August 10,1992 Issue Number 2

AIDS Politics-The
Politics of AIDS
Salvaging The VIII international
AIDS Conference
From the perspective of "thinking
globally and acting locally," the VIII
International Conference on AIDS / HI
STD World Congress was quite an eye-
opener. The structure of the Confer-
ence was fairly comprehensive. There
were four tracks, labeled Basic Science,
Clinical Science and Care, Epidemiol-
ogy and Social Impact and Response. Lunch time ACT UP/lntematioiial frequently disrupted the Conference to bring
Poster Discussions were held along with evening attention to discrimination against HIV-positive people and
Minicourses and Satellite Meetings. Additionally, pharmaceutical company profiteering.
(Photograph by Kiyoshi Kuromiya)
there were "Global Meetings," which resembled
open plenaries, held on two evenings of the
Conference. Sandwiched in wherever possible
International AIDS
were all manner of press conferences, drug Conference Slams U.S.
company receptions, and other interest group
meetings. ACT UP sponsored many of these Hundreds of AIDS activists marched through
smaller meetings, not to mention daily, some- the streets of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, at
conlinuedonpage2 the opening of the Eighth International AIDS
ConferenceJuly 19. They denounced repressive
CONTENTS immigration and travel restrictions in the U.S.
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FUCK THEUMTEOtofAlOS ACTION 9 that have immigration and travel restrictions
Go Figure.. 10
il Ainl Cheap 10 against people with HIV and AIDS. Chanting
DreamlxHB& Nightmares 1!
term This tewlener 12 "Open all borders!" protesters passed by the
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ACT UP leisure & lifestyle 13
ACT UP Philadelphia's People ol Wot Caucus M
Midnip Coircoy Project Reaches Out to Mate Sex tndustiy Workers __ M Most of the anger was directed toward the
Rata FerrawtstoYow Face 16 continued on page 3
The Freedom of Choice A c t — — 16
ACT UP Schedule C4 Evens _ 18
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times hourly actions and zaps. Imagine all of the
above crunched into a four day period in "sin
EDITORIAL POLICY
city," Amsterdam. The working group that produces each issue of this newsletter
reserves sole discretion in accepting or rejecting any articles,
Researchers, doctors, activists, health and serv- photographs, artwork, or advertising that we receive as submis-
sions. So, if you like this newsletter, join us; if you hate it, join us
ice providers, PWA's, PHIV's, funders, drug to make it better. If you don't care, fine.
company lackeys, Elizabeth Taylor, and the Press
You can contact the ACT UP Newsletter working group by
were there in droves. It all added up to five days coming to an ACT UP/Philadelphia general meeting or by
of sheer madness. In retrospect, it seems that calling (215) 7S1-1844 and leaving a message on extension 8.
many people at the conference were looking for
"the answer," when maybe all we should or really
could have gained from it were a few more clues.
"Great expectations, great disappoin tments," as a
friend once said.
It's interesting how so many of the news reports
ACT UP
AIDS COALITION TO UNLEASH POWER!
that came out of this conference were about the
"old news" being discussed and how there were
"no new substantive breakthroughs." What did HI
people expect when the role ofHIV-1 andHIV-2
as the sole causes of AIDS was thrown in doubt by
one of the biggest stories of the Conference? It Amsterdam Rumorz
was revealed that there are about 30 documented
cases of amysteriousnon-HIV immunodeficiency or A Tall Faerie Tale
disease! Once upon a time, there was an Eighth International
The most disturbing thing about the VIII Inter- AIDS Conference and many Queers were there. One of the
national AIDS Conference was the domination of Fabulous Fountain Gang was waltzing Mathilde and
schmoozing Liz about his constituency......yeah,
American and, to some extent, European agen-
right. A pansexual, using a press pass bearing the
das. If we consider that more than 8.5 million of name of the cute and sexy cub reporter back home
the 10 million people infected with HIV globally was seen climbing the gate of the American Embassy
are from Africa, Asia, and South America (6.5 with a coffin balanced on his head. Our Most Lovely
million, 1 million +, and 1 million +, respectively), Drag Queen was honored by. the Mayor of Amster-
we must wonder why more than half of those at dam with the dual tides of Archbishop and Duchess.
the conference were from North America and During the ceremony, many were reminiscing about
Western Europe. Just how international was this the live sex shows with audience participation.
conference? Not enough! Counterfeit passes to all the events were being
manufactured and distributed by that Famous
Why was the conference so dominated by people Communications Terrorist. The Luscious Young
from the Northern and Western hemispheres? Lezzies took in tulip nurseries and girl bars. The
Economics is the answer! We have the money and Outreach Workers Were seen taking a romantic
they don't! We have the largest research facilities, cruise up the canals, though one of them had re-
the drug companies, the overall medical infra- cently had a bad experience with a raisin. The
structure and vast resources that flow dispropor- second of the Fabulous Fountain Gang was hardly
tionately in our direction. You've gotta pay to play ever seen. Some speculated that he was taking in the
"International" AIDS Conference! plazas, canals, and men's rooms.
How are health providers from Africa going to Partying 'til late...rising early...NOT! And a good
time was had by all.
utilize various treatment protocols when a rela-
cont'mued on page 4 —submitted by Lady Loose Labiae—
 'InternationalAIDS Conference Slams U.S..'continuedhorn page!
United States. Tomas Fabregas, a Spaniard who Fernandes, of Sao Paolo's state health depart-
emigrated to the U.S. in 1978, addressed the ment, said Brazil's inability to adequately ad-
protesters. Since U.S. immigration laws prohibit dress the AIDS crisis is "deeply linked to our
people with HTV from entering the country, the country's existing economic crisis."She pointed
