Holding HOPE: World AIDS Day Poetry Book Launch
Schedule
Mon Dec 01 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
Strut | San Francisco, CA
About this Event
On World AIDS Day, Monday, December 1, 2025, we invite you to the launch of Holding HOPE, a poetry book created by focus group participants and HOPE community members. This project takes HIV and HIV cure research awareness into new circles, using art as a bridge to science and as a catalyst for dialogue. The event will include networking, live poetry readings, a moment of silence, and discussion on art as activism. Together, we honor survival, legacy, and the possibilities of a cure.
Agenda
đź•‘: 06:00 PM - 06:15 PM
Networking & Reception (light refreshments, music)
đź•‘: 06:15 PM - 06:25 PM
Welcome & Opening
đź•‘: 06:25 PM - 06:30 PM
Moment of Silence
đź•‘: 06:30 PM - 06:35 PM
Dedication
đź•‘: 06:35 PM - 06:45 PM
Living Legend Award
đź•‘: 06:45 PM - 06:55 PM
Introduction of HOPE & Cure and CAIR
đź•‘: 06:55 PM - 07:00 PM
Holding Hope Foreword
đź•‘: 07:00 PM - 07:05 PM
Performance
đź•‘: 07:05 PM - 07:35 PM
Poetry Readings
đź•‘: 07:35 PM - 07:45 PM
Community Reflection
Info: What belief systems and internalized stigmas are you letting go of?
đź•‘: 07:45 PM - 07:50 PM
Closing Ritual
Info: Call & Response and Call to Action
đź•‘: 07:50 PM - 08:00 PM
Closing & Acknowledgements
Where is it happening?
Strut, 470 Castro Street, San Francisco, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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