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| Living Quilt Celebrants
with finished Quilt Squares |
The faces of HIV/AIDS look different today than they did at the pandemic's
beginning a quarter of a century ago. More people are living with the disease
from all walks of life.
International AIDS Prevention Initiative offered their Living Quilt Program
at the National Conference on African-Americans and AIDS, in February
and will join us again at the National Conference on Latinos and
AIDS. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to create 12-inch
square sections of either a "Commemorative Quilt" to remember
someone lost to AIDS, or a "Living Quilt" for themselves or someone
who is living with HIV/AIDS.
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| Both Living and Commemorative
sections will be sewn together to show that neither will be forgotten. |
"Living Quilt" sections are composed of faces cut out of felt
and decorated to reflect the personality of those living with HIV/AIDS.
"Commemorative Quilt" sections include a person's name and anything
else that reflects the memory of a person who has died of AIDS. Both Living
and Commemorative sections will be sewn together to show that neither will
be forgotten. Sections will be and on display during the Conference.
Workshop times will be posted and supplies will be provided at the Conference.
If you wish to use your own materials and trimming to make your Living Quilt
more personal, you can bring a completed square or finish at the Conference's
workshops.
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| AIDS Memorial Quilt on
display at National Conference. |
The Living Quilt will not be included with the NAMES Project Foundation.
If you wish to make a panel to be included in the AIDS Memorial Quilt, we
can help you with these and you can turn it in directly to that organization.
For further questions contact:
International AIDS Prevention Initiative at: IAPInitiative@aol.com
or online at http://www.aidsquilt-nyc.org
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