govemmentmaypreventhim from returning to out that the government must pay billions of
San Francisco after the conference. dollars a year on International Monetary Fund
"I have lived in the U.S. all my adult life," loans, leaving Brazil without the funds to care
Fabregas said. "I contracted HIV there. I pay for its 25,000 people with AIDS and 425,000
taxes and have a lover there. I demand the right HIV-positive people.
to stay." Nduati, a University of Nairobi pediatrician,
Fabregas said most immigrants with HIV are said AIDS is an integral part of the overall crisis
afraid of deportation and thus do not seek of poverty and hunger that millions face in sub-
testing and treatment. He said HTV-based re- Saharan Africa. AIDS treatments are owned by
strictions on immigration and travel "drive vast profit-hungry companies in the imperialist
numbers of people underground, make them countries—like the U-S-'sBurroughs-Wellcome,
unreachable by education or medical support, whose drug Retrovir® (zidovudine/AZT) is far
and thereby foster the spread of HTV." too expensive for most Africans with AIDS.
Bill Bahlman of ACT UP/NY told attendees
Scientists, activists share views
that progress against AIDS will be impossible
The AIDS conference was originally sched- unless scientists from competing pharmaceuti-
uled to be held in Boston under the sponsorship cal companies share research information rather
of Harvard University. However, at last year's than spending millions of dollars to replicate
conference in Florence, Italy, protests about studies.
U.S. immigration policy forced organizers to With no breakthrough findings reported at
move this year's conference to another country. the conference, this call gained new urgency
For the past two years, the International AIDS with the news that a new strain of the HTV virus
Conference has passed declarations opposing may exist Conference participants said it shows
the U.S. immigration ban and travel restrictions more than ever that it will require a massive army
against people with HTV. And ever since AIDS of well-funded researchers to strike down the
activists took the stage at the opening ceremony hydra of AIDS.
of the 1989 conference in Montreal, organizers
have included activists in the meeting program. Onus o n U.S.
The inclusion is often an appendage to the At the opening session, conference chair Dr.
conference more than an integral part of it. At Jonathan Mann of Harvard said there are cur-
the request ofACT UP, this year the conference rendy 13 million people infected with HTV. By
held its first global meeting for scientists, activ- the year 2000, some 38 million to 110 million
ists, health-care workers, policy makers, and adults, and 10 million children will be infected,
people with AIDS to exchange ideas. and the epidemic is spreading most rapidly
among women and children. Dr. Michael H.
About 1,000 people attended this meeting on Merson of the World Health Organization said,
July 19, including scientists from Africa, Latin "close to half of the one million newly infected
America and Asia. Both Dr. Maria Eugenia Fer- adults [since January 1] have been women."
nandes of Brazil and Dr. Ruth Nduati of Kenya
linked the burgeoning epidemic in their coun- Also during the conference, activists an-
tries to the effects of neocolonialism. nounced a U.S. boycott against products manu-
continuedonpage4
 'AIDS Politics-The Politics ofAIDS,' continued from page 2
tively clean blood supply or clean syringes for the
most basic medical procedures are often not
available? Treatment of any disease is possible
when proper medical facilities are available, but
what about when they aren't 5 That's a matter of
access to basic health care, which is a human
right!
Some of the most important things to come out
of the Vm International AIDS Conference were
the creation of various transnational networks.
For PWA's, there is the Global Network for Treat-
ment and Drugs (or something like that), a sort
of international buyers club. For those of us con-
cerned about the next international AIDS/STD Jon Paul Hammond, international coffin construction consultant,
conference in Berlin, there is the Global AIDS preparing one of the 40 symbolic boxes that were delivered to the
Advocacy Network, which will lobby Conference consulates of many nations in Amsterdam.
organizers around issues of planning, content, (Photograph by Kiyoshi Kuromiya)
structure (although the structure of the Amster- 'International AIDS Conference Slams U.S..' continued from page 3
factured by Astra Pharmaceuticals, a Swiss firm,
dam Conference was far better than that of the
to protest the cost of Foscarvir®. The drug is used
Florence conference last year), and, hopefully,
to treat cytomegalovirus retinitis, which blinds
international representation and language trans-
up to 46 percent of people with AIDS. Foscarvir®
lation, both of which need serious attention.
sells for $25,000 to $30,000 a year.
Back here in Philadelphia, I am going to use my As in past years, many conference participants
newly acquired knowledge of needle exchanges from the Third World said poverty prevents
in Holland to help create an effective needle their countries from mounting the kind of full-
exchange program here. All those syringes people scale AIDS prevention and treatment programs
keep donating—the ones we can't use here—I necessary. They said it is the responsibility of the
think I am going get them out through the Global
imperialist West, which controls vast scientific
NerworkforTreatmentandDrugstoplaceswhere
and financial resources, to commit those re-
they are really needed. Perhaps it will be possible
sources to combating AIDS worldwide.
to set up a network which does this consistendy.
We could include racially appropriate condoms —written by Brenda Sandburg—
(© Workers World Service)
(the majority of penises in the world are not
white), syringe cleaning materials, and alcohol
prep pads. Perhaps a letter from the People of
Color Caucus of ACT UP Philadelphia regarding
representation and language translation would
be helpful if circulated through the Global AIDS
Advocacy Network. Maybe someday there will be
health care for all and a cure for AIDS, maybe...
—submitted by Jon Paul Hammond—

