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"We all had our reasons for making a panel for this
marvelous memorial," explains Joe Tomlin, a member of
The Names Project/Atlanta Core Committe. "Mine was to
be able to tell an old and loyal friend that I was sorry.
"When Paul was sick I had nothing to do with him, I
completely avoided him. I never knew why, perhaps I was
afraid of something I didn't really understand. After he died
I thought I would never be able to forgive myself for what I
had done.
"I worked for five Sundays on Paul's panel, sewing his
favorite work shirt on a dark blue background. A simple
design for a good man who led a simple life. Each Sunday
brought back more memories and more tears.
"But once I saw the finished panel hanging on the wall with
the others from Georgia, I knew that not only had Paul
forgiven me, but I had finally forgiven myself."
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FRIDAY, MAY 27
8:00 PM Metropolitan Community
Church 24 hour AIDS Vigil:
872-2246
SATURDAY, MAY 28
1:00 PM Buddies
A moving film that deals with the relation
ship which forms between a PWA and a
volunteer who serves as his "buddy".
3:15 PM An American Film Institute
Video Festival Reprise:
Only Human Series
Presented by SAME and
IMAGE Film & Video Center
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by Andre Burke (U.S.), 8:00, color, 1986 A
poetic visualization of the body stigmatized
by AIDS.
Some Aspects of A Shared Lifestyle
by Gregg Bordowitz (U.S.), 22:00, color,
1986 A mixed-form critique of hidden
ideological agendas within AIDS coverage.
Danny
by Stashu Kybartas (U.S.), 20:00, color,
1987 A personal act of remembrance for a
friend.
Black People Get AIDS, Too
by Cedric Pounds and Robert Boudreaux
(U.S.), 22:00, color, 1987 Twenty-five
percent of this country's AIDS sufferers are
black, a fact accounting for this educational
tape's urgency.
AIDS in the Arts
MacNiellLeher Newshour/PBS (U.S.),
20:00. color, 1987 A look at the dispro
portionate toll AIDS has taken on the Arts
Communities, and how these communities
have responded to - or denied - the threat.
AIDS: A Bad Way to Die
by the Taconic Video Team (U.S.), 41:00,
color, 1985 An award - winning tape
produced by and speaking directly to the
prison population.
AIDS: Changing the Rules
by John Hoffman/AIDSFilms (U.S.), 26:00,
color, 1987 A clear-speaking call for
understanding and prevention, featuring,
among others, Ron Reagan, Jr. and Ruben
Blades.
6:00 PM AIDS Film Project
The Ads Epidemic
by John Greyson, 5:00 A MTV- style piece
on the joys of safe sex. Originally intended
to be shown in shopping malls, this film
attempts to calm the hysteria around AIDS
in a comic, entertaining way.
Chuck Solomon: Coming of Age
by Marc Huestis and Wendy Dallas,
58:00 An uplifting portrait of an influential
San Francisco theatre director and his
The Names Project/Atlanta is a non-profit entity exclusively
formed to display the Quilt for Atlanta and the Southeastern
U.S., and to raise funds for tax-exempt Georgia
organizations which provide direct services to people with
AIDS and their loved ones.
Generous donations from local companies, individuals and
special fund-raising events have covered all costs involved
with the Memorial Day weekend display of The Names
Project Quilt and the many related events scheduled
throughout the weekend at the Georgia World Congress
Center.
Your financial support of The Names Project/Atlanta -
through your contribution at the exhibit or your purchase of
tickets for the two plays, Warren and Higher Ground - will
be used entirely to support direct services to Georgians with
AIDS and their loved ones.
Dozens of volunteers have devoted many hours to ensure a
meaningful weekend of observances and activities during
the visit of The Names Project Quilt. Rebecca Ranson s new
play, Higher Ground, and her earlier work Warren, both
depict the AIDS epidemic in powerfully human terms. The
film Buddies portrays the relationship which forms between
a person with AIDS and a volunteer who serves as his
"buddy".
An Inter-Faith service and an AIDS Healing Circle provide
opportunities to respond positively to the epidemic, both
individually and as communities of faith, healing and trust.
Walk among the names of the Quilt and remember the men,
women and children whose lives so enriched our own. Then
participate in your choice of the many events and
observances scheduled throughout the weekend.
