Although the AIDS Institute provided the student-organizers of the World AIDS Day rally with posters, stickers, and
Tshirts—all emblazoned with the distinctive red-and-black graphics of the “Knowledge Is Power” campaign—many
of the participants carried hand-made placards that bore sobering statistics about the impact that AIDS has had
worldwide in the past quarter-century.
The “Knowledge Is Power” rally drew its audience from all corners of the UCLA campus, thanks in large part to the
eforrts of Professor David Gere (above left, with three student organizers of
the rally). As readers of the previous issue of Insider know, Gere sees artists of all stripes as under-appreciated,
underutilized and, potentially, immensely e½ective partners in AIDS education and prevention campaigns—and
students from Gere’s “make art/stop aids” class at UCLA were prime movers behind the Bruin Plaza rally.
Tshirts—all emblazoned with the distinctive red-and-black graphics of the “Knowledge Is Power” campaign—many
of the participants carried hand-made placards that bore sobering statistics about the impact that AIDS has had
worldwide in the past quarter-century.
The “Knowledge Is Power” rally drew its audience from all corners of the UCLA campus, thanks in large part to the
eforrts of Professor David Gere (above left, with three student organizers of
the rally). As readers of the previous issue of Insider know, Gere sees artists of all stripes as under-appreciated,
underutilized and, potentially, immensely e½ective partners in AIDS education and prevention campaigns—and
students from Gere’s “make art/stop aids” class at UCLA were prime movers behind the Bruin Plaza rally.
| State of the Arts Conference May 19-20, 2006 |
| David Gere - Photos |