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WWW . mi'fl’flL’tfi‘fl , wflw g 19th annual Wonders of :21 f. his year's commemoration of World AIDS Day at the :3; 1 " Winter kicks of Dec. 1 Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery Dec. 1 will be cele~ “ ‘ ‘ ‘ brating the resilience of those living with the disease ' , The 19th annual Wonders of Winter: A Festival as much as those who have fallen to it. ‘ . r of Ughts kicks ofl Dec. 1. 5:30 p.m.. in Waterloo And to evoke that change in the perception of AIDS from ‘ ‘ . ; Park. it death sentence to living with it. the AIDS Committee of , ‘ 'This annual display of Christmas lights features thunhridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and Area is unveiling a new ‘ ‘ i ammatronic characters and dazzling exlu'bitions of quilt that honours the resilience of those who have not only ‘ E ‘ 3 engineering and creativity. survived but are thriving. x: » Vi? :' ' it also features music and trolley rides. and hot 'lhe memorial quilt has been an important symbol in the ' i. . ; chocolate and hm cider are available at the snack fight against AIDS and was used to remind people about the ; , ,_ ‘ booth at the Park Inn. faces and the stories behind the disease. These patches '" ‘9 There Will also be a school house play at Water- made up of individual lives lost were sewn together to symv . i. ' loo's first school located in the park utilize the terrible toll that runs had taken and to spur peoâ€" ' ‘ » For more information go to pie to act. ' www.mndersofwinterca Waterloo Region has its own section on the Canadian MUS Memorial Quilt that will be on display for one night The Waterloo Region mos Memorial Quilt will be on display. TEDXWOmen at CIGI only at the evening of an and music that will also honour WDWO :\(‘,(‘.KWA's 25 years of advocacy. support and education work moted a better quality of life for sufferers Dec. 1 in the commumty. “It's to remind people that HIV and AIDS is still in their , (Itlby Marcellus. executive director of ACCKWA. said they community," said Marcellus “We have a speakers bureau at TEDxWaterlooWomen “”11 host The Space contacted The Names Project. which is the steward of the ACCKWA that has people talk about the impact on their Between 0" Dec. 1. ‘0 am. to 4 P.m.. at the C161 AIDS quilt that started in San Francisco back in the mid- health and the stigma that still exists. but theyalso talk a lot Campus Auditorium. 57 E") 5“ W. thaterloo loses to evoke that imagery again. about hope and that their lives aren't just about HIV. Partlctpants and speakers m" “91°73 how “Many communities came together to create quilts for ”they get to meet people and share their stories and it women see the Wm Of ms, that he bent-teen their communities,“ said Marcel- drives home for them the impor. the black and white of “3“” and '4“? lug. “Back in the “3905 the Water- . tance in engaging in safe]. behav- The event mixes TEDxWomens live streamed loo community created its own iours“ PW?‘3“°“5 from :I‘he Paley Center {01' Media m Allis quilt and it was huge There is “in important work 10 Washington DC. With talks from local presenters “ll was designed ‘0 remem« » be done in AIDS awareness and Carol [command Shoh'm (31°39. her people who have passed. but A ‘ ‘ , ,"‘ ‘ education. said Marcellus . particâ€" Die event is open to all.1'lc|tets_are $35 per per- 25 years later we’ve realm that 7 "V ‘ h‘. / ularly with a younger generation son. including lunch..and are available on a first- less people are dying but it still W "' that hasn't absorbed the safe sex comefirst-sewedbasls has a “We WW“ 0" OUYlim' message like previous genera- Tlckets can be purchased 3‘ 5t) ACCKWA decided to agate M . . , a . m tions. www.tedxwaterloowomen-eorgf.eventbnte.comltl a new AIDS quilt to focus on ‘ 1:3; mogul“, “-5 been forgot- For more information go to who they've become as a com- ten.” said Marcellus. “There's an www.mdmtefloocomltedxmterlomuomenl. munity and what their hopes are older generation out there who for the who . said remezinbier and have come of age when HIV was first discov- Cl“ ““1133 Readhlgs ”It‘s a ut resiliency." ‘ Marcellus, who has been with end was first having a tremendous impact in our com- 7 the local group for more than four years. "It's about our munlty. set for Dec; 1 atm strength. and we’ll be unveiling that work we‘ve been doing ‘As the years have progressed it hasn't been as high on . . . . for the past few months.” people's radars and a lot of youth we see these days don't rieslfifilh‘eelftlgtdgles “all read gauze Chmtg'e? a“); ACCKWA got support from a local church group to help havealot of awareness about HIV." 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