From: tempestj@aol.com Date: Tue, 26 Apr 94 18:35:43 EDT Here is a draft of the HIV/AIDS Bulletin going to PWA Organizations and Support organizations in the US. Send comments to Hubert Alexander at TempestJ@aol.com. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ HIV/AIDS BULLETIN #1 - (DRAFT RELEASE) Fr: Stonewall 25 HIV/AIDS Advisory Committee Gay Games IV/Unity '94 HIV/AIDS Task Force International Lesbian and Gay Association To: People with HIV/AIDS Coalitions April 26, 1994 HIV/AIDS Service/Support Organizations Re: HIV/AIDS Resources and Services during New York Events As you may know, three events which are very important to our communities are taking place in New York City this summer: - Gay Games IV / Unity '94 and Cultural Festival - June 18-25, 1994 - Stonewall 25: The International March on the United Nation to Affirm the Human Rights of Lesbian and Gay People - June 26, 1994 - ILGA - The International Lesbian and Gay Association Conference - June 25-July 3, 1994 These three events serve as the cornerstones for many other lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender events and conferences -- all happening during June and July 1994 in New York. Our committees will be coordinating support services and resources for those People living with HIV/AIDS who will be visiting New York for these events. Enclosed here is some basic information about these events as well as pertinent information for people with HIV/AIDS. For more information please contact: Gay Games IV - 212/633-9494 Outreach Coordinator - George Bellinger, Jr., HIV/AIDS Task Force Chair - Ann Northrop Stonewall 25 - 212/626-6925 Domestic Outreach Coordinator - Paij Wadley-Bailey HIV/AIDS Advisory Committee - Hubert Alexander, Todd Grove ILGA - The International Lesbian and Gay Association (c/o The Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center), 212/620-7310 - Co-Chair - Rina Malonso Please make copies of this information and distribute as needed. Hubert Alexander Ann Northrop Rina Malonso Stonewall 25 Gay Games IV International Lesbian and Gay Association Dates of Major Events Saturday, June 18 through Saturday June 25, 1994 Gay Games IV / Unity '94 and Cultural Festival - Opening Ceremony Saturday, June 18; various sporting events throughout the days and events from the Cultural Festival throughout the evenings; Closing Ceremonies on Saturday June 25, 1994. (212/633-9494) Sunday, June 26, 1994 Stonewall 25: The International March on the United Nations to Affirm the Human Rights of Lesbian and Gay People. The March will follow several routes and converge in Central Park. The Rally will begin in mid-afternoon and conclude in the evening with a celebration. (Note: The International March takes the place of the New York's traditional Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade) (212/626-6925) Friday, June 24, Saturday, June 25, Monday, June 27 Day-long PreConference Institutes of the ILGA Conference - (212/620-7310) Tuesday, June 28-July 3, 1994 ILGA - The International Lesbian and Gay Association Conference - (212/620-7310) Also, there will be many conferences and events during June and July. Stonewall 25 is maintaining a Global Calendar of events. HIV/AIDS Resources and Services (in the planning stages) -Prevention/Education Program -Resource Guide for New York City and surrounding areas -Resource/Hospitality Center -Non Emergency Medical Center -Emergency Medical Care information -Medications & Supplies Sources and Replacement -Hotline (24 hour) -Legal Services for International Travel -Scholarship Program -Event Access/Admission -UN Lobbying Efforts -Info Pages for local publications -Press Release National Press for PWA traveling to NY in June For more information or to offer services please call Stonewall 25 or Gay Games IV. Gay Games IV / Unity '94 and Cultural Festival Gay Games IV is an athletic event and cultural festival open to all. The theme and spirit is Unity, and the participants are encouraged to achieve their personal best. The games were founded by the late Dr. Tom Waddell, an Olympic decathelete who believed, "To do one's personal best is the ultimate goal of human achievement." The first Gay Games competition was held in San Francisco in 1982. Subsequent competitions were held San Francisco (1986), and Vancouver, British Columbia(1990). During June 18 to 25, 1994, Gay Games IV and Cultural Festival ("Unity '94") expects a record 15,000 athletes and thousands of artists from over 40 countries, and an unprecedented 500,000 spectators. Gay Games IV and Cultural Festival will have its Opening Ceremony on Saturday, June 18. Closing Ceremonies are on Saturday, June 25. The official list of sports for Gay Game IV includes: aerobics, badminton, basketball, billiards, bowling, cycling, diving, figure skating, flag football, golf, ice hockey, in-line skating, judo, marathon, martial arts, physique, powerlifting, racquetball, soccer, softball, sport climbing, squash, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and field, triathon, volleyball, water polo and wrestling. Registration for the athletic events will be closing soon. HIV positive athletes are encouraged to enter. Events being planned for the Cultural Festival include: dance companies, original plays, a film festival, women's music, men's and women's choruses, a pop concert and many more events. For more information contact Gay Games IV, 19 West 21st Street, Suite 1202, New York, NY 10010, 212/727-6046 or 212/633-9494, fax: 212/633-9488. STONEWALL 25: THE INTERNATIONAL MARCH ON THE UNITED NATIONS TO AFFIRM THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LESBIAN AND GAY PEOPLE THE HISTORY OF THE STONEWALL REBELLION Early in the morning of June 27, 1969, New York City Tactical Police Force and Alcoholic Beverage Control Board agents conducted a raid on a popular Greenwich Village gay bar, The Stonewall Inn. Allegedly there to look for violations of the alcohol control