AIDS Ribbon Tucson

06/14/2025

03/31/2025

SAAF CEO STATEMENT ON ELIMINATION OF HHS HIV POLICY AND STAFF CUTS

"The elimination of the Health and Human Services Office of Infectious Disease and HIV Policy is a devastating step backward in the fight against infectious diseases and HIV. This office has been critical in advancing policies that protect public health, promote research, and provide resources to those most vulnerable to those diseases.

By dismantling this office, we risk undermining decades of progress and jeopardize efforts to control the spread of infectious diseases, support at-risk communities, and ensure those living with HIV receive the care and services they deserve.

The decision to eliminate this vital office is short-sighted and will have long-lasting consequences for public health and equity. We must prioritize the health and well-being of all individuals, particularly those who are most vulnerable, and reinstate this essential office to continue the work of protecting and improving the lives of millions."

Beth Frantz, CEO
Southern Arizona Aids Foundation

03/26/2025

Remembering the one and only FREDDIE MERCURY, now and forever.

11/29/2024

Sunday, December 1st will be the global observance of WORLD AIDS DAY. Do something special in your own way to mark this important day: Wear your RED RIBBON. Volunteer for a local AIDS Service Organization. Get tested for HIV. Visit with a person living with HIV/AIDS. Make a donation to an AIDS charity, Bring some food and goodies to a person with AIDS who is ill in the hospital or homebound. Share prevention materials and information with those who you care about, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Visit the resting place of a person who passed from HIV/AIDS and leave RED flowers..
We Remember THEM.
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December 1 will mark the 37th World AIDS Day with the theme, “Collective Action: Sustain and Accelerate HIV Progress.” Here’s what that means.

10/24/2024

Congratulations to West Hollywood and Los Angeles for breaking ground on their AIDS Monument scheduled for completion in August 2025.

The AIDS Monument will be comprised of 147 bronze pillars called "Traces" which will be 13-feet tall and measure approximately 4x4 inches at the base.

10/06/2024

Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 3rd starting at 6pm for the All Souls Procession Weekend Finale'. Begins at Speedway and Grande and finishes by the Cushing Street Bridge and the MSA Annex in Rio Nuevo.
Numerous volunteers are needed for the "AIDS Entry" in the 35th All Souls Procession and Ceremony featuring AIDS Ribbon Tucson. Help is needed with set-up, carrying the Memorial in the Procession or take-down. If you have some time to spare that day and want to help remember those we've lost to HIV/AIDS, please leave a comment here, or text / call the Ribbon's Curator, Jeffrey Scott Brown, at 520.834.7470
Thank you!

ASP info: www.allsoulsprocession.org

08/19/2024

"Your only real job today is loving the one true human that you have been assigned since birth to take care of: YOURSELF."