{"id":221,"date":"2026-05-28T01:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T01:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2026-06-02T00:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T00:11:28","slug":"_past-world-aids-days","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/?page_id=221","title":{"rendered":"World AIDS Days Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #b3364b;\"><em><strong>&#8220;The power of a moment lies not in its duration, but in its impact.&#8221; &#8211; Stephen Lewis<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 185px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/485721089_1073623588127335_1509563789565326992_n.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/485721089_1073623588127335_1509563789565326992_n.jpg\" alt=\"Image.\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: UNAIDS.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">UBUNTU Niagara has been organizing and producing World AIDS Days since 2006.\u00a0 Scheduled to coincide with World AIDS Day (December 1st), all proceeds benefited the Stephen Lewis Foundation <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlewisfoundation.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">LINK<\/a>]<\/span>\u00a0combating HIV\/AIDS in Africa.\u00a0 This gallery presents media from prior events.\u00a0 If you have additional media, or have questions about prior\u00a0events, please reach out and share <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/?page_id=80\">HERE<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Jump to a Particular Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2025\">2025<\/a>] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2024\">2024<\/a>] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2023\">2023<\/a>]<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2020\">2020, 21, 22<\/a>] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2019\">2019<\/a>] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2018\">2018<\/a>] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2017\">2017<\/a>] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2016\">2016<\/a>] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2015\">2015<\/a>] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2014\">2014<\/a>] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2013\">2013<\/a>] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2012\">2012<\/a>] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2011\">2011<\/a>] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2010\">2010<\/a>] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2009\">2009<\/a>] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2008\">2008<\/a>] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2007\">2007<\/a>] <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"#WAD2006\">2006<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Explore World AIDS Days<\/strong> <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(all links open in a new tab)<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 266px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/47214524_10156857734761119_6372499623398866944_n.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/47214524_10156857734761119_6372499623398866944_n.jpg\" alt=\"Image.\" width=\"256\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: WomEnchant.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2025\"><\/a>World AIDS Day\u00a02025 (Please Give What You Are Able) was held Friday, November 28, 2025 at Trillium United Church in St. Catharines <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2025-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PROGRAMME<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2025-Poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POSTER<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2024\"><\/a>World AIDS Day 2024 (Empower The People) was held Friday, November 29, 2024 at Trillium United Church in St. Catharines <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2024-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PROGRAMME<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2024-Poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POSTER<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2023\"><\/a>World AIDS Day 2023 (Baraka Na Wewe) was held Friday, December 1, 2023 at Trillium United Church in St. Catharines <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2023-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PROGRAMME<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2023-Poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POSTER<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2020\"><\/a>In 2020, 2021, and 2022, due to COVID health restrictions on public gathering, UBUNTU Niagara conducted a letter-based fundraising campaign in place of World AIDS Day <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2021-Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LETTER<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2020-Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LETTER<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2019\"><\/a>World AIDS Day 2019 (Despair To Hope) was held on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Silver Spire United Church in St. Catharines <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2019-Poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POSTER<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2019-News.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2018\"><\/a>World AIDS Day 2018 (It Takes A Village) was held on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Silver Spire United Church in St. Catharines <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2018-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PROGRAMME<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2017\"><\/a>World AIDS Day 2017 (Powered By Love) was held Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Silver Spire United Church in St. Catharines <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2017-Rack-Card.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RACK CARD<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2017-Poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POSTER<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2017-News-B.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2017-News-A.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2016\"><\/a>World AIDS Day 2016 (Seeds Of New Hope) was held Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Silver Spire United Church in St. Catharines\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2016-Rack-Card.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RACK CARD<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2016-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PROGRAMME<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2016-Poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POSTER<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2016-News-B.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2016-News-A.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2015\"><\/a>World AIDS Day 2015 (Hope And Strength) was held Monday, November 30, 2015 at Grantham United Church in St. Catharines <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2015-Rack-Card.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RACK CARD<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2015-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PROGRAMME<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2015-Poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POSTER<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2014\"><\/a>World AIDS Day 2014 (Do All You Can) was held Monday, December 1, 2014 at Mountainview United Church in St. Catharines <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2014-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PROGRAMME<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2014-Poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POSTER<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2013\"><\/a>World AIDS Day 2013 (Women At The Heart) was held Monday, December 2, 2013 at St. Andrew&#8217;s United Church in Port Dalhousie <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2013-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PROGRAMME<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2013-Poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POSTER<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2013-News-C.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2013-News-B.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2013-News-A.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2012\"><\/a>World AIDS Day 2012 (Hope Rising) was held Monday, December 3, 2012 at St. Andrew&#8217;s United Church in Port Dalhousie <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2012-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POSTER<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2012-News.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2011\"><\/a>World AIDS Day 2011 (Getting To Zero) was held Monday, November 28, 2011 at St. Andrew&#8217;s United Church in Port Dalhousie <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2011-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PROGRAMME<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2010\"><\/a>World AIDS Day 2010 (Change Of Heart) was held Monday, November 29, 2010 at St. Andrew&#8217;s United Church in Port Dalhousie <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2010-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PROGRAMME<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2009\"><\/a>World AIDS Day 2009 (Turning The Tide) was held Monday, November 30, 2009 at St. Andrew&#8217;s United Church in Port Dalhousie <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2009-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PROGRAMME<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2009-Poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POSTER<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2009-Advertising.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ADVERTISING<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2008\"><\/a>World AIDS Day 2008 (Promoting Awareness, Providing Hope) was held Monday, December 1, 2008 at at St. Andrew&#8217;s United Church in Port Dalhousie <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2008-Advertising.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ADVERTISING<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2008-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PROGRAMME<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2008-Set-List.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SET LIST<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2007\"><\/a>World AIDS Day 2007 (An Evening Meditation) was held at St. Andrew&#8217;s United Church in Port Dalhousie <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2007-Dancing-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PROGRAM<\/a>]<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"WAD2006\"><\/a>World AIDS Day 2006 (Dancing With The Divine) was held at St. Andrew&#8217;s United Church in Port Dalhousie <span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2006-Programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PROGRAMME<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuniagara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2006-Poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POSTER<\/a>]<\/span>.\u00a0 This was the first World AIDS Day produced by UBUNTU Niagara.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The power of a moment lies not in its duration, but in its impact.&#8221; &#8211; Stephen Lewis &nbsp; &nbsp; UBUNTU Niagara has been organizing and producing World AIDS Days since 2006.\u00a0 Scheduled to coincide with World AIDS Day (December 1st), all proceeds benefited the Stephen Lewis Foundation [LINK]\u00a0combating HIV\/AIDS in Africa.\u00a0 This gallery presents media<span 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