National Aids Memorial Inc

BY SHARING THE STORY OF THE STRUGGLE AGAINST HIV/AIDS, WE REMEMBER, IN PERPETUITY, THE LIVES LOST, WE OFFER HEALING AND HOPE TO SURVIVORS AND WE INSPIRE GENERATIONS OF ACTIVISTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST STIGMA, DENIAL, AND HATE, FOR A JUST FUTURE.

THE QUILT, STARTED IN 1981, IS AN EPIC, 54-TON TAPESTRY THAT INCLUDES OVER 50,000 PANELS DEDICATED TO MORE THAN 105,000 INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED FROM AIDS. RECOGNIZED AROUND THE GLOBE, IT IS AN ICONIC SYMBOL OF THE AIDS PANDEMIC AND AIDS ACTIVISM. SECTIONS OF THE QUILT ARE CONTINUOUSLY ON DISPLAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, BUSINESSES, CORPORATIONS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS. MORE THAN 15 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE VIEWED ITS PANELS AT THOUSANDS OF DISPLAYS OVER THE PAST 35 YEARS. OUR 'CALL MY NAME' PANEL MAKING PROGRAM ENSURES THAT STORIES OF BLACK AND BROWN LIVES LOST TO HIV/AIDS ARE HONORED WITH PANELS ON THE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT AND REFLECTS THE EPIDEMIC'S IMPACT ON COMMUNITY OF COLOR.

OUR ANNUAL WORLD AIDS DAY NATIONAL OBSERVANCE, ENGAGING POLICYMAKERS, CELEBRITIES, AND IMPORTANT CONSTITUENCIES, IS HELD IN THE GROVE AND STREAMED TO A NATIONAL AUDIENCE, INFORMING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ABOUT THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS TODAY, AND THE ISSUES OF STIGMA, HEALTH EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND INCLUSION STILL FACED IN THE FIGHT FOR A CURE. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE AWARDED IN EXCESS OF $500,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO OVER 125 EMERGING YOUNG LEADERS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING HEALTH, RACIAL, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS THROUGH OUR YOUTH ACTIVISM AWARDS PROGRAMS WHICH CULMINATE ON WORLD AIDS DAY. THE SURVIVING VOICES ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM CAPTURES NUMEROUS STORIES FROM COMMUNITIES AND DEMOGRAPHICS UNDERREPRESENTED IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE ABOUT HIV/AIDS TO ENSURE THEY ARE CAPTURED, CURATED, AND RETAINED TO BENEFIT CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. EVERY YEAR, A DEMOGRAPHIC-SPECIFIC SERIES OF INTERVIEWS AND MINI DOCUMENTARIES ARE RELEASED ON WORLD AIDS DAY, REACHING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE NATIONALLY THROUGH IN-PERSON EVENTS, FILM FESTIVALS AND ONLINE PROGRAMMING. IMPARTING THE HISTORY AND LESSONS OF AIDS - AND THE AIDS MOVEMENT - IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS STAY ENGAGED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS, BE INSPIRED TO ADVANCE HEALTH, SOCIAL, AND RACIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS AND EMBRACE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND JUSTICE - IS AT THE CORE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS. THESE INCLUDE THE PEDRO ZAMORA YOUNG LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP; MARY BOWMAN ARTS IN ACTIVISM AWARD; SURVIVING VOICES STORYTELLING SHORT-FILM DOCUMENTARIES; COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER WORKDAYS; YEAR-ROUND, NATIONWIDE QUILT DISPLAYS; CALL MY NAME QUILT PANEL MAKING FOCUSED ON THOSE COMMUNITIES UNDERREPRESENTED (TRANS, BLACK & BROWN AND AAPINH) AND OUR NATION'S ANNUAL WORLD AIDS DAY NATIONAL OBSERVANCE.

