WORLD AIDS DAY EVENTS

NEW YORK STATE

December 1st

New York State Dept of Health, Albany, NY
Quilt will be displayed from 9 am-3 pm
Closing ceremony 3-4 pm @ the Empire State Plaza Convention Center
Contact: NYS Department of Health, (518) 473-2903

Damien Center Candlelight Vigil, Albany NY
12 S. Lake Av @ 5:30 pm
Dinner to follow

Panasci Family Chapel, Le Moyne College, Syracuse NY
Service of Remembrance & Hope, 7:30am
Sponsored by AIDS Community Resources, (315) 475-2430.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, Montgomery Street, Syracuse
Gathering of the Light & Candlelight Vigil. 4:30pm
Procession to Columbus Circle fountain at 5:00 p.m.
Sponsored by CNY HIV CARE Network, (315) 472-8099

Plymouth Congregational Church, E. Onondaga Street, Syracuse NY
Service of Remembrance, 5:30 pm
Followed by free Bread & Soup Supper; 6:30 p.m.
Sponsored by CNY HIV CARE Network; 472-8099.

Laci’s Cafe, Regional Market Shops, Park Street, Syracuse, NY
Dessert & Wine-Tasting Fund-Raiser, 7:00pm
Benefiting HIV/AIDS housing and services.
Information: CNY HIV CARE Network, (315) 472-8099.

Facing HIV/AIDS in Central New York, 11:30 pm WCNY-TV
Rebroadcast of WCNY-TV documentary produced in conjunction with
PBS FrontLine special on America in the Age of HIV/AIDS

St Paul’s Baptist Church, 219 Leah Rd, Utica, NY
St Paul’s Baptist Prayer Service, 7:50 am
Brunch with Guest Speaker by Women’s Resource Center, 11am
Utica College, Utica NY

Interfaith Service with Mohawk Valley Pride Chorus, 12:15pm
Unitarian Universalist Church, 10 Higby Rd, Utica, NY
Open forum on HIV/AIDS, 2-5pm
Utica College, Utica, NY

Candle Light Vigil, 4:30pm
New Hartford Square Park, New Hartford, NY

An Art Happening, 5-8:30pm
Neptune Studio & Gallery,505 Robert St, Utica, NY

Herkimer County Community College
Candle light vigil at 6:30pm in the Gym
Basketball game, moment of silence for athletes who lost their
lives to AIDS, 7pm

A dance with HIV/AIDS presentations/focus, 7pm
Poland High School Teen AIDS Task Force, Poland NY

Redhouse band, Hard rock benefit concert for ACR, 9 pm
$5.00 cover, Tiny’s Grill, 1014 State St, Utica
Americans for an Informed Democracy, Ludacris and Youth AIDS
Presents their KICK ME campaign, contact seth@aidemocracy.org

United Way of Long Island
World AIDS Day event, 6:30-11 pm
Family Residences and Essential Enterprises
191 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd Old Bethpage NY
Registration required, contact Ellen, 631-940-3717

St Albans Congregational Church HIV/AIDS Ministry
Prayer service at 7 pm
172-17 Linden Blvd, St Albans, Queens, NY
Contact: (718) 657-8282

Ceremony of Remembrance at Trinity Memorial Church
12:00pm, 44 Main St, Binghamton, NY
Free anonymous Rapid testing 11am-Noon, 1-2pm at church

Ceremony of Remembrance at Broome County Courthouse
6:00pm, Binghamton NY
"25 Years of the Epidemic”
Food, music, poetry, art and remembrance @ 6:00 pm
Metro Center, Binghamton NY
Contact Mary @ STAP 798-1706

Fort Erie Public Library, An International Celebration, 11 am,
136 Gilmore Rd, Fort Erie, Ontario 716-881-4612, 716-882-7840

The Epic 24 Hour “Reading of the Names” Vigil, Midnight-Midnight
City Hall Park, NYC, Contact: Derrick Chandler, (347) 473-7441

An HIV/AIDS Roundtable for Faith Communities from 3:30-5:30pm
Presented by Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies in partnership with
Muslim Women’s Institute for Research & Development
281 Park Ave South, NYC, contact Esther 212-801-1312
RSVP by 11/28 to rhouse@fpwa.org

