World AIDS Day 07 Events
November 29, 2007 - Vancouver, B.C. - Local performers, activists and AIDS service organizations have big plans for World AIDS Day 2007. Over 13 events across the city will attract thousands of people, raising funds for local and international AIDS related causes, creating awareness, and demonstrating solidarity with people living with HIV/AIDS.
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Healthcare Choices for "hard to reach" Women
Time: 12-2pm
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Location: Alibi Room, 157 Alexander St
Description: Positive Women's Network and YouthCO are pleased to welcome Dr. Gina Ogilvie as she speaks out about 'hard to reach' women and innovative HPV care. Join us for this pre World AIDS Day lunch and forum. Positive women and community members welcome. pwn@pwn.bc.ca
Friday, November 30th, 2007
World AIDS Day Display and Bake Sale
Location: Richmond Hospital Lobby
Time: 8am on
Description: prizes, free draws, literature and materials, representatives from Gilwest Clinic, Heart of Richmond AIDS Society, South Fraser GoGo's.
Oratorio for AIDS
Location: St. James Anglican Church, 303 East Cordova, Vancouver
Time: 7:30pm
Description: Opera Appassionata is pleased to offer this fundraising concert to benefit AIDS Vancouver and the Dr. Peter Centre. A great variety of music from many oratorios accompanied in turn by piano and organ will be sung by some of the finest soloists in
Vancouver.
Project Stitch Virtual AIDS Quilt
Location: Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street
Time: official opening 3pm, reception to follow
Description: Project Stitch launches the display of its collaborative community art project - a digital AIDS quilt created by youths. Runs to Dec. 9th. www.projectstitch.com
Zero Patience
Location: VanCity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street
Time: doors at 7pm, show at 8pm, reception to follow.
Description: The Centre, Cineworks, Out on Screen and Vancouver New Music are pleased to present a screening of John Greyson's film Zero Patience. John Greyson will be present for a Q&A following the film. www.newmusic.org
Cost: tickets $10/$7 students/seniors available at the door.
Saturday, December 1st, 2007
World AIDS Day
Time: 9 am to 9 pm
Location: Carnegie Community Centre, 401 Main Street
Description: over 40 information booths, video presentations and discussions, political speakers, draws and prizes throughout the day, free lunch, dinner and refreshments, movie presentations. www.bcpwa.org
AIDS Benedict
Time: Brunch time
Location: Zin Restaurant & Lounge, Seb's Market Café, the Fountainhead Pub, Elixir, Restaurant and Lounge at Opus Hotel, The Alibi Room, The Tomahawk, and Davie Village Café & Bar.
Description: go to youthco.org for more info. Runs to Dec. 2nd.
Celebrities Night Club
Time: night time
Location: 1022 Davie Street
Description: Celebrities will be donating $1 of cover price at the door Saturday night! Dance till you drop, all to benefit YouthCO AIDS Society!
One Day for AIDS: My Brother .Nikhil
Time: 2pm
Location: Pacific Cinémathèque 1131 Howe St.
Description: Film screening of "My brother.Nikhil" with the proceeds going to the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation.
Cost: $10
John Greyson and David Wall - Fig Trees
Time: opening reception and performance 3pm
Location: Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street
Description: Fig Trees is a multimedia opera that considers treatment and political issues in the story of Zackie Achmat, a South African man living with AIDS. Achmat's decision to refuse treatment until medication was available to all who needed it made international headlines. Runs to Dec. 9th. www.newmusic.org
Cost: suggested donation $5 - $20
Art & Activism
Time: 4:30 pm
Location: Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street
Description: Sadira Rodrigues moderates a panel discussion with sound, media and visual artists about art and political activism. Panelists include John Greyson, Tiko Kerr, David Wall and others.
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
The Queen's Sore Throat
Time: 2pm, reception to follow
Location: Pacific Cinématheque, 1131 Howe St.
Description: Spinning off the work of Wayne Koestenbaum, Douglas Crimp, Linda Hutcheon and others concerning notions of activism, the queer martyr, the operatic spectacle, and the rendering of the American and African AIDS pandemics in song, this lecture explores the use of voice, song and opera in John Greyson's work addressing AIDS.www.newmusic.org
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Contacts
Julia Smith
Director of Communications
BC Persons With AIDS Society
Phone: 604.893.2209
Cell: 604.612.0222
Email: julias@bcpwa.org
AIDS Vancouver
1107 Seymour St
Vancouver, BC, Canada
V6B 5S8
Phone: 604.893.2211
Email: contact@aidsvancouver.org
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British Columbia Persons With AIDS Society
www.bcpwa.org
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