Los Angeles, CA.“Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact” is the theme for World Aids Day. This year, there will be no in-person gathering where supporters unite, as seen above, but there will the first-ever nationwide AIDS Memorial Quilt display. Each year, sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt travel to communities throughout the country for in-person displays. In 2020, that is simply not possible due to Covid-19. Organizers explain, “While nothing can replace the beauty of seeing the Quilt in-person, our hope is that this first-ever, 50-state AIDS Memorial Quilt virtual exhibition, helps use the power and beauty of the Quilt to help our nation heal and remember during these difficult times.”
The National AIDS Memorial has worked together with Quilt partners from across the country to create this exhibition which includes digital images from thousands of hand-sewn Quilt panels, each visually telling the story of loved ones lost to AIDS.
The exhibition is curated by state, allowing visitors to how people came together through one devastating pandemic to create a living memorial as a way to express their love, grief, pain and hope. Each display is hosted by a Quiltmaker, community organization or business and includes touching narratives that connect each display to the lives memorialized and their work around HIV/AIDS. The exhibition is free to the public through March 31, 2021.
On Dec. 1ST, World AIDS, there will be a virtual conversation with leading health voices about health justice, social activism, remembrance, hope and resilience.
Learn more World AIDS Day 2020 – A National Conversation. Click for updates https://bit.ly/35rSllV
World AIDS Day was first observed in 1988. Each year, organizations and individuals across the world bring attention to the HIV epidemic, endeavor to increase HIV awareness and knowledge, speak out against HIV stigma, and call for an increased response to move toward Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America. This year there’s the Virtual, first-ever nationwide AIDS Memorial Quilt display
From World AIDS Day 2020:
About the California display.
Thank you to our Quilt partners for hosting this statewide display. Click on the organization name to visit its display or scroll down to view all the Quilt displays. Each Quilt display has the corresponding block numbers and the thumbnail images can be enlarged by clicking on them for a closer look at the details of the panels. A curated story is provided by each Quilt host, linking to their organization website to learn more about their work in the community. See the full list of displays by state and territory.
Display Hosts: Inland Empire HIV Planning Council • UC San Diego • San Francisco Community Health Center
National AIDS Memorial • Chevron California • Skyline College
Berkeley Patients Group • Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California • Golden Gate University
Blue Shield of California • Gilead D# 1 • Gilead D# 2
Learn about Ending The HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America. Subscribe to the list serv for updates on this initiative.
Learn about National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020 (PDF 2.18 MB)
Learn about PEPFAR.
- December 1st:
- Save the Date: Live with Leadership-World AIDS Day edition (2:00-3:00pm ET). Join here on Dec. 1.
- NIH forum: “Science & Community – Working Together to Prepare for the Unexpected” (11am-12:30pm ET)
- HRSA Commemorative Event (11am – noon ET)
- From Nov. 16th on: Virtual, first-ever nationwide AIDS Memorial Quilt display
- More events and details to come.
