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By: MATT SCHAFER
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A week of events to raise funds for the Hope Clinic of the Emory Vaccine Center kicks off with a 5k walk/run on May 10 and culminates with the annual ActionCycling200, a May 17-18 bike event in which riders gather pledges to raise funds for the clinic.
“This is just absolutely vital to everything that we do,” said Paula Frew of the Hope Clinic. “The Hope Clinic is about the community, and we must get out there and educate about prevention.”
Between the Hope Springs Eternal 5k Run & Walk and Action Cycling 200 fundraisers, a series of other events are scheduled to raise awareness about Hope’s clinical trials on HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases.
On May 12, gay actors Mitchell Anderson (“Party of Five”), Dan Butler (“Frasier”), Peter Paige (“Queer as Folk”) and Amanda Bearse (“Married with Children”) stage a reading of Larry Kramer’s 1985 play, “The Normal Heart,” about creating the Gay Men’s Health Crisis in 1981 and 1982.
The Hope in Our Soul symposium on May 14 focuses on educating African-American clergy. On May 16, SisterLove premieres the documentary “The AIDS Chronicles: Here to Represent,” which weaves together stories of people with AIDS, advocates and experts.
Frew said these and more events are purposely scattered around the metro area.
“The idea is we really wanted to have all these activities happening around Atlanta so we’re not focusing on one particular area of town, but we have events all around town,” she said.
There’s still time to participate in or pledge to the ActionCyling 200 event. Visit ActionCycling Atlanta’s website.
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