RCEU Faith Based AIDS Responses in 1980s and 1990s Alabama

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  Malcolm Marler speaks about the founding of the 1917 Clinic

  Malcolm Marler speaks about how the 1917 AIDS Clinic at UAB came about, and about how he became the chaplain for the Clinic. He also details out his personal philosophy towards the topic.
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  "This happened in Alabama": Malcolm Marler speaking about AIDS Care Teams

  The Reverend Malcolm Marler talks about the establishment of AIDS Care Teams (also called AIDS Support Teams) and the training associated with it in the mid-1990s in Birmingham, Alabama. This was an expansion his counseling work at the 1917 AIDS Clinic. He also talks about how personalization and education were key to overcoming the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS.
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  Malcolm Marler Interview on Friday Morning Grace

  The Reverend Malcolm Marler discusses the founding of the Friday Morning Grace at the 1917 AIDS Outpatient Clinic at UAB. He talks about what the program was meant to do, how he expanded it, and it's growth.
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  Malcolm Marler on Volunteer Training

  The Reverent Malcolm Marler talks about the volunteer training established at the 1917 AIDS Clinic at UAB in the 1990s. This includes both training for clergy and training for layman, and specifically talks about the AIDS Care Teams.
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  Malcolm Marler speaking to church leaders at Montgomery's Church of the Ascension.

  The Reverend Malcolm Marler speaks to church leaders and teaches an AIDS education session at the Church of the Ascension in Montgomery, Alabama. This is a black and white digitization of a photograph from a 1995 edition of the Montgomery Advertiser newspaper.
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  Support Teams Best Practices

  A document used by the 1917 AIDS Clinic in Birmingham, Alabama to detail out the best practices for the AIDS Care/AIDS Support teams. These concepts were taught in training sessions, and give practices to help volunteers provide the best care possible to patients they are working with. These best practices are also currently used for support teams for other illness than HIV.
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  AIDS in Alabama in the Decatur Daily

  A chart from a digitization of the Decatur Daily Newspaper showing the current number of AIDS cases in Aalabama in 1994.
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  AIDS Care Team Model

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  AIDS Care Team Brochure

  The front and back of an informational brochure for the AIDS Care Teams from the 1917 AIDS Clinic at UAB and the AIDS Education and Ministry Project at UAB. It gives an overview of how the program works and where to get training to volunteer with the program.
  
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  A Letter to Deby Wright from AIDS Chaplain Malcolm Marler about Friday Morning Grace

  A letter from the Rev. Malcolm Marler at the 1917 AIDS Clinic to Deby Wright, paster at the Covenant Metropolitan Community Church in Birmingham, Alabama. He is inviting her to the Friday Morning Grace program at the clinic and detailing out the planned schedule for the class. He also explains how she can make reservations to attend. There is a personal note at the bottom from Malcolm offering prayers for the death of a man named Cliff.

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