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The Wall Las Memorias (TWLM) commemorates World AIDS Day
December 1, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm MST
THE WALL LAS MEMORIAS REDEDICATION CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE ON WORLD AIDS DAY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1st COMMEMORATING 40 YEARS OF AIDS
CO-CHAIRS INCLUDE HONORABLE SUPERVISOR HILDA SOLIS AND HONORABLE COUNCILMEMBER GIL CEDILLO
CELEBRITY CO-CHAIRS INCLUDE KENNY ORTEGA, MJ RODRIGUEZ, ANNIE GONZALEZ, APOLLONIA KOTERO AND GEORGE TAKEI
+ LIFE TO LIVE STREAM EVENING’S EVENTS
ICONIC LA LOCAL BAND LAS CAFETERES TO PERFORM AT THE LAS POSADAS IN THE PARK ON DECEMBER 4th
Los Angeles – The Wall Las Memorias (TWLM) will commemorate World AIDS Day on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, with the unveiling and rededication ceremony of The Wall Las Memorias AIDS Monument and the 28th Annual Noche de Las Memorias in Lincoln Park. As part of the commemoration, TWLM will also host an event “Honoring the Caregivers” on November 28th and a special celebration of Las Posadas in the Park on December 4th.
This year’s community event, dedicated to remembering the lives and memories of those who we have lost to the AIDS epidemic, will take place at The Wall Las Memorias AIDS Monument in Lincoln Park located at 3600 N Mission Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90031 at 6:30pm. The evening is presented by Gilead and will include live musical performances, presentations by distinguished guests and a special candlelight ceremony.
The event will be live streamed to a global audience by +Life, a digital lifestyle platform focused on eliminating the stigma of living with HIV, simultaneously on both their social media channels and those of The Wall Las Memorias.
As the only publicly funded AIDS monument in the country, the event will reveal the expanded footprint of the surrounding landscape and exhibit new artwork and panels that carry an additional 800 new names of loved ones lost to HIV.
“We are delighted to be able to bring the community together to commemorate and celebrate the rededication of The Wall Las Memorias AIDS Monument,” said Richard Zaldivar, Founder and Executive Director of The Wall Las Memorias Project, “This year also marks 40 years since the start of the AIDS epidemic making it more important than ever to remember and salute not only those that have lost their lives to AIDS but also all of those that have fought tirelessly to eradicate this disease and those who have struggled with the stigma of living with HIV.””
In addition, TWLM will also host an “Honoring the Caregivers” community event at the Hollywood United Methodist Church. For 40 years, friends, family and loved ones have provided care to thousands of people living with AIDS. This solemn and celebratory event will honor caregivers with members of the faith-based community and local leaders, recognizing their selfless commitment to the cause of AIDS. The event will honor Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Dignity Health, HIV Commission, Project Angel Food, LA County Office of HIV & STD, LA County-USC Medical Center, UCLA Medical, and the California Nurses Association. The event “Honoring the Caregivers” presented by GIlead will include live musical performances, presentations by distinguished guests, and a reception to celebrate the work of the caregivers.
Continuing the festivities TWLM will celebrate with colorful tradition of Las Posadas in the Park.Community members will be invited to enjoy a staged performance of this classic Latino holiday tradition and enjoy different stations hosted by community partners where they will be immersed in cultural experiences and receive treats such as hot chocolate, churros, and pastries. Attendees will enjoy a performance by the emblematic and iconic local band Las Cafeteras in addition to free resources, giveaways, and raffle prizes.
Additional sponsors include Dignity Health, USC, PhRMA, Aetna, Charles Dunn, Kaiser Permanente, Avita, California Community Foundation, Cedars Sinai, Health Net, Prime Healthcare, SoCalGas, UCLA Health, Verizon, Warner Brothers, Western Dental and Weingart Foundation.
About The Wall Las Memorias (TWLM)
The Wall Las Memorias (TWLM) is a community health and wellness organization dedicated to serving Latino, LGBTQ and other under-served populations through advocacy, education and building the next generation of leadership.
TWLM serves low-income and hard-to-reach communities throughout Los Angeles educating community members on the importance of HIV and AIDS, substance abuse prevention, mental health stigma reduction for LGBTQI2-S transitional-aged youth (TAY), transgender women health and wellness, non-binary health and wellness, and community building in the marginalized communities. For more than 26 years, the organization has helped eradicate stigma and bigotry, and created a safer place in our communities for dialogue, community building, education and prevention services for this devastating epidemic using its AIDS Monument as a catalyst for social change.
TWLM has made it their mission to provide access to specialized services designed to prevent disease and to promote societal wellness; guarantee that individual voices of the community are heard and that all are in agreement on the essential need for social change; promote the use of TWLM AIDS Monument as an acknowledged catalyst for change and action; and engage the LGBTQ and faith communities, making both entities full partners in promoting wellness and eliminating stigma among all people.
About +Life
+Life is a multi-platform brand including resources, informative articles and a weekly lifestyle series, “+LifeTV,” entertaining and inspiring viewers with celebrity interviews, health and wellness segments, and motivational stories of people overcoming obstacles and making an impact in their communities. Inspired by founder and on air journalist Karl Schmidt’s own story of living with shame and fear of having HIV due to the amount of ignorance surrounding the virus, the platform is dedicated to eliminating the stigma of HIV, while raising awareness about HIV/AIDS testing, prevention, treatment and education by bringing these conversations mainstream.
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