Learn more about our Change The Pattern initiative to reimagine the fight to end HIV in the South. Just one of our programs at the National AIDS Memorial to ensure that the lives of people who died from AIDS are not forgotten and the story of AIDS is known by future generations - so that never again will a community be harmed because of fear, silence, discrimination, or stigma. Today, the history and lessons of AIDS are at the core of all of the programs and work of the National AIDS Memorial. The Grove now includes thousands of names inscribed within the ten acre memorial within the Circle of Friends, Hemophilia circle, Artists portal and on boulders and benches throughout its beautiful landscape. Thousands of volunteers have given more than 225,000 hours of their time to maintain the grounds and ensure it is preserved as a living memorial. The AIDS Memorial Quilt is now under the stewardship of the National AIDS Memorial, ensuring that this powerful symbol of AIDS and activism can be used to educate people around the world about a devasting time in our nation’s history. Within each of the Quilt’s nearly 50,000 panels are sewn the names of more than 105,000 lives lost to AIDS. Each year, thousands of panels of the Quilt are displayed throughout the U.S. and world. Through unique storytelling programs, like Surviving Voices and Q&AIDS, the National AIDS Memorial both ensures that the vast, diverse stories of surviving voices from the crisis years are captured and curated and documents how people from different generations have experienced and been affected by HIV/AIDS, encouraging communication between them. Our work is also helping inspire and develop the next generation of leaders, through the Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship and Mary Bowman Arts in Activism Award. The National AIDS Memorial relies solely on funding from personal donors and corporate partners to support its mission and programs.
National AIDS Memorial的外部链接
Nancy Pelosi Drive & Bowling Green Drive
Golden Gate Park
US，CA，San Francisco，94122
?? Highlights from our March Community Volunteer Workday! Last Saturday, workdays returned to the Grove, where #volunteers continue the essential work of maintaining this space for healing, hope and remembrance. Thank you all for joining us, we'll see you all Saturday, April 19th for our next workday! Learn more about our workdays: https://lnkd.in/gq_SiY7C
Peta was a young man who lived with #AIDS for 12 years, spending most of those years caring for others with AIDS. Peta's grandmother made this #AIDSQuilt panel in his honor. The panel shows a bird with personal items and feathers, reflecting Peta’s Native American Lakota heritage, where it is believed that all things possess inherent virtue, power, and wisdom.? The feather is a powerful symbol that signifies honor and a connection between the owner, the Creator, and the bird from which the feather came.? Two poems are also shown on the panel, one of which is “A Lakota Indian Way of Prayer.” On National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to spread awareness about the impact of the #AIDS crisis on Native Americans, join us in ensuring that his story and the stories of other Native Americans lost to HIV/AIDS are not forgotten. Learn more about Peta's story and his Quilt panel: https://lnkd.in/gJ89V8ks ??? Say Peta I Gi Chi Wa I Wa ka's name. #NNHAAD #HIV #AIDS #AIDSQuilt #SocialJustice #HealthJustice #EndHIVStigma #StopHIV #GetTested
Iconic panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt were prominently displayed at the Moscone Center for last weekend's Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). The ongoing #HIV and #AIDS crisis has a history where science and activism are intertwined, and the presence of the #AIDSQuilt at essential conferences like this underscores the importance of this relationship. Thank you to the International Antiviral Society–USA and CROI teams for sharing the stories of those lost to HIV and AIDS: https://lnkd.in/e-Y4x2t The Quilt continues to humanize the devastating loss experienced throughout the HIV and AIDS crisis. Bring the Quilt to your community: https://lnkd.in/gWhSeQGt
Thank you to our friends at Gilead Sciences for their kind words in the San Francisco Chronicle and for their partnership throughout the ongoing AIDS crisis. "We believe our educational efforts will encourage the next generation to act with the urgency this challenge still requires. One of these efforts includes Gilead’s partnership with the National AIDS Memorial, which brought the iconic AIDS Memorial Quilt back home to San Francisco," Jared Baeten, MD, PhD, Senior Vice President, Virology Therapeutic Area Head, Gilead Sciences. It is through partnerships such as this that we will bring an end to this epidemic and honor all lives cut short. Patient-centered research like Gilead's is critical towards finding solutions to this ongoing crisis. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ebkE_E_w