World AIDS Day Community Forum on the  AIDS Epidemic in Communities of Color
11 am-3:30 pm
@ Schomburg Ctr, Langston Hughes Auditorium, 103 W 135 St, NYC
Hosted by US Dept of Health & Human Services Region II,
Harlem Directors Group and the Central Harlem HIV Care Network
RSVP required by calling (212) 264-3656

AIDS Service Center, 41 E 11 St, 5th fl, NYC,
11am-12 pm Unveiling of ASC’s Mosaic of Life
12-1 pm Community Lunch and Quilt of Promise Presentation
1-2 pm Poet’s cafe, also free confidential HIV testing from 10 am-3 pm
Tickets to the showing of “3 Needles” film @ 9 pm
Contact: Lauren Horowtiz at 212-645-0875, ext 303

Old Dutch Reformed Church, 272 Wall St, Kingston, NY @ 5 pm
Featuring POOK and Energy Hip Hop Dance Group
Contact Sue or Claire: 845-993-6755

“Stop AIDS, Keep the Promise”
Musical Performance, dinner, candle lighting ceremony and dancing/DJ
at Family Residences and Essential Enterprises Ins. (FREE)
191 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Road, Old Bethpage NY
RSVP required! Contact Ellen at (631) 940-3717

National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, 8 am Prayer Vigil
For more info contact: justus4us@juno.com
Phillip Livingston Middle School Health Day, 8 am-2pm
Including speakers and agencies from the local AIDS community

Candlelight Walk to Hyde Collection and
Book Signing by Author of “Caught in the Act”
6 pm at Bandstand in Glen Falls City Park,
Sponsored by Glen Falls Community Center

Perthshire Restaurant, Route 30, in Perth Centro Civico, Amsterdam
Breakfast @ 8:30 am, Awards for Poster contest

Tucker Missionary Baptist Church, 515 Oakwood Ave, Syracuse
Anonymous HIV testing, 4-6 pm
“A Message of Healing and Renewal” by Rev. Leonard Griffin, 7pm

“Honoring Those We’ve Lost”
Staten Island Care Network Borough Hall – 12:00pm-2:00pm
10 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY

Human AIDS Ribbon, 12:00pm
SUNY Albany, Stop by the big fountain and wear red!

Stop AIDS, Keep the Promise Mural Unveiling “Over 50 Group”
and continental breakfast, Bronx AIDS Services –9 am-11am
540 E. Fordham Road, 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY
RSVP to Sandra Thomas or Joann Baker at (718) 295-5605

AIDS Memorial Quilt – Rotunda
Brooklyn Borough Hall-Church of the Open Door 9:00am-7pm
209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY

“Bedside Manners Talking About Sex, Risk and HIV” Talk
Speaker - Dr. Marjorie Hill, Executive Director of GMHC
Mount Sinai School of Medicine Goldwurm Auditorium
3:00pm-4:00pm (Reception to precede talk)

Stop AIDS, Keep the Promise Candlelight Ceremony and Reception
5:30-7:30pm, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
374 Stockholm Street, Brooklyn NY
For more information and to RSVP, call (718) 302-8483

Red Hot + Riot Live!
A World AIDS Day tribute to the music and spirit of Fela Kuti
7:30 pm at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Howard Gilman Opera House
Benefiting African Services Committee
Details and tickets at www.bam.org

December 2nd

St Luke AME Church, 1872 Amsterdam Av (at 153 St), NYC
2-8 pm, seminar, banquet and worship service
Also workshops, panel discussions and free HIV testing

Red Hot + Riot Live!
A World AIDS Day tribute to the music and spirit of Fela Kuti
7:30 pm at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Howard Gilman Opera House
Benefiting African Services Committee, Tickets at www.bam.org

December 10th

Communities of Faith United
Black Church Initiative & La Iniciative Latina
St Albans Congregational Church HIV/AIDS Ministry
Community Health Fair, 9 am-3pm,
172-17 Linden Blvd, St Albans, Queens, NY, (718) 657-8282