Welcome to the wiki for the International AIDS Vigil, a public memorial to all those who have lost their lives to HIV/AIDS. Over 7,000 people filled Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, Canada for this solemn event, which took place August 17, 2006, part of the XVI Annual International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2006).burclar
Thanks to everyone who attended and to the many volunteers who worked so hard to make this event a reality.
Please visit our Newsroom to view coverage of the event. You might also want to catch what the CBC missed on YouTube (i.e. the highlight of the evening ... a stunning medly from the musical "Rent" performed by SPLASH from The Etobicoke School of the Arts).
Event photos have been posted and include performers...
...Grandmother Alita Sauve who accompanied LaVerne Monette, Executive Director of the Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy, at the opening of the ceremony, and Purnima Mane, Director of the Department of Social Mobilization and Information at UNAIDS.
... Vigil Candlelighters ... His Worship David Miller, Mayor of Toronto; The Honorable George Smitherman, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (Ontario); and The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health (Canada).
| For The Media: A selection of high-resolution photos from The Vigil can be downloaded from our media page. Please log into the site using the wiki-wide password and then click on the "Files" tab at the top or bottom of the page to see all current images. |
We look forward to seeing you at the Toronto AIDS Candlelight Vigil, which is held annually at the AIDS Memorial, located in Cawthra Square Park.
