Latino Leaders & Celebrities Come Together to Dedicate Monument on World AIDS Day

In addition to Dionne Warwick, dedication ceremony will include leaders and celebrities such as State Senator Gil Cedillo, LA City Council Member Ed Reyes, actress Lupe Ontiveros of ABCs Desperate Housewives", CBS 2 News Anchor Laura Diaz, opera singer and ELA native Suzanna Guzman, Noticias 34 Sports Anchor Francisco Pinto, Apollonia and mariachi vocalist Melinda Salcido, among others.

(PRWEB) November 25, 2004 -- Latino leaders and celebrities will come together at the dedication of a Los Angeles-based AIDS monument to fight the silence, denial and shame that contributes to the spread of HIV/AIDS.

LA-area news anchors Laura Diaz and Francisco Pinto will serve as emcees of a program that includes internationally acclaimed Dionne Warwick, Associate Artist of the Los Angeles Opera and East LA native Suzanna Guzman and actress Lupe Ontiveros,. Warwick, Ontiveros and Guzman have submitted the name of a friend who has died of AIDS to be etched on the monuments memorial panels in time for the dedication.

The 10,000 square foot monument in Lincoln Park, just east of downtown LA, will be unveiled that evening. The monument uniquely blends art, architecture, landscape and public participation to create a unique public health message for Latinos and Southern California residents.
   
When: Wednesday, December 1, 2004
5 p.m. -- Church service at Church of the Epiphany
7 p.m. -- Dedication at Lincoln Park

Where: Lincoln Park, 3540 Mission Road (across the street from the DMV offices) and Church of the Epiphany, 2808 Altura Street, Lincoln Heights (90031)

The mission of The Wall-Las Memorias Project (www.thewalllasmemorias.org) is to educate the Latino community about HIV/AIDS, and the ways that shame, denial and fear contribute to the spread of HIV.

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