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World AIDS Day 2008 - December 1
Here's a calendar of World AIDS Day celebrations and memorials throughout the Hudson Valley.
Dutchess County
World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil
December 1, 2008
5:30 p.m.
Meets at the intersection of Market Street and Main Street
and proceeds to Family Partnership at 29 North Hamilton
Refreshments provided
Sponsored by ARCS and Family Practice of Hyde Park
For more info, please call (845) 471-0707 or (845) 229-1020
World AIDS Day Event
December 3, 2008
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Henry A. Wallace Center, FDR Library
4079 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY
Join the Dutchess County HIV Planning Council's Annual World AIDS Day event and luncheon. This year's theme is "Lead, Empower and Improve: Planning for Quality HIV Care." Join us for breakfast and presentations on navigating Medicaid, ADAP and Medicare. At the luncheon, you will have the opportunity to network and view a panel of the AIDS Quilt from the Names Project. The afternoon features a community discussion about planning for HIV/AIDS service needs in Dutchess County.
RSVP with name and number to (845) 486-3475 or by fax to (845) 486-3752.
World AIDS Day: Dutchess Community College
December 5, 2008
12:00 p.m.
Dutchess Community College
53 Pendell Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Dr. Rowena Johnston, Vice President of Research at amfAR (the American Foundation for AIDS Research) is the guest speaker. Dr. Johnston is responsible for overseeing the Foundation's pioneering research program, which plays a vital role in AIDS research, identifying critical gaps in our knowledge of HIV/AIDS and supporting innovative studies that often lack preliminary data required by more traditional funders.
For more info, contact Dr. Gerri Pozzi-Galluzi at (845) 431-8325 or at pozzi@sunydutchess.edu.
Orange County
World AIDS Day Committee of Newburgh's
World AIDS Day Celebration
December 1, 2008
6:00 p.m.
St. Mary's Church
South Street
Newburgh, NY
Featuring an AIDS Walk from the Martin Luther King Jr. statue on River Road to St. Mary's Church. Children's activities, dinner and awards ceremony with special guests the Sound of Life Choir. For more info, contact Larry Corbett at (845) 522-8800.
Rockland County
World AIDS Day Event
December 1, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Rockland Community College
Student Union, 2nd Floor
145 College Rd.
Suffern, NY 10901
Featuring free rapid HIV testing. Sponsored by the Rockland County AIDS Consortium. For more info, please contact Scott at (845) 364-2570.
Rapid HIV Testing
December 2, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Haverstraw Reach Out Community Center
50 Broad Street
Haverstraw, NY 10927
Sponsored by the Rockland County AIDS Consortium. For more info, please contact Scott at (845) 364-2570.
Sullivan County
Sullivan AIDS Task Force
December 1, 2008
12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Lobby of Government Center
100 North Street
Monticello, NY 12701
Featuring a performance by Daytop Choir. Our speaker will be Aileen Gunther, NYS Assemblymember, Monticello. For more information, call (845) 794-5807.
Ulster County
December 1, 2008 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm
LGBTQ Center
300 Wall Street
Kingston, NY
ARCS' Kingston office co-hosts this World AIDS Day event with the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center. The event is free, and all are welcome.
Westchester County
Mount Vernon: World AIDS Day
December 1, 2008
8:30 a.m.
Breakfast Meeting
Mt. Vernon Neighborhood Health Center
107 West 4th Ave.
11:00 a.m.
Special Address by Mayor Clinton Young
City Hall
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
All About Youth
Sponsored by the Mount Vernon AIDS Task Force
Grace Baptist Church
52 South 6th Avenue (by invitation only)
3:30 - 6:30 p.m.
AIDS Awareness for Youth
Dole Center - Teen Program
250 South 6th Avenue
For more information on these events, please call our Mount Vernon office at (914) 699-1025.
Take Action on AIDS!
World AIDS Day Event
December 1, 2008
Good Counsel Gymnasium
53 North Broadway (Rt. 22)
White Plains, NY
6:00 p.m.
Candlelight vigil
7:00 p.m.
