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Dr Anthony Fauci and Dr David Ho were honored on World AIDS Day with the National AIDS Memorial Leadership Award
Powerful and inspiring frontline voices of two pandemics speak during a virtual event https://www.aidsmemorial.org/virtual-exhibition @JudithLight @DrJAshton @SpeakerPelosi @RobertGarcia @LoriLightfoot @TJHolmes @KeishaBottoms @BilldeBlasciio @ Gileaddonesalgar1 @ Gileaddonesalgar @ViventHealth San Francisco, December 1, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – The National AIDS Memorial’s annual World AIDS Day commemoration brought together powerful voices from the AIDS and Covid-19 pandemics for an inspiring conversation about health justice, social activism, remembrance and hope Available for public viewing at www.aidsmemorial.org, World AIDS Day 2020 – A National Conversation, included a distinct list of guest speakers and tribute videos, with thousands of people from across the country gathering to honor the lives lost, the survivors, the activism and heroes of over four decades and two devastating pandemics. Longtime AIDS advocate Judith Light hosted the day’s commemorative event which was attended by Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and David D. Ho, MD, Director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center at Columbia University. They were honored with the memorial’s National Leadership Recognition Award for their lifelong commitment, work and profound impact they have had over 40 years and two pandemics in advancing science, treatment and education. around both diseases. ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Jennifer Ashton, moderated the in-depth discussion and, at its conclusion, asked both leaders about the forum’s “hope” theme and to share perspectives with the public. future health related to HIV / AIDS and Covid-19. “Back to science. I think science will provide solutions for both HIV / AIDS and Covid-19, “said Dr. Ho.” Given the unprecedented mobilization of the scientific community to address both of these problems, I think vaccines will be forthcoming. Better treatments will come. And on top of that, I think we’ll come up with testing strategies to help reopen our societies as quickly as possible. “I should just echo what David says, hoping in two directions,” said Dr. Fauci. “One, the hope of what science itself would offer, but also the hope that the world will appreciate much more the importance of science so that we can really get rid of science in the sense of involving more people and using the enormous potential of science. science, in particular, engaging young people in making science a career, whether it be in the biological sciences or physical sciences. “In a conversation moderated by ABC News’ GMA3 co-host TJ Holmes, several prominent mayors – the mayor Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms, Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio – discussed the impact pandemics have had on marginalized populations, particularly among communities of color. Activists who have helped trigger changes and movements – Alicia Garza, Principal at Black Futures Lab and Co-Founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network, Cleve Jones, Co-Founder of the AIDS Memorial Quilt and Kristin Urquiza, Co-Founder of Segnato from COVID – were part of a conversation about activism and the ongoing struggle for social justice, moderated by Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered a message of hope and honored the member Congressman John Lewis, who passed away earlier this year and who was a powerful voice for social justice. Reverend Naomi Washington-Leapheart, director of religious and interreligious affairs of the city of Philadelphia, gave the invocation. “Today was very moving and extremely powerful on so many levels,” said John Cunningham, executive director of the National AIDS Memorial. “Today we pulled the thread and weaved a beautiful tapestry representing forty years of the AIDS crisis, offering a deeply honest and inspiring conversation of hope, action and resilience.” Musical tributes included singer-songwriter Alida McKeon performing her newly written song “HOPE”. The event ended with a beautiful performance by the virtual choir of “Will I See?”, Produced by Kevin Mayes, who helped the Memorial officially unveil the first ever virtual AIDS Memorial Quilt exhibit on its website. which features nearly 10,000 Quilt panels representing all 50 states and territories of the United States, using the power and beauty of the quilt to help the nation heal during these troubled times. After the program, the memorial posted a special video on its YouTube channel of the traditional reading of the newly engraved names in the memorial of loved ones lost to AIDS, those who loved them and the memorial’s longtime friends. The 2020 AIDS Day event is Gilead Sciences. Co-sponsors are Chevron and Quest Diagnostics. Other major sponsors include Vivent Health, Wells Fargo, BioMarin, Blue Shield of California, Excelerate Foundation National Hemophilia Foundation, Murray Reese Foundation, Nestlé and Tito’s Vodka, Morrison & Foerster, Aon, Recology, Splunk, Salesforce, Saks Fifth Avenue, Human Campagna on rights and until there is a cure. Media partners include Hearst Newspapers, iHeart Radio / PRIDE Radio Network, the San Francisco Chronicle, POZ, Advocate, and HIV Plus Magazine. See the full list of partners. 2020 marks 40 years since the first cases of AIDS were reported in the United States, a pandemic that has resulted in nearly 700,000 lives lost and still no cure four decades later. This year, our nation faces another pandemic – the fight against Covid-19 – in which the horrific loss of life has exceeded 250,000 lives in just a few months. Visit the entire World Anti-War Day event. ‘AIDS and visit the Quilt Virtual Exhibition at www.aidsmemorial. org. Attachments * title * WAD20 Speaker Photo Grid 201128 1280×720 CONTACT: Kevin Herglotz National AIDS Memorial 415-874-9650 [email protected]
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