World AIDS Day remembrance service planned for Dec. 1

CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – World AIDS Day will be commemorated in Lake County with a special service on the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 1.


The AIDS Celebration of Life Remembrance service will take place at 4 p.m. at Clearlake Oaks Community Methodist Church on The Plaza.


Join the commemoration in the spirit of community. There will be opportunities to get valuable information and to personally honor those who have gone before.


You are welcomed to bring photographs, mementos and stories, ask questions, or to be in silent meditation. Everyone is welcome.


This year’s theme for World AIDS Day is “Getting to Zero: Zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination. Zero AIDS-related deaths.”


This year’s World AIDS Day is anticipated to see renewed activism as Dec. 1 falls only six months before the International AIDS Conference takes place in Washington, D.C.


World AIDS Day is the moment of the year when millions of people come together across the globe to commemorate people who lost their lives to HIV, applaud progress made in responding to the epidemic and recommit to ending the epidemic.


Last year’s Challenge Day at a local high school was attended by 100 students who were asked to imagine a line in the room. Those youth whose lives have been impacted by HIV were asked to cross the line, or remain if not affected. Eighty percent of the Lake County youth crossed the line.


There is still a lot of work to do, especially for youth and all our citizens. We can do things like having HIV discussions in our schools, attending the Community Care HIV/AIDS Program's annual AIDSWalk and other local events such as World AIDS Day.


Please contact Community Care HIV/AIDS Program 707-995-1606 for more information.

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