World AIDS Day DC

The following is a partial list of events taking place for World AIDS Day in Washington DC. If you know of other events, please let me know and I will post them here.

DC World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil
A candlelight vigil will take place at Freedom Plaza starting at 5:45 PM. I will post more details here once I have them. Immediately following the candlelight vigil there are two different receptions going on in the Wilson Building. I say go to both of them.

"Our Heroes" Art Exhibit Opening
Wilson Building Lobby (1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW), 6:45 PM. Remembering 25 years of HIV/AIDS in D.C.

World AIDS Day Reception honoring HIV/AIDS Research Trial Participants
Wilson Building Hearing Room (1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW), 6:45 PM. This event is open to all HIV/AIDS research trial participants, community advisory board members, research staff, and interested community members. This event is made possible with support from the NIH Vaccine Research Center and the US Military HIV Research Program. Partners in this event include: Capital Area Vaccine Effort, Family Connections, Georgetown University Medical Center Clinical Trials Unit, NIH Vaccine Research Center, US Military HIV Research Program, and the Washington VA Medical Center. For more information and to register online, click here.

DC World AIDS Day White House Protest
AIDs activists plan to gather outside the Whitehouse for a rally on the afternoon of World AIDS Day (December 1st). Organizations that are planning this event include: ACT UP NY, ACT UP Philadelphia, American Medical Student Association, Center for Health and Gender Equity, DC Fights Back!, Global AIDS Alliance, Global Justice, Health GAP, Housing Works, Priority Africa Network (PAN), RESULTS, Student Global AIDS Campaign, and Universities Coalitions for Global Health. For more information about this event click here.

DC World AIDS Day Prayer Service
There will be an inter-denominational HIV/AIDS Prayer Service held on December 1st. The prayer service begins at 7:30 PM and takes place at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Old Catholic Church at Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E St SE. Join clergy from area denominations and pray for those who have been lost to AIDS, and for those who still suffer.

Silver Spring World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil
2006 marks the 26th year of AIDS, totalling well over 25 million deaths worldwide. The AIDS pandemic is an international security threat that has crippled economies and taught a global lesson on humanity and compassion. The Silver Spring World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil is the local observance of all who have died and those living with HIV. The vigil will be held at Veterans Field, Downtown Silver Spring. The vigil takes place from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on World AIDS Day, December 1st, 2006.

Red Ribbon Leadership Awards
The 2006 Red Ribbon Leadership Awards will be presented on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, 2006, at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. The Awards acknowledge individuals and organizations from across the country that demonstrate exemplary efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Award recipients will be chosen in three categories: programs, communications and policy. Special recognition will also be acknowledged with the Achievement Award, to be made in honor of the late civil rights leader and activist Coretta Scott King. For more information visit www.redribbonawards.org, or call 1-888-232-NHAP (6427).

Three Needles
The film Three Needles is scheduled to air on Showtime cable networks December 1st, World AIDS Day. The film, which has been endorsed by the United Nations, tells three intimate stories about the epidemic from three different continents. Three Needles features numerous stars including: Shawn Ashmore, Stockard Channing, Lucy Liu, Olympia Dukakis and Chloe Sevigny.

Launch of AIDS.gov
On World AIDS Day, the federal government plans to launch a new HIV/AIDS web portal site, www.aids.gov. Don't check the URL yet, because it's not active yet, but be sure to check it out on December 1st.