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Bay Area Reporter - May 11, 2001
Cynthia Laird
Beginning Sunday, June 3, there will be a three-day commemoration to mark the 20th anniversary of the AIDS pandemic. The ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a service of remembrance including a performance by the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus in the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park.
On Monday, June 4, the Names Project will display portions of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in City Hall, with a formal ceremony at noon, and the reading of the names of those who have died of AIDS. The reading will begin at noon in the City Hall Rotunda and continue through midnight. On Tuesday, June 5, the reading of the names will continue at 8 a.m. and continue until noon, at which time Mayor Willie Brown will join many long-term survivors, caregivers, and volunteers in acknowledging the 20th anniversary of AIDS and recommit to end the epidemic.
In addition to the AIDS grove, the Names Project, and the chorus, participating organizations include Project Open Hand, Shanti, the University of California, San Francisco AIDS Health Project, the Conant Foundation, Project Inform, and the Stop AIDS Project.
If you would like to participate in the June 5 ceremony, send your name, address, and phone number to: Mike Shriver, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall, Room 475, San Francisco, CA 94102. According to organizers, Shriver will send invitations and instructions on how people will be able to participate. For more information, call Shriver at (415) 554-5967 or e-mail mike_shriver@ci.sf.ca.us.
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