rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/event/world-aids-day-reading-of-the-names-2?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-event-area-world-aids-day-reading-of-the-names-2' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Housing Works Advocacy https://actionnetwork.org/groups/housing-works-advocacy https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/events/photos/002/879/058/normal/1446211790.jpg World AIDS Day is a day to memorialize those we have lost to HIV/AIDS and recommit to our goals to ending the epidemic. We have not yet ended HIV/AIDS because we have not ended homelessness, a crisis rooted in structural racism and political disregard for people who are Black, Latinx and poor. The challenges posed by homelessness and housing instability, food insecurity, lack of employment, stigma, and other factors are what make it harder for our community to access HIV testing, prevention, and care. This year for World AIDS Day, Housing Works is returning to the annual observance of the Reading of the Names tribute. By reading the names aloud of those who have died of AIDS, we will collectively mourn loved ones lost and ground ourselves in another year of advocacy for those still living with HIV/AIDS. Volunteers will read from a list of names for six hours at the AIDS Memorial Park, from 10AM-6PM. At 11AM, we will host a press conference, calling on Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams to take action on ending the epidemic in New York City and State. https://actionnetwork.org/events/world-aids-day-reading-of-the-names-2/?source=facebookshare