Thank you to our Quilt partners for hosting this statewide display. Click on the organization name to visit its display or scroll down to view all the Quilt displays. Each Quilt display has the corresponding block numbers and the thumbnail images can be enlarged by clicking on them for a closer look at the details of the panels. A curated story is provided by each Quilt host, linking to their organization website to learn more about their work in the community. See the full list of displays by state and territory.
Display Hosts: Mississippi Episcopal AIDS Commission • Chevron Mississippi • AIDS Services Coalition • Community Health-PIER • Grace House
Display Host: Mississippi Episcopal AIDS Commission - Since 1995 there have been 32 Quilt displays in Mississippi featuring 222 Quilt sections. Several faith-based organizations hosted those displays to raise awareness and honor lives lost in the state to AIDS. One such exhibit was done in partnership with St. James Episcopal Church, the Mississippi Episcopal AIDS Commission and Mississippi and Mississippi HeARTS Against AIDS. This virtual display includes selections drawn from that display and other displays that have occurred in the state.
Display Host: Chevron Mississippi - We strive to empower people around the world to improve their lives, achieve their aspirations and meet their full potential. At Chevron, we work to make the world a better place. Our partnerships and investments in health, education and economic development advance progress and strengthen communities. Our commitment to workforce and community public health -- past, present and future -- continues today through these symbols, our health programs, community engagement initiatives and partnerships. Chevron was the first oil and gas company to implement a global HIV/AIDS policy, and since 2008, we have invested over $70 million in the fight against this and other deadly diseases. Chevron is proud to be a display host for this important virtual exhibition, curating displays for California, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Throughout the AIDS crisis Chevron employees have been making Quilt panels to honor employees and loved ones lost to AIDS. Each World AIDS Day our employees pick a theme and together they sew with passion, love and with hope that we one day will find a cure. In this display, we feature four of those Chevron Quilt panels that were hand-made by our team members, as well as four Quilt blocks that are part of the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
Display Host: AIDS Services Coalition - "It is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS, but no one should die of igno Elizabeth Taylor. Over these many years of HIV, unfortunately, people... many Mississippians... have died of ignorance. HIV stigma is alive and well in our state. And it is killing people. Each year for the last 15 years, the AIDS Services Coalition (ASC) has brought panels of the National Memorial AIDS Quilt to Mississippi to bring awareness to the fact that there are people attached to the statistics that we see on a daily basis. Displays have been in churches, universities, libraries and community centers. Collectively - the young and old, every race and ethnicity- all who viewed these pieces of memorial art were changed. When people look at a panel, they cannot help but see something of themselves. The humanity of the quilts is what makes each of us stop and rethink our preconceived notions. They make us less ignorant. Elizabeth Taylor was right - no one should die of ignorance. Together we can change this.
Display Host: Community Health-PIER - Community Health-PIER (Prevention, Intervention, Education, & Research) is a new Community Based Organization in the Mississippi Delta. We were incubated from AIDS Services Coalition (ASC) to assist and serve People Living with HIV (PLwHIV) in navigating the HIV healthcare system, providing them with the best location of providers in the area. We provide housing assistance through ASC as well as other related supportive services for low income PLwHIV and their families who are homeless, at risk of being homeless, or unstably house. Community Health-PIĘR also facilitates groups where PLwHIV can express themselves and share their stories in a safe non-judgment environment. In 2019, in an area that is considered the buckle on the Bible belt, considered one of the most stigmatized area in the state of Mississippi. Community Health-PIER with the assistance of ASC placed one of the AIDS Quilts in center court at the Greenville Mall in Greenville, Mississippi. This was the first time ever one of the Quilts had visited this part of Mississippi. It was overwhelmingly except within the community. The Quilt hung in the mall for the entire week leading up to World AIDS Day. The people were amazed by the craftiness of the Quilt, and asked question. The Quilt brough awareness around HIV to an area that do not talk much about HIV. Community Health-PIER staff and volunteers that tented the Quilt at times share their stories of living with HIV to some of the people that stopped by.
Display Host: Grace House - In memory of those who lost their lives to the disease of HIV and the family members who despite stigma were willing to honor them with representation on the quilt, we are pleased to be part of the World AIDS Day memorial. With advancements in HIV treatment, the number of people who lose their lives each year due to AIDS-related complications has significantly decreased but remains an issue especially across the southern United States. Mississippi reports nearly twice as many AIDS-related deaths annually than the national average. There is work left to be done to combat stigma related to the disease of HIV. People who for any reason feel as though they need to hide in a shadow due to stigma do not flourish. The effects of shame and fear are crippling and lead to other spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical complications. HIV however does not discriminate, it does not care who you are, where you are from, or who you love. If you are interested in helping to combat the effects of stigma in our state educate yourself on the needs and how you can become an advocate by reaching out to an HIV service organization with our community. Together we can make a difference, together we can truly honor the men and women, family and friends of people who were taken from us way too soon.
INTERACTIVE AIDS QUILT
Search the AIDS Memorial Quilt, view each panel, search for a friend or loved one and share
your story through our social media channels - learn more
HISTORY OF THE QUILT
Conceived in 1985 by long-time San Francisco gay rights activist Cleve Jones - learn more
REFLECTIONS FROM CLEVE
Conceived in 1985 by long-time San Francisco gay rights activist Cleve Jones- watch the video
2020/40 STORIES
Memories of individuals who died of AIDS, stories of survivors and caregivers and advocates, and the broader story of the AIDS epidemic - learn more
SUPPORT THE MEMORIAL
Our vision is that never again will a community be harmed because of fear, silence, discrimination, or stigma. - Donate now
WORLD AIDS DAY
Powerful voices from AIDS and Covid-19 pandemics. Remembering lost loved ones and celebrating their lives - event details