WORLD PREMIERE!
World AIDS Day
Monday, December 1

WHAT: The premiere of the new documentary HIV Positive Voices: An Inside Look at the AIDS Epidemic in Baltimore, Maryland produced by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs and Stuart Productions. The film portrays the impact HIV has had on the lives of four individuals who each represent a different form of HIV transmission.

WHERE: The 28-minute film will premiere simultaneously at the following four sites around the city:

WHO: each of the following invited speakers will appear at one of the four sites:

• Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley
• U.S. Congressman Elijah Cummings
• Baltimore City Council President Sheila Dixon
• A representative from the Maryland AIDS Administration

WHEN: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, December 1, 2003

The film will begin promptly at 8 p.m. at each location to represent the fact that someone in Baltimore becomes HIV Positive every eight hours. Refreshments will be served at 7 pm, followed by opening comments at 7:30 p.m. A brief discussion with one of the film's cast members will follow each screening.

SPONSORS: The Baltimore City Health Department, the Maryland AIDS Administration, and The Mary Wohlford Foundation.

CONTACT: Kim Martin (410) 659-6140 or Wenda Royster (410) 627-1201