Source: The 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
What YOU Can Do
In the coming month, New Yorkers will come together, get involved, and fight HIV in their own communities
November 30 at 5 p.m.
The UNAIDS World AIDS DAY Keep The Promise Event
Join the United Nations and New York leaders on the eve of World AIDS Day at Manhattan’s Riverside Church as they share how they will “keep the promise” to fight AIDS. In addition to a Candle Light Remembrance, the NYC HIV and AIDS Community Exhibition Village, and a community reception, the program will include a salute to the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations “UNAIDS” Program. “The stigma attached to those infected continues to be battled by the open dialogue that began two decades ago,” says Oliver W. Martin III, board member of the Riverside Church Global HIV and AIDS Ministry. Doors will open for this free Keep The Promise event at 4:30 p.m., and it is open to the public. Visit www.wadnyc.org for additional information.
December 1 at 7 p.m.
Memorial Candlelight Service
Held at St. Augustine’s Church at 116 Sixth Avenue in Brooklyn, this program of words, music and prayer will feature the Gay Men’s Chorus of Manhattan, a group of musicians who educate and sing to promote tolerance and acceptance for all people. Attendees will also hear a talk by Jim Morgan, designer and co-founder of Friends House in New York City, which offers housing and support to those with AIDS, and the Kisangura Friends Secondary School in Tanzania for children orphaned by AIDS. To learn more, visit www.brooklyngaycatholics.blogspot.com.
December 1 at 6 p.m.
LIFEbeat’s Out of the Darkness World AIDS Day Event
LIFEbeat, the music industry fighting AIDS, has partnered with several organizations at the forefront of AIDS action and awareness to host an evening of remembrance. The event starts with a candlelight vigil at the Gay Men’s Health Crisis at 119 West 24th Street in Manhattan, followed by a procession to Judson Memorial Church at 55 Washington Square South. There will be a time of reflection and reading of the names of those who have lost their lives to AIDS, then LIFEbeat’s World AIDS Day Program begins promptly at 7 p.m. The program will be interpreted in American Sign Language and handicap accessible. For additional information, visit www.lifebeat.org.
December 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Approaches To HIV Prevention Among Women
The United Nations estimates that over 60% of the 15 through 24-year-olds living with HIV are women. Therefore, in an effort to raise awareness and spark social change, this expert panel will discuss HIV prevention initiatives, advances, and innovation in clinical trials and UNIFEM’s programs in the developing world at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Education Center at 3940
Broadway in Manhattan.
Speakers will include Jennifer Medina-Matsuki, director of programs for Cable Positive, Dr. Zena Stein, professor of public health at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and co-director of the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, and Gabriela Alvarez, program specialist for the Latin America and Caribbean section of UNIFEM. Registration begins at 6 p.m. and a question and answer session will follow. Call 212-750-4499 to register.
