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Here's a very abbreviated list of World AIDS Day events. Thousands of events will be taking place simultaneously around the world on December 1, 2001. Check with your local AIDS organization for an event in your area. If there are no events, read up on how you can plan for World AIDS Day next year!
New York Events | California Events | Australia Events | Broadcast Events
New York Events
- "20 Years: It's Closer Than You Think"
Friday, November 30
5:00-7:00 PM
GMHC 4th Floor Gallery, 119 West 24th Street, New York City
Opening reception for "20 Years: It's Closer Than You Think," an art exhibit co-sponsored by Gay Men's Health Crisis and Visual AIDS featuring artists from the Visual AIDS Archive Project. (Exhibit on display until January 12.)
- Latino/a AIDS Memorial/Memorial por los/las Latinos/as Víctimas del SIDA: A Gathering of Faith and Commitment/Un Encuentro de Fe y Compromiso
Saturday, December 1st at 3:00pm, Church of Saint Cecilia, located on 106th Street between Lexington and Park Avenues, New York City
- Housing Works World AIDS Day Memorial Moves in Harlem on Saturday, December 1
- "Frame By Frame Fierce"
Saturday, December 1
Cultural institutions and AIDS education organizations around the United States to show "Frame By Frame Fierce" video. Visual AIDS is partnering with the House of Frame By Frame Fierce to distribute "Frame By Frame Fierce," which was developed through a workshop process with a diverse group of 16-21 year-olds. The youth conceived, developed and designed four animated HIV/AIDS awareness public service announcements directed towards at-risk youth.
Participating venues and organizations include: Allegheny College Art Galleries; American Folk Art Museum; Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art; College of New Rochelle; Colorado State University; Cooper Union School of Art; Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College; Dartmouth College; Dia Center for the Arts; Gay Men of African Descent (New York); The Health Museum of Cleveland; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University; Horace Mann School; Illinois State University; L.A. Eyeworks; Legion Arts and Rapids AIDS Project: Lehman College Art Gallery; McHenry County College; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Museum of Modern Art (New York); Nancy Hoffman Gallery; Parsons School of Design; Photography in New York; Polari Medical Group; Polytechnic Preparatory Country Day School; San Luis Valley Area Health Education; School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Texas Tech University, School of Art; University of Michigan; Wessel + O'Connor; and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
- "Recovering the Positive: Originals"
Saturday, December 1
5:00 to 7:00 PM. Opening Reception
Arnold & Shelia Aronson Galleries, Parsons School of Design
66 Fifth Avenue (at 13th Street), New York City
This exhibit curated from the Estate Project's Virtual Collection features many Visual AIDS Archive artists. Hunter Reynolds will be performing in "Patina du Prey's Memorial Dress," a black ball gown, printed in gold, with the names of 30,000 men, women, and children who have died of AIDS. Exhibit on display until January 11.
- "TAKE heART"
Saturday, December 1
6:00 to 10:00 PM. Opening Reception
MPI Media Productions International
49 West 23rd Street, New York City
Dozens of New York City artists convene a month-long show to reaffirm their faith in the creative spirit. Proceeds from "TAKE heART" sales to benefit Visual AIDS. Artists participating in show include: David Humphrey, Peter Drake, John Bowman, Catherine Howe, Bob Taplin, David Mann, Robert Morris, Howard McCalebb, Ann Shostrom, Joseph Beuys, Mark Mennin, Amadeo Penalver, Vito Acconci, Charlie Yoder, Mary Newhouse, Dennis Oppenheim and many others. Works will be on exhibit and for sale until December 22.
- "Quilts of Conscience"
Saturday, December 1
12:30 PM. Talk
American Folk Art Museum, Columbus Avenue between 65th and 66th, New York City
Lee Kogan, Director Folk Art Institute and Curator of Special Projects for the Contemporary Center will focus on textiles-namely quilts that have been created to honor the dead, create public awareness, or effect social change including The AIDS Memorial Quilt organized by the NAMES project is the largest communal undertaking ever executed in quilting.
- "Out Of The Darkness"
Saturday, December 1
4:00 PM
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th Street (off 7th Ave.), New York City
The American Run for the End of AIDS (AREA); The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center; The NAMES Project NYC; and the HIV Arts Network will hold the 10th annual "Out Of The Darkness" rally in observance of World AIDS Day. A reception and panel dedication begins at 4:00 p.m., followed by a program at 5:00 p.m. and continues with a candlelight march at 7:15 p.m. to Union Square. Go to: http://www.gaycenter.org.
- "Buildings of Disaster"
Saturday, December 1
Yeshiva University Museum (located at the Center for Jewish History)
15 West 16th Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues), New York City
"Buildings of Disaster" is an installation that marks Yeshiva University Museum's annual commemoration of Day With(out) Art/World AIDS Day. After the tragic events of September 11th, the Museum felt it was crucial to continue its decade-long participation in this international effort to commemorate the AIDS crisis, and to offer a broader and more immediate context for mourning and remembrance. Award-winning architect/designer Constantin Boym created a series of miniature replicas of famous structures he called "Buildings of Disaster." On exhibit until January 15, 2002.
- "Faces of Hope: AIDS and Addiction in America"
Wednesday, December 5
6:00 to 8:00 PM. Book-Signing and Photography Exhibit.
Art Resource Transfer Gallery
210 Eleventh Avenue (at 24th Street), 4th Floor, New York City
In their photographs by renowned artist David Armstrong and in their own words, the people in the photo-essay "Faces of Hope" offer a portrait of Americans affected by HIV and addiction. The book and exhibit have been produced by the Arthur Liman Policy Institute of the Legal Action Center and proceeds from sales of the book and limited edition prints will benefit the Legal Action Center.
California Events
- World AIDS Day 2001 -- 8th Annual Observance at the National AIDS Memorial Grove
Saturday, December 1, 2001, 11:30 a.m. in the National AIDS Memorial Grove (the eastern end of scenic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California)
Broadcast Events
- "Staying Alive 3"
A half-hour special profiling young people from around the world infected with or affected by HIV and AIDS. To air Saturday, December 1, 2001, on MTV, time TBA.
- "HIV/AIDS and the African American,"
A special edition of "Life Track" profiling how HIV/AIDS has touched the daily lives of African Americans. To air on Wednesday, November 28, 2001, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST on BET.
- BET World AIDS Day Special: "Watch Yourself 2,"
A special live "106th and Park" that will focus on HIV/AIDS prevention strategies for young people and answering their questions about safer sex. To air Friday, November 30, 2001, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EST on BET.
- UNAIDS Town Hall Meeting on the World AIDS Day Campaign theme, "I Care . . . Do You?,"
The meeting will focus on how individuals, particularly young men, can make a difference in the fight against AIDS. The live webcast will be on Friday, November 30, from 10 a.m. EST to 1 p.m EST. Check kaisernetwork.org for more information.
- AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth and Families: "Youth and HIV/AIDS Prevention Policy: New Directions,"
Co-sponsored by the Academy for Educational Development. This event will be held Friday, November 30. The webcast will be available after 5 p.m. EST on kaisernetwork.org, a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation. Check kaisernetwork.org for more information.
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