CENTER PROJECT: THE NATIONAL AIDS MEMORIAL IS ENTERING A KEY PHASE OF PLANNING FOR THE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ("THE CENTER"), A NEW CULTURAL INSTITUTION THAT WILL SHOWCASE THE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT AND HOST EXHIBITIONS ON THE HISTORY OF HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC, SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS, AND IMPORTANT MODERN-DAY ISSUES. THE CENTER WILL BE THE PERMANENT HOME OF OUR NATION?S ICONIC AND WORLD-RENOWNED AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT, WHICH TODAY HAS GROWN TO 50,000+ PANELS AND WEIGHS 54 TONS, TO ENSURE ITS CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT, 80,000+ SQ. FT. BUILDING WILL BE LOCATED IN THE HEART OF SAN FRANCISCO, AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST AIDS AND ADVOCACY FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. THE CENTER WILL ENSURE THAT THE COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE OF HIV/AIDS IS PRESERVED FOREVER AND USED TO TEACH, LEARN, INSPIRE, AND HONOR - SO HISTORY IS NOT REPEATED, BUT LEVERAGED TO SHAPE A MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR ALL PEOPLE.

THE QUILT, STARTED IN 1981, IS AN EPIC, 54-TON TAPESTRY THAT INCLUDES OVER 50,000 PANELS DEDICATED TO MORE THAN 105,000 INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED FROM AIDS. RECOGNIZED AROUND THE GLOBE, IT IS AN ICONIC SYMBOL OF THE AIDS PANDEMIC AND AIDS ACTIVISM. SECTIONS OF THE QUILT ARE CONTINUOUSLY ON DISPLAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, BUSINESSES, CORPORATIONS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS. MORE THAN 15 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE VIEWED ITS PANELS AT THOUSANDS OF DISPLAYS OVER THE PAST 35 YEARS. OUR 'CALL MY NAME' PANEL MAKING PROGRAM ENSURES THAT STORIES OF BLACK AND BROWN LIVES LOST TO HIV/AIDS ARE HONORED WITH PANELS ON THE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT AND REFLECTS THE EPIDEMIC'S IMPACT ON COMMUNITY OF COLOR.

CLASS 304: PEDRO ZAMORA YOUNG LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP - DEDICATED TO CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF THE LATE AIDS EDUCATOR AND ACTIVIST PEDRO ZAMORA, THIS SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORTS THE ACADEMIC PURSUITS OF YOUNG ACTIVISTS WORKING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHO CARRY PEDROS TORCH FORWARD IN PURSUIT OF A BOLD VISION THAT NEVER AGAIN WILL A COMMUNITY BE HARMED BECAUSE OF FEAR, SILENCE, DISCRIMINATION, OR STIGMA. IN 2022 OVER THIS PROGRAM HAS SURPASED A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN SUPPORT TO YOUR LEADERS WORKING IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; 1) PROVIDING SERVICE AND/OR LEADERSHIP IN EFFORTS TO END HIV OR HELP THOSE LIVING WITH IT; 2) ACTIVELY FIGHTING AGAINST STIGMA, DENIAL, RACISM, AND HATE WHICH FUEL THE CONTINUED SPREAD OF HIV; AND 3) EXPLAIN HOW THEIR STUDIES, CAREER PLANS OR PUBLIC SERVICE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ADVANCING HEALTH, SOCIAL, AND RACIAL EQUITY. SURVIVING VOICES ORAL HISTORY PROJECT - IN 2022, THIS DYNAMIC PROGRAM FOCUSED THE CAMERA UPON THE BLACK COMMUNITY & AIDS, WHICH IS THE LATEST CHAPTER IN THE MULTI-YEAR DOCUMENTARY PROJECT ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC ON VARIOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE US. WITH A FOCUS ON THE INSPIRING STORIES OF BLACK ACTIVISTS AND ADVOCATES AROUND THE COUNTRY, THE NEW MINI-DOCUMENTARY AND INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEW SEGMENTS FEATURE ADVOCATES AND SURVIVORS WHO SHARE THEIR PERSONAL STORIES ABOUT WHY HIV/AIDS CONTINUES TO DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT BLACK COMMUNITIES. THE SURVIVING VOICES MINI-DOCUMENTARY THE BLACK COMMUNITY & AIDS WON THE JURY AWARD AT THE 2022 SF QUEER FILM FEST. THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY QUILT DISPLAY - 2022 MARKED THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT. TO MARK THIS MILESTONE, THE LARGEST DISPLAY OF THE QUILT IN SAN FRANCISCO HISTORY TOOK PLACE IN JUNE IN GOLDEN GATE PARK. THE DISPLAY CONSISTED OF 3,500 PANELS OF THE QUILT OVER TWO DAYS AND ATTRACTED OVER 30,000 VISITORS REPRESENTING A DIVERSE MAKEUP OF AGE, RACE, GENDER AND SOCIOECONOMIC STANDING. IN ITS ENTIRETY, THE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT IS AN EPIC 54-TON TAPESTRY THAT INCLUDES NEARLY 50,000 PANELS DEDICATED TO MORE THAN 110,000 INDIVIDUALS. IT IS THE PREMIERE SYMBOL OF THE AIDS PANDEMIC, A LIVING MEMORIAL TO A GENERATION LOST TO AIDS AND AN IMPORTANT HIV PREVENTION EDUCATION TOOL. OVER THREE DECADES, WITH THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CONTRIBUTING THEIR TALENTS TO MAKING THE MEMORIAL PANELS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE HELPED TO DISPLAY IT AROUND THE COUNTRY, THE QUILT IS CONSIDERED THE LARGEST COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT IN HISTORY.

