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the aids memorial quilt
AIDS memorial quilt on display in Washington DC
On October 11, 1987, the Quilt was displayed for the first time on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. It covered a space larger than a football field and included 1,920 panels.
Cleve jones
The idea for the NAMES Project Memorial Quilt was conceived on November 27, 1985, by AIDS activist Cleve Jones during the annual candlelight march, in remembrance of the 1978 assassinations of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone.
What is the aids memorial quilt?
Considered the largest community arts project in history, the AIDS Memorial Quilt helps us remember the unique lives and stories of those we’ve lost to HIV/AIDS.
NEVER EVER FORGET!
Ensuring the Quilt’s Legacy
In November 2019, the National AIDS Memorial became the permanent caretaker and steward of the Quilt, returning it to San Francisco, where its story began during the height of the AIDS epidemic. At that time, the Quilt’s archival collection of 200,000 objects, documents, cards and letters that chronicle the lives remembered in it were transferred to the prestigious American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, making this collection available through the world’s largest public library. This announcement, made at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, featured special guests House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Representatives John Lewis and Barbara Lee, who recognized the Quilt as a national treasure that must be preserved for its ability to teach for generations to come.
XIX International AIDS Conference, 2012
AIDS 2012
IDS 2012, the XIX International AIDS Conference, was held in Washington DC, USA, from 22 to 27 July 2012. It convened more than 23,000 participants, including almost 2,000 journalists, from 183 countries. The IAS organized the conference in collaboration with its international and local partners.
HIV AIDS long term survivor Bob Bowers reading names from the AIDS Quilt at IAC 2012 Washington D.C
Knowledge is power!
Some helpful HIV/AIDS resources
NO SHAME! NO SURRENDER!
News About Bob
Photos of Bob Bowers
Photos of Bob Bowers
"Bob Bowers talks about HIV prevention and education the way that most people talk about their family or their pets, or even their favorite hobby—with a great deal of passion, mixed with just the right amount of sentiment."
~ Jeff Berry Positively Aware Magazine
Photos of Bob Bowers
Photos of Bob Bowers
Photos of Bob Bowers
Dear Bob Bowers,
Thank you for coming to my school. I thought that you were an excellent speaker with a lot to say. Something that surprised me about you was your carefree attitude about life and your philosophy about living life to its fullest! I thought it was great and would appreciate it if you would come back to speak with us.
~ Chris W.
Bob Bowers' Tattoos
Photos of Bob Bowers
Bob Bowers' Tattoos
I just want to let you know i think what you're doing is amazing. My father has HIV from the mid 80's but my Uncle (his brother) died in '90. Unfortunately they shared a needle. And my aunt, my uncles wife, is surviving it too. I think you have an amazing attitude and that helps a lot.
..::*~Jess~*::..
