A Day of Remembrance and Hope: World AIDS Day
"So often we think that when we're talking about the AIDS epidemic … we should be focusing mainly on the contributions that people in medicine can make—and we need those contributions…. But what I want to suggest is that we also need artists to enter the conversation, to enter the mix." - David Gere, project director for the Art/Global Health Center and an associate professor and World Art and Cultures co-chair. Today we join as a global community and pay tribute to the millions of lives lost and families affected by HIV/AIDS on World AIDS Day. We also pay tribute to the nurses, care givers and doctors who have cared for those afflicted and all those working for a cure. People light candles in the shape of a red ribbon, the symbol of the AIDS awareness campaign, during a rally to mark World AIDS Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. AP PHOTO/ACHMAD IBRAHIM This morning the Washington Post sponsored an online chat with UCLA's Dr. Michael Gottlieb...