Rebecca Flaig of Goochland, Va., left, and Ryan Jung of Richmond hold their umbrellas aloft as part of the World AIDS Day event on Brown's Island in Richmond, Va. on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. A sea of red umbrellas, in the form of a giant red ribbon, were displayed for 9.5 minutes.
Indian school children make a formation in the shape of the red ribbon, the universal symbol of awareness and support for those living with HIV, in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. World AIDS Day is marked across the world on Dec. 1.
A man uses a colored pencil to make a rubbing of an engraved name of an AIDS victim at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on December 1, 2011 in San Francisco, California. World AIDS Day was observed around the globe today.
Indian women make a red ribbon formation with candles as they mark World AIDS Day in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988 to further global awareness and put a focus on prevention.
A flower lays on the engraved names of AIDS victims at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on December 1, 2011 in San Francisco, California. World AIDS Day was observed around the globe today.
AIDS protesters stand in the street after marching up Broadway from Zuccotti Park on World AIDS Day on December 1, 2011 in New York City. About a half-dozen protesters, part of a larger group of over 100, were arrested after refusing to move from the street while calling for Mayor Michael Bloomberg and members of Congress to tax Wall Street trade to raise money for AIDS treatment.
AIDS protesters lie down in the street after marching up Broadway from Zuccotti Park on World AIDS Day on December 1, 2011 in New York City. About a half-dozen protesters, part of a larger group of over 100, were arrested after refusing to move while calling for Mayor Michael Bloomberg and members of Congress to tax Wall Street trade to raise money for AIDS treatment.
A woman attaches a condom on the board during an AIDS awareness campaign to increase awareness of the sexually-transmitted fatal disease in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.
A woman looks on during an AIDS Day memorial service at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on December 1, 2011 in San Francisco, California. World AIDS Day was observed around the globe today.
People observe a moment of silence during an AIDS Day memorial service at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on December 1, 2011 in San Francisco, California. World AIDS Day was observed around the globe today.
Novice Guard Theo Pressed, of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,observes a moment of silence during an AIDS Day memorial service at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on December 1, 2011 in San Francisco, California. World AIDS Day was observed around the globe today.
Alicia Keys listens as President Barack Obama speaks during a World AIDS Day event, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, at George Washington University in Washington.
President Barack Obama makes remarks on World AIDS Day , Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, at George Washington University in Washington.
U2 frontman Bono applauds as President Barack Obama speaks during a World AIDS Day event at George Washington University in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.
A huge red ribbon hang on the North Portico of the White House on World AIDS Day December 1, 2011 in Washington, DC. The day was created in 1988 at the World Summit of Ministers of Health on Programmes in London, England, which brought together health ministers and delegates from 148 different countries.
Wind blows through participants' red ponchos as they walk onto a field before attempting to assemble the world's largest human AIDS ribbon on World AIDS Day in Baltimore, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. Organizers estimated that 1,000 people participated in the event, short of their goal of 4,000.
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