Poet Stefania Gomez writes about visiting the New York City AIDS Memorial in this poem, published March 10, 2022, on poets.org

“The claim that we “lost an entire generation” to AIDS erases LGBTQ older adults who are very much alive, and it erases long-term HIV survivors, regardless of sexual orientation.” The article includes mention of “REVIVAL: Survivors’ Stories,” our program with The Generations Project.

As darkens descended on the New York City AIDS Memorial in the West Village on December 1, 10 activists who, in the words of one, have long been “thriving” with HIV paid tribute to an equal number of writers, poets, and novelists who fell to the first of the pandemics we encountered in our lives.

In Greenwich Village, dozens of people gathered at the New York City AIDS Memorial Park. The event started with poetry reading followed by a candlelight vigil.

The city commemorated the 33rd World AIDS Day with events across the five boroughs, including candlelight vigils in Brooklyn and on Staten Island. In Manhattan in the evening, the American Run for the End of AIDS and GMHC hosted a candlelight vigil at the AIDS Memorial in Greenwich Village.

People lost due to complications from AIDS will be remembered with a tribute in Manhattan. It’s set for 5 p.m. at New York City AIDS Memorial Park, located at St. Vincent’s Triangle in Greenwich Village.

Today is World AIDS Day — 40 years and five months after The Times’s first story about AIDS, then so new it did not have a name. Today is also the fifth anniversary of the dedication of the New York City AIDS Memorial.

There are several local and national events commemorating World AIDS Day on December 1 — including a mix of in-person and virtual options for folks who would like to take part in the events from home. Most of the events are taking place on World AIDS Day, but there are also options over the following weekend.

This year’s World AIDS Day observance at the New York City AIDS Memorial (West 12th Street at Greenwich Avenue) will begin at 5 p.m., with an hour of readings from the works of authors, poets, and filmmakers who died from AIDS-related causes.

A select group of 19 artworks by leading contemporary artists such as Dana Schutz, KAWS, Rashid Johnson, and Keith Haring, will be auctioned at Christie’s next month to benefit the New York City AIDS Memorial.

On May 18, 1981, physician and writer Dr. Lawrence Mass reported on an “exotic new disease” affecting the gay community for New York City’s local gay paper, The New York Native. By the end of that year, 130 people in the United States had died from the mystery illness. By the end of the decade, over 100,000 had died of AIDS.

Memorials have long sought to make sense of this cascading, exponential explosion of grief. The catastrophic emotional weight of the AIDS crisis at its peak cannot be overstated. In his scathing 1983 essay entitled “1,112 and Counting” for The New York Native, Larry Kramer, activist, playwright, and founder of ACT UP, reflected on the devastating loss, condemning those who remained passive in the face of despair.

As the New York City AIDS Memorial celebrates the 10th anniversary of its founding, Christie’s has announced “UNQUESTIONING LOVE: An Auction to Benefit the New York City AIDS Memorial.” The November auction will present a select group of 19 artworks by leading contemporary artists that will be sold across two live sales.

"Unquestioning love demonstrates largesse”. Those are the words chiselled into Jenny Holzer’s white marble bench which is being offered in a high-profile sale featuring a truly incredible selection of contemporary art, at Christie’s in November 2021 to benefit the New York City AIDS Memorial.

A dream team of contemporary art stars are pitching in to help raise money for the New York City AIDS Memorial via a series of special sales at Christie’s in the coming weeks.

A 9/11 remembrance event at the New York City AIDS Memorial commemorated the 20th anniversary of the attacks. Storytellers gathered with locals in a somber event, where folks paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the attacks. Art2Action Inc., Greenwich House, the Rattlestick Playwright’s Theater, and Village Preservation were involved in the event, according to the New York City AIDS Memorial.

Mention of our event on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 - “A Village Gathering” - co-presented with Greenwich House Music School, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Art2Action Inc., and Village Preservation.

Even with U.N.’s previous goals unmet, delegates tried to water down provisions regarding protections for vulnerable populations and patents for essential drugs. Featuring a quote from New York City AIDS Memorial Board Member Eric Sawyer.

A stalwart structure of steel and granite fountain, the New York City AIDS Memorial honors the 100,000+ New Yorkers who’ve died of AIDS. As 2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the first reported U.S. AIDS cases, you may pay your respects here in remembrance of those who fought for equality before us.

Members of ACT UP New York joined together at the New York City AIDS Memorial at St. Vincent’s Triangle on May 27 to mark the one-year anniversary of the death of AIDS activist, playwright, screenwriter, and author Larry Kramer.

The indigenous art project, Kinstillatory Mappings in Light and Dark Matter, and New York AIDS Memorial will hold a ceremonial fire to honor the HIV/AIDS epidemic’s ongoing impact. There will be music, dance, and poetry from artists and activists.