Michele Zager, a RISD Residence Life Coordinator, has helped organize an exhibition of sections of the internationally celebrated AIDS Memorial Quilt, the handmade tapestry constructed in memory of the more than 91,000 lives lost to AIDS. The exhibition is on view through November 22, 2008 at 10 Westminster Street in Providence. The AIDS Memorial Quilt is an effective visual tool that helps educate against the lethal threat of AIDS. By revealing the humanity behind the statistics, the quilt helps teach compassion, triumphs over taboo, stigma and phobia and inspires individuals to take responsibility for their own well-being and that of their family, friends and community.

Thank you, Michele, for helping RISD mark World AIDS Day (December 1, 2008).