Hello Everyone,
Here are the details of the World AIDS Day Event, Tuesday December 1st at 7pm at the Nelson United Church.
World AIDS Day Event, December 1st
ANKORS and the Nelson United Church host World AIDS Day, December 1st, 7PM at the Nelson United Church at the corner of Josephine and Silica Streets. World AIDS Day is held every December 1st as communities around the world honour and commemorate those lost to AIDS and those who continue to live with the effects of HIV/AIDS. World AIDS Day is also used to mark the achievements made, and the work still to be done in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Around 40 million people are living wit HIV throughout the world and that number increases everyday. Ignorance, poverty and stigma are fueling the spread of this preventable disease. The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is human rights.
This December 1st provides an opportunity for our community to unite with the rest of the world in working to stop the spread of HIV and in ending prejudice and discrimination against those living with the disease. Please join us on December 1st at the Nelson United Church for a service conducted by Rev David Boyd, with musical guests, the One World Choir and Aspen Switzer. Refreshments to follow. All welcome.
Cheryl Dowden
ANKORS
Executive Director
101 Baker St.
Nelson, BC V1L 4H1
Ph# 250-505-5506
Fax# 250-505-5507
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance is an occasion in the LGBT community set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice (transphobia). The event is held on 20 November. It was founded by Gwendolyn Ann Smith to honor Rita Hester, whose murder in 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco, California candlelight vigil in 1999. Since then, the event has grown to encompass memorials in hundreds of cities around the world.
Please spread the word and join us for Trans Day of Rememberance – November 20th, a vigil to raise awareness on violence towards transgender/gender variants/gender queer folks.
Remember the dead…Honor the Living…
6pm on baker & ward, near the scotia bank/hemp store. Christopher
