Village Projects:
The National Capital Region AIDS Memorial

Members from the Village, in conjunction with representatives from several HIV/AIDS partner organizations, are working on a multi-year public art project to design, create and maintain an AIDS memorial for the National Capital Region.

We envision a National Capital Region AIDS Memorial to honour and remember all those in our community who were lost to AIDS and who are affected by it. Our Memorial will be a sustainable monument, a place of serenity, beauty, reflection, and compassion that both remembers our losses and celebrates our living.

Mission:

To work with various stakeholders from the corporate, political, GLBT and HIV/AIDS communities to create a meaningful, respectful and dignified AIDS Memorial in the National Capital Region.

Values:

As members of the National Capital Region AIDS Memorial Committee, we:

• hold in our hearts and value those who have not survived the AIDS epidemic;
• believe in the importance of following generations to understand the impact of this epidemic on vulnerable communities;
• are fiercely dedicated to honouring the compassion and courage of our community;
• are open, respectful, and sensitive to the needs of the HIVAIDS community, both living and departed, and those affected by HIV/AIDS;
• acknowledge that the early HIV/AIDS movement was also a transformative time of courage, growth, community strength and a rallying call for social justice and rights;
• are unwavering in our commitment to create a beautiful, moving and accessible memorial of which the community can be proud.

For more information on the progress of this project, or if you would like to become involved, please contact the Village public art coordinator at publicart@villageottawa.com.

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