[Grovenet] AIDS Quilt Coming to Pacific University

[Cecelia Warner]

Pacific University is hosting a display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in  
two locations from November 6 through December 2, 2007. Four 12 ft.  
by 12 ft. blocks will hang in the Pacific University Library. A  
single block of 8 panels will be on display at the new Health  
Professions Campus in Hillsboro.

The AIDS Quilt began in 1987 as a memorial to those who died of AIDS.  
The AIDS Quilt has grown to a 54-ton tapestry that includes more than  
46,000 panels dedicated to more than 91,000 individuals. It is the  
largest piece of community art in the world. It provides a creative  
means for remembrance and healing, illustrates the enormity of the  
AIDS pandemic, and assists in providing education and dialogue to  
prevent HIV infection. Indeed, it motivates individuals to take  
direct action to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.

The Pacific University display will feature four blocks. Each block  
contains eight panels. Each panel features the name of a loved one  
who has died of AIDS. The Hillsboro display will host one block. The  
block requested a panel that has the name of a former Occupational  
Therapist associated with several faculty members at the new Health  
Professions Campus.

The two displays in Washington County are part of a goal to have  
every piece of the AIDS Quilt on display December 1st for World AIDS  
Day.

The AIDS Quilt display is being co-sponsored by the Pacific  
University Center for Gender Equity, the Washington County Health  
Department HIV Prevention Program, the Pacific University Library,  
and the Forest Grove chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends  
of Lesbians and Gays).

Hours for the Pacific University Library:

Monday: Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 12:00 midnight

Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Sunday: 12 :00 noon – 12:00 midnight



For maps to both campuses, go to: www.pacificu.edu