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World aids day commemoration
The International Institute of Rhode
Island
is hosting a day of education, entertainment and advocacy. The event
includes live drumming from Mali and on-hand expert advice.
Monday, December 19, 2005
11:00am-2:00pm
International Institute of Rhode Island
645 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907
This gathering will provide performance-based HIV/AIDS education for the
immigrant and refugee community of Providence. Questions like "What is HIV?"
and "How does the virus behave in the body?" will be answered with live West
African drumming, dance and singing. Interactive skits on how best to
support people living with HIV and how to deal with stigma will be performed
by volunteers. A doctor from Miriam Hospital will be present to answer
questions regarding this virus which has infected over 40 million people
worldwide.
For more information, contact: Sandra Vines at
svines@iiri.org or 401-784-8654.
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