May 10, 2016
Cawthra Park
Cawthra Square
This event is Family Friendly.
The AIDS Memorial
The AIDS Memorial in Toronto was the brainchild of a group of gay men led by AIDS activist Michael Lynch. In 1988, Lynch founded a volunteer committee to make his vision a reality. At first, a temporary memorial was erected each year for Lesbian and Gay Pride Day. Two years later a design competition was held for a permanent memorial, which opened in 1993. The memorial provides a space for everyone touched by AIDS to grieve, remember and celebrate those who have died from AIDS-related illnesses. Fourteen concrete triangular pillars, arranged in a semi-circle, hold stainless steel plates on which the names of those who have passed are engraved. Patrick Fahn designed the memorial so that there would be room for new names to be added.