December 1, 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day was established to raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide. To mark this somber occaison, LIFEbeat has several events planned both in New York and nationwide: to remember those who have fallen to AIDS, and to ensure that future generations can protect themselves from HIV infection.
LIFEbeat and Virgin Megastore Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness
LIFEbeat has partnered with Virgin Megastore to set up outreach at several retail locations nationwide! LIFEbeat volunteers and partner AIDS Service Organizations (ASO's) will be on hand to distribute HIV/AIDS prevention information and ONE Condoms® at the following locations:
ARIZONA
Phoenix - Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS
CALIFORNIA
Anaheim - AIDS Services Foundation (ASF) Orange County
Hollywood & Highland Center - AltaMed Health Services
Ontario Mills - Bienestar San Bernardino
San Francisco - Health Initiatives for Youth
COLORADO
Denver Pavilions - Colorado AIDS Project & Health Center of Denver
NEW YORK
Times Square - LIFEbeat
Union Square - LIFEbeat
TEXAS
Grapevine Mills Mall - TBA
In addition to outreach at Virgin Megastores, LIFEbeat materials will be displayed and distributed at the following World AIDS Day events:
NEVADA
Las Vegas - Southern NV Health District
PUERTO RICO
Rio Piedras - Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico
TEXAS
El Paso - Promovision CBA Program
FLORIDA
Miami – Worlds AIDS Day Event for Youth
Tampa - Hillsborough County Health Dept.
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte - University of North Carolina at Charlotte Student Health Center
Hearts & Voices
LIFEbeat's Hearts & Voices Program brings the gift of live music to thousands of HIV+ New Yorkers each year. Through a large network of talented artists and volunteers, we entertain audiences with music of all genres, from hip-hop to classical. In observance of World AIDS Day, LIFEbeat volunteer artists will bring special performances to two of our client facilities:
Rivington House
Jill Melanie Wirth & Gordan Chambers performing
2:30pm
Casa Promesa
Metropolitones performing
7:00pm
For more information about LIFEbeat's Hearts & Voices Program, visit http://www.heartsandvoices.org/.
Out of the Darkness Candlelight Vigil and World AIDS Day Program
LIFEbeat and several AIDS organizations including GMHC and AREA will host a special World AIDS Day remembrance program beginning at 6:00 pm with a candlelight vigil. For more details on this event, click here.
About World AIDS Day
Kaiser Family Foundation has created an interactive Global HIV/AIDS Timeline detailing the history of HIV/AIDS since its discovery in 1981.
Click on the Image above to view an interactive timeline of HIV/AIDS worldwide, or visit http://www.kff.org/hivaids/timeline.
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