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United Nations commemorates World AIDS Day in NY!

Keep the Promise and Commemorate World AIDS Day!

December 1, over 2,000 PEOPLE EXPECTED TO ATTEND STAR-FILLED EVENT AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE TO “STOP AIDS. KEEP THE PROMISE”

WHAT: New York City's largest World AIDS Day commemoration will take place again this year on December 1 in one of the city's most spectacular settings, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. This unique community event is an evening of music and reflection. Speakers include New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS. It is expected to be the largest World AIDS Day commemoration to take place in the United States. The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), in collaboration with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and African Services Committee (Harlem).

WHO: Keynote address by Jan Eliasson, President of the
Sixtieth Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Mayor’s proclamation by Marjorie B. Tivens, Commissioner, New York City Commission for the United Nations Consular Corps and Protocol Statement by Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, Commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Co-hosted by Julia Ormond, Mpule Kwelagobe (Miss Universe 1999) and Rosie Perez

Performances by
• Roberta Flack, singer/songwriter
• Bill T. Jones of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
• Jessica Care Moore, poet/activist
• Salman Ahmad of Junoon, Pakistani musician/activist
• Anthony Rapp, singer/actor from the Broadway musical “Rent”
• Billy Porter, singer/songwriter from the musical “Ghetto Superstar”


WHEN: Thursday, 1 December 2005
7:30 - 9:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)

WHERE:Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 112th Street & Amsterdam Avenue

*** Media Pre-Registration ***
Media are welcome. Pre-register to attend. Please contact:
Catharine Bufalino, African Services Committee: 212-222-3882 ext. 146

Starts12/01/2005
Ends12/03/2005
IssuesGender/Women, Health/Health Advocacy, Human Rights, International, Politics/Government, Racial Justice, AIDS, Africa
Homepagewww.un.org
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Posted on December 1, 2005 in Event / Call to action by Anayansi