Jon Paul was just one of the people representing

ACT UP/Philadelphia at the July International AIDS One of the drag queens who ran the rally against governmental
Conference. Other participants included Dominic Bash, immigration barriers tor people with AIDS and HIV speaks.
Norman Baker, Kiyoshi Kuromiya, and Stephen Salek. (Photograph by Kiyoshi Kuromiya)
 NX = R for Life Thanks
The ACT UP newsletter working group
• The National AIDS Commission ! extends its gratitude to dS of the people who
• The Eighth International AIDS Conference provide the articles, photographs, and
• Jonathan Mann of the Harvard AIDS Institute
• Robert Ross, Health Commissioner of Philadelphia
services that make the pibbcatior) of Street
Sheetpossfote,
• Ed Rendell, Mayor of Philadelphia
—All these and many more say that clean Our writers for this issue are David Acosta,
needle exchange is an tdea whose time has come. Jon Paul Hammond, Russell Erik Johannesson,
Kiyoshi Kuromftja, Lois Lax, the mysterious
Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP) ex- lady Loose Lobiae, Rue Landau, Michael
changes clean syringes for dirty ones in Kensing- Marsico, Charlie Price, the enigmatic QJ, Toni
Resnick, and Brenda Sandburg.
ton and has expansion plans to distribute clean
syringes city-wide to Philadelphia's injection drug Photographers who have made Street Sheet
users. PPP is currently dispensing clean needles Issue Number 2 visuaOq appealing were Kiyoshi
each week to addicts seeking to minimize their f^otrvya and Jerry Gregory. We would
espea'alhj like to trior* Jemj Qregoru; for his
risk of contracting HTV. assistance with layout equipment and
While Bush ignores his own AIDS photograph preparation.
Commission'srecommendationsandwhile state WeWishwe could 1^cv\k rrwre people, but
legislatures drag their feet and while well mean- SKhmissions were few and far between during
ing folks look for leadership—AIDS WON'T the two months that the working group met It
WATT. is ifour ACT UP newsletter. We win not publish ft
if you do not contribute to rL So, DRAG YOUR
PPP needs volunteers. If you are interested in FUCKNC BRAN OUT of hs ILUTERATE RUT AND PRODUCE
volunteering or need more information about
Thanks so much
Prevention Point, call Lois at (215) 731-1844
extension 6 or (215) 387-0270, or call Jon Paul i M k Mrmw/SM§m
at (215) 627-1246.
—submitted by Lois Lax—
One Step Forward,
Two Steps Back
As activists, we know all too well how tough it
is tofightall of the battles of the AIDS crisis. We
get excited and rightly feel proud when we score
a victory at the culmination of long and tireless
efforts. On the other side of the fence, there are
politicians who cynically use the media for their
own gain and try to project the illusion that they
are combating AIDS.
Prevention Point Philadelphia won a major
battle by gaining Mayor Ed Rendell's open
support of clean needle exchange. This support
is crucial to long-range plans for stemming the
Prevention Point's clean needle exchange is the basis tor HIV transmission of AIDS in injection drug users.
infection prevention among Philadelphia's injection drug users. continued on page 6
 "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back," continued from page 5
But wait, a new case of AIDS hys-
teria has struck yet another politi-
cian, this time the Pennsylvania
Attorney General. Ernie Preate
ordered the raids of three porno-
graphic book stores, citing them as
a danger to public health. Of
course, ignorance and lack of
education concerning AIDS are the
real dangers, so perhaps somebody
should prosecute Ernie Preate for
promoting AIDS hysteria and being
a public health hazard. This action
was probably a response to the
mayor's enlightened statement of
the previous day. Are the raids the end of the Police brutality against ACT UP was rampant at the United For
AIDS Action March and Rally. (Photograph by Kiyoshi Kuromiya)
story? No, I am afraid that this is a game of
political positioning.
United for AIDS
The city could not politically afford to appear
that it wasn't doing its part to legally "stem the Action Not Entirely a
tide of AIDS." Wednesday night, scant hours Success
after the Attorney General's grandstanding, the
city rose to the State's challenge and staged a Last month, ACT UP Philadelphia sponsored
round-up of the sex workers in Center City. Tit a bus trip to attend the July 14 United For AIDS
for tat, dick for dick; how many more have to die Action March and Rally in New York City. Join-
before law enforcement gets out of the business ing us in this historic event were Prevention
ofpublichealth? Politics andpublic health don't Point Philadelphia, the GALAEI Project,
mix, but this year holds a re-election fight for the WHAM!, We The People, and the Philadelphia
Casey administration. Health Department. Several weeks earlier, ACT
UP Philadelphia, Prevention Point, and the
They say don't fuck: we say fuck you! The GALAEI Project had officially endorsed the
batde will continue. march. At the time of our endorsement, we were
—submitted by Charlie Price— unaware of several points of contention which
ACT UP New York had with the Rally and its
organizers. These areas of conflict included, but
Preparing for Houston were notlimited to the inclusion ofjesseJackson
and Mayor Dinkins as speakers, despite the fact
The upcoming Presidential election will de- that the march and rally had been billed as a
termine the course of the AIDS crisis in this "non-political" event. While differences of opin-
nation for the next four years at the very least. ion between the groups were never reconciled,
Public opinion will be guided by the President ACT UP New York decided not to boycott or
and his staff. As activists, we must influence disrupt the rally, as was proposed by several
potential leaders and policy as well as focusing members. However, ACT UP was ill-prepared to
on public opinion. deal with the outcome of police harassment and
Recendy, the American Broadcasting Corpo- violence against ACT UP and groups marching
continuedonpage8 continued on page 7
 'United For AIDS Action Not Entirely a Success,' continued bom page 6
with us that occurred. The New York Police De- of the line, the organizers later claimed, was the
partment subjected us to isolation, penning, result ofa random selection process, a claim that
harassment, brutality, and arrest If that were I find hard to believe given later developments.
not enough, we were subjected to a continuous While not clear from the beginning, it became
barrage of homophobic and AIDSphobic re- obvious to many of us, as the march progressed,
marks, as well as a highly visible and taunting that they had placed us last so that the police
display of latex gloves and nightsticks. could isolate us from the rest of the crowd. From
Stories of ACT UP chapters in confrontation the beginning of the march, through carefully
with police throughout the country are legion. controlled maneuvers of traffic control and a
That is why, three weeks later, given this histori- detour that the police forced only ACT UP to
make, we were closely monitored
and kept at a respectable distance
from the rest of the marchers. By the
time we arrived at Times Square, we
were already one and a half blocks
away from the rest of the marchers.
From such a distance, it was nearly
impossible to hear the speakers or to
see much of what was going on. Fur-
thermore, the police penning us like
catde left litde room for sitting or
lying down. Unable to move, many
PWA's within our ranks were unable
to reach the front of the march where
water, shade, and a resting area had
been set up for them. All of the
They get PAUL tor this shit! (Photograph by Jerry Gregory) pleading and begging by PWA's and their friends
cal precedent, many pressing questions remain fell on deaf ears.
unanswered. Why was ACT UP the last group in After almost half an hour pf shouting and
the United for AIDS Action March? Why were chanting at Times Square, the crowd became
there so few marshals? Why did none of the restless and started moving towards the wooden
March and Rally organizers intervene on behalf police barricades. All we wanted was to close the
of ACT UP, even though they knew we were block and a half gap that separated us from the
