Atlanta honors World AIDS Day

Since Dec has been honored as World AIDS Day a global commemoration of the more than million people who have died of HIV or AIDS-related illnesses over the past years and the estimated million people now living with the virus While the Trump administration will not formally commemorate World AIDS Day this year local activists across the country including in Atlanta are still honoring the day With Georgia ranking number one in the country for new HIV cases Atlanta HIV AIDS activists are remembering the people we ve lost and highlighting the work being done to end new HIV cases by Related stories AIDS Walk raises million for HIV care House GOP seeks to cut all U S HIV prevention programs in World AIDS Day Events Positive Runway World AIDS Day Gala Dec p m Lips Atlanta In honor of World AIDS Day this event will unite neighborhood leaders advocates artists and allies for an evening of style and purpose The event will feature the world-famous Wilbourne Sisters Deigns Alex Holliman House of Chitenge Click Models and Lips Atlanta Entertainers and will benefit The House of Globalizations to help orphanages in Zambia caring for children affected by abuse trafficking and violence Buy your tickets here Chocolate Babies screening Dec p m Midtown Art Cinema Out On Film and Gilead present Stephen Winter s Chocolate Babies a film telling the story of an underground band of HIV-positive urban and queer activists of color making headline in New York Following the film will be a discussion about HIV AIDS in the media with Craig Washington Mark King Tori Cooper and Tony Bryce and a reception at Apres Diem at p m Learn more and RSVP here World AIDS Day Webinar Dec a m Virtual This Zoom discussion will reinforce the Pan American Wellness Organization s call to achieve zero HIV-related deaths by by highlighting national leadership achievements progress and challenges in in current times s fight against HIV Register here AIDS Memorial Quilt Take the Rights Path Dec a m Decatur Library HIV AIDS activists Season Barnette-Williams Justice Puryear Masonia Traylor Ashley Wilson and Phyllis Malone will discuss HIV AIDS advocacy and inequities in ending the HIV epidemic in the Decatur Library s Fourth Floor Gallery The Gallery will also feature panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt on display from Dec through Jan RSVP here Together We Rise Dec p m The Warehouse AID Atlanta AHF and Positive Impact Wellness Center present this community-based World AIDS Day Commemoration to honor those we have lost and celebrate those who are thriving while living with HIV The evening will begin with a cocktail hour and immersive exercises followed by dinner and a venture of presentations awards and commemoration RSVP here The post Atlanta honors World AIDS Day appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta