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The AIDS Memorial Quilt in Louisiana
More than 50 sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt honoring Black and Latinx lives lost to AIDS are coming to Baton Rouge & New Orleans. Launching on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, join us from February 7-11th for five days of free events and programs. (Read the News Release) (See Full Schedule of Events)
What is the AIDS Memorial Quilt?
The AIDS Memorial Quilt helps us remember the lives and stories of those we’ve lost to HIV/AIDS. Drivers of change use the Quilt as a powerful tool to bring generations together and raise awareness about the impact of the ongoing epidemic. Come see the Quilt at a Change the Pattern display near you!
Did you know that Louisiana has the 4th highest HIV diagnoses rate in the country and continues to disproportionately impact Black and Latinx communities? It’s time to Change The Pattern and Re-imagine The Fight to End HIV/AIDS in Louisiana. In partnership with HBCU colleges and universities in the region – Dillard University & Southern University and A&M College – we are bringing the AIDS Memorial Quilt to Baton Rouge & New Orleans, sharing the stories of loved ones lost with free community events, quilt-making workshops, educational forums, and movie screenings for learning, sharing, and fellowship.
The five-day exhibition – one of the largest ever in the state - is part of Change the Pattern, an initiative by the National AIDS Memorial, Southern AIDS Coalition and Gilead Sciences, to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and its continued impact on communities of color and marginalized populations in Louisiana and the South. The displays and events are free to the public.
Participate in community programs designed to raise awareness and advocacy around HIV/AIDS in the South through celebration, conversation, and reflection.
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“Our hope is that bringing the Quilt will shine a light on the systemic struggles our community faces still today, not just in the fight to end HIV, but the health and social justice issues that for too long have been ignored.”
"We are bringing the Quilt as a teaching tool to the South to encourage folks to educate one another, to empower one another, and to take charge of their own health in different and creative ways."
"We are trying to Change the Pattern of access. To Change the Pattern of opportunity. To Change the Pattern of people not being connected with these numbers that we hear so much about.”
“The program is helping us look at new ways to reach and actively engage communities that continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV so we can help end the epidemic.“
More than 500 hand-stitched Quilt panels, many from the local area, will be displayed on at Dillard University in New Orleans and Southern University and A&M College. These will be two of the largest displays of the AIDS Memorial Quilt ever in Louisiana.
For partners and the community. Find information to take an active role in your health, challenge cultural stigma and continue the legacy of advocacy for your community.
You don’t have to be an artist or sewing expert to create a moving personal tribute to honor and celebrate the life of a loved one lost to AIDS.
See the Quilt. Host the Quilt in your community or volunteer to support our Quilt programs and upcoming events.
We need your support to ensure the care of all 50,000 panels of the Quilt and help share its stories in communities.
It's time to Change the Pattern in the fight to end HIV and AIDS in the Southern United States. Be a part of this new initiative!
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