Why are we still lighting candles for people who died of AIDS? Globally UNAIDS reported in July 2019 that approximately 1.7 million acquired HIV and approximately 800,000 people died of AIDS in 2018. Our response to COVID-19 makes sense because we know what happens when we choose not to care and ignore public health threats, […]
Tags: AIDS, AIDS candlelight memorial, HIV, PLHIV, POWA, Sister's of Perpetual Indulgence, WA AIDS Council
11 May 2020 /
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The 30th annual Candlelight Memorial was celebrated in Perth last night at the WA AIDS Memorial. The ceremony featured the traditional placing of candles to remember friends lost to AIDS, a philosophical reading and a live rendition of the song ‘That’s What Friend’s Are For’. A small crowd gathered for the event, a significant downturn […]
Tags: AIDS, AIDS Quilt, Andrew Burry, HIV, JOY 94.9, Perth Sisters, Rainbow Report, Sister Mary-Jane Singleton of the Divine Green Weed, Sister's of Perpetual Indulgence, WA AIDS Council, WA AIDS Memorial, WAAC
20 May 2013 |
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