Event Resources
The event Stories of the Past, Stories of the Present: Honoring World AIDS Day was held virtually on December 1, 2020, and hosted in partnership with The AIDS Memorial Pathway (The AMP) and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center to reflect on the impact of AIDS.
There are approximately 38 million people currently living with HIV worldwide and millions more we have lost to the AIDS epidemic. The program included the dedication of the first completed artwork for The AMP in Seattle, with artist/poet Storme Webber, community members, and performers. The focus then shifted to the upcoming Through Positive Eyes: My Photo: My HIV Story exhibition at the Discovery Center, with artivists (artists + activists) who shared their personal stories of living with HIV.
As part of the event, we curated a list of resources for attendees to take action and continue to engage on this topic.
Missed the Event? Watch It Now
Learn About HIV/AIDS, Prevention, & Services
CDC | HIV and Women Data
CDC | HIV Data by Race/Ethnicity
Entre Hermanos | HIV Prevention (Free HIV testing, free condom distribution, & more)
Entre Hermanos | Services for People Living with HIV
Global HIV Prevention Coalition Progress Report (Nov 2020)
HIV.gov | HIV Services Locator
HIV.gov | What is PrEP?
Seattle & King County | HIV Resources
Washington State Department of Health | HIV and AIDS Definitions
Watch Videos, See Photos, Hear Music
“House of Angels – Living with AIDS at the Bailey-Boushay House: 1992-1995, 1997” | Sandra Hoover and Saul Bromberger’s photography collection of more than 100 photos from the Seattle-based Bailey-Boushay House, the nation’s first care facility for people living with AIDS.
Mountain West AIDS Education & Training Center | Project ECHO
“Red Hot + Blue” | Tribute album to Cole Porter to benefit AIDS research and relief, released in 1990.
“Stories of the Past, Stories of the Present: Honoring World AIDS Day” Playlist | KEXP DJ Marco Collins. Read Marco’s song selection notes.
Read Articles, Books, & Pages
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation HIV Strategy Overview
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation HIV/AIDS Work
“Bigger Than Disco, ‘You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)‘ Is A Celebration Of Self” by Rick Karr.
“Dr. Joyce Wallace, Pioneering AIDS Physician, Dies at 79: Among the first to study the disease in the 1980s, she tried to stop its spread,” including among thousands of sex workers in New York City, by Katharine Q. Seelye. Read more.
“HIV Death Rates Fell by Half, C.D.C. Says” by Apoorva Mandavilli.
“How Trump success in ending Obamacare would kill Fauci plan to conquer HIV” by Benjamin Ryan
“Larry Kramer, Playwright and Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies at 84: He sought to shock the country into dealing with AIDS as a public-health emergency and foresaw that it could kill millions regardless of sexual orientation” by Daniel Lewis. Read more.
“Protecting Women Against HIV Just Got 9 Times Easier” by Jason Beaubien
“Timothy Ray Brown, who inspired millions living with HIV, dies of leukemia: For more than a decade after a stem cell transplant, he was the only person known to be cured of HIV/AIDS” by Sabin Russell
Funeral Diva by Pamela Sneed. A Black, queer writer’s recent memoir about coming of age during the early AIDS crisis.
Join Programs
AARTH | Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
AARTH | HIV Education & Training
Advocate/Learn
African Americans Reach and Teach Health Ministry (AARTH) | “To increase the capacity of faith and health institutions to provide wellness and community care systems for people of African descent.”
Babes Network | “To reduce isolation, promote self-empowerment, enhance the quality of life, and serve the needs of women living with HIV.”
Black AIDS Institute (BAI) | “To stop the AIDS epidemic in Black communities by engaging and mobilizing Black institutions and individuals to confront HIV.”
Community Advisory Board (CAB) | “A group of people interested in HIV treatment research that assists the UW AIDS Clinical Trials Unit in the selection and implementation of studies locally.”
End AIDS Washington | “Collaboration of community-based organizations, government agencies and education and research institutions working together to reduce new infections in Washington by 50% by 2020.” https://endaidswashington.org/
Entre Hermanos | “To promote the health and well-being of the Latino Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and questioning community in a culturally appropriate environment through disease prevention, education, support services, advocacy, and community building.”
Gay City | “Cultivates access and connections to promote self-determination, liberation, and joy in our communities.”
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center | “Eliminate HIV/AIDS, HCV, and STI’s in Native communities and confront related health and social determinants that negatively impact American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Indigenous peoples.” https://www.nnaapc.net/
PCAF | “PCAF, through education and service, prevents HIV infection, assists persons affected by HIV/AIDS, addresses related health problems, and combats associated stigma and discrimination.”
People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) | “Committed to providing comprehensive, multicultural awareness and prevention messages aimed at addressing health disparities experienced in marginalized communities.”
POZ | “An award-winning print and online brand for people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Offering daily news, treatment updates, personal profiles, investigative features, videos, blogs and an extensive online social network.” https://www.poz.com/
The AMP: AIDS Memorial Pathway | “Uses public art and technology to create a place for remembrance and reflection in Seattle about the AIDS epidemic.”
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan | “A nonprofit organization of “nuns for the 21st Century” that educates around safer sex issues, fights for queer rights and visibility, and advocates from women and homeless youth.”
