In Baltimore City, one in forty people are HIV+ and the number continues to grow. Local, state and regional organizations want that trend to change and are campaigning for a “Getting to Zero” initiative…– ZERO AIDS related deaths, ZERO new HIV infections, and ZERO stigma and discrimination.

Moveable Feast, the School of Community Health and Policy at Morgan State University, HopeSprings, Chase Brexton Health Services, AIRS (AIDS Interfaith Residential Services), the Baltimore City Health Department, University of Maryland Medical School’s “Preparing the Future” Program, Johns Hopkins University’s “Generation Tomorrow” Program, the Morgan Community Mile and others are coming together on December 1, 2014, World AIDS Day, for the 3rd Annual B’More Aware of HIV: The Living Red Ribbon Event in an attempt to create the largest living red ribbon in the world. The event will take place at Morgan State University on Monday, December 1st from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm in the Hughes Memorial Stadium with the ribbon formation taking place between 12 noon- 1 pm. To register or obtain additional information, please go to Facebook.com/BmoreAwareHIV or call 410-327-3420, ext. 11.

In addition to the living red ribbon formation, there will be a health fair taking place at the University and will include HIV/AIDS and other screenings and information from area health care systems.