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began when Kurt and others passed a
bucket to collect seed money for the
organization. Since that night Kurt has
worked continuously, along with others, to
make NAPWA a viable organization,
offering a unique opportunity to and for
people with AIDS. He has also accepted
numerous opportunities to speak loudly and
openly about his personal experience with
ARC and the feelings involved with
dealing with it Kurt says it was
overwhelming in the beginning to talk
about it but now it seems simple to him.
People are desperate for personal, honest
feedback and Kurt has reached a place
where he finds it important to talk.
That importance stems from a bargain
Kurt has made with himself about his own
life. The first element is that Kurt can
process his anger by doing something to
help, to work to change his little comer of
the world, instead of letting the anger eat
away at him.The second element of
Names Quilt
Coming to Atlanta
AID Atlanta is sponsoring the
Memorial Day weekend
appearance of the Names Project
quilt in Atlanta. The quilt
premiered at the National March
on Washington last October and is
now touring the country.
The Names Project is a
nationwide campaign to
memorialize the tens of thousands
of Amercians whose lives have
been lost to the AIDS epidemic.
Thousands of family members,
loved ones, and friends created the
more than 3,000 hand-stitched
panels. Each of the 3'x 6' panels is
a small statement about an
individual person. When sewn
together, they make a much larger
statement about the enormous
impact of the epidemic on the
fabric of American society.
If you have a friend or loved
one that you would like to
memorialize with a panel, local
quilting bees are being held
beginning this month. There are
two times and locations:
beginning Feb. 9th at Atlanta
Custom Quilted Bedspreads, 1758
Cheshire Bridge Rd. each Tuesday
from 7-10PM, and beginning Feb.
14th at AID Atlanta each Sunday
from 1-5PM. No sewing skills are
required. Please bring your ideas,
fabric, creativity, and any special
materials you want for your quilt.
Also in conjunction with the
Atlanta exhibit of the Names
Project, Rebecca Ranson and
SAME have preliminary plans to
premiere a new play which will be
drawn from the personal
experiences of PWA's. PWA's
will be needed for both interviews
and actual appearance in the play.
Although the project is in the
formulative stages, interested
persons are urged to contact
NAPWA at 874-7926.
importance is that Kurt is bargaining with
time. He has not expereienced any more
than the little side effects from his AZT and
other treatment. He keeps up with
experimental drugs and figures what would
be best for him when and if the larger
health problems ocqyr. He is trying to
orchestrate his care in order to buy the most
time. Doing this may allow him to live long
enough for medical research and treatment
to come up with some of the solutions to
prolong his life. He looks at his action as a
challenge, a way to try to get society to deal
with the issues.
Kurt's life depends to some degree on
doing his job well. He has made a hard
bargain between himself and buying time.
In the interim, he is giving of himself to
change the larger community in a powerful
and positive way. Kurt is a living working
example of strength in a time where it is
desperately needed. It is hopeful that Kurt
may get the better part of the bargain.
- Rebecca Ranson
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