ACT UP D. C. demonstration
ACT UP Philadelphia is organizing a trip to Washington, D.C., for a White House demonstration on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1.
Activists will press President Obama to increase funding for HIV/AIDS causes both domestically and globally.
Buses will be leaving from Broad and Walnut streets at 7 a.m. and returning to the city around 5 p.m. Lunch will be provided, and the bus is free.
RSVPs are encouraged. For more information or to RSVP, e-mail [email protected].
Philadelphia FIGHT Prayer Breakfast
More than 60 faith leaders are expected to gather for Philadelphia FIGHT’s annual World AIDS Day Prayer Breakfast, 8-10 a.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel, 237 S. Broad St.
The guests will remember those who’ve died from AIDS and discuss how to spread the message about HIV prevention through their work.
Red balloons at City Hall
Living Equal will turn Center City red in honor of World AIDS Day from 1-3 p.m.
Supporters will meet at Love Park beginning at 12:30 p.m. and will carry red balloons from the plaza through City Hall and south on Broad Street.
For more information, search for Red Balloon on Facebook.
Red Ribbon Awards
The Penn Center for AIDS Research Community Advisory Board will host its seventh annual Red Ribbon Awards Ceremony from 5-7 p.m. at Philadelphia City Hall.
The annual awards presentation will honor a local policymaker, researcher, community member and young person who’ve worked to fight HIV/AIDS.
The event will feature a keynote address from Dr. Robert E. Fullilove, associate dean at Columbia University, and will be emceed by Lorraine Ballard Morril, community affairs director at Clear Channel Radio.
Broad Street Ministry dinner
Broad Street Ministry is teaming with AIDS Fund, Sapphire Fund and numerous area HIV/AIDS service organizations to stage its annual World AIDS Day event, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at 315 S. Broad St.
The evening will include dinner, performances by the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus and Smoke, Lilies and Jade, rapid HIV testing and an array of vendors offering HIV prevention and treatment information.
Jack Mackenroth, an HIV-positive former contestant on “Project Runway,” will emcee the free event.
For more information, e-mail [email protected] or call (215) 735-4847.
BEBASHI 25th anniversary gala
BEBASHI, an HIV/AIDS outreach center that primarily serves communities of color, will host its 25th anniversary gala in conjunction with World AIDS Day.
The event, held at the Hilton Philadelphia Hotel at 4200 City Ave., will begin with a VIP reception at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m.
BEBASHI will recognize its John Allen Blue Awards recipients — Black Entertainment Television’s “Rap-It-Up” Campaign, Dr. Walter P. Lomax Jr. of Lomax Health Systems, Inc., and William Butler Jr. of Bright Hope Baptist Church and Community Behavioral Health — as well as present its Founder’s Awards to Rashidah Abdul-Khabeer and Wesley William Anderson Jr.
Tickets to the gala are $75 or $100 with the VIP reception. Tickets can be purchased at www.bebashi.ticketleap.com.
For more information, contact Deena Weems Thornton at (215) 769-3561 ext. 140 or [email protected].
Delaware Interfaith Service and Candlelight Vigil
Several HIV/AIDS service agencies in Delaware will come together at 6 p.m. for a vigil and interfaith service to remember those who’ve died of AIDS at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1502 W. 13th St. in Wilmington.
For more information, call (302) 652-6776.
Under Pressure: UArts Alumni World AIDS Day Concert
The University of the Arts will host a World AIDS Day benefit concert beginning at 8 p.m. at the Caplan Studio Theater, 211 S. Broad St., with all proceeds benefiting the Mazzoni Center.
The event will feature performances by UArts alum and professor Bill Budd, as well as alum Marc Silver and his band the Stonethrowers, along with musician Luke Dow and host Courtney Custer, a UArts graduate.
Tickets are $30 or two for $50. A special $100 ticket price includes a CD of each of the performers and two tickets for the evening’s raffle.
Mazzoni will use the funds for its food bank and annual coat and gift drive.
Tickets can be purchased at the door or are available at www.mazzonicenter.org/underpressure or by calling (215) 563-0652 ext. 270.
Philadelphia testing sites
Center City ActionAIDS 1026 Arch St. (267) 940-5515
AIDS Fund, Broad Street Ministry 4-9:30 p.m. 315 S. Broad St.
ASIAC 340 N. 12th St., Suite 205 (215) 629-2300
The Attic Youth Center 55 S. 16th St. (215) 545-4331
Youth Health Empowerment Project 112 N. Broad St., ninth floor (215) 564-6388 ext. 11
Mazzoni Center 1201 Chestnut St., third floor (215) 563-0658
GALAEI
1207 Chestnut St., fifth floor (215) 851-1822
Family Planning Council 260 S. Broad St., Suite 1000 (215) 985-6828
North Philly Congreso 216 W. Somerset St. (215) 763-8870 ext. 1010
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children 3601 A St. (215) 427-3802
PHMC Health Connection 1035 W. Berks St. (215) 765-6690
Covenant House Health Services 251 E. Bringhurst St. (215) 844-0181
Eleventh Street Family Health Services at Drexel University 850 N. 11th St. (215) 769-1100
South/West Philly
CHOP 3550 Market St., fourth floor (215) 590-3537
Urban Solutions 1408 S. Broad St., first floor (215) 755-0700
Health Center #3 555 S. 43rd St. (215) 685-7504
Health Center #4 4400 Haverford Ave. (215) 685-7601/7651