World AIDS Day ’24 Mini Conference and AIDS Memorial Quilt Viewing

AIDS Memorial Quilt Viewing | 5-8 p.m.

A display of quilts from Quilt Project Gold Coast and the NAMES Project Foundation will be on view inside Lundring Events Center.

American Folk Art and quilting have significant history in the AIDS pandemic, beginning in the 1980s with the iconic presentation on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and continuing today as panels are painstakingly created by hand to memorialize those who have died of AIDS-related complications. These serve to increase awareness of the disease, bring solace to survivors and are deeply moving for visitors to experience. 

Adina Nack, PhD, medical sociologist and professor at Cal Lutheran, will host the World AIDS Day ’24 Mini Conference, during which participants will learn global, national, state and local county updates. The presentation will look at HIV/AIDS not only as a global health issue but also as a social justice issue that impacts local communities.

The conference will conclude with a nondenominational candlelight vigil.

The World AIDS Day ’24 Mini Conference will include a keynote speaker, Positively Speaking presentation, roundtable discussions with local experts, candlelight vigil and viewing of the AIDS Memorial Quilt.

This event, organized in collaboration with the HIV/AIDS Coalition of Ventura County and Ventura County Public Health, is part of the county’s annual observance of World AIDS Day. 

The events are free and open to the public, and no RSVP or tickets are required. 

For more information, contact the Sarah W. Heath Center for Equality and Justice at cej@callutheran.edu or 805-493-3694.

Sponsored by Quilt Project Gold Coast, California Lutheran University's Sarah W. Heath Center for Equality and Justice, Sociology Department and Public Health Program.