An Online History
Dear Constituents:
In 2007, NMAC celebrated its 20th anniversary; I can’t
believe it has been over 20 years!
When I first came to Washington
DC in 1985 to fight AIDS, I truly
thought I would be home within 4 to 5 years, at most. But here we are, many
years later, still fighting this AIDS and its related social consequences:
stigma, homophobia, racism, sexism, etc.
We are here today because of dedication of staff (current and former),
volunteers (current and former), board members (current and former) and
constituents who have given their time, their money and their lives to this
fight. We stand on the shoulders of so many.
Though I do not believe it is appropriate to hold a
celebration in the midst of an epidemic like AIDS, I do think it is important
to remember, lift-up and honor those individuals, organizations and PLWH/As who
made NMAC possible.
To that end, we have put together an "online
museum" chronicling NMAC’s response to the AIDS epidemic during the
past two decades. I invite you to tour the virtual exhibits by clicking the
links below. On each page, you’ll find stories, slideshows and streaming video
that hopefully will bring the past to life.
We are still collecting stories, pictures and videos from
folks who have worked with NMAC in the past – folks like you. I hope you will
allow us to share you story – it is important that we document the memory of
our work in this epidemic for ourselves and future generations.
For information, please contact Circe J. Gray Le
Compte, Director of Communications, at communications@nmac.org
or (202) 234-5120 ext. 309.
Sincerely,
Paul A. Kawata
Executive Director
National Minority AIDS Council