OUR ANNUAL WORLD AIDS DAY NATIONAL OBSERVANCE, ENGAGING POLICYMAKERS, CELEBRITIES, AND IMPORTANT CONSTITUENCIES, IS HELD IN THE GROVE AND STREAMED TO A NATIONAL AUDIENCE, INFORMING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ABOUT THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS TODAY, AND THE ISSUES OF STIGMA, HEALTH EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND INCLUSION STILL FACED IN THE FIGHT FOR A CURE. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE AWARDED IN EXCESS OF $500,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO OVER 125 EMERGING YOUNG LEADERS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING HEALTH, RACIAL, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS THROUGH OUR YOUTH ACTIVISM AWARDS PROGRAMS WHICH CULMINATE ON WORLD AIDS DAY. THE SURVIVING VOICES ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM CAPTURES NUMEROUS STORIES FROM COMMUNITIES AND DEMOGRAPHICS UNDERREPRESENTED IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE ABOUT HIV/AIDS TO ENSURE THEY ARE CAPTURED, CURATED, AND RETAINED TO BENEFIT CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. EVERY YEAR, A DEMOGRAPHIC-SPECIFIC SERIES OF INTERVIEWS AND MINI DOCUMENTARIES ARE RELEASED ON WORLD AIDS DAY, REACHING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE NATIONALLY THROUGH IN-PERSON EVENTS, FILM FESTIVALS AND ONLINE PROGRAMMING.

THE QUILT, STARTED IN 1981, IS AN EPIC, 54-TON TAPESTRY THAT INCLUDES OVER 50,000 PANELS DEDICATED TO MORE THAN 105,000 INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED FROM AIDS. RECOGNIZED AROUND THE GLOBE, IT IS AN ICONIC SYMBOL OF THE AIDS PANDEMIC AND AIDS ACTIVISM. SECTIONS OF THE QUILT ARE CONTINUOUSLY ON DISPLAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, BUSINESSES, CORPORATIONS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS. MORE THAN 15 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE VIEWED ITS PANELS AT THOUSANDS OF DISPLAYS OVER THE PAST 35 YEARS. OUR 'CALL MY NAME' PANEL MAKING PROGRAM ENSURES THAT STORIES OF BLACK AND BROWN LIVES LOST TO HIV/AIDS ARE HONORED WITH PANELS ON THE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT AND REFLECTS THE EPIDEMIC'S IMPACT ON COMMUNITY OF COLOR.

