WHEN: Monday-Thursday, Dec. 1-4 (5-9 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday)
WHERE: Nebraska East Union, Great Plains Room
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 25, 2003 -- A portion of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display Dec. 1-4 in the Great Plains Room of the Nebraska East Union on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus.
The display will be open from 5-9 p.m. Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 2-4. There will be an opening program at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1, featuring a proclamation by Lincoln Mayor Colleen Seng, a performance by the Rainbow chorus and a candlelight vigil. The display is sponsored by the University Program Council, in conjunction with the University Health Center Peers Encouraging Responsible Sexuality (PERSUNL) program.
Throughout the week additional programming will be taking place on both City and East campuses. PERSUNL will present an informational display in the alcove area of the Nebraska Union from Dec. 1-3. Magnets, red ribbons, and love safely packets will be available at both union locations. Dec. 1 has been designated "wear your red T-shirt and ribbon day," representing the impact that HIV/AIDS has on the entire population.
For information on how individuals can get involved in the week's events, there will be an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Nov. 30 in the Nebraska Union food court area.
Since 1987, The AIDS Memorial Quilt has been a way to provide healing, remembrance, education, and prevention in the struggle to end AIDS. More than 42,000 individual 3- by 6-foot memorial panels have been sewn together by friends and family to create a memorial for those who have died of AIDS. The NAMES Project Foundation sponsors the quilt and has presented portions of the quilt to more than 13 million people at tens of thousands of displays around the world.
The University Program Council is a volunteer student organization designed to address the co-curricular, social, recreational, cultural, and educational needs of the UNL campus. For more information on the NAMES Project Foundation and The AIDS Memorial Quilt visit www.aidsquilt.org.
CONTACTS: Liz Barnum, Graduate Assistant, University Program Council, (402) 8171; and
Pat Tetreault, Sexuality Education & PERSUNL Coordinator, (402) 472-7447
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Posted by Tom Simons, Office of University Communications
Phone: (402) 472-8514, Fax: (402) 472-7825