laws, they made the usual homophobic comments and then, after checking identification, threw the customers out of the bar, one by one. Instead of quietly slipping into the night, as gay men and lesbians had done for years, they remained on the scene. The rising commotion drew more people to the area. Drag queens and drag kings, many of whom were African American and Latino/a, hustlers, students and other people on the street held their ground against the police and, in fact, fought back. A parking meter was uprooted and used to barricade the door. The agents and police were trapped inside. They wrecked the bar and called in reinforcements. Their vehicles raced to the scene with lights glaring and sirens blaring. The crowd grew further. A fire was set. More people came. For three days, people protested. And for the first time, after innumerable years of oppression, the chant rang out, Gay Power! People of all races, ethnicities and backgrounds changed the course of history as they transformed the oppression of lesbians and gays into pride and action! The backlash and the nights of protests which followed have come to be known as the Stonewall Rebellion, and is generally credited with beginning the modern day lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender human rights movement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "...recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world," (Preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights) To commemorate this historic event, on Sunday, June 26, 1994 over one million lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people will march on the United Nations. Stonewall 25: the International March on the United Nations to Affirm the Human Rights of Lesbian and Gay People promises to be the largest march and Rally for human rights in history. Participants are expected from over 80 countries. The events being planned: Saturday, June 25, 1994 - Commemoration of the Stonewall Rebellion. A candlelight celebration to remember the courage and accomplishments of the brave men and women who fought back at the Stonewall Inn. Sunday, June 26, 1994 - The March on the United Nations. The March will follow several different routes and step off times. All routes will end in Central Park, where the Rally will begin in mid afternoon and will conclude in the evening with a celebration.(Note: The International March takes the place of the New York's traditional Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade) Thursday, June 23, 1994 through Tuesday, June 28, 1994 - Actions and Lobbying. A part of Stonewall 25 events will be demonstrations and lobbying and by activists from around the world. These actions will take any number of forms and reflect the most pressing problems in nations worldwide and will focus on human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and people living with HIV and AIDS. For more information, to offer services or to be a part of the lobbying efforts, contact Stonewall 25, P. O. Box 2038, New York, NY 10113, 212/626-6925, fax: 212/626-6965. 16TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY ASSOCIATION WORLD CONFERENCE The International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) is a worldwide federation of national and local organizations dedicated to achieving lesbian and gay rights around the globe, with over 300 member groups representing over 60 countries. Their annual world conference bring together hundreds of international activists, providing an opportunity to network, develop projects, build strategies on addressing national and worldwide human rights issues, and help set the international lesbian and gay agenda. The 16th Annual ILGA World Conference will take place in New York City this June. For the first time, the ILGA Conference will offer four day long pre conferences: Disabled People's, Women's, People of Color and Diversity Awareness. In addition, the conference will tracks on HIV/AIDS and Health, Women, Labor, World Regions, Bisexuality, Youth and more. For more information, contact ILGA, c/o The Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, 208 West 13th Street, New York City, NY 10011, 212/620- 7310, fax: 212/924-2657. PARTIAL LIST OF RELATED EVENTS The Rainbow Roll for the End of AIDS, April 29 through June 17, 1994. Homecoming Rally June 17 at Union Square - 212/592-3683. The Rainbow Roll is a national AIDS awareness and fundraising campaign which involves a cross country in-line skating relay from San Francisco to New York. On June 17, 1994 the Rainbow Roll will conclude with a Homecoming Rally at Union Square. AIDS organizations are invited to set up tables at this event and distribute AIDS prevention and education literature and materials. 16th Annual National Lesbian and Gay Health Foundation Conference & 12th HIV/AIDS Forum, June 21-25, 1994 at the Roosevelt Hotel, Madison & 45th - 202/994-4285 Daily Eucharists (Holy Communion) - The National AIDS Memorial at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine - 112th and Amsterdam Ave is planning to celebrate Daily Eucharists at St. Luke's Bay during the week prior to Stonewall 25. The week will culminate with an Ecumenical Service of Pride held at the Cathedral on Saturday, June 25, 1994 at 11:00 am. Reception & Tribute to Native American, Alaskan Native, Asian & Pacific Islander and the 25th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Sponsored by American Indian Community House HIV/AIDS Project & API Coalition on HIV AIDS, June 25, 1994 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at 404 Lafayette Street, 212/598-0100. "We Remember," the pink Ribbons of Remembrance are sold to benefit the People with AIDS Coalition of New York. The ribbons are will be worn by many marchers during Stonewall 25 and each bears the name of a loved one lost to AIDS, cancer, violence or other cause. Contact David Pais at PWAC/NY for more information at 212/647-1415.