1/12/2017

“THE GOVERNMENT HAS BLOOD ON ITS HANDS – ONE AIDS DEATH EVERY HALF HOUR,” a demonstrator is arrested during ACT UP’s second anniversary action, New York City, March 28, 1989. Photo by Mark Peterson. . On Tuesday, March 28, 1989, twenty-eight years ago today, AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power (ACT UP) marked its second anniversary with a massive demonstration in downtown New York City. . In the city’s “largest demonstration on AIDS to date,” the New York Times wrote, “about 3,000 chanting marchers, demanding more government funds and services, ringed City Hall Park yesterday and briefly blocked the Brooklyn Bridge, Broadway and other streets. . "‘Act up! Fight back! Fight AIDS!’ some demonstrators shouted. . "Dozens carried banners and posters calling for more money, expansion of overcrowded hospitals, and housing for homeless people with AIDS… . "ActUp has conducted dozens of protests, the largest before yesterday involving several hundred people on Wall Street last year. . "Several times during [the] noisy demonstration the crowd broke through police lines and protesters sat in the street, interrupting rush-hour traffic around the Brooklyn Bridge and on Broadway, Centre Street and Park Row. . "About 500 police officers were on hand. Police officials said 200 demonstrators were arrested. ActUp's legal monitors said they counted 211 arrests, two for assault and the rest for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, mostly for interfering with traffic. Most of those arrested were released after being booked by the police.” #lgbthistory #HavePrideInHistory #ACTUP #FightBack #FightAIDS #Resist (at New York City Hall)

This is #whywemarch. So proud to have over 100 @housingworks staff, clients, and volunteers together in DC today #womensmarch. Affordable Care WORKS. Activism WORKS. #aca #saveaca #womensmarchonwashington #advocate #actup #housingworks #fightaids #endaids (at The Women's March on Washington - District of Columbia)

Words by my friends at @lgbt_history: When David Robinson’s partner, Warren Krause, died of AIDS, Robinson considered sending his ashes to President George Bush; Robinson, however, brought the idea to other members of AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power (ACT UP) and they encouraged him to hand-deliver the remains. Bush, Robinson said, needed to see that “they have turned the people we love into ashes and bone chips.” Thus was born the Ashes Action, one of the most striking examples of direct action activism on record. On October 11, 1992.. as hundreds of thousands gathered in D.C. to view the fourth display of the AIDS Quilt, thousands of ACT UP members, led by a group of mourners carrying ashes of loved ones lost to AIDS.. marched along the National Mall. At first quiet, the marchers grew increasingly loud as they approached the South Lawn of the White House. And, as they arrived, the activists broke into three groups: the first group locked hands and cut west, distracting and blocking the gathered police; the second group, risking arrest and physical harm, locked arms and marched forward, creating a human barrier for the final group; and, the third group, the mourners, went straight to the South Lawn fence and hurled their loved ones’ ashes onto the White House lawn. When they “fl[u]ng the ashes out of boxes, urns, and plastic bags,” one writer remembered, “we [saw] not only an audacious political protest—we [saw] each of them say goodbye to their loved one, and it [was] devastating.” Among other goals, organizers “specifically wanted there to be a counterpoint to the Quilt’s approach,” which, they believed, was “making something beautiful out of the epidemic and [they] felt like doing something [to show] there is nothing beautiful about it.” And, as they chanted that day, "History will recall/George Bush did nothing at all. "For more, seek out James Wentzy’s short film, "The Ashes Action." 🔴 #actup #fightback #fightAIDS

🕊️ Remember. Reflect. Act. On this #WorldAIDSDay, let’s honor those we’ve lost to AIDS and continue the fight for a future free from HIV. Every voice matters.

We appreciate efforts to fight against AIDS, which is a global problem.

It is a Day to Celebrate Those People Who are Working Hard to Create a #Vaccine that could Fight #HIV and Eradicate #AIDS from the Planet.

Hoy es el día internacional de la lucha contra el SIDA. Con la esperanza de que toda la investigación contra COVID haya ayudado a comprender y luchar contra el resto de virus y pandemias del mundo. Recuerdo la primera vez que conocí a alguien con SIDA. Fue en Londres, en 1999. El tenia mi edad y caminaba con la ayuda de un bastón. Tras tomarnos un café me preguntó si me podía dar un abrazo. Claro que si! Y me estuvo contando la cantidad de gente que no quería ni tocarle debido a su condición. No hace mucho un amigo dio positivo y me contó que le pasaba lo mismo. Me impresiona y me entristece. Falta información. Falta investigación y sobre todo falta una vacuna. #collage #art #vih #hiv #fightaids https://www.instagram.com/p/CW7jrkrDYvj/?utm_medium=tumblr