AIDS Vigil Continues on County-USC Plaza
On day six of a week-long vigil, about 30 AIDS patients and supporters stayed camped Thursday on the cement plaza in front of County-USC Medical Center in an attempt to call attention to a lack of public medical facilities designated for treatment of AIDS.
Being close with those who are sympathetic to what AIDS patients are experiencing is what the vigil is about, said David Reid, a member of the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power.
About a dozen community organizations have participated, Reid said. For each day of the vigil a different group designates an overnight watch crew and about 30 people pass the nights together in tents, he said, adding that rallies during the day and “candlelight meditations” in the evenings have drawn groups of up to 350.
Since the start of the vigil, talks between ACT UP and county supervisors have not produced any timetable for when money and facilities will be designated, Reid said.
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