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Silent Vigil to End the Silence of HIV/AIDS is hosted by the African American Office of Gay Concerns

NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 1, 2009 – Today on World AIDS Day at 12 noon to 1pm, the African American Office of Gay Concerns will host a one hour Silent Protest to End the Silence of AIDS. There will not be speeches. There will not be songs. There will not be handbills. People will be joined hand in hand from City Hall on Broad Street to the Prudential Center. The event is intended to raise awareness about the continuing crisis of HIV/AIDS in our community.

Event Details:
Silent Protest to End the Silence of AIDS
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009
Location: Newark City Hall, 920 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Time: 12pm – 1pm

“Our Silence will represent the hundreds of friends and relatives we’ve lost to AIDS. After one hour, we will silently go about our day as usual, because that’s what people who live with HIV and AIDS have to do every day—go about their lives. It’s that simple. It is our hope that people will remember our Silent Protest and maybe next year link hands with us,” says Gary Paul Wright, Executive Director of the AAOGC and Commissioner, LGBTQ Commission, City of Newark, NJ.

About African American Office of Gay Concerns (AAOGC)
AAOGC’s mission is to comprehensively serve as a resource for the well-being of Gay men of color, inclusive of, but not limited to the gay, bisexual, transgendered and questioning communities through outreach, education and compassionate care. The African American Office of Gay Concerns is committed to delivering quality HIV/AIDS services to the Gay community in the Newark Area. We provide an array of services focusing on changing individual behavior. This is accomplished through our interaction with our consumers and developing an understanding of their needs. For more information about AAOGC or Status Is Everything, please call 973-639-0700 or visit www.AAOGC.org.

Media Contact: African American Office of Gay Concerns at 973-639-0700.

Source: African American Office of Gay Concerns

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