This special poetry reading and community reflection honors National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day through the voices of long-term survivors and community members. Featuring live poetry readings and reflections on legacy and resilience, this program will explore what it means to age with HIV in an era of cure research and medical progress.
Holding HIV: Poems of HOPE is a poetry collection created through the HOPE Community Arts Integrated Research program, capturing the hopes, fears and lived experiences of people aging with HIV. Through art and storytelling, attendees are invited to engage with the emotional, historical and human dimensions of HIV – honoring survival while imagining the future.
Speakers to be announced.
LOCATION:Main Library - Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room A CLASS:PUBLIC TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1440M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Event Reminder - Commemoration: Art as Evidence END:VALARM END:VCALENDAR