Editor: Keith Davis Writers: Alex Dippold, Dave Maley Publisher: Office of Public Information Volume 22, No. 6   November 1, 1999

AIDS Quilt Will Be Displayed in November One hundred and twenty-eight panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display in the Emerson Suites November 15–18. The name of a person who has died of AIDS has been sewn into each 3-by-6-foot panel by friends and loved ones. The panels have then been sewn into sections, 16 of which will be displayed at the College. Members of the public are invited to walk quietly among the panels and reflect on the lives of people who have died of AIDS. The exhibit will open on Monday, November 15, at 7:00 p.m. with a ceremonial unfolding of the quilt. There will also be speakers and a reception. The quilt will be displayed on Tuesday, November 16, and Wednesday, November 17, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and on Thursday, November 18, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a closing ceremony at 7:00 p.m. Classes and groups planning to visit the exhibit may arrange for a talk given by a trained facilitator at the display site. These talks can be tailored to suit the needs of the group and can be given both before and after viewing the quilt. Classes and groups can sign up for facilitators through November 8. All events are free and open to the public. Begun in San Francisco in 1987 by the NAMES Project Foundation, the AIDS Memorial Quilt is a way to increase public awareness of AIDS and provide a creative means for remembrance and healing. Some 12 million people have visited the quilt in thousands of displays worldwide. The quilt currently has 42,960 panels. The display at Ithaca College is being sponsored by the AIDS Working Group of Ithaca College and the Names Project of Syracuse. This is the second consecutive year the quilt has visited the College. Last year some 1,100 people signed the guest book. For more information or to arrange for a facilitator call Kesila Childers of the AIDS Working Group at 375-4502.