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U.S. News Virginia; District of Columbia: World AIDS Day Spotlights Part of Memorial QuiltNovember 30, 2009 A 1,200-square-foot section of the National AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on view Tuesday at George Mason University in Fairfax County. The day-long World AIDS Day commemoration, part of the school's HIV Awareness Week, will include a speech by internationally known activist Hydeia Broadbent. Thousands are expected to attend the event in Johnson Center, where free HIV testing will be available. Elsewhere in metro Washington, the Whitman-Walker Clinic will hold a candlelight vigil at 5:30 in DuPont Circle. Also, the Metro D.C. LGBT Community Center will host "Our Heroes," an exhibit of 150 photographs of people who have been instrumental in the fight against AIDS. Washington Post 11.29.2009; Darryl Fears This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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