being harassed by the police? All of these prob- rest of the marchers. We wanted out of the pens.
lems, including the heat of the day, isolation As the crowd slowly inched forward, several
from the rest of the marchers, constant harass- police barricades were toppled. The police, in
ment by the police, and a growing sense of true fashion, reacted by hitting us with their billy
frustration and betrayal made for an explosive clubs, pushing us back, and threatening to break
situation. The situation only grew worse as the our skulls. After several tense moments, the
day wore on. police gave way and allowed those in front to
We arrived in New York City at noon on what leave the pen, only to close ranks again, splitting
had to be one ofthe hottest days of the year. Mar- our contingent in two. After a few minutes, the
shals, few in number, guided us to the back of situation was calm once more, but not before a
the line where they told us the ACT UP contin- small contingentofACT UP individuals decided
gent would form. ACT UP's position at the back to circumvent the police barricades and go
continued on page 8
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ration tried its hand in the AIDS
arena with a glitzy, superficial ex-
travaganza called Tm A New Light."
The goal appeared to be to change
people's opinions about AIDS and
get them involved. I applaud this
goal, but it does not go far enough.
It takes more than just a couple of
songs or words to save lives. Our
focus needs to be on action to end
this health crisis. The issues ofhealth
care reform, funding for useful AIDS
research, and access to life-saving
treatment demand political action
now. If we expect action from politi-
cal leaders, then we must ACT UP
ACT UP/PMIadelphia is festive even in the face of adversity.
now! (Photograph by Jerry Gregory)
At the Democratic convention recently, we got "United For AIDS Action Not Entirely a Success,' continued from page 7
great lip-service and won some points on their around the block to get nearer to the stage.
platform policies. Only time, combined with Almost all of the ACT UP Philadelphia contin-
our political pressure, will tell whether or not gent joined this group, but when we arrived, we
this show was just an election year ploy. realized thatwe were no nearer than before, and
A discouraging note was sounded by the ar- that once again, the police would barricade us
rests of ACT UP demonstrators outside the from going further. Itwas at this point that ACT
convention hall. This demonstration at the UP Philadelphia decided to go directly to Madi-
Convention (where itshouldhavebeen planned son Square Garden and take our message to the
in the first place), was a direct response to our headquarters of the 1992 Democratic National
dissatisfaction with the so-called "United For Convention. Already fragmented from the larger
AIDS Action" rally. We don't need show busi- group, the group going to the Convention was
ness, we need and demand action now! even smaller.
The Republican National Convention is just I led the charge with several New York ACT UP
around the corner. In Houston, attitudes to- members. Linking arms, we took to the streets in
wards AIDS activists will be even less sympathetic groups offour and six. Motorcycle and foot cops
than in New York City. Still, because of past followed us. The police kept trying to force us
Republican policies, we must demonstrate for onto the sidewalk by threatening to run us over
change now. Competing for attention with the with their motorcycles. Unable to do so, they
likes of Louis Sheldon's "Traditional Values" began to push us. After almost three blocks of
Coalition and the Ku Klux Klan, we will be physical and verbal harassment, including but
battling for the inclusion of "diversity" in the not limited to AIDSphobic, homophobic, and
Republican Party, as well as real action in the misogynistjokes, the police moved in for the last
AIDS crisis. This message will be a tough sell, time by threatening us with arrest if we refused
given the Party's past anti-choice and heterosex- to leave the street. Before we were able to com-
ual supremacist platforms. ply, however, and without warning, they began
to grab us and wresde us to the ground. I was
Too many people have died to let attitudes, continued on page 9
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 'Preparing for Houston,' continued from page 8
past policies, or even the threat of arrest stop us For me, what should have been an exciting
from taking the role of forcing change. We and unified event turned into a frustrating
cannot setde for wearing ribbons, being "points experience that left me both angry and de-
of light," going to Hollywood-style shows, or pressed.
simply tending to the sick. Our voices must be —submitted by David Acosta—
heard and we must demand action now. We will
be in Houston whether they like it or not. It is
FUCK THE UNITED for AIDS ACTION, BUT PLEASE GO.
our right and our duty to ACT UP, FIGHT Go to the United for Aids Action to ACT UP not ACT OUT.
BACK, FIGHT AIDS! EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER CONSIDERED THEMSELVES an
—submitted by Charlie Price— AIDS activist must attend the rally on July 14. You must
show up because most of the attendees of this rally have
no idea what it is to ACT UP. GMHC has spared no great
'United ForAIDS Action Not Entirely a Success,' continued from page 8
expense to get you there (gag) and have gone to great
able to wriggle my way out of their grasp, but lengths promoting it as the largest AIDS COALITION march
other individuals were unable to do so. They and rally (double gag) EVER. The mother of them all. SO
were thrown on the ground, handcuffed, stepped DON'T EVEN CONSIDER NOT GOING. BUT when you get
on repeatedly, andjabbed with nightsticks. One there, CHANGE IT. When Jesse Jackson, a keynote
speaker—and this wasn't supposed to be a "political"
of the six individuals with whom I had linked ra//y(triple gag)—begins to speak, SEND US MADONNA
arms wasJohn McLaughlin, who suffered a mild NOW. PLEASE, someone with AIDS, storm the stage, grab
concussion and, as a result, as happens in such the microphone and take it over. Speak with HEART. Speak
cases, has been charged with felony assault of a with SOUL. Speak with ANGER. Speak about the SHAM that
police officer and resisting arrest has masqueraded as AIDS research for the last 12 years.
ASK GMHC how much this little "coup de theatre" has '
After the arrests were over, we continued to cost. EXPECT to be booed. Expect to be THREATENED.
move towards Madison Square Garden. When DON'T leave the stage.
we got there, the police were already waiting for BRING A GUN.
Ask your audience what they plan on doing TOMORROW. If
us. They would not permit us to speak or to they plan on doing what they did yesterday, tell them to go
gather on the street As we were getting ready to home—it didn't work YESTERDAY—it won't work tomor-
comply, they once again stormed the crowd, row. Tell everyone wearing a red ribbon to shred them.
pushing us with nightsticks towards the pave- Tell them to STOP hoping for a cure. Hope is for preachers.
Tell them we need Bush OUT of the White House. Anthony
ment and against the wall. It was at this point that
Fauci OUT of the NIH. GMHC and AmFAR OUT OF SHOW
ACT UP Philadelphia member ScottTuckerwas BUSINESS. Tell them to go to the next ACT UP meeting,
arrested. The police threw about several people throw out everyone who doesn't think AIDS is a POLITICAL
violendy and clubbed them. One woman sus- crisis, admit failure, plan a new strategy AND start a war
tained a serious injury to her leg as she was chest for the millions we will need to get what we want: A
CURE. When you're finished, thank everyone POLITELY
thrown over a fire hydrant.
{like Tim Sweeney orMathilde Krim would) and smile.
Here, we were once again penned in like catde You did a GREAT Job.
and told not to leave the barricades on penalty
of arrest. We, however, did not obey, as we —This text, without the words "BRING A GUN," was
needed to find out what had happened to Scott distributed as part of a broadside by Anonymous Queers at
the United for AIDS Action March and Rally—
and to make sure other Philadelphians were all
right. Several calls and a walk to police head-
quarters reassured us that no one else from our

