Every year since 1988 the world has come together on December 1st to raise awareness about the AIDS epidemic and remember those who have lost their lives to AIDS. This year we meet with renewed urgency, as HIV/AIDS services are under attack on a domestic and global level not seen in decades.

Housing Works will co-host with NYC AIDS Memorial for our annual reading of the names of New Yorkers lost to the AIDS epidemic. Sign up here to participate in reading the names of those we've lost to HIV and AIDS. Readings will occur in 20-minute time slots between 12PM and 6PM in Father Duffy Square, Times Square.

Also beginning at 12:00 PM, community leaders, elected officials, organizations, and activists will hold an opening press conference at Father Duffy Square to kick off the day's events and mark the 10th anniversary of The AIDS Memorial.

From 6PM-7PM, there will be live musical and artistic performances directed by Tony Award-winning director and producer Rob Ashford. This closing moment will bring together New Yorkers in reflection, remembrance, and celebration of the enduring spirit of those impacted by the epidemic.

Join us in demanding an end to the dual crisis of HIV/AIDS and homelessness, which is rooted in structural racism and political disregard for people who are Black, Latinx and poor.