OUR ANNUAL WORLD AIDS DAY NATIONAL OBSERVANCE, ENGAGING POLICYMAKERS, CELEBRITIES, AND IMPORTANT CONSTITUENCIES, IS HELD IN THE GROVE AND STREAMED TO A NATIONAL AUDIENCE, INFORMING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ABOUT THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS TODAY, AND THE ISSUES OF STIGMA, HEALTH EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND INCLUSION STILL FACED IN THE FIGHT FOR A CURE. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE AWARDED IN EXCESS OF $500,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO OVER 125 EMERGING YOUNG LEADERS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING HEALTH, RACIAL, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS THROUGH OUR YOUTH ACTIVISM AWARDS PROGRAMS WHICH CULMINATE ON WORLD AIDS DAY. THE SURVIVING VOICES ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM CAPTURES NUMEROUS STORIES FROM COMMUNITIES AND DEMOGRAPHICS UNDERREPRESENTED IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE ABOUT HIV/AIDS TO ENSURE THEY ARE CAPTURED, CURATED, AND RETAINED TO BENEFIT CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. EVERY YEAR, A DEMOGRAPHIC-SPECIFIC SERIES OF INTERVIEWS AND MINI DOCUMENTARIES ARE RELEASED ON WORLD AIDS DAY, REACHING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE NATIONALLY THROUGH IN-PERSON EVENTS, FILM FESTIVALS AND ONLINE PROGRAMMING. IMPARTING THE HISTORY AND LESSONS OF AIDS - AND THE AIDS MOVEMENT - IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS STAY ENGAGED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS, BE INSPIRED TO ADVANCE HEALTH, SOCIAL, AND RACIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS AND EMBRACE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND JUSTICE - IS AT THE CORE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS. THESE INCLUDE THE PEDRO ZAMORA YOUNG LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP; MARY BOWMAN ARTS IN ACTIVISM AWARD; SURVIVING VOICES STORYTELLING SHORT-FILM DOCUMENTARIES; COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER WORKDAYS; YEAR-ROUND, NATIONWIDE QUILT DISPLAYS; CALL MY NAME QUILT PANEL MAKING FOCUSED ON THOSE COMMUNITIES UNDERREPRESENTED (TRANS, BLACK & BROWN AND AAPINH) AND OUR NATION'S ANNUAL WORLD AIDS DAY NATIONAL OBSERVANCE.

CENTER PROJECT: THE NATIONAL AIDS MEMORIAL IS ENTERING A KEY PHASE OF PLANNING FOR THE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ("THE CENTER"), A NEW CULTURAL INSTITUTION THAT WILL SHOWCASE THE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT AND HOST EXHIBITIONS ON THE HISTORY OF HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC, SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS, AND IMPORTANT MODERN-DAY ISSUES. THE CENTER WILL BE THE PERMANENT HOME OF OUR NATION?S ICONIC AND WORLD-RENOWNED AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT, WHICH TODAY HAS GROWN TO 50,000+ PANELS AND WEIGHS 54 TONS, TO ENSURE ITS CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT, 80,000+ SQ. FT. BUILDING WILL BE LOCATED IN THE HEART OF SAN FRANCISCO, AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST AIDS AND ADVOCACY FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. THE CENTER WILL ENSURE THAT THE COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE OF HIV/AIDS IS PRESERVED FOREVER AND USED TO TEACH, LEARN, INSPIRE, AND HONOR - SO HISTORY IS NOT REPEATED, BUT LEVERAGED TO SHAPE A MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR ALL PEOPLE.

THE QUILT, STARTED IN 1981, IS AN EPIC, 54-TON TAPESTRY THAT INCLUDES OVER 50,000 PANELS DEDICATED TO MORE THAN 105,000 INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED FROM AIDS. RECOGNIZED AROUND THE GLOBE, IT IS AN ICONIC SYMBOL OF THE AIDS PANDEMIC AND AIDS ACTIVISM. SECTIONS OF THE QUILT ARE CONTINUOUSLY ON DISPLAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, BUSINESSES, CORPORATIONS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS. MORE THAN 15 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE VIEWED ITS PANELS AT THOUSANDS OF DISPLAYS OVER THE PAST 35 YEARS. OUR 'CALL MY NAME' PANEL MAKING PROGRAM ENSURES THAT STORIES OF BLACK AND BROWN LIVES LOST TO HIV/AIDS ARE HONORED WITH PANELS ON THE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT AND REFLECTS THE EPIDEMIC'S IMPACT ON COMMUNITY OF COLOR.

