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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><st1:City
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style='font-size:20.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Berkeley</span></font></b></st1:place></st1:City><b><font
size=5><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-weight:bold'> High's World AIDS Day
Assembly Displays National AIDS Quilt Panels</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thursday,
Dec. 6, 2012<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>-<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>Berkeley High’s World Aids Day
Assembly on December 6<sup>th</sup> was sponsored by the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">BHS</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Health</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and Berkeley High School
Development Group, and organized by Berkeley High teacher Allan Miller, who
also hosted the two assemblies. A long tradition, the event is set with a
backdrop of panels from the National AIDS Quilt. Every year the quilt is sent
around the country in panels as part of the week of celebration around World
AIDS Day.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In his
opening remarks Mr. Miller told the audience, “AIDS/HIV is not just an <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">East</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Bay</st1:PlaceType>
problem, not just a <st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State> problem, not
just a <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>
problem, but a world problem. The disease has many faces, and is no
respecter of persons. Thirty million people worldwide have lost their
lives. Another thirty-four million today live with either HIV or
AIDS. The disease has created 20 million orphans. Think about
that. Twenty million children worldwide have lost both parents to
AIDS.” <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The program
began with scenes from this year’s (February 2013) production of Vagina
Monologues, introduced by the directors. Next was a performance by Rhodessa
Jones that you can only imagine through the photos (WOW), followed by
Piper’s Story; Piper is a BHS alumni who became HIV Positive in 1998, at
16, as a result of rape. I knew her story would be moving, because as I entered
the second assembly, a parent volunteer usher leaving after working the first
assembly stopped me and told me that I had to hear Piper speak because she was
amazing. After hearing her I have to agree. And what’s really important
is that she captured every student in the room. She also told us how important
Berkeley High has been in her life, and that she is a very proud
alumni. Thanks to the presenters who allowed me to photograph the
assembly.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>See photos
of Berkeley High’s World AIDS Day Assembly on Flickr.com: <a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157632190591550/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/53901376@N04/sets/72157632190591550/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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