West Hollywood City Marks World AIDS Day at Multiple Events

November 23, 2020

World AIDS Day started in 1988 United Nations Health Ministers World Summit on Programs To prevent AIDS It is held on December 1st every year. Each year, UN agencies, governments, nonprofits and civil society work together to campaign on specific AIDS-related themes. This day is an opportunity for people around the world to unite in the fight against HIV / AIDS, show support for those who live with HIV, and commemorate those who died of HIV / AIDS. The international theme of this year’s #WorldAIDSDay is “Global Solidarity, Sharing Responsibility”.

“The city’s annual approval of World AIDS Day focuses on the extraordinary losses that each of us has stopped and experienced in our community for nearly 40 years and the amazing resilience in the face of those losses. This is your chance to do it, “said the city. Mayor of West Hollywood Lindsey P. Holbus. “Many of our friends, neighbors, and loved ones were taken for HIV and AIDS, yet we are infected through education, access to health care, and resources for all. Our remorse and memorial is an opportunity to deepen our determination for our city’s vision to end HIV and AIDS. “

Every year, the city of West Hollywood recognizes World AIDS Day with special events and programming.

• AIDS Watch, an electronic monument to people who died of HIV, WeHoTV From Friday, November 27th to Monday morning, November 30th.

• From Tuesday, November 17, 2020 to Thursday, December 31, 2020, the ONE Archives Foundation will be exhibiting temporary fences around West Hollywood Park and outdoor installations of HIV / AIDS posters and images from the ONE Archives collection. Horns of N. Robertson and Santa Monica Boulevard.

• The· Paul Andrew Stark Warrior Award The presentation will be virtually delivered via Zoom on December 1, 2020. The event will feature the Warrior Awards awarded to outstanding employees or volunteers from local agencies that provide HIV / AIDS and / or substance abuse prevention and care services. The event will also feature updates on the West Hollywood HIV Zero Initiative by Dr. Aaron Celias, a city consultant for the Maroon Society.

The City of West Hollywood is currently seeking feedback on sexual orientation, gender identity, or stigma experienced as a result of HIV status.The city’s Social Welfare Division has launched a brief survey as part of the city’s implementation efforts. HIV Zero Initiative. Community members are encouraged to provide feedback regardless of their HIV status. The purpose of the study is to understand how stigma affects access to care and overall health and wellness. Surveys are available at: https://www.weho.org/services/social-services/hiv-aids-resources..

The beginning of the HIV / AIDS epidemic had a major impact on West Hollywood. The high prevalence of this disease among homosexual men has caused catastrophic deaths in the city. The city of West Hollywood was one of the first government agencies to provide social welfare grants to local HIV / AIDS organizations. The City of West Hollywood sponsored one of the country’s first AIDS awareness campaigns in October 1985, and the city’s response to the AIDS crisis is recognized as a model for other cities in the country and around the world.

The City of West Hollywood is actively participating in the development of programs that can bring awareness of the HIV / AIDS epidemic and services to people living with HIV / AIDS. In January 2015, the city announced its vision of becoming a “zero HIV” city. The city is currently implementing the HIV Zero Initiative.

Contact Derek Murray, Social Services Program Administrator, for more information. [email protected] Or (323) at 848-6478. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, please call TTY (323) 848-6496.

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