ACT UP
group had been arrested. The police told us that
Scott's release would take several hours. We
waited in New York until Scott's release and
returned to Philadelphia.

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 Go Figure It Ain't Cheap
During the National Democratic Convention On July 14, 1992, more than sixty ACT UP
and the United For AIDS Action March and Philadelphians trekked to New York to demand
Rally, there was increased criticism heaped on that the next President of the United States take
George Bush for his "do nothing" attitude to- a leadership role in ending the AIDS crisis, or at
wards the AIDS pandemic. The media picked it least follow the recommendations of the Pre-
up somewhat and Bush was on the defensive. In sidentially appointed National Commission on
true fashion, Bush chose to air boilerplate cliches AIDS. It wasn't a very enjoyable demonstration,
to defend his administration. Bush said that they but the point is that it cost us money.
were spending far more on AIDS than on other ACT UP Philadelphia will send at least twelve
diseases. Among other facts, Bush failed to activists to Houston to denounce Bush's pa-
mention that his figures are totally bloated. thetic response to the AIDS crisis. Everyone
George Bush said that the U.S. is spending expects the evil Republicans to do all they can to
$4.3 billion on AIDS and that he has asked for re-elect the great serpent but it is our responsi-
$4.9 billion for 1993. Activists need to be able to bility to speak out against his homophobic and
look through his rhetoric and numbers to refute AIDSphobic administration. While V.P. PotatoE
his lies very clearly and loudly. What he does, in Head goes around campaigning for his version
effect, it to give sound bites to everyone who of so-called "family values" and against Queer
never thought that the government should be rights, we need to organize massive protests
concerned about AIDS anyway. Soon after Bush every time they rear their ugly/hateful heads in
was quoted saying that the Federal government Philadelphia and especially in Houston, but the
spends ten times as much per patient on AIDS as point is that it will cost us money.
they do on cancer, many conservative writers This article is a plea for donations—you get
followed Bush's lead and mouthed his figures. the most bang for your buck with ACT UP, as we
Also, there was a slew of letters in newspapers have no paid staff and no bureaucratic swamp to
everywhere denouncing the "high" AIDS budget suck down your cash. We use our money for
His figures of sums in the $4 billion range are rent telephones, printing, postage (for such
completely fictional. The budget for AIDS re- things as our widely acclaimed HIV Standard Of
search, weakly coordinated by the National Care document), etc. ACT UP runs only on
Institutes of Health (NIH) is only $841 million volunteers, a fabulous cast of characters who
this year. The amount that Bush wants to spend have mobilized to fight AIDS in Philadelphia.
on AIDS research in fiscal year 1993 is $873 So, ACT UP will be in Houston, Texas, demon-
million. Anthony Fauci, Bush's own Associate strating and hell-raising in Bush's so-called home
Director for AIDS Research at the NIH, wanted state (he has a hotel room there). Houston will
$1.2 billion, and said that the proposed spend- be thick with Republicans of all stripes, includ-
ing would mean a reduction in some NIH re- ing the fascist Buchanan, who will be holding a
search teams and programs and "certainly will rally in the rather queer Montrose section of the
slow down" work towards a cure [Associated city. It is rumored that he wants a fight with the
Press, 2/25/1992]. Can you fucking believe that? Queers. Although we are always non-violent we
How can people wonder why we are angry? Even didn' t back down from him in Manchester, New
those figures are questionable, according to Hampshire during the Republican primary and
Prpjectlnform. They estimate that the figure for we will not retreat from Adolf Buchanan on
1992 was more like $150 million. Apparently, Queer turf. ACT UP people will put their bodies
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 "Go Figure,' continued from page 10
Bush adds in money from Medicaid, Medicare, this tactic is and how it plays in to Bush's hateful
Social Security, the Labor Department the policies. Bash Bush in 1992: your life may
Defense Department the Public Health Service, depend on it!
etc. to inflate hisfigures.The main reason spend- —submitted by Michael Marsico—
ing increases occur is that many people who
have AIDS are on Social Security, use Medicaid 'It Ain't Cheap,' continued horn page 10
and Medicare, and so forth. As Congressman on the line to end the AIDS crisis and to fight
Waxman said, "The growth is because more and homophobia. We hope you can put some money
more Americans are dying of AIDS...this is not on the line for the cause. ACT UP! Fight Back!
a budget of research opportunities. It is a body Fight AIDS! Write A Check!
count" —submitted by Michael Marsico—
Another reason that we need more money for
AIDS research is that itis arelatively new disease

WE
and much of the needed basic research has
never been done. (Such basic research about
cancer and heart disease was funded long ago.)
There is also the fact that AIDS has cut down
men and women in their prime, as well as chil-
dren. Heart disease and cancer strike mostly the

Put Out
elderly. Project Inform writes, "Crude compari-
sons which lump all cancer and heart disease
patients in a single group without regard for age
make no distinction between the inevitable ef-
fects of aging and the onset of disease on other-
wise healthy individuals with long life spans

With Your
ahead of them." While, Bush trumpets his non-
existent record on AIDS spending in this elec-
tion year, we know he is a fucking liar.
What follow are some indicative figures.
% of NIH budget Cumulative Number of
Americans Diagnosed with AIDS

i
used for AIDS research

Fiscal Year 1990,9.8%

Fiscal Year 1991.9.7%
Fiscal Year 1992.9.4%
177,781 (as of 12/31/1989)
157,525 (as of 12/31/1990)
202,843 (as of 12/31/1991)

So as the rate of increase of the number of

AIDS diagnoses grows (a very conservative esti-
Money!
mate now puts it at 40%), with triple digit per-
centage growth in some subpopulations, the
percent of the NIH budget for AIDS research
shrinks.
The next time you hear or read an activist for $ $ $
another disease attack the AIDS budget in order
to strengthen an argument resist the tempta-
tion to attack them but do point out how divisive

