This year, more than fifty volunteers from local youth groups and high schools will help set up and light 3,000 luminarias through out Lincoln Park in honor of continued AIDS awareness and activism...

Laura Diaz, KCBS news anchor, will be the mistress of ceremony for this years program which will include musical performances by the Mary Immaculate Church Choir and flutist Manuel Sanchez. The program will also include testimonies from individuals affected by HIV and messages from local community faith leaders. Free rapid HIV testing will be available to all individuals. Over 500 community members are expected to attend this years event.

Founded in 1993, the mission of The Wall Las Memorias Project is to preserve the AIDS monument as an inspirational tool to educate the community about cultural denial, HIV/AIDS and to promote activism and healthy living.

Los Angeles- On December 1st, 2007 at 4:00pm, The Wall Las Memorias Project hosts the 14th Annual Noche de las Memorias on World AIDS Day.

The event will take place at the site of the AIDS Monument in Lincoln Park located at 3600 Mission Rd. Los Angeles, CA 90031.

Sponsors of this event include Time Warner Communications, Blue Cross, KCBS/KCAL, Antigua Bakery and Gavina Coffee. Noche De Las Memorias is also supported by funds through the agencys Project Faith program. Project Faith is a Latino faith based HIV prevention program funded by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS Programs and Policy.
For more information on Noche De Las Memorias please call 323-257-1056 or visit www.thewalllasmemorias.org