Please join us at The Monument on World AIDS Day 2025 as we remember, mourn, resist, and celebrate true stories with the APLA Health Writers Group, a program founded in 1989 for HIV+ writers and allies.

The event will be curated by former West Hollywood Poet Laureate Brian Sonia-Wallace.  Please RSVP here.

Program and time to explore STORIES: The AIDS Monument
5:30-6:30 p.m. at The Monument in West Hollywood Park, 625 N. San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood CA 90069

Reception
6:30-8:30 p.m. at One Gallery, 626 N. Robertson Blvd. (walking distance from The Monument) – Refreshments, beverages and a chance to see the new Herb Ritts exhibition

This event is co-sponsored by APLA Health, One Institute and the Foundation for The AIDS Monument.

Monday, December 1, 2025, marks the 38^th World AIDS Day. This awareness initiative unites people across the globe in the fight against HIV as they show their support for people living with HIV and commemorate those who have died of the virus.

In light of funding cuts this year that threaten decades of progress toward ending HIV and AIDS, the theme for 2025 World AIDS Day is Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response.

“In a time of crisis, the world must choose transformation over retreat,” said UNAIDS executive director Winnie Byanyima in a UNAIDS press release. “Together, we can still end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 — if we act with urgency, unity and unwavering commitment.”

Prior to this year’s widespread disruptions to service and federal funding, 2024 data showed that nearly 9.2 million people living with HIV worldwide lacked access to lifesaving treatments, according to the United Nations.

Please RSVP here.