November 30, 2007
NEVER FORGET
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Rain or shine, we'll be reading names tomorrow |
Housing Works will host its 13th-annual World AIDS Day Commemoration in New York City from 12:01am to midnight on Saturday, December 1st, 2007. As in previous years, we will be gathering at City Hall Park for a 24-hour "Reading of the Names" Vigil, AIDS education and awareness events, and counseling and testing throughout the day. We are using this World AIDS Day to tell the world: We Can End the AIDS Epidemic with UNIVERSAL ACCESS to Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support.
City officials including New York City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. and Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum plan to join Housing Works staff, clients and volunteeers in the "Reading of the Names."
The event takes place at the southern tip of City Hall Park at Broadway and Park Place. Take the N or R train to City Hall or the 4, 5, or 6 train to Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall. We see the vigil as an opportunity to unite many organizations and individuals who are fighting the twin epidemics of AIDS and apathy, but we encourage every participating organization to do an independent action as well.
Saturday is also the last day to donate to our drive to help HIV-positive victims of Tropical Storm Noel in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Don't come empty-handed! Here's what you can donate to victims of Tropical Storm Noel:
Toiletries
- Toothpaste
- Toothbrushes
- Deodorant
- Soap
- Shampoo
- Disposable Razors
- Combs
- Chlorine Tablets
- Toilet Paper
- Handi-Wipes
- Tylenol
- Alcohol wipes
- Bethazine
- Band-aids
- Dressings
- Aspirin
- Mosquito repellant
- Pedialyte
Mosquito nets
Clothing
- Men's and women's undershirts (NEW)
- Men's and women's underwear (NEW)
- Sandals
- Cloth diapers and safety pins
- Canned meat
- Rice