National AIDS grove has 20th anniversary - San Francisco, CA - News Article Locations on Waymarking.com

This is a Memorial to all touched by AIDS and who helped and are helping to find the cure. People have had to fight for the civil right to have people with AIDS or HIV treated fairly. Some people treated AIDS as God's revenge on sinners. President Reagan refused to say the word "AIDS". People fought to pass legislation to prevent discrimination against people with AIDS...to ensure they could keep their jobs..or to receive diability when unable to work, to not be thrown out of their apartments, to even travel.
Here is just one website detailing some of the civil rights enforcements efforts on behalf of people with AIDS/HIV: (visit link)


The November 29, 2011 San Francisco Guardian newspaper reported the story of the anniversary which is not repeated here becuase the article is copyright protected. It can be readonline at (visit link)

But the headline is:

"National AIDS grove has 20th anniversary
WORLD AIDS DAY Now 20 years old, S.F. AIDS grove is also a symbol of hope
Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle Copyright 2012 San Francisco Chronicle. Published 04:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 29, 2011"



Most of the Wikipedia article about the Grove (visit link) is about the history of establishing the site which was an effort begun by Isabel Wade and Nancy McNally in 1988.
However, the preface informs us about the 7.5 acre memorial completed in 1991:

"The National AIDS Memorial Grove (The Grove) in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, is a dedicated space in the national landscape where millions of Americans touched directly or indirectly by AIDS can gather to heal, hope, and remember. The mission of the Grove is to provide a healing sanctuary and to promote learning and understanding of the human tragedy of the AIDS pandemic."

In 1996, the US Congress designated the site as a National Memorial.

Learn more at the Grove's own website at (visit link)

Type of publication: Newspaper When was the article reported?: 11/29/2011 Publication: San Francisco Guardian Article Url: [Web Link] Is Registration Required?: no How widespread was the article reported?: local News Category: Arts/Culture

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