational testimonies
from patients living with HIV/AIDS. An informational health
fair and free rapid HIV testing and counseling will be
provided. A portion of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will
also be on display. For more information call Rebecca
Incledon at (617) 414-7065.
10 a.m.-4 p.m. World AIDS Day Observance at MIT
Great Dome in the
lobby of MIT's Building 10, 200 Technology Square,
Cambridge, Mass.
During this event, visit information tables
provided by various groups from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and the Boston and
Cambridge areas. The MIT Women's League, which organizes
MIT's World AIDS Day observance, will be holding a
chocolate buffet and raffle fund-raiser. Proceeds from
the buffet and raffle will be donated to the AIDS
Action Committee. Several panels from the AIDS Memorial
Quilt will be displayed during this event. For further
information visit https://web.mit.edu/womensleague/worldaidsday.html
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Names Project AIDS Quilt; 5 p.m.
Candlelight Vigil
Columbus Public
Health Building, 250 Parsons Ave., Columbus, Ohio
CATF, Columbus
Public Health, and the Columbus Regional Advisory Group
for HIV Prevention will be hosting a display of the Names
Project AIDS Quilt at the Columbus Public Health
building at 250 Parsons Ave. The Quilt is an amazing
piece of folk art, a powerful symbol of an organized
social movement, and a beautiful memorial to the individuals
whose lives were ended by AIDS-related illnesses. The
candlelight vigil will be held at 5 p.m. at the
building. Names of people who have died from
AIDS-related illnesses will be read during the vigil. If you
have the name of an individual that you want to be
recognized at the vigil, call (614) 340-6731.
12 p.m. Multifaith Works Luncheon
Grand Ballroom,
the Westin Seattle, 1900 5th Ave., Seattle
This benefit
luncheon for Multifaith Works will showcase the mission and
service of Multifaith Works to people living with AIDS,
multiple sclerosis, and other life-threatening
illnesses over the last 18 years. Make an online
reservation at their Web site,
www.multifaith.org/reservationform.html For further
information contact Gary Southerton at (206) 324-1520,
ext. 229, or gary@multifaith.org.
1 p.m.-5 p.m. AIDS and the Moving Image 3
Room 270, Powell
Library, UCLA Media Lab, Los Angeles
The Film and Television Archive Research and
Study Center and the Instructional Media
Collections and Services of the University of
California, Los Angeles, present a mix of programming from
the past 20 years, offering a visual timeline of the
evolution of the AIDS crisis in moving-image mass media.
5 p.m.-8 p.m. AIDS Awareness Candlelight Vigil
Veterans Field,
8515 Fenton St., Silver Spring, Md.
This World AIDS
Day candlelight vigil will be held to honor all those who
have died from AIDS and support those currently living with
HIV. During the event, a flame will be extinguished to
signify the end of HIV.
5:45 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Whitman-Walker Clinic's Annual
World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil
Freedom Plaza,
14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
Join the
Washington, D.C., area's largest community-based provider of
HIV/AIDS services at their annual World AIDS Day candlelight vigil.
6 p.m. Kalama Beach Candlelight Vigil
Kalama Beach,
Maui, Hawaii
Maui's World AIDS
Day candlelighting ceremony is at Kalama Beach Park
Pavilion in Kihei.
6 p.m.-11 p.m. Berth: A World AIDS Day Fashion
Show Extravaganza
9-11 Alling St.,
Newark, N.J.
Join the
Coalition for HOPE in their first annual fund-raising World
AIDS Day extravaganza, which will maximize
outreach efforts in the community by increasing
awareness of STDs and HIV/AIDS while sharing
prevention strategies. The proceeds from this event will be
dedicated to youth initiatives. The plan is to
increase the focus on intervention and education
efforts targeting young adults and women who have a greater
likelihood of engaging in activities that reduce their life
chances. For further information contact Gwen Davis at
shutupmecca2@hotmail.com or (973) 848-0343.
6:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. A Day Without Art
Costa's
Restaurant and Grill, 1000 West St., Wilmington, Del.
Come and enjoy a
city-chic evening in downtown Wilmington's own Greek
Taverna as you bid on exciting art donated to AIDS Deleware
by the some of the area's finest artists. Try your
hand at making the winning bid for a vacation or an
event. Bidding online will be available closer to the
event. Visit www.aidsdelaware.org for more info.
6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. "Am I? Are you?" An Evening
of Remembrance and Perspective
Intermedia Arts,
2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis
This event is
free and open to the public and is designed for anyone who
has an interest in HIV issues. The evening will include a
keynote address by Minnesota AIDS Project executive
director Lorraine Teel, an opportunity for remembering
those lost to the disease, and the introduction of an
exciting new education and awareness project called
"Am I? Are You?" This project showcases photos of 50 people,
25 of whom are HIV-positive and 25 who
are HIV-negative. The project is designed to have
the viewer try to determine which models are positive
and which ones are negative. A community forum discussion
will be conducted with the photographer, models, and
Lorraine Teel. For more information contact Andy
Ansell, Minnesota AIDS Project, (612) 373-2466, or by
e-mail at aansell@mnaidsproject.org.
6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. First International HIV/AIDS
Cartoon Exhibition Opening
United Nations
Visitors Lobby, 760 United Nations Plaza, New York City
Co-organized by
the government of Brazil, the International Planned
Parenthood Federation, and the Joint United Nations
Programme on HIV/AIDS, this exhibition features
cartoons created by various artists from countries
around the world. Powerful messages on HIV prevention,
treatment, and the promotion of human rights are conveyed.
7 p.m. AIDS Response Seacoast
Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church, 22 Fox Run Rd., Newington, N.H.
Recognize World
AIDS Day in New Hampshire with Ethan Zohn, the winner of
Survivor: Africa and the founder of the
Grassroots Soccer and Kick AIDS. Also featuring reflections
from an HIV-positive youth, musical guests, and a
display of three panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
For more info on any of these events, call Mike at
(603) 433-5377, ext. 2228
7 p.m. World AIDS Day Memorial Celebration
Grace Cathedral,
1100 California St., San Francisco
Grace Cathedral
welcomes the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, Ellen Schell
of the Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance, and the Omega West
Dance Company for a special evening that commemorates
both the sad losses and the examples of heroic service
during the 25 years of the pandemic. Alan Jones, dean
of Grace Cathedral, will deliver introductory remarks, and
Jeffrey Smith, the cathedral's canon director of music, will
provide a musical welcome and finale on the
cathedral's renowned 1934 Aeolian-Skinner organ. For
more information call (415) 749-6355.
8 p.m. Stages of AIDS
The Strub
Theatre, Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, Los
Angeles
Stages of AIDS is a theatrical performance
presented by the Loyola Marymount University
Department of Theater in the Strub Theatre on the
LMU campus to benefit AIDS Project Los
Angeles and mark the 25th anniversary of AIDS and AIDS
theater. The evening will feature 8 to 10 scenes from
such plays as Angels in America, The Normal
Heart, Patient A, Jeffrey, The Night
Larry Kramer Kissed Me, and Raft of the
Medusa, featuring both faculty and student actors,
in order to celebrate the theater's history of
representing people with AIDS and the AIDS crisis
as well as to raise funds for APLA through donations at the
door. (The Advocate)