Over 33 million people worldwide are estimated to be living with HIV. Between 1987 and 2007 alone, more than 25 million have been lost to AIDS, making it one of the most devastating pandemics in recorded history. An estimated 1 million Americans are living with HIV; 21% do not even know it. Here in Maryland, about 30,000 individuals are living with HIV and over 15,000 have died since the first recorded cases.

In 1988, the World Health Organization established December 1 as World AIDS Day in to commemorate those whom we have lost to HIV/AIDS, to encourage people living with HIV to continue in their efforts to live healthy, and to recognize the efforts of government, service providers, community-based organizations and individuals who provide HIV prevention, care, treatment and support services. This year, many local organizations and community groups will hold programs and services to raise awareness and focus attention on the impact of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic on individuals and communities.

Annapolis World AIDS Day Celebration

First Presbyterian Church
171 Duke of Gloucester
Annapolis, MD
6 p.m.
Bring pictures of loved ones for an altar of remembrance.

Candlelight & Cocktails: James Baldwin Remembrance & World AIDS Day Community Party
Station North Arts Café Gallery
1816 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
5-6:30 p.m.

Enjoy an evening of linking and drinking while remembering James Baldwin, who passed on December 1, 1987, with this World AIDS Day community celebration. This free event is presented by the National James Baldwin Literary Society. For additional information, call 410-625-6440 or visit www.jamesbaldwin.org.

Coppin State University World AIDS Day Observance
Coppin State University
James Weldon Johnson Auditorium
2500 W. North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21216

Health Fair
5 – 9 p.m.

VIP Reception/Buffet
5:30-7:30 p.m.

Play—For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf
7 -9 p.m.

Candlelight Vigil
9 p.m.

In recognition of World AIDS Day 2009, Me & My Sisters Productions, in collaboration with Coppin State’s Diverse Students United and W.A.R. (Women Accepting Responsibility) present Ntozake Shange’s play, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf. For tickets or additional information, contact S. Kim Felder at 267-972-5241 or kim760@aol.com.

Maryland World AIDS Day 2009 State Commemorative Event: Working Together
Enoch Pratt Free Library
400 Cathedral Street, 3^rd Floor Auditorium, Baltimore, MD
10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Secretary of the MD Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, John C. Colmers, will deliver the keynote address on behalf of Governor Martin O’Malley.

Ode 2 Change Art Show
Skyloft Studio B
3701 Bank Street, Studio B
Baltimore, MD 21224
Reception 6 – 9 p.m.

Sponsored by Ode 2 Change, Be The Generation, and The Portal.

Admission is free; donations are welcomed. A portion of the proceeds will be benefit local treatment facilities. 
Rehoboth Candlelight Walk and Service of Remembrance & Hope
CAMP Rehoboth will join with others in the Rehoboth Beach area for a candle light walk down Rehoboth Avenue, ending with a Service of Remembrance and Hope - including the Reading of the Names - at All Saints' Episcopal Church. Event sponsors include: CAMP Rehoboth, AIDS Delaware, Epworth United Methodist Church, All Saints Episcopal Church, Cape Gazette and Delaware HIV Consortium.

4:30-6 p.m. - Reception for HIV+ Artists Exhibit at the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center (37 Baltimore Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE)

6:15-6:30 p.m. - Pre-Walk gathering and candle lighting at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand (Rehoboth Avenue at the Boardwalk)

6:30 p.m. - Candlelight Walk begins at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand and proceeds down Rehoboth Avenue

7 p.m. - Service of Remembrance and Hope (including the reading of the names) at All Saints' Church (18 Olive Avenue)

7:45 p.m.- Light supper at All Saints' Episcopal Church

Testing Millions
Chase Brexton Health Services
1001 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Chase Brexton is 2009 Partner of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Testing Millions Campaign. The WHO estimates that 33 Million people are living with HIV/AIDS The vast majority of positive people worldwide are unaware of their HIV status. 9.7 Million people are in urgent need of lifesaving antiretroviral treatment (ART) today.  Less than 3 Million people have access to ART today, leaving more than 6 Million to become sick and die. Traditional VCT models, the WHO asserts, are inadequate and inefficient to provide the testing volume to reach global demand.

Towson University World AIDS Day Observance
FREE HIV Testing (Walk-In Only)
University Union, 3^rd Floor
10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

“I Am Because We Are” Documentary
Chesapeake 3
10:30 a.m. & 2 p.m.

Mandela’s HIV/AIDS Initiative: Africa & Beyond (Including Peace Tree Lighting)
Women’s Center
12 p.m.

Sexual Jeopardy
Hosted by Dowell Health Center, HIV Testing & Outreach
University Union, 3^rd Floor
4 p.m.

One World, One Fight, One Meal
Benefit Dinner ($5 suggested donation)
Potomac Lounge
6 p.m.

Sponsored by the Black Student Union, Sisterhood, Student Government Association, University Residence Government, Dowell Health Center, Center for Student Diversity & Black & Gold Catering.

World AIDS Day Celebration of Community
Service of Remembrance
Mount Vernon United Methodist Church
10 E. Mount Vernon Place
Baltimore, MD 21201
3 – 6 p.m.

The Service of Remembrance will include music, speakers and a reading of names of friends, family and loved ones we have lost to HIV/AIDS from the Book of Life. In partnership with Celebration of Community, the World AIDS Day Coalition will sponsor a Community Service, including remarks from the Mayor, at 6 p.m. and a "RED" lighting of the Washington Monument at 7 p.m.

World AIDS Day Luncheon: HIV Vaccine Research—A New Chapter
HRC Equality Center
1640 Rhode Island Ave, NW.
12-2 p.m.
Free and open to the public 
Light lunch will be served
cientists have been searching for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection since the virus was first identified in 1983. Each clinical trial brings us one step closer to finding an effective vaccine. More than 25,000 HIV-negative individuals have participated in both government- and privately sponsored HIV vaccine trials. This event will discuss current HIV vaccine research including the results of the 'Thai Study', and outcomes of the recent Paris HIV Vaccine Conference.
ponsors include: AIDS Action, AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families, Aids Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC), Capital Area Vaccine Effort, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), Prevention Works, The DC Center, Us Helping Us, US Military Research Program, Vaccine Research Center, and Whitman Walker Clinic.

World AIDS Day Vigil - Vigilía del Día Mundial del SIDA
Salem United Methodist Church
3405 Gough St.
Baltimore, MD 21224
Venga para la 2da vigilía del Día Mundial del SIDA. Estaremos apoyando personas que son infectados o afectados por SIDA/VIH. Juntos podemos ser una buena fuerza de apoyo.

Tendremos una presentación sobre las estatisticas munidal y local de Latinos viviendo con VIH/SIDA. Apoyaremos en un ambiente seguro personas viviendo con VIH/SIDA y sus seres queridos.

Comida y postres para todos presente.

To find an HIV/STI testing location near you, visit www.hivtest.org.