Julie was an aspiring journalist who battled through #AIDS to get her M.A. in speech communication over the last year of her life. "Everything about Julie Brown radiated life. She taught her friends that they must revel in each day, live it entirely." - Letter from Julie's friends Her friends made this #AIDSQuilt panel and sent us letters to honor their friend and ensure she will never be forgotten. On National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we remember the importance of continued awareness, education, and support for those at risk of and living with HIV. ??? Say Julie Brown's name and read the powerful words of those closest to her: https://lnkd.in/gF_BFwhd #NationalAIDSMemorial #HERstory #NWGHAAD #WomensHistoryMonth #HIV #AIDS #SocialJustice #HealthJustice #EndHIVStigma #StopHIV #GetTested
Joshua's life was taken by AIDS when he was just three years old. Today would have been Joshua and Natasha's 36th birthday. "Joshua lived in Washington, DC—a city being ravaged by the HIV epidemic—but many of his friends lived on Sesame Street, which is a place where a person's (or monster's) color, age, gender, ability, and sexual orientation did not matter. All that mattered was that a person, monster, or bird was surrounded by those who cared and loved for him/her... "During his life, Joshua was a very loved and a very loving child. He touched scores of hearts and made many friends. He had a special ability to attract caring people, and he continued to make new friends even during his final hospitalization." Joshua and his twin sister, Natasha were five months old when they were diagnosed with #AIDS. Natasha did not recover from her initial illness and died shortly thereafter. In August 1991, their mother, Linda Copeland, was taken to the hospital where AIDS soon took her life. Joshua moved in with Eric Rosenthal and Jeffrey Menzer, a couple whom he met through the Project CHAMP program at Children's Hospital home. The couple formed an incredible bond with Joshua and cherished their time with him before AIDS stole his life from them. Adorned with some of his favorite characters and toys, the couple crafted this #AIDSQuilt panel and wrote the quoted memorial for Joshua. If AIDS had not taken Joshua’s life, who knows what other hobbies and loves he would have found? If Joshua had died at eighty-three instead of three, perhaps his memorial would be adorned with flowers from college friends, wedding photos, and touching notes from grandchildren. ??? Say Joshua Copeland's name! Say Natasha Copeland's name! Say Linda Copeland's name! Learn more about their story: https://lnkd.in/gvNrKXpS
"If you are living with HIV there is a whole network of women that's here to embrace you, and to help you in this journey." - Gina Brown A former member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), Gina Brown has been an active member of our for decades. Read more and listen to Brown speak in Surviving Voices: Women & AIDS:, a mini-documentary about the pivotal role women play in the #AIDS crisis: https://lnkd.in/dr7t65T #NationalAIDSMemorial #HERstory #WomensHistoryMonth #HIV #AIDS #SocialJustice #HealthJustice #EndHIVStigma #StopHIV #GetTested #InternationalWomensDay
?? The #NationalAIDSMemorial is committed to supporting the next generation of artists and activists. With the help of ViiV Healthcare, the Mary Bowman Arts in Activism Award supports young artist-activists who make a positive impact in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Learn more and apply today: https://lnkd.in/gE8A784G
It is impossible to reflect on the history of the #AIDS crisis and not reflect on #WomensHistory. The inspiring stories of women in the AIDS community, Surviving Voices: Women & AIDS highlights advocates and survivors who share the impact of HIV/AIDS on women throughout the AIDS crisis. Watch this inspiring mini-documentary today: https://lnkd.in/g2U-bXFE #HERstory #WomensHistoryMonth #SocialJustice #HealthJustice
When Pedro Zamora appeared on The Real World San Francisco in 1994, he had already been an active HIV/AIDS advocate and educator. At the age of 17, Pedro learned that he was living with HIV and dedicated his life to raising awareness and educating his peers on what they needed to avoid infection. At the age of 22, Zamora captivated the nation with his openness, compassion, vitality, and charisma when he appeared on MTV’s The Real World 3: San Francisco in 1994. Pedro spoke openly about his sexuality, status, and activism. Pedro’s work was tragically cut short when he died of an AIDS-related illness in 1994, the morning after the final episode of The Real World aired. Tomorrow, we celebrate Pedro's birthday (2/29) by re-opening applications for the Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship, which supports young activists carrying Pedro's torch forward. https://lnkd.in/g4Ur-7ud #HBCU #HSI #LGBTQ #LGBT #Scholarship #YoungActivists #ScholarshipOpportunity