Today, Dec 1, is World AIDS Day.
To reflect upon this, I submit to you a song: Annie Lennox singing, “Ev’ry time we say goodbye.”
(from the 1990 recording/video Red Hot & Blue)
World AIDS Day events in Halifax
– There will be an All Nations drumming circle at the Italian Cultural Centre at 2629 Agricola St, starting at 4:30pm. The drumming will be followed by spoken-word performances.
– There will be a vigil held at the Acadia Room at the Halifax Waterfront Marriott on Upper Water St. The event starts at 7pm and is organized by the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia, Healing Our Nations Aboriginal AIDS Task Force and the Halifax Marriott Waterfront Hotel. People are invited to bring donations of non-perishable food items to support Manna for Health.