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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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California: Grove Board Rejects "Living Memorial"
December 27, 2007 Recently, the board of the National AIDS Memorial Grove in San Francisco voted down a controversial design aimed at raising more awareness about the disease. "Living Memorial" would have added 90 blackened steel poles, a new entrance, and a sidewalk to the grove's tranquil, tree-lined meadow. Many felt the design, described by some as evoking "what's left after a forest fire" and "burned telephone poles," was unnecessary and obtrusive. In what was described as a close vote, the board determined the organization did not have the capacity to raise enough money for the project. Back to other news for December 2007 Bay Area Reporter (San Francisco) 12.20.2007; Seth Hemmelgarn 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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