DC World AIDS Day 2008: December 1st

December 1st is World AIDS Day. Established by the World Health Organization in 1988, World AIDS Day serves to focus global attention on the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Observance of this day provides an opportunity for governments, national AIDS programs, churches, community organizations and individuals to demonstrate the importance of the fight against HIV/AIDS. 2008 DC World AIDS Day Events Whitman-Walker Candlelight Vigil Monday, December 1st For details: click here. Songs for Life DC World AIDS Day Concert Monday, December 1st For details: click here. Demonstration for Housing for People Living with HIV/AIDS in DC Monday, December 1st For details: click here. Listen: Gay Men in Their Twenties Talk About Their Lives, Their Futures, and The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in DC Thursday, December 4th For details: click here. For information about 2007 World AIDS Day Events, click here For information about 2006 World AIDS Day Events, click here With an estimated 38.6 million people worldwide living with HIV at the end of 2005, and more than 25 million people having died of AIDS since 1981, December 1st serves to remind everyone that action makes a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Americans should be reminded that HIV/AIDS does not discriminate. With an estimated 1,039,000 to 1,185,000 HIV- positive individuals living in the U.S., and approximately 40,000 new infections occurring every year, the U.S., like other nations around the world is deeply affected by HIV/AIDS. Add this event on Facebook