Quilt Calendar & HIV/AIDS Conferences

This listing of displays and events using the International AIDS Memorial Quilt outside the USA.  This listing is updated quarterly.  If you would like details about any one event or display, please contact organization and/or individual(s) listed with respect to respective event.

2006

PAST EVENTS

February 24 - 25

National Conference on African-Americans & AIDS, Philadelphia
Contact: Mary Hess
Email/website: kmaryhess@hotmail.com

May 14

International Candlelight Vigil
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Barcelona, Spain
  • New York City, USA

2005

PAST EVENTS

April 25-28

World Quilt Tour:   Central Rail Station, Moscow, Russia
  Contact: Int’l AIDS Prevention Initiative
  Email/website:  IAPInitiative@aol.com, www.aidsquilt-nyc.org

Aug 3-6

Feb 28-Mar 1

Nat. Conference on African-Americans on AIDS
  Location: Wyndham Hotel, Philadelphia
  Contact: Mary Hess:   kmaryhess@hotmail.com

July 15-22

Gay Games, Chicago (tentative)
  Contact:  Jeff Bosacki @Int’l AIDS Prevention Initiative
  Email/website: IAPInitiative@aol.com, www.aidsquilt-nyc.org

July 24 - 25

Jun 23-24

World Quilt Tour: Kingston, Jamaica
  • Contact: Olive Edwards @Jamacian Network (JN+)
  Email/website:   olive_edwards@yahoo.com, and
  • Contact: Jeff Bosacki @Int’l AIDS Prevention Initiative
  Email/website:  IAPInitiative@aol.com, www.aidsquilt-nyc.org

June 18-20 

Points of Light/National Community Service Conference
  Location:  Washington DC Convention Center
  Email/website:   www.pointsoflight.org

May 14

International Candlelight Vigil
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Barcelona, Spain
  • New York City, USA

May 31-Jun 3

 World Quilt Tour:  Melbourne, Australia
  • Contact: Colin Krycer, Melbourne Quilting Project
  Email/website:  Colinhk@netspace.net.au
  • Contact: Jeff Bosacki @Int’l AIDS Prevention Initiative
  Email/website:  IAPInitiative@aol.com, www.aidsquilt-nyc.org

May 9-10

 World Quilt Tour: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
  • Contact: Thembi Ngubane-Zungu, Field director
  Email/website:  sapartners@telkomsa.net,  www.sapartners.org
  • Contact: Jeff Bosacki @Int’l AIDS Prevention Initiative
  Email/website:  IAPInitiative@aol.com, www.aidsquilt-nyc.org

Sept 13-14 

Panelmaking workshop, Cape Town, So. Africa
  Location: ATICC, Wynberg, Cape Town, So. Africa
  Organization: Int’l AIDS Prevention Initiative
  • Contact: Carroll Jacobs
  Email/website:  carroll_linsay@yahoo.co.uk

Sept 14 

Panelmaking workshop, Cape Town, So. Africa
  Location:  Philippi East School Clinic
  Organization: Int’l AIDS Prevention Initiative &
     Sizwe Sonke Quilting Project of South Africa
  • Contact: Jeff Bosacki
  Email/website:   IAPInitiative@aol.com
  • Contact:   Brett Anderson
  Email/website:  quiltingproj@mweb.co.za

Sept 15 

 Panelmaking workshop, Port Elizabeth
  Location: Port Elizabeth Community Center
  Organization: Int’l AIDS Prevention Initiative &
    South Africa Partners (Eastern Cape)
  • Contact: Thembi Ngubane-Zungu, Field director
Tel/Fax: +27 41 368 5138
  Email/website:  sapartners@telkomsa.net,  www.sapartners.org
  • Contact: Jeff Bosacki:  IAPInitiative@aol.com
  Email/website:   IAPInitiative@aol.com

Sept 30-Oct 1

Sept 6-9 

South African School Quilt Tour
  Location: Cape Town townships, So. Africa
  Organization: Int’l AIDS Prevention Initiative &
     Sizwe Sonke Quilting Project of South Africa
  • Contact: Jeff Bosacki
  Email/website:   IAPInitiative@aol.com
  • Contact: Brett Anderson
  Email/website:  quiltingproj@mweb.co.za

November 5 - 6

Philadelphia Quilt show (tentative)
Organization: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Contact: Annina N. Wilkes, MD
email: Docaen@aol.com

December 1
World AIDS Day New York

  • Edward R. Murrow High School, Brooklyn, NY
  • Merrill Lynch, Manhattan
  • Between The Seams performance
  • College of Staten Island & Asia Society, Staten Island, NY
  • Out Of The Darkness, LGBT Center, Manhattan

December 1
World AIDS Day
Caribbean

• Kingston, Jamaica Quilt Competition Event
• Port o’ Prince, Haiti

December 1
World AIDS Day South Africa

Port Elizabeth:  Display & new panels (ATICC Eastern Cape)
Contact: Thembi Ngubane-Zungu, Field director
Email/website:  sapartners@telkomsa.net,  www.sapartners.org

Cape Town: Display & new panels (ATICC Western Cape)
Contact: Carroll Jacobs
Email/website:  carroll_linsay@yahoo.co.uk

Cape Town: Sizwe Sonke Quilting Project of So. Africa
Contact:   Brett Anderson
Email/website:  quiltingproj@mweb.co.za

2004

February

May

Nat. Conference on Latin-Americans on AIDS
Location:  Philadelphia, PA

June

Points of Light/National Community Service Conference
Location:  Kansas City Convention Center

July

International AIDS Conference
Location:  Bangkok, Thailand

September

Western Cape (Cape Town) School tour

December

World AIDS Day; Haiti
World AIDS Day, Jamaica
World AIDS Day, Pfizer world-wide offices

2003

February

April

Caribbean/South American AIDS Conference, Havana, Cuba

May

World Church Conference, Berlin, Germany

June

Points of Light Conference, Baltimore, MD

September

Western Cape (Cape Town) School tour

December

World AIDS Day, Haiti
World AIDS Day, Jamaica
World AIDS Day, Puerto Rico

2002

February

April

Riverbank State Park Display
Albany, NY Display

July

International AIDS Conference, Barcelona, Spain

November

Gay Games, Darling Harbor Convention Center, Sydney, Australia

September

Western Cape (Cape Town) School tour

December

World AIDS Day,  Haiti
World AIDS Day, Jamaica

2001

February

September

Western Cape (Cape Town) School tour

December

World AIDS Day, Haiti

2000

February

Nat. Conference on African-American & AIDS, New York City

May

DIRE AIDS - Book Fair [ADD:] Torino, Italy

June

International AIDS Conference, Durban, So Africa

1999

December

World Parliament of Religions Conference, Cape Town, South Africa

November

South Africa Rugby Stadium tour, Western Cape