PULLMAN, Wash.-The Cougar Health Awareness Team (CHAT), invites community members to submit requests for specific AIDS Memorial Quilt panels to be included in the
CHAT, in conjunction with Health and Wellness Services and cosponsored by the CUB Gallery on the Move, secured 160 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt for display at WSU in an effort to generate HIV/AIDS awareness and education within the
The last day to request a specific panel for the WSU quilt display is October 19. Panel requests can be submitted at www.aidsquilt.org.
The NAMES Project Foundation first displayed the AIDS Memorial Quilt in 1987, made of only 40 panels. Each panel of the quilt stands three feet by six feet, (the size of a human grave) representing the life of an individual lost to AIDS. Today the quilt consists of 46,000 panels that pay tribute to more than 88,000 victims of AIDS.
Members of CHAT hope to personalize the AIDS pandemic for the local community by introducing the humanity behind the somewhat silent devastation. In addition to viewing the AIDS Memorial Quilt, the week will include other HIV/AIDS awareness events and educational opportunities surrounding the battle against the deadly virus.
“We hope that bringing the AIDS Memorial Quilt to WSU will be a great eye-opener for the
For more information about the WSU display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt or other ways to get involved, contact Cathy Bergley at Health and Wellness Services, (509) 335-5759 or cbergley@wsu.edu.
Related links:
www.hws.wsu.edu
www.aidsquilt.org
