40 Years of Aids-Hilfe Schweiz/Swiss AIDS Federation

The Swiss AIDS Federation - Aids-Hilfe Schweiz - was founded on 2 June 1985 and will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2025. On Friday 13 June 2025, the Swiss AIDS Federation invites you to a varied anniversary celebration at the Swiss National Museum in Zurich. The day will begin with an interdisciplinary symposium and conclude in the evening with a festive anniversary event featuring prominent speakers and guests, as well as a varied programme.

Date & Venue

Friday, 13 June 2025 at the Swiss National Museum in Zurich

Programme

Symposium with experts from history, medicine, politics and the community.

Anniversary celebration with speeches by Federal Councillor Beat Jans and FOPH Director Anne Lévy.

Symposium marking the 40th anniversary

The celebrations will kick off with an interdisciplinary symposium at the Swiss National Museum in Zurich. In cooperation with the museum, the Swiss AIDS Federation will explore the social, legal and historical dimensions of HIV/AIDS. Alongside academic insights, the event will also highlight voices from the community. Topics include, amongst others, the culture of remembrance, discrimination, legal aspects and Switzerland’s role in the global fight against HIV. Admission is free, but registration is required.

Anniversary celebration

The anniversary celebration begins at 5.30 pm with a varied programme. Federal Councillor Beat Jans and FOPH Director Anne Lévy will speak, accompanied by music, dance and performance. Among the more than 500 invited guests are prominent figures from the church, politics, culture and the international health sector – such as Bishop Joseph Maria Bonnemain, Zurich Cantonal Councillor Jacqueline Fehr, Mayor of Bern Marieke Kruit, model and actress Shawne Fielding, and Birgit Poniatowski, Executive Director of the International AIDS Society. Highlights include performances by Marie-Thérèse Porchet, Catherine d’Oex and the House of Laveaux. The quilt ritual will provide a quiet moment of remembrance – a ceremony that has become a rarity within the AIDS movement.

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Contact

+41 44 447 11 11
aids@aids.ch

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Aids-Hilfe Schweiz, Zürich PC 30-10900-5 IBAN CH39 0900 0000 3001 0900 5

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