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 Dreamboats & Name This Newsletter
Nightmares Win Five ACT U P T-Shirts
Street Sheet is happy to announce that we have What's in a name? ACT UP's new newsletter
more dreamboats than nightmares for this issue needs a h o t sexy, 90's name. We liked Out Rage
(even though the AIDS crisis is getting steadily andAttitudebut, alas, those names are already in
worse). Our picks break down as follows. use. Socummon,puton those thinking caps. We
Dreamboats know the perfect name is out there. The winner
gets five (5) ACT UP T-shirts of her/his choice
Ed Rendell, Robert Ross, Maria Gold and and the respect and envy of peers. So, get busy
Barry Savitz deserve praise for their efforts on thinking. Call (215) 731-1844 extension 8 and
behalf of clean needle exchange for the City of leave your idea, name, and telephone number
Philadelphia. on the "Street Sheet answering system.
We idolize Nan Feiler, Scott Burris, and Tony
and John for their work with Prevention Point. Bitter Is Better
Have you noticed that Philadelphia Gay News
editorJohn Mandes provides ACT UP with free Be sure to pick up one of our MOST BITTER
advertising every time he talks to the main- T-SHIRTS. With a picture of the police beating
stream press? We are deeply humble and grate- the shit out of us on September 12, it is tided
ful for his services in this area. "ACT UP/Philadelphia," and our slogan is writ-
ten large on the back.. ."AIDS. IF YOU LIKED
Nightmares THE FIRST DECADE, YOU'LL LOVE THE
Fran Stoffa gets our dirty underwear prize for SECOND." You can buy them at the ACT UP
stating to City Paper that injection drug users are general meetings, every Mondaynight 7:30p.m.
inherently untrustworthy. at the Church of St Luke and the Epiphany, at
Thirteenth and Pine Streets in Center City Phila-
Gay Men's Health Crisis of New York City gets delphia.
an F" on its activist report card for sabotaging the
United [Divided?] for AIDS Action demonstra-
tion and setting up ACT UP folks from all over
the country to be beaten and arrested. Thanks
aheapl
The President and Government of Mexico are
using terrorist tactics to suppress democracy,
AIDS awareness, and the Mexican Queer libera-
tion movement Nightmare of the month Par-
tido Revolucionario Institutional sponsors po- 'Hi Lh&W20—9-(CXPE fOll SVRE JT!ELI9{Q
litical terror! HISS!!! TfECEO^T—^E MISS DrOU WNp LOVE OV'U.
—ACT W/Tfiifatfefpfiia

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 ACT UP Leisure & Lifestyle
Red Hot+Danceh the second major project produced by Red Hot and Blue, an organization dedicated to
raising money for AIDS activism, research, and services while increasing awareness about the epidemic The
group's first endeavor, Red Hot+Blue, collected artists' performances of their favorite Cole Porter songs. Red
Hot + Dance contains mostly re-released hit dance songs from the original artists, re-remixed by well known
producers.
Along with the nine old hit songs on Red Hot + Dance, there are four new tracks, three ofwhich are by George
Michael He wrote all three exclusively for this album; in fact, he was the first artist to volunteer for this
project Respect George! Thefirsttrack and first single is T o o Funky?"—the tide alone gets three snaps in
a triangle. The song is danceable hard funk with tart pop on the edge. When I first heard it I reminisced
to way back in the golden glittering years of the 70's, to wearing my sister's six-inch pumps and an afro wig.
The second track from George is "Do You Really Want to Know." This song should get play at the clubs.
You can vogue and work out in a sweat to thisjam, and once the song is over, you can tone it down and dance
to "Happy," George's third and final track. "Happy"sounds similar to Soul II Soul productions, or even rather
is a return to the "Sound of Phila-
delphia."
The best dance track on this
album next to Too Funky?"and"Do
You Really Want to Know," I must
say, is Sly and the Family Stone's
Thank You (For Letting Me Be
Myself Again)." This song has been
scratched, over- sampled and
bitten, but it never gets proper rec-
ognition. A good example of the
song's appropria- tion is Janet
Jackson's "Rhythm Nation." LIES!
Her song should have been called
"J.J.'s Copied Na- tion."Slyandthe
Family Stone's work is the only song
that blends rock and soul with ease.
Now on to the negative side of this album. Why, why, why put old tired songs on the album and re-remix
them? Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman" has been played over and over and over, la da dee, la da daa, la da
dee, la da daa. Give it a BREAK! It's a good thing the chorus of this song has been omitted until the very end.
This goes equally for EMF's "Unbelievable." Madonna's "Supernatural" is not a new song either. It was first
released as a B-side to "Cherish." At first I disliked Madonna's remix, but after a few swallows I kind of liked
it Seal is my favorite artist on this album. I give him great respect for his beautiful lyrics. The song "Crazy"
is well suited for this album, but it shouldn't have been so saturated in the remix. This version is too slow and
worn down.
This album is excellent for a party, for the beach, or for sitting around with your friends; you can sing and
dance to your favorite tunes. If you're not going to buy this album because of my critique, YOU'RE WRONG!
People have different opinions. You might like it more than I do. And if you're not satisfied, be happy you
bought it for the cause. Every penny is going to benefit AIDS activism, research, and relief.
If you have any information about AIDS-related music, art, or entertainment or if you just want my
telephone number, call the ACT UP office and leave a message on the newsletter extension [that's (215)
731-1844 extension 8]. Be sure to ask for OJ.
—submitted by Qf—

