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01 Dec


December 01, 2018
New York, NY,

Light the Fight A World AIDS Day Experience

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New York, NY,

The NYC AIDS Memorial is pleased to announce #LightTheFight, an interactive art experience on World AIDS Day, Saturday December 1, 2018. #LightTheFight, a collaboration with world-renowned visual artist Jenny Holzer, will kick off with a ceremony and performance at dusk (4:30pm EST) at the New York City AIDS Memorial Park in the heart of the West Village, corner of West 12th St & Greenwich Avenue, including presentations by Keith Fox, Corey Johnson, poet Jericho Brown, and the West Village Chorale.

Following the ceremony, a fleet of five trucks emblazoned with LED signs will begin a journey through the city displaying a series of quotes that convey the impact, history, and ongoing battle against the AIDS epidemic worldwide. Learn more.

Free and open to the public.

The #LightTheFight experience would not be possible without the help of the NYC AIDS Memorial's community partners including The LGBT Community Center, The Poetry Society of America, Lyft and The Ford Foundation.

New York City AIDS Memorial Park
West 12th St & Greenwich Avenue
New York, NY 10011

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