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To download the World AIDS Sunday Toolkit, click here. World AIDS Sunday
Address HIV/AIDS With the Mid-South Faith Community World AIDS Day brings heightened awareness to HIV/AIDS issues around the world. Here in the Memphis area, churches are uniting to educate members and address this critical community health issue. The first weekend of December brings several opportunities for faith communities and individuals to learn more about the disease and about resources available locally and to show support for those living with HIV/AIDS.
On World AIDS Sunday and every day, together we can all Know Now. Live. Longer. Know Now. Live Longer. World AIDS Sunday 2012 Video
_____________________ Candlelight Memorial, HIV Testing Friday, Nov. 30 Please join us at the Memphis Health Center Conference Room at 10:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. The candlelight memorial will be held at 11:45 a.m. HIV Testing will be available. Call LaTonya Foster at (901) 261-2007 if you have any questions. _____________________ Faith and AIDS World AIDS Day Conference 2012 Saturday, Dec. 1
Learn more about how the faith community can embrace those with HIV/AIDS during a free, half-day conference, including a community prayer breakfast, workshops and a screening of the documentary “Gospel of Healing: Volume I: The Black Churches’ Response to HIV/AIDS.” Guest speakers include director Paul Grant, the Rev. Tony Lee and the Rev. Edwin Sanders.
Faith and AIDS World AIDS Day Conference 2012 Visit www.faithandaids.eventbrite.com to register, or call (901) 948-9786. _______________________
Party In Red is a fitness party with the Modern Distinctive Ladies, Inc. With more than 15 hip-hop and Zumba instructors participating, this is a chance to help those affected with HIV/AIDS.
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Saturday, Dec. 1, 1 to 3 p.m. Proceeds will help children affected by HIV/AIDS. Buy tickets online at www.partyinred-mdl.eventbrite.com. ____________________ Saturday, Dec. 1 Please join CHOICES at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Malco’s Studio on the Square for a free screening of “Love Choice,” a love story written and directed by Memphian Phil Darius Wallace. “Love Choice” was produced by Caritas Village with funding support from the Mid-South AIDS Fund. The powerful one-hour film will be followed by a brief question-and-answer session in honor of World AIDS Day. The event is free and open to the public. Coffee and doughnuts will be provided. The address is 2105 Court Avenue in Overton Square. _____________________ Saturday, Dec.1
Please join Le Bonheur Community HIV Network to light and launch a floating water lantern. The event is held in remembrance of those lost to HIV/AIDS and those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, or you can make a wish for a future without HIV/AIDS.
Mississippi River Greenbelt Park For more information, call (901) 287-4750 or (901) 491-1770. _____________________ Sunday, Dec. 2 Participate in World AIDS Sunday to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in our community. A World AIDS Sunday toolkit with materials for your congregation will be available soon on our website. Help us address this community health issue in your place of worship. Sign up on our home page at www.hivmemphis.org to receive updates by email. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter for the latest news.
For more information, contact Gloria Taylor. _____________________ Healing Service for the Memphis Community Sunday, Dec. 2 Calvary Episcopal Church will host its 24th Ecumenical Healing Service for the Memphis community on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 6 p.m. The service will be held in conjunction with other community events in honor of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. The Reverends Ellen Roberds and Jarad Bingham will speak on the theme of justice in relationships, and the Memphis Men’s Chorale and harpist Barbara Christensen will provide music. The offering collected during the service will go to Hope House, a nonprofit agency committed to family-centered, community-based, coordinated care for children who are infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS. _____________________ There are several other HIV/AIDS-related events leading up to World AIDS Day. Dine at South of Beale, Memphis’ first gastro pub, during November and have the chance to donate to the Mid-South AIDS Fund.
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This project is funded as a result of grant awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and Shelby County Government.