Tonight more than 20 buildings throughout new York city will Shine with red lights, delivering a stunner to anyone who decides to see views of the city skyline. However, red glow is not just a tribute to beauty and entertainment – this initiative is aimed at raising awareness about HIV and AIDSe, advocating a kind of Preface to the event , the AIDS Walk, which will take place on Sunday.
This year will be held for the 31st walk AIDS Walk. The event has come a long way (oops, unintentional pun), doing lighting problems in new York and beyond since its inception. Many new Yorkers are easy to forget that AIDS is still a serious problem affecting millions of people. According to the Center for control and prevention of diseases, in the United States in 2015 were diagnosed with HIV more than 39 thousand people, 67 percent of whom are sexual minorities.
This year AIDS Walk carries a sense of concern. In connection with the recent adoption of the new law on health care, organizers feared the loss of funding for treatment and research in the field of HIV.
The building, which today lights up red illuminated include the Empire State Building, One World Trade Center, Madison Square Garden and New York Stock Exchange. If you impress the synchronous lights the main attractions of the city this weekend, consider a charitable donation to organizations that are trying to defeat the plague of the 21st century.
