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Change the Pattern in Texas

Come see the AIDS Memorial Quilt
in Texas

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May 3 - 7, 2023 in Houston

Join us in Houston, Texas to reimagine the fight to end HIV/AIDS • May 3rd - 7th

AIDS Memorial Quilt Displays and Free Community Events Honoring Black and Latinx Lives Lost to AIDS


More than 50 sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt honoring Black and Latinx lives lost to AIDS are coming to Houston. Join us from May 3rd to 7th for five days of free events and programs.


What is the AIDS Memorial Quilt?

The AIDS Memorial Quilt helps us remember the lives and stories of those we’ve lost to HIV/AIDS. Drivers of change use the Quilt as a powerful tool to bring generations together and raise awareness about the impact of the ongoing epidemic. Come see the Quilt at a Change the Pattern display near you!

COME SEE THE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT IN TEXAS May 3 - 7
COME SEE THE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT IN TEXAS May 3 - 7
COME SEE THE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT IN TEXAS May 3 - 7
COME SEE THE AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT IN TEXAS May 3 - 7


Participate in community programs designed to raise awareness and advocacy around HIV/AIDS in the South through celebration, conversation, and reflection.

97,416
79%
71.2%
54%

PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV
IN TExas

of people living with HIV in TEXAS Are men

of people living with HIV in Texas are Black or Latinx

OF people living with HIV in texas are over the age of 34.

3,548

number of prep users in TEXAS in 2021

34,635

people in texas were newly diagnosed with HIV in 2020

20.9%

more black females were diagnosed with hiv than white females in TEXAS.

14.5x

of people in texas were diagnosed with hiv late

Latest news

AIDS Memorial Quilt Heads to New Orleans and Baton Rouge to Change the Pattern and End HIV in Black and Latinx Communities; National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Spotlights Louisiana’s High Rate of HIV Diagnoses


NEW ORLEANS & BATON ROUGE, La., (Feb. 3, 2023)
– Louisiana has the fourth highest HIV diagnoses rates in the country, so beginning on Feb. 7, , sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt honoring Black and Latinx lives lost to HIV and AIDS will travel to the state as part of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness DayChange the Pattern, a national campaign to end HIV in Black, Latinx, and LGBTQ+ communities across the Southern United States. From Feb. 7 -11, the National AIDS Memorial, Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC), and Gilead Sciences will showcase two major displays of the AIDS Quilt at two HBCU campuses -- Dillard University in New Orleans and Southern University & A&M College in Baton Rouge.  
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How we Change the Pattern

A few words from the community

“Our hope is that bringing the Quilt will shine a light on the systemic struggles our community faces still today, not just in the fight to end HIV, but the health and social justice issues that for too long have been ignored.”

"We are bringing the Quilt as a teaching tool to the South to encourage folks to educate one another, to empower one another, and to take charge of their own health in different and creative ways."

"We are trying to Change the Pattern of access. To Change the Pattern of opportunity. To Change the Pattern of people not being connected with these numbers that we hear so much about.”

“The program is helping us look at new ways to reach and actively engage communities that continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV so we can help end the epidemic.“

Resources

For partners and the community. Find information to take an active role in your health, challenge cultural stigma and continue the legacy of advocacy for your community. 

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Stories & Highlights

Celebrate the news and stories behind the Quilt

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How will you Change the Pattern?

Learn how you can be part of this new initiative

Make a Quilt Panel

You don’t have to be an artist or sewing expert to create a moving personal tribute to honor and celebrate the life of a loved one lost to AIDS.  

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Get Involved

See the Quilt. Host the Quilt in your community or volunteer to support our Quilt programs and upcoming events.

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Support the Quilt

We need your support to ensure the care of all 50,000 panels of the Quilt and help share its stories in communities.

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Thank you to our Corporate Partners

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The National AIDS Memorial, Southern AIDS Coalition and Gilead Sciences are bringing sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to communities throughout the Southern U.S to highlight and honor Black and Latinx lives lost to HIV and AIDS as part of Change the Pattern, a new initiative to reimagine the response to the epidemic in the region.