SAVE THE DATES - DECEMBER 1 & 2:

WORLD AIDS DAY

About the Events

Each year in December, we acknowledge those lost to and impacted by HIV/AIDS and champion the ongoing fight against the epidemic. To commemorate World AIDS Day, the New York City AIDS Memorial will host its annual, free, and public observance featuring two days of programming in collaboration with organizations dedicated to bringing communities together in the fight to end AIDS.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 6PM

33rd Annual Out of the Darkness Candlelight Vigil

The New York City AIDS Memorial is honored to host the 33rd Annual Out of the Darkness World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil and Gathering beginning at 6 PM.

At the close of the vigil around 6:30 PM, attendees are invited to continue to St. John’s Lutheran Church at 81 Christopher Street for further programming with additional speakers and performers. Organized by activists Brent Nicholson Earle, Jeff Bosacki, Robert Gonzalez, and Barbara Martinez, Out of the Darkness was founded by the American Run for the End of AIDS (AREA) with co-sponsors Charner Transformative Communication, International AIDS Prevention Initiative (IAPI), Keith Haring Foundation, NYC AIDS Memorial, and St. John’s Lutheran Church

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 10AM—6PM

Reading of Names of New Yorkers Lost to AIDS

Presented in partnership with Housing Works

Join the New York City AIDS Memorial and Housing Works, a New York City-based non-profit fighting the twin crises of AIDS and homelessness, starting at 10 AM on Monday, December 2, for an eight-hour-long presentation during which multiple speakers simultaneously read the names of New Yorkers lost to the epidemic under the New York City AIDS Memorial’s canopy. Additionally, there will be a press conference taking place at 11 AM.

This annual event offers an overwhelming and powerful representation of the vast number of lives unnecessarily lost to the epidemic. Previously staged for many years at City Hall, this year will once again renew this important and healing tradition to value the lives lost to HIV/AIDS. You can sign up to read names using the button below.

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER TO READ NAMES HERE

Location

All events will be held at the New York City AIDS Memorial, rain or shine.

Thanks

Community programming at the New York City AIDS Memorial is made possible, in part, by the Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation. Special thanks to Housing Works for their advocacy and support.