Co-sponsored by SisterLove (celebrating its 25th year in 2014 - see http://sisterlove.org/) and the Social Justice Guild at First E
Jim Hubbard’s
United in Anger: A History of ACT UP (2012)
An inspiring documentary about the birth and life of the AIDS activist movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches fighting the epidemic. Utilizing oral histories of members of ACT UP, as well as rare archival footage, the film depicts the efforts of ACT UP as it battles corporate greed, ...
Co-sponsored by SisterLove (celebrating its 25th year in 2014 - see http://sisterlove.org/) and the Social Justice Guild at First E
Jim Hubbard’s
United in Anger: A History of ACT UP (2012)
An inspiring documentary about the birth and life of the AIDS activist movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches fighting the epidemic. Utilizing oral histories of members of ACT UP, as well as rare archival footage, the film depicts the efforts of ACT UP as it battles corporate greed, social indifference, and government negligence.
Won the Grand Jury Prize at the Milan International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
Doors open 7:00 pm – film starts at 7:30 pm sharp
Popcorn and refreshments available
We welcome donations - $1 to $10 sliding scale
No one turned away
Stay for the discussion after the film led by a member of SisterLove (TBA), and will be joined by local ACT UP organizers from back in the day. Much has happened and changed in the struggle to combat HIV/AIDS in the last decade – we will be discussing what that means and how new activism around this issue has emerged
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Future screenings:
December, 2014: To Prison for Poverty (from Brave New Films) (debtor's prison being reestablished in U,S.)
(tentative)
January, 2015: American Winter (post 2008 economic recession and unemployment/poverty)
February: The Good Lie (Sudanese refugees in the U.S.)