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Remembering The Lives Lost Due to HIV and AIDS

Join us for the Candlelight Vigil starting at 6:00 PM to commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1, 2023, at the Parsons Center for Health and Wellness. Click here to discover more about this event and the Candlelight Vigil ceremony.

 

We remember...

 
 

It has been 41 years of the HIV Epidemic in America, and many of us have been there since the beginning.  Join us as we remember those we've loved and lost, and hear stories from long time survivors.

 
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We Are A Community...

The Phoenix AIDS Candlelight Vigil is a collaboration of HIV Community Members & Agencies coming together to remember those who we have lost to this deadly disease.  Held annually on World AIDS Day.

 

The event was first held on December 1st, 2014.  We invite you to view the photos below, or sign up for more information about next year's event.

Thanks to Randy Bingham & Sophia Gonzales from Randy's Vision Photography for taking these photos.

 
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The Vigil Begins...

Friday, December 1, 2023
6:00 PM

The Parsons Center for Health & Wellness    
1101 N. Central Av, Phoenix, Arizona 85004

Limited designated parking is available. Street parking is also available, but we encourage you to use the light rail in case of a shortage.  The Central & Roosevelt Station is one block away. To honor World AIDS Day, this candlelight vigil will be held alongside other activities.

 
 
 
 
 

The Phoenix AIDS Candlelight Vigil is a partner in bringing you an eventful evening to commemorate the worldwide effort to end HIV-related stigma, pay tribute to those we have lost, and renew our commitment to achieving an HIV-free world.

Join us at the Parsons Center for Health and Wellness to view the touching AIDS Memorial Quilt Display sponsored by Gilead, brought to you by Aunt Rita's Foundation. As part of a visual installation and video space organized by one-n-ten, learn about the history of HIV/AIDS and activism in Arizona. To conclude the night, we'll be holding a candlelight vigil at 6:00 PM. Following the ceremony, join us for a screening of the film AIDS Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman and a conversation with the film’s Director, Dante Alencastre, and special guests.

Reserve Your Free Ticket Here.

 
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NAMES PROJECT AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT

Join us at the Parsons Center for Health and Wellness to view the touching AIDS Memorial Quilt Display sponsored by Gilead, brought to you by Aunt Rita's Foundation. The panels will be on display at the Parsons Center for Health and Wellness starting in the last week of November.

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In Memoriam

 Names of our departed.

 

Invite Your Friends

Reserve your ticket for this event and share the invitation with friends & family.

 
 
 

Join the Group

We meet Bi-Weekly at various locations, please contact Peter & Glen if you are interested in supporting the effort.