People feel better when engaged in social activity. Let’s Kick ASS Palm Springs helps long-term survivors overcome isolation by creating social opportunity. From our popular monthly potlucks, thrice-monthly coffee socials, and our movie nights, to now establishing annual events such as our June 5, Long-term Survivors Day reception and our Thanksgiving Day feast, LKAPS benefits its members through engagement.
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Findings underscore the importance of recognizing and addressing social isolation among people aging with HIV. Nearly one in five older people living with HIV showed…
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“This is not a nostalgia thing, all right?” says Cleve Jones of his latest HIV advocacy project. “It’s important for people to remember what happened,…
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The Palm Springs AIDS Memorial has been nearly a decade in the making, with challenges in finding the right design. News Channel 3 got an…
Social Calendar
- December 10, 2024
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Roundtable Discussion Group
December 10, 2024 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Zoom Online
This LKAPS peer discussion group formed as the outcome of several virtual meetings held in the last couple of months. The Roundtable is intended to include and allow everyone to participate in discussions of topics both serious and fun. You can receive information about the roundtable and other LKAPS programs by signing up for our newsletter.
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The Barbershop
December 10, 2024 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
A Black Men’s Space for Honest Talk about Sexual Wellness.
We begin with a meet and greet with dinner that begins at 5:30PM and the discussion group starts at 6PM.
The group is facilitated by Stuart Huggins and Will Dean
To register to attend the meetings email us at info_Barbershop@LKAPS.org
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- December 11, 2024
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Social Committee Meeting
December 11, 2024 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm online
All are welcome to attend the group’s social committee to help brainstorm and plan new events. Please share any topics or individuals you think would be of interest in joining a zoom with us at social@LKAPS.org
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- December 13, 2024
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In-person LKAPS Roundtable Discussion Group
December 13, 2024 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Ken Seeley Rehab – Palm Springs, 1900 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Suite B1, Palm Springs, CA 92262, USA
The new in-person Friday Roundtable will meet every Friday at 5:30 PM at the Ken Seeley Community Room, 1900 E. Tahquitz Canyon Drive (near Sunrise).
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- December 15, 2024
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Coffee @ Ristretto
December 15, 2024 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Ristretto 500 S Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92264, United States
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- December 17, 2024
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Roundtable Discussion Group
December 17, 2024 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Zoom Online
This LKAPS peer discussion group formed as the outcome of several virtual meetings held in the last couple of months. The Roundtable is intended to include and allow everyone to participate in discussions of topics both serious and fun. You can receive information about the roundtable and other LKAPS programs by signing up for our newsletter.
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- December 18, 2024
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Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Arts / RAM
December 18, 2024 12:30 pm – 7:30 pm The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture 3581 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside, CA 92501, United States
Carpool trip to museum and Holiday Lights in Riverside CA
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Recent Posts
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Interview for National HIV and aging Awareness Day
September 18, 2024 is National HIV and Aging Awareness Day. To honor this day, Let’s Kick ASS (AIDS Survivor Syndrome) Palm Springs, interview by Jax Kelly, of HIV memoir author Casey Charles “Undetectable” and Nicholas Snow journalist and creator of…
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Undetectable
A memoir from LKAPS member Casey Charles Undetectable is a story of love, loss, and viral loads, a memoir of long-term survival with HIV. From New York graduate student in 1989, who contracts the virus from the love of his…
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LKAPS @ Borrego Springs
Thank you to Paul, Jonathan, and the social committee for arranging our bus excursion, and to everyone who participated. Our recent trip to Borrego Springs on the LKAPS bus was fantastic. We marveled at the Salton Sea, with its -52’…
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