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PROGRAM & SCHEDULE, 30 Years of ACT UP/NY: “Hidden Histories and Voices, Lessons Learned”

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Sunday, June 18 – 10:30 AM – 6:30 PM

The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., Manhattan – Rooms 301 & 310

Moderators: Ken Bing, Naomi Brussel, Cesar Carrasco, Annette Gaudino, Emmaia Gelman, Amanda Lugg, Emily Sanderson, Staci Smith

 

10:30 – 11:00 AM – Room 301: Registration, light breakfast, slide show (videos in Room 310)

11:00 – 11:10 AM – Welcome, introduction

11:10 – 11:20 AM – Video excerpts

11:20 – 11:55 PM – Overview / Context

            Bob Lederer, Terri Wilder, Andy Velez

11:55 – 12:00 PM – Outline of conference program

  • Track #1 – 12:00 – 1:25 PM

    First Panel: Campaigns supporting particular HIV-threatened communities in NY/U.S. – Part 1

    • 12:00 – People of color

      • Majority Actions Committee Carl Strange
      • VOCAL-NY TBA
    • 12:25 – Latinas/Latinos & Latin Americans

      • Latina/o Caucus, ACT UP/Puerto Rico & ACT UP/Americas Cesar Carrasco & Luis Santiago
    • 12:50 – Youth

      • Youth Education Life Line (YELL) Kate Barnhart
      • Current Youth Caucus Legacee Jefferson
  •             1:10 – DISCUSSION – 15 min.

  • 1:25 – 2:05 PM – LUNCH BREAK

      • – small groups as desired

      • – videos on HIV+ women activists & Latina/o Caucus (in Room 310)

  • Track #1 – 2:05 – 3:40

  • Second Panel: Campaigns supporting particular HIV-threatened communities in NY/U.S. – Part 2

    • 2:05 – Drug Users/Harm Reduction

      • Needle Exchange/harm Reduction Tim Santamour
      • Post-2000 Activism / Hepatitis C Annette Gaudino
    • 2:30 – Women

      • CDC Campaign on AIDS Definition Maxine Wolfe (video)
      • Disability Benefits Terry McGovern
      • Research on/Inclusion of Women (early years) Linda Meredith
      • Research on/Inclusion of Women (later years) Michelle Lopez
      • The Women of ACT UP/NY: Fight Back! Fight AIDS! Terri Wilder
  • 3:20 – DISCUSSION – 20 min.

                 Track #2 – 2:15 – 3:45 PM (in Rm. 310):

                 Training: Nonviolent Direct Action in the Age of Trump

    • Jamie Bauer & Alexis Danzig

Track #1 – 3:40-6:05

Third Panel: Access to Treatment and Care, Survival Benefits, Criminalization, and New Research Directions

    • 3:40 – Global Treatment and Prevention Battles

      • Early Years; Founding of Health GAP Eric Sawyer
      • Health GAP Part I Sharonann Lynch
      • Health GAP Part II Emily Sanderson
    • 4:05 Domestic Treatment and Healthcare Access

      • Drug Price-gouging Mark Milano
      • Clinical Trials Directory Mark Milano
      • Health Insurance Reform Karin Timour
      • Single-payer Health Plan Mark Hannay

               4:35 – DISCUSSION – 20 min.

    • 4:55 – Housing/Social Services/Survival Benefits/Hospital Care

      • Homelessness Activism/Housing Works Charles King
      • City AIDS Actions B.C. Craig
    • 5:15 – Prison/Criminalization/Quarantine

      • Guantanamo – Imprisonment of HIV+ Haitians Esther Kaplan
      • Prison Issues Emmaia Gelman & Mel Stevens
      • HIV+ Criminalization Robert Suttle
    • 5:35 – Transforming AIDS Research

      • Musical Inspiration: “Storm the NIH” the late Tony Malliaris (video)
      • AIDS Cure Project John Riley
      • Alternative Treatments Bob Lederer

                5:50 – DISCUSSION – 15 min.

    • Track #2 – 4:15 – 5:45 PM (in Rm. 310):

      Speak Up, Tweet Back, Write AIDS: Activist Messaging 101 in the Social Media Age

      Jennifer Johnson Avril, Mathew Rodriguez, Brandon Cuicