The 25TH International AIDS Candlelight Memorial is to be observed in Mobile, Alabama.
South Alabama CARES will sponsor a local Candlelight Memorial Friday, May 16, 2008, at Cathedral Square from 4:00 pm until 9:00 pm. The event will include music, poetry, speeches, testimonies from those personally affected by HIV/AIDS, signing of quilt panels, and a candle lighting ceremony. Music will be provided by Crystal Tucker, Bayou Hazard, and the Port City United Choir. The public is encouraged to come out and support.
Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, there have been 3280 confirmed cases of HIV/AIDS reported in Southwest Alabama as of December 2007. In 2007 there were a total of 201 new cases of HIV infection reported in our service area.
This is the largest global grassroots AIDS awareness event.In May, the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial will be held in more than 2,000 communities in 85 countries making it the largest grassroots AIDS event ever. The annual event, coordinated worldwide by the Global Health Council, commemorates the lives lost to AIDS, demonstrates support for people living with HIV/AIDS, and mobilizes community-based response to HIV/AIDS.
In 2007, over 900 Candlelight coordinators planned memorials in 110 countries, reaching tens of thousands of people. The Global Health Council works with international partners to recruit and counsel community Candlelight coordinators. The Candlelight began in 1983 in the United States, at a time when little was known about HIV. Today, an estimated 25 million people have died as a result of AIDS and 40 million are currently estimated to be infected with the disease.
The theme of this year’s International AIDS Candlelight Memorial is “Never Give up, Never Forget.”
Compiled by Carol Ellis and Scotty E. Kirkland, this newly released photographic essay of
To view table of contents, excerpts, and more, see Historic Photos of Mobile. But support the local economy and buy it from Bienville Books, the Museum of Mobile, or any other locally owned bookseller.
Gay-focused advertising agency Prime Access and PlanetOut, Inc., parent company of The Advocate, released results from the survey, showing that Bravo, Apple Computer and Levi's are considered the gay-friendliest brands.
Sixty-eight percent of respondents said that they are more likely to consume from a company that they consider to be gay-friendly, according to the study's report. For the full story, Whose are the gay-friendliest brands? - Yahoo! News.
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For more information, check out the event website, H.O.G. Rally Silver Jubilee. And don't forget all this will be happening in conjunction with ArtWalk on Friday evening.
The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday passed two historic, gay-inclusive bills. The first bill would add sexual orientation to the state's hate crimes law. That bill, sponsored by Rep. Alvin Holmes of Montgomery, generated heated debate last year before it was narrowly defeated. This year, the bill was approved 46-44 without discussion. The bill now goes to the Alabama Senate for consideration.
The second bill would mandate that local school systems implement policies to address harassment and bullying against students on the basis of a variety of characteristics, including sexual orientation. This bill, sponsored by Rep. Betty Carol Graham of Alexander City and Sen. Parker Griffith of Huntsville, passed the House unanimously. Equality Alabama is working diligently to ensure that the bill is brought up for a vote in the Senate prior to the end of the legislative session.
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In case you're questioning why I changed the look of the blog--- it was beyond time. Time to remind all you girls to get in shape for the beach. Tone those abs and asses......slip into those teeny weeny bikinis...Well, there's one thing you don't have to worry about; you won't see Mama in one -- maybe a one piece with a cute little skirt or kaftan cover-up.
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