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LEXINGTON GAY/LESBIAN SERVICES ORGANIZATION, P.0. BOX 11071, LEXINGTON, KY M1575
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FOUNDER 0F AIDS QUILT T0 SPEAK IN BEREA

On September 28 at 8 pm, Cleve Jones in size to include almost 8,000 panels, each a
will speak at a Convocation at Berea College. personalized remembrance to a person who died
Jones is founder and director of the NAMES of AIDS and to the pain of loss suffered by
Project Quilt, and was an aide to Harvey Milk survivors.
during his time in office as a City Supervisor The Quilt has just completed another
in San Francisco in 1977-1978. year of tours to more than 19 cities across

In 1987, Jones created a small, 3' x 5' North America. As during its first tours,
quilt memorializing a friend who had died of only portions of the Quilt are displayed in
AIDS. The quilt included pieces of cloth and various parts of the country. The entire
other items meaningful to Jones and his friend Quilt is simply too large to transport
who had died, thus signifying a personalized frequently, since it now weighs more than 600
memorial of love and remembrance. This quilt tons. More than 2,500 volunteers are required
was the first panel of what was eventually to to unfold, display, guard and refold the Quilt
become the NAMES Project AIDS Quilt. for a three day exhibit. But more

From that starting point, the project significantly, the Quilt is now so large, no
rapidly grew as hundreds of those left behind location anywhere in the country is large
after AIDS had taken a loved one contributed enough to safely exhibit the Quilt in its
their own memorial panels. The Quilt's first entirety.
national showing took place at the 1987 March Less than a thousand panels were
on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. At displayed in Cincinnati this past March. Less
that time, the Quilt included almost 2000 than one thousand. Even less than an eighth
panels. of the Quilt was staggeringly overwhelming in

After the display at the 1987 March, the pain, hope and love expressed by the
portions of the Quilt toured the nation, pictures and messages in the panels. Two
appearing in nearly every major city with panels in particular were devastating. One
thousands of visitors viewing the Quilt at each represented a man from Lexington. Even
exhibit. On the first anniversary of the 1987 though I knew he had later died of AIDS in
March on Washington, the entire Quilt was Atlanta, seeing a panel with a familiar name
once again displayed at the Capitol Mall in was astounding. Then there was a quilt with
Washington, just across the street from the an unfamiliar name. But it included a T-shirt
White House and the Capitol Building. By this from Johnny Angel's, the name of "The Bar"
showing, the Quilt had more than quadrupled (See JONES, page 2]

PRO-CHOICE VOTERS NEEDED
by Bluegrass N.O.W.

Bluegrass N.O.W. and other pro-choice contributions to pay for the ad, which costs
organizations are coordinating a newspaper from $1500 for a half-page to $3000 for a
advertisement to be placed in the Lexington full-page ad. The name of each person who
Herald-Leader within the next few months. donates at least a dollar will appear in the ad.
The advertisement will take the form of a For more information call the Bluegrass
petition, with the words "I'm Pro-Choice and | N.O.W. answering service at 233-14393.

Vote" as the headline, followed by the names Send your contributions to Bluegrass
of pro-choice voters. N.O.W., PO Box 22151, Lexington, KY

N.O.W. is depending on individual l40522-2151.