Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 10:17:46 -0700
From: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation <glaad@glaad.org>
Subject: DAY OF COMPASSION KICKS OFF WITH MULTIMEDIA PRESS CONFERENCE
 TOMORROW IN NEW YORK - SPECIAL APPEARANCES BY DAVID CANARY (All My
 Children), ANTHONY RAPP (Rent) and SEAN SASSER (GLAAD)

DAY OF COMPASSION KICKS OFF WITH MULTIMEDIA PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW IN
NEW YORK

SPECIAL APPEARANCES BY DAVID CANARY (All My Children), ANTHONY RAPP (Rent)
and SEAN SASSER (GLAAD)

WHAT:   The Fifth Annual Day of Compassion (June 20th) will kick off with a
multimedia press conference that will bring together participants from
daytime television and the Internet to launch the event, designed to model
compassion and support for people affected by HIV and AIDS. A live
Internet hookup at the conference will display the various Web sites and
Internet providers who are participating in the event.

June 20th's Day of Compassion will provide an entire day of
programming by network and cable television, print media, Internet
providers and media and radio stations to raise awareness around the issues
faced by those affected by HIV and AIDS. Additionally, all Broadway marquis
lights will be dimmed at 8 pm in remembrance of those lost. While many of
the participants have joined forces to bring this event to their audiences
before, this is the first time that on-line participation has been
available.

WHO:    Anthony Rapp- star of Tony Award winning musical Rent
        David Canary- Four time Emmy winner from All My Children (ABC)
        Cristina Saralegui-Cristina (via e-mail)
        Sean Sasser- GLAAD Atlanta Media Resource Center Manager
        Lynne Gabriel- Project Director, Hollywood Supports
        Jaime Marks-President of thebody.com, multimedia AIDS and HIV
resource website

WHEN:   TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1997 at 10:30 am eastern

WHERE:  CyberCafe
        273A Lafayette Street (corner of Prince Street in SoHo)
        New York City

        Live Internet Access
        http://www.hsupports.org/hsupports/compassion
        and
        http://www.planetout.com

CONTACT:  To obtain credentials for this event, please RSVP to Liz Tracey,
Associate Communications Director Gay & Lesbian Alliance
Against Defamation (GLAAD), (212) 807-1700.

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