We welcome you and thank you for your participation in
this important expression of hope and remembrance.
The Names Project/Atlanta
community. Chuck's joyous and defiant 40th
birthday party provides the focal point for this
celebration of people coming together around
the one they love.
Living With AIDS
by Tina DiFeliciantonio, 28:00 An inter
nationally acclaimed documentary that enters
the world of Todd Coleman, a 22 year old gay
man, and those who cared for him in his final
weeks. It is an inspiring look at the potential of
organized support systems that have been
created in answer to the AIDS crisis.
Til Death Do Us Part
by Ginny Durrin, 16:00 Created by members of
the Everyday Theatre Youth Ensemble of
Washington, D.C., this original rap music
drama is a vivid portrayal of peer pressure,
drug abuse and personal responsibility.
8:30 PM Warren
Theatre Macon's sensitive production of
Rebecca Ranson’s original AIDS play, de
dicated to the memory of Warren Johnston,
Tony Izewski and all those who have not gone
"gently into that goodnight" because of this
terrible thing called AIDS. $10, reservations
required. Call 827-9678.
SUNDAY, MAY 29
9:00 AM Opening ceremonies and
unfolding of the Quilt
1:00 PM Lambda Chorale
2:00 PM Hope and Harmony Choir
3:00 PM Inter-Faith Service
Clergy representing Atlanta churches, syn
agogues and other institutions of faith are
participating in this unique AIDS
Inter-Faith service.
5:00 PM Franklin Abbott- Healing Circle
for AIDS
This event is open to all in need of healing - be
it physical, emotional or spiritual. Through
music, meditation, imagery and touch the circle
creates safe space for us to grieve our losses
and celebrate our living. In doing both we heal
our hearts. This same circle meets the first &
third Sunday afternoons (3:45 - 5:30) of each
month at the First Existentialist Church.
8:30 PM Higher Ground: Voices of
AIDS
SAME & NAPWA's production of Rebecca
Ranson’s newest play based on over 40
interviews with people affected by AIDS. PWA
Actors & others reveal the struggle and joy of
napwa • living with AIDS. $15, Reservations required.
Call 827-9678.
MONDAY, MAY 30
10:00 AM An American Film Institute
Video Festival Reprise: Only
Human Series
Presented by SAME and
IMAGE Film & Video Center
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Snow Job
by Barbara Hammer (U.S.), 8:00, color,
1986 A gesture towards dispelling the
media's AIDS hysteria, here visualized as
a blinding mass of falsehood.
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News from Home
by Tom Kalin and Stathis Lagoudakis
(U.S.), 7:00, color, 1987 A low-key,
fragmentary evocation of life the day
AIDS hits home.
I Want Your Sex
by Andy Morahan and George Michael
(U.K.), 5:00, color, 1987
The ex-Whamster exploits/denies AIDS
altered sexual attitudes; this version
includes the MTV-dictated disclaimer.
AIDS: Questions and Answers
by Paul Buchbinder (U.S.), 13:00, color,
1986 Speaking directly to urban minority
populations, this tape was prepared with
assistance from the Chicago Department
of HealUi.
AIDS in Your School
by Aron Ranen and Charlotte Beyers
(U.S.), 23:00, color, 1987 A tape directed
at high school students, stressing AIDS'
relation to behavior rather than identity.
Testing the Limits
by the Testing the Limits Collective
(U.S), 28:00, color, 1987 A work-in
progress by the New York City-based
collective, this project has been
described by critic Gary Indiana as "an
incitement to rage and to organized
political actioa"
Sex, Drugs and AIDS
by Franklin Getchell (U.S.), 16:00,
color, 1987 Produced in cooperation with
the N.Y. Public School System, this
informational tape hosted by Rae Dawn
Chong frankly speaks a high school
student's vernacular.
I'm Stll Alive
by Michael Aue (Germany/U.S.). 58:00,
color, 1987. In English and German
with English subtitles. A German bom
San Franciscan takes stock of his life and
prepares for death - tragedy denied by
dignity.
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Chorus
Everyone is asked to gather in Exhibit Hall
"A" for the presentation of the Atlanta
Quilt panels to Cleve Jones of The Names
Project