CLASS 304: PEDRO ZAMORA YOUNG LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP - DEDICATED TO CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF THE LATE AIDS EDUCATOR AND ACTIVIST PEDRO ZAMORA, THIS SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORTS THE ACADEMIC PURSUITS OF YOUNG ACTIVISTS WORKING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHO CARRY PEDRO?S TORCH FORWARD IN PURSUIT OF A BOLD VISION THAT NEVER AGAIN WILL A COMMUNITY BE HARMED BECAUSE OF FEAR, SILENCE, DISCRIMINATION, OR STIGMA. IN 2022 OVER THIS PROGRAM HAS SURPASED A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN SUPPORT TO YOUR LEADERS WORKING IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; 1) PROVIDING SERVICE AND/OR LEADERSHIP IN EFFORTS TO END HIV OR HELP THOSE LIVING WITH IT; 2) ACTIVELY FIGHTING AGAINST STIGMA, DENIAL, RACISM, AND HATE WHICH FUEL THE CONTINUED SPREAD OF HIV; AND 3) EXPLAIN HOW THEIR STUDIES, CAREER PLANS OR PUBLIC SERVICE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ADVANCING HEALTH, SOCIAL, AND RACIAL EQUITY. SURVIVING VOICES ORAL HISTORY PROJECT - IN 2022, THIS DYNAMIC PROGRAM FOCUSED THE CAMERA UPON ?THE BLACK COMMUNITY & AIDS?, WHICH IS THE LATEST CHAPTER IN THE MULTI-YEAR DOCUMENTARY PROJECT ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC ON VARIOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE US. WITH A FOCUS ON THE INSPIRING STORIES OF BLACK ACTIVISTS AND ADVOCATES AROUND THE COUNTRY, THE NEW MINI-DOCUMENTARY AND INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEW SEGMENTS FEATURE ADVOCATES AND SURVIVORS WHO SHARE THEIR PERSONAL STORIES ABOUT WHY HIV/AIDS CONTINUES TO DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT BLACK COMMUNITIES. THE SURVIVING VOICES MINI-DOCUMENTARY ?THE BLACK COMMUNITY & AIDS? WON THE JURY AWARD AT THE 2022 SF QUEER FILM FEST. THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY QUILT DISPLAY - 2022 MARKED THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT. TO MARK THIS MILESTONE, THE LARGEST DISPLAY OF THE QUILT IN SAN FRANCISCO HISTORY TOOK PLACE IN JUNE IN GOLDEN GATE PARK. THE DISPLAY CONSISTED OF 3,500 PANELS OF THE QUILT OVER TWO DAYS AND ATTRACTED OVER 30,000 VISITORS REPRESENTING A DIVERSE MAKEUP OF AGE, RACE, GENDER AND SOCIOECONOMIC STANDING. IN ITS ENTIRETY, THE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT IS AN EPIC 54-TON TAPESTRY THAT INCLUDES NEARLY 50,000 PANELS DEDICATED TO MORE THAN 110,000 INDIVIDUALS. IT IS THE PREMIERE SYMBOL OF THE AIDS PANDEMIC, A LIVING MEMORIAL TO A GENERATION LOST TO AIDS AND AN IMPORTANT HIV PREVENTION EDUCATION TOOL. OVER THREE DECADES, WITH THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CONTRIBUTING THEIR TALENTS TO MAKING THE MEMORIAL PANELS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE HELPED TO DISPLAY IT AROUND THE COUNTRY, THE QUILT IS CONSIDERED THE LARGEST COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT IN HISTORY.

OUR ANNUAL WORLD AIDS DAY NATIONAL OBSERVANCE, ENGAGING POLICYMAKERS, CELEBRITIES, AND IMPORTANT CONSTITUENCIES, IS HELD IN THE GROVE AND STREAMED TO A NATIONAL AUDIENCE, INFORMING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ABOUT THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS TODAY, AND THE ISSUES OF STIGMA, HEALTH EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND INCLUSION STILL FACED IN THE FIGHT FOR A CURE. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE AWARDED IN EXCESS OF $500,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO OVER 125 EMERGING YOUNG LEADERS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING HEALTH, RACIAL, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS THROUGH OUR YOUTH ACTIVISM AWARDS PROGRAMS WHICH CULMINATE ON WORLD AIDS DAY. THE SURVIVING VOICES ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM CAPTURES NUMEROUS STORIES FROM COMMUNITIES AND DEMOGRAPHICS UNDERREPRESENTED IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE ABOUT HIV/AIDS TO ENSURE THEY ARE CAPTURED, CURATED, AND RETAINED TO BENEFIT CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. EVERY YEAR, A DEMOGRAPHIC-SPECIFIC SERIES OF INTERVIEWS AND MINI DOCUMENTARIES ARE RELEASED ON WORLD AIDS DAY, REACHING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE NATIONALLY THROUGH IN-PERSON EVENTS, FILM FESTIVALS AND ONLINE PROGRAMMING.