Program and Exhibits
featuring Isabel Matenje, former director of Gender Affairs for the Ministry of Gender and Community Services of Malawi. Connect with others in the fight against global poverty and AIDS. Free admission. Free parking.
Sponsored by the Westchester Coalition on Global Poverty and AIDS in conjunction with representatives of a broad range of civic, faith-based and relief organizations. For more info, call (914) 798-1300 or email HAPNY@hotmail.com
Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise: Leadership 2008
December 2, 2008
11:00 am - 2:30 pm
Hudson River HealthCare
1037 Main St., 2nd Floor
Peekskill, NY 10566
Program from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, and lunch from 12:30 to 2:30 pm. Featuring musical selectoins by Cyph Low. Speakers include Ann Nolon, Hudson River HealthCare's CEO, Doug Capasso, Barbara Hill, Wilfredo Morel, and Dr. Christine Kerr. For more information, please contact Monique Hill at (914) 734-8559.
Candlelight Vigil
December 2, 2008
5:00 to 7:00 pm
Pugsley Park
Peekskill, NY 10566
Come and enjoy musical selectonis by the Peekskill Steppers, Joann Dunn, Nereida Roberts, Tuesday Paige McDonald, and the Peekskill City Choir. Prayer requests will be collected during the program for those we have lost and those who are still fighting.
Rain or shine. In the event of bad weather, meet at 1037 Main Street, Unit B Conference Room, 2nd Floor.
Living Life Luncheon
Greyston Health Services Maitri Day Program
December 3, 2008
12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
21 Park Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701
Open to the public. Contact Cassandra Senat at (914) 376-3903 ext. 217.
Sharing Community
December 5, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Yonkers, NY
At 9:30 a.m. there will be an AIDS Walk from City Hall to Main Street. Staff will read the names of those we have lost to AIDS at multiple stops along the way.
At 10:45 at St. John's Church, 1 Hudson Street, Yonkers, NY there will be quotes read and quilts displayed. This also includes poetry readings, songs from the Lincoln High School choir, plays and candle lighting.
For more information, contact Ruben Pagan at (914) 963-2626 ext. 215.
World AIDS Day 2008: Our History & Our Hope
A Memorial Concert
December 6, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Maryknoll Center
Ossining, NY
Tickets: $20 at OwenBorda.com
Conducted by Owen Borda
Features professional male choir, instrumental ensemble.
Sandra Proctor, organ
David Broome, piano
Featured work: When We No Longer Touch by Kristopher Anthony.
Additional selections
Selections include works by Lauridsen, Milhaud, Duruflé, selections from “Funny Girl” and “Wizard of Oz”, and American spirituals.
The development of AIDS policy in the years 1981-1991 was driven by complex social and medical issues. Intense advocacy lead to development of unique protections for confidentiality, discreet federal,, groundbreaking workplace protections and the institutionalization of informal social support networks as the locus of care.
The World AIDS Day 2008 program explores this phenomenon. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the humanities and arts are brought into dialogue with sociomedical sciences.
The World AIDS Day 2008 program is the first in a series of activities that uses the lessons of the past to craft a plan for the future of the HIV epidemic in the United States.
“Mobilizing Community Leadership to Keep HIV/AIDS a Priority in this Time of Change”
December 8, 2008
8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
YWCA of White Plains
515 North St.
White Plains, NY
Free admission
Hosted by the Westchester County Department of Heath and the Westchester County AIDS Council
The keynote speaker will be Mr. Humberto Cruz, Director, New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute. Mr. Cruz has been
a dedicated leader in addressing HIV and AIDS for close to twenty years and is recognized as both a state and national leader.
The event will also include recognition of several community leaders and a breakout session to discuss
action steps for keeping HIV/AIDS a priority issue.
There is no cost to attend. For more information, please contact:
Yedidah Yehudah
Westchester County Department of Health
Division of Community Health
145 Huguenot Street
New Rochelle, NY 10801
Fax: (914) 813-5230
Phone: (914) 813-5256
Email: yay1@westchestergov.com
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