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DFW Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will open the Word AIDS Day commemoration
with a blessing

Dozens of groups gather at Cathedral of Hope for World AIDS Day commemoration

DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer
Taffet@DallasVoice.com

World AIDS Day began as a desperate cry from the LGBTQ community, begging elected officials to say the word: AIDS.

Today, the annual Dec. 1 commemoration is a remembrance of those lost during the AIDS pandemic and a celebration of how far we’ve coming in treatment, prevention and eradication of the disease.

This year, a coalition of more than two dozen community organizations, along with their donors and allies, will gather on Monday, Dec. 2, at 6 p.m. at Cathedral of Hope to mark World AIDS Day with Together We Thrive.

The event is organized by DR Hanson, David Hearn and Prism Health North Texas.
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will open the event with a blessing.

State Rep. Venton Jones, who made a name for himself during his first term in office as the first legislator to be open about his HIV-positive status, will speak about the progress made in ending the HIV epidemic in Dallas and his proposed legislation for the 2025 session of the Texas Legislature.

The Turtle Creek Chorale, Patti Le Plae Safe and Miss Lifewalk 2024 and Miss Big Thickette 2024 Shantae Morgan will perform.

DR Hanson will moderate a panel that includes public health strategist Chris Walker and Hardy Haberman. Among other things, they will discuss those protests in the 1980s and 1990s that laid the foundation for the strength of the HIV/AIDS movement.

In Dallas, one of the largest AIDS protests took place outside the Dallas Convention Center. While President George H.W. Bush spoke inside, activists chalked outlines of dead bodies on the sidewalk outside. Although protesters were banging on the glass outside of the building where the president was speaking, no arrests were made.

Together We Thrive will be the largest number of Dallas community organizations in many

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