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ACT UP Philadelphia's Midnight Cowboy
People of Color Project Reaches Out to
Caucus Male Sex Inudstry
The People of Color Caucus of ACT UP Phila- Workers
delphia is a diverse group of individuals (repre-
The Midnight Cowboy Project is a joint effort
senting many communities) who are united in
of the GALAEI Project (Gay and Lesbian Latino
anger and committed to direct action to end the
AIDS Education Initiative) and ACT UP Phila-
AIDS crisis.
delphia. MCP provides AIDS education, refer-
The People of Color Caucus (POCC) of ACT ral, and support services to male street sex work-
UP Philadelphia arose out ofa need to empower ers in Philadelphia. MCP began meeting in
communities of color in the struggle against service of the population it was hoping to reach.
AIDS by providing a voice that speaks to the Then, in March, the Ed Savitz case and the
needs of these communities regarding AIDS homophobic sensationalism that followed it
education and access to health care. Although made it clear that we were on the right track.
AIDS is the lens through which we focus our MCP is committed to AIDS education and refer-
struggle, we are equally concerned with racism, ral services for Philadelphia's male sex industry
sexism, and homophobia, both within and out- from a non-moralistic approach.
side our respective cultures and communities.
Male hustling is motivated by many factors,
The POCC realizes that the AIDS pandemic is poverty, unemployment, and substance abuse
exacerbated by the traditional oppressions of are but a few. For gay, bisexual, and heterosex-
poor and disenfranchised communities. It is ual youth who run away from home or are
therefore the objective of POCC to articulate thrown out, hustling becomes a way of survival.
these issues as they impact upon the spread of (This survival tactic is by no means limited to
HIV in our respective communities, and in so males.) While great emphasis is placed upon the
doing, to link all of the struggles that strive to prosecution and harassment of sex industry
enrich the quality of life of communities of workers of both sexes, the authorities scarcely
color. We realize that AIDS cannot be arbitrarily pay attention to their male clients, many of
separated from other social ills thatimpact upon whom are married and affluent
its spread. Therefore, we pledge ourselves to use
MCP believes that condom distribution and
whatever means are necessary to overcome all of
instructions for their proper use, as well as refer-
the facets of the AIDS crisis.
ral to drug treatment programs, is but a stop-gap
The People of Color Caucus welcomes all measure in the fight against AIDS and other
people of color who are interested in AIDS and STDs. Until we can provide a safe environment
its impact upon our communities. We meet on foryouth, regardless of their sexual orientation,
the first and third Thursday of every month at class, or economic status, street outreach and
6:00 p.m. at the ACT UP office at 201 South AIDS prevention information is an alternative
Camac Street (between Thirteenth and Twelfth that saves lives. Much work needs to be done to
Streets and between Walnut and Locust Streets) change the economic and social conditions that
in Center City Philadelphia. For more informa- leave youth no other alternative than to turn to
tion, please call (215) 731-1844 extension 3. prostitution as a way of survival.
—submitted by David Acosta—
Individuals interested in working with male
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 'Midnight Cowboy Project...." continued from page 14
sex industry workers should call the GALAEI
Project's Midnight Cowboy Project Hotline at
D. A.G. (Dyke Action
(215) 977-7556 or ACT UP Philadelphia at Group)
(215) 731-1844.
—submitted by David Acosta—
Well, It's About Time
One month ago, seven outrageous dykes got
together to plan the Philadelphia Lesbians and
AIDS Conference. The Conference, set for Sat-

How to urday, November 14,1992, will address how to

take action for our lives in the midst of this
protect epidemic.

your Lesbians and AIDS? That's right: after twelve

years, the truth isfinallyout. Lesbians are dying

Life* of AIDS. After twelve years of misdiagnosis and

misrepresentation (in transmission and oppor-
tunistic infections statistics), the number ofcases
Assume that sexually active people cany HIV, the vims
thai causes AIDS, and maybe infectious. Always! use a of Lesbians with AIDS is growing.
condom when you engage in anal intercourse. Ityouever
use injection drugs, always steriEze your works
and a3 other paraphernalia with bleach and water. The agenda for the Conference will include
Give us a phone caB if you have problems getting or
using condoms. Let us know if you have been
panels and workshops (all presented by Lesbi-
harrassed by the poEce. Johns, or street thugs.
Let us know about your current problems and needs: ans) on AIDS, cancer, safer sex, alternative
access to drug treatment, anonymous HtV testing, medical
care, bleach kits, counseling, food, housing, clothing. healing, and abuse. The women of D.A.G be-
lieve that by discussing these issues we will suc-
MIDNIGHT COWBOY PROJECT cessfully address the underlying issue of disem-
Sponsored by Galaei Project 977-7556
and ACT UP/Pnaadelphia 731-1844 powerment that affects the way in which Lesbi-
ans' health issues are treated.
Midnight Cowboy Project volunteers use this flyer to reach out to WATT! There's more! After the conference,
male sex workers on the street. join us for a LESBIAN EROTIC DANCE PARTY.
Hot, bumping, and grinding fun...that's right,
the faint of heart need not attend.
Planning meetings for the Conference are
held at We The People (425 South Broad Street,
Center City Philadelphia) on Thursday nights.
For dates and times, call (215) 731-1844 exten-
sion 5 and leave your name and telephone
number.
—submitted by Toni Resnick—

