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Special Event

World AIDS Day Commemoration

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Fee:

Free.

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Location:

51 Christopher Street New York, NY 10014

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Dates & Times

Date:

Sunday, December 1, 2024

Time:

10:00 AM

Duration:

6 hours

Type of Event

Children’s Program

Cultural/Craft Demonstration

Partner Program

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Description

”Red reminds me, red reminds me, red reminds me…to be free.” --Stacy Jennings, an activist, poet, and long-term survivor with HIV

 

❣️ On Sunday, December 1, from 10a-4p visitors can help create a panel for the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt honoring Martin Antonio "Tony" Torres, the uncle of Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center co-founder, Diana Rodriguez.

 

🔺 Virtual Ranger Program featuring interpretation about NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt founder, Cleve Jones, and Rainbow Flag creator, Gilbert Baker:

 

https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm?id=2FE40E93-A62D-40ED-83DD-B86050FB3794

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Reservation or Registration: No

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Contact Information

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Image Gallery

One block of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt towering over an art supply table

Participants create an AIDS Memorial Quilt panel at the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center

The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt is the world's largest piece of folk art ever created.
NPS/J.Burna

Participants create a new panel for The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt in honor of Martin Antonio "Tony" Torres, uncle of Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center co-founder, Diana Rodriguez.
NPS/J.Burna