World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, and mourning those who have died of the disease. Government and health officials, non-governmental organizations and individuals around the world observe the day, often with education on AIDS prevention and control. Below is a listing of World AIDS Day Events across the state of Nebraska. .
NOVEMBER 30th, 2017
Lincoln, NE
World AIDS Day at Southeast Community College
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
NAP will have an informational booth
Wayne, NE
Wayne State College Student Center
Informational Booth
Educational Presentation begins at 2:00 pm
Omaha, NE
World AIDS Day at Bank of the West
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Educational Presentation at 2:00 pm (not open to the public)
DECEMBER 1st, 2017
Lincoln, NE
World AIDS Day Remembrance Ceremony
Nebraska State Capitol – West Plaza
December 1st, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Featured speaker: Nebraska AIDS Project Interim Executive Director, London Woolman
Facebook Link
Hastings, NE
“Wrap It Before You Tap It” – An Educational Open Discussion
Hastings College
Campus Location TBA
12:00 pm
Crete, NE
World AIDS Day Free HIV Testing
Doane College
Campus Location TBA
11:45 am to 3:00 pm
Lincoln, NE
Alternate Endings, Radical Beginnings
Great Plains Art Museum
1155 Q Street, Lincoln, NE 68508
2:30 pm
Facebook Link
Lincoln, NE
World AIDS Day Health Fair/Balloon Release
Malone Center
2032 U Street
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
“Come and celebrate the life of someone you’ve loved and lost to HIV with a balloon release, HIV education, and join us for a meal.”
Omaha, NE
World AIDS Day Service
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
113 N. 18th Street
7:00 pm
Facebook Link
Omaha, NE
Alternate Endings, Radical Beginnings
Union for Contemporary Art
2421-2423 N 24th St
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, more information here: http://www.u-ca.org/events/2017/12/1/alternate-endings-radical-beginnings
Omaha, NE
The WoodmenLife Tower in downtown Omaha will be illuminated red in recognition of World AIDS Day