LGBT POV

In observation of World AIDS Day, the Williams Institute hosted a panel on current developments in HIV/AIDS law and public policy. The panel included Catherine Hanssens, Executive Director of The Center for HIV Law and Policy, who spoke about HIV/AIDS policy under the Obama Administration; Phil Curtis, Director of Government Affairs, at AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), who analyzed the impact of state budget cuts on HIV/AIDS prevention and services in Los Angeles County and California; and Mary Sylla, Policy, Advocacy & Research Director at the Center For Health Justice, who described her efforts to improve HIV treatment and prevention in the California prison system.

Corrected. The nation awoke this morning to find a two-story AIDS Red Ribbon decorating the White House:

Click inside for the news story and more photos.

Dana Miller, a former chair of AIDS Project Los Angeles and producer of their annual Commitment to Life awards, is a columnist for Frontiers In LA, where this piece originally appeared. As this column indicates, he has proposed re-shaping AIDS Inc in the past to make it more efficient. But given this dire economy and the loss of more funding, this might be a good time to jump-start the discussion.

Noche de Las Memorias – Tuesday, Dec. 1, The Wall-Las Memorias will unveil the name of Pedro Zamora, cast member of The Real World: San Francisco, who passed away fifteen years ago. His name will be etched on the granite panels of the AIDS monument at Lincoln Park on the eastside of Los Angeles.

During the past month-plus, I’ve traversed America, touring the twentieth anniversary production of intimacies, a solo performance piece that ostensibly tells bygone stories about HIV/AIDS. While my mission is to entertain and enlighten through the artistic experience, the impact of the ongoing tour encompasses much more; merging the past with the present is tricky, inevitably leading to back-and-forth emotions that both comfort and disturb. Click inside for more of Michael’s essay on his tour and his World AIDS Day performances.

Art Center College of Design will commemorate a historic mural created by artist Keith Haring on the 20th anniversary of his visit to the College and in recognition of World AIDS Day on November 30, said Art Center President, Lorne Buchman.

In 1989, the prolific artist and social activist Keith Haring visited Art Center College of Design and painted an interior mural, which still hangs in the Colleges’ landmark building. Haring passed away two months later from AIDS-related complications in February 1990.

The Keith Haring tribute reception will take place Monday, November 30 at 6:00 p.m. at Art Center’s James Lemont Fogg Memorial Library, located at 1700 Lida Street in Pasadena, California. The event is free and open to the public. Click inside for more on Keith Haring and the tribute.

In observation of World AIDS Day, the Williams Institute is hosting a panel on current developments in HIV/AIDS law and public policy. Topics discussed will include HIV/AIDS policy under the Obama administration, the impact of state budget cuts on HIV/AIDS prevention and services in Los Angeles County and California, and HIV treatment and prevention in the California prison system.