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 Fierce Feminists In The Freedom of
Your Face Choice Act
Recendy, Women's Health Action and Mobili- Lies!
zation (WHAM!) held two powerful demonstra-
tions to voice our outrage against the Pennsylva- At first glance, the Freedom of Choice Act
nia Abortion Control Act. The Supreme Court (FOCA) looks like a strong, liberal piece of leg-
announced their decision on June 29,1992, to islation. Many politicians as well as leaders in the
uphold all but one of the abortion restrictions pro-choice movementhave been pushing FOCA
that the Act dictates. Specifically, the Court as the salvation of reproductive freedom. Sup-
upheld the twenty-four hour waiting period, posedly, FOCA will protect us from the restric-
parental consent, and state informed consent tions that George Bush and the Supreme Court
provisions. They rejected the provision for hus- have forced on women. In reality, nothing could
band notification. Because a twenty-four waiting be further from the truth. It looks like, once
period is both time-consuming and cosdy for again, the only women who will have "freedom
women who do not live in big cities and for of choice" will be those women who are over the
teenagers who cannot tell their parents that they age of eighteen and can afford to have an abor-
are pregnant, these women will be affected the tion.
most by these new laws. FOCA has become another political play-toy
The day after the Supreme Court announced for the election year. Originally intended to
their decision, WHAM! and groups from the codify Roe v. Wade, FOCA has been gutted
Southeastern Pennsylvania Abortion Rights down to a token gesture laden with restrictive
Coalition held a peaceful demonstration across amendments. Presendy, it does not "require"
the street from the Liberty Bell. Approximately public funding of abortions and it allows each
400 people attended. After the rally, demonstra- state to impose parental consent laws. Here in
tors poured into the streets and began a sponta- Pennsylvania, we know what that means. Abor-
neous march to the Ben Franklin Bridge, which tions will not be accessible to poor women and
successfully stopped all traffic for forty-five min- teenagers. There are also other amendments
utes. Hundreds ofangry protesters later blocked waiting to be attached to the Act before it goes
Market Street There were no arrests. to a vote in the Senate and House. The votes
should come in the next few weeks and there is
More excitement occurredjust a few days later a good chance that the FOCA will look just like
at a Fourth of July "No Choice, No Liberty" the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act when
action sponsored by WHAM!, Women for Re-
the Congress is finished with i t
productive Freedom, and the National Organi-
zation for Women. We held a rally at the west The most important point of this whole game
side of the Liberty Bell while seventeen people is that the FOCA is being pushed through the
infiltrated the long lines offlag-waving,patriotic system as quickly as possible so that it can get to
Americans who were waiting to catch a glimpse George Bush and his certain veto before the
of the Bell. November elections. This end result is supposed
to make the President look even more unrea-
Inside, the seventeen rebels tried to chain
sonable that he already does. Many big name
themselves to the railing surrounding the Bell.
pro-choice organizations are playing the game
Not all were successful, but they made a huge
and backing the FOCA even with the debilitat-
scene nonetheless and the police arrested them ing amendments. Unfortunately, most of the
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 Tierce Feminists In Your Face," continued horn page 16 77K Freedom of Choice Act,' continued from page 16
and carried them out Once again, the energy public blindly looks to these groups as leaders,
was intense and the crowd took over the streets, so they do not know the truth about the FOCA.
yelling chants that ranged from the conservative Women's Health Action and Mobilization
"What do we want' CHOICE! When do we want (WHAM!) is exposing the FOCA for what it
it? NOW!" to the more explicit "Suck my tit / really is—bogus legislation to ease the con-
Lick my clit / Bush is a fuckin' hypocrite." sciences of those who supposedly represent us.
The general response to our actions was fan- WHAM! rejects the FOCA in its entirety and asks
tastic. WHAM! thanks those of you who came instead that you support the Women's Health
out in support, especially the men who showed Equity Act of 1991 (H.R. 1611), which is truly
that the issue of women's rights affects us all. pro-choice legislation. For more information,
For more information about WHAM!, includ- call Planned Parenthood at (215) 351-5560 or
ing meeting times and locations, call the ACT WHAM! at (215) 731-1844 extension 5.
UP telephone number at (215) 731-1844 exten- —submitted by Rue Landau—
sion 5 and leave a message.
—submitted by Rue Landau—

Women's Health Care Is An Integral Part of the

Solution to the AIDS Crisis. ACT UP/Philadelphia Will
Continue to Collaborate with D.A.G., WHAM!, and
Other Women's Organizations to End the AIDS Crisis.

ACT UP/PHILADELPHIA IS A DIVERSE,

NON-PARTISAN GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, UNITED IN
ANGER AND COMMITTED TO DIRECT ACTION TO END
THE AIDS CRISIS.

Our address is P.O. Box 15919 • Middle City Station • Philadelphia,

PA 19103-0919. Our telephone number is (215) 731-1844.
We meet every Monday at the Church of St. Luke and the Epiphany,
330 South Thirteenth Street, in Center City Philadelphia. JOIN US!
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 ACT UP/PHILADELPHIA 1992
Schedule as of August 7, 1992
ACT UP MEETS EVERY MONDAY AT 07:30 p.m., St. Luke's & The Epiphany, 330 South 13* Street
in Center City Philadelphia.
August 10 Monday ACT UP General Meeting
07:30 p.m.
August 11 Tuesday Town meeting on United For AIDS Rally,
Washington Square Memorial
Church. New York City
August 11 Tuesday 07:00 p.m. WHAM!, WILPF, 1213 Race Street
August 11 Tuesday 08:30 p.m. "How to Stay Out of the Gynecologist's
Office* and 'Menstrual Extraction:
All You Ever Wanted and Needed to
Know' at WILPF. 1213 Race Street
August 11 Tuesday 03:30 p.m. Clinical Care Subcommittee of TPAC. 235
Johnson Pavilion. University of Penn-
sylvania
August 13 Thursday 09:00 a.m. TPAC Planning and Evaluation Committee:
Counseling and Testing. PHMC, 260
South Broad Street. 20* Floor
August 17 Monday 07:00 p.m. ACT UP Treatment & Data Committee
August 17 Monday 07:30 p.m. ACT UP General Meeting
August 18 Tuesday 03:00-05:00 p.m. TPAC Executive Committee Meeting, PHMC.
260 S. Broad St.. 20* Floor
August 15-19 Saturday-Wednesday Republican Convention. Houston, Texas
August 20 Thursday 10:00 a.m.-3 p.m. State HIV Planning Council, Harristown Bldg.
2, Heritage Rm B. Hanisburg
August 24 Monday 07:30 p.m. ACT UP General Meeting
August 26 Wednesday 05:30 p.m. AACO HIV Advisory Committee, 500 S.
Broad St.. Main Auditorium. HIV+
only. Refreshments
August 27 Thursday TPAC Planning and Evaluation Committee:
Housing, PHMC. 260 South Broad
Street, 20* Floor
September 1 Monday 07:00 p.m. ACT UP Treatment & Data Committee
September 1 Monday 07:30 p.m. ACT UP General Meeting
September 8 Monday 07:30 p.m. ACT UP General Meeting
September 15 Monday 07:00 p.m. ACT UP Treatment & Data Committee
September 15 Monday 07:30 p.m. ACT UP General Meeting
September 22 Monday 07:30 p.m. ACT UP General Meeting
September 29 Monday 07:30 p.m. ACT UP General Meeting
October 9-11 Friday-Sunday National AIDS Quilt shown, Washington, D.C.

Action Committee meets every Wednesday at 07:30 p.m. at Penguin Place, 201 South Camac Street.
Science and Medicine Committee meets at 07:00 p.m. on first and third Monday of the month right before the
general meeting.
Prevention Point meets Tuesdays; call Lois at (215) 387-0270 or Jon Paul at (215) 627-1246 for more information.
People of Color Caucus meets on Thursdays at 06:00 p.m., call Jon Paul at (215) 627-1246 to confirm.
Women's Caucus and PISD (People With Immune System Disorders) Caucus meet periodically.

The ACT UP office and answering system can be reached at telephone number (215) 731-1844. The ACT UPfacsimile number
is (215) 731-1845.

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