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We Remember and Celebrate... Stories of the New Zealand AIDS Memorial Quilt, Block 12- "This block was designed and made by the New Zealand AIDS Memorial Quilt Project committee to answer the question 'But who do I know that has died of AIDS?' to mark World AIDS Day, December 1st 1994.
The following people were included along with a star (some have been left blank for further names to be added):
Noriyasu Akase- AIDS Activist (Japan), Marc Bensemann- Journalist and Co-founder of Body Positive (New Zealand), Kimberly Bergalis- Advocate for HIV testing (USA), Arthur Bressan Jnr- Film maker (USA), Bruce Burnett- AIDS Activist (New Zealand), Michael Callen- Singer and AIDS Activist (USA), Graham Chapman- Doctor/Comedian [Monty Python] (England), Ian Charleson- Actor [Chariots of Fire] (Scotland), Tony Chase- Fashion Designer (USA), Bruce Chatwin- Author (United Kingdom), Tina Chow- Model/ Designer (USA), Roy Cohn- Attorney (USA), Patrick Cowley- Disco Musician (USA), Peter Allen- Entertainer/ Song Writer (Australia), Arthur Ashe- Tennis Player (USA), Howard Ashman- Composer (USA), Nigel Barraud- Co-founder of Body Positive, Founder of 12x12 groups in New Zealand (New Zealand), Michael Bennett- Choreographer [A Chorus Line] (USA), Brad Davis- Actor [Midnight Express] (USA), Miles Davis- Jazz Trumpeter (USA), Denholm Elliot- Actor [A Room with a View] (United Kingdom), Perry Ellis- Fashion Designer (USA), Wayland Flowers- Comedian (USA), Michael Foucault- Philosopher (France), Alison Gertz- AIDS Activist (USA), Elizabeth Glaser- AIDS Activist and advocate (USA), Alistair Hall- AIDS Activist (New Zealand), Halston- Fashion Designer (USA), Keith Harring- Artist (USA), Michael Hay- Co-founder of Collective Thinking (New Zealand), Darren Horn- AIDS Activist (New Zealand), Roderick Horn- Actor (New Zealand), Rock Hudson- Movie Actor (USA), Derek Jarman- Film Director [Edward I] (England), Liberace- An Entertainer and Pianist (USA), Robert Maplethorpe- Photographer (USA), Tom Mclean- Author (New Zealand), Freddy Mercury- Singer [Queen] (England), Rudolph Nureyev- Ballet Dancer (Russia/USA), Tom O'Donoghue- Co-founder of Collective Thinking (New Zealand), Anthony Perkins- Actor [Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho] (USA), Vito Russo- Author and Activist (USA), Dick Sargent- Actor [Darren in TV's Bewitched] (USA), Ray Sharkey- Actor [TV series Wiseguy] (USA), Willie Smith- Fashion Designer (USA), Sylvester- Singer [Disco] (USA), Ian Thompson- Activist (New Zealand), Eve Van Grafhorst- Child AIDS Activist (New Zealand), Dr. Tom Waddell- Doctor/ Olympic Athlete (USA), Ryan White- Child AIDS Activist (USA), Ricky Wilson- Guitarist [The B52s] (USA).
This Archive is associated to the New Zealand AIDS Memorial Quilt creation.The New Zealand Quilt Project dates from 1988 to 2002, and is part of a worldwide movement that grew from communities most affected by HIV and AIDS. Each quilt panel represents a person who died of AIDS, and was made by family members, partners and/or friends.
The Quilt concept originated in San Francisco in 1987 in response to the devastating impact of AIDS. Its intention was to raise awareness and enable loved ones to express feelings of love, loss and regret in a permanent and tangible way.
The quilt panels are moving, creative and positive memorials to those who died, and testaments to love and community support. Their presence and endurance reminds both of the need for remembrance and compassion, but also the need for continued awareness and education in response to HIV and AIDS. AIDS deaths have dropped in New Zealand because of medication, but HIV infections have risen due to complacency brought about by the medication.