Cleve Jones
Cleve Jones (born October 11, 1954) is an American AIDS and LGBT rights activist. He conceived the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, which has become, at 54 tons, the world's largest piece of community folk art as of 2020. In 1983 at the onset of the AIDS pandemic, Jones co-founded the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, which has grown into one of the largest and most influential advocacy organizations empowering people with AIDS in the United States.
Cleve Jones | |
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Jones speaking at the National AIDS Memorial on World AIDS Day, 2019 | |
| Born | October 11, 1954 West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. |
| Education | San Francisco State University |
| Occupation | LGBT rights activist |
| Known for | NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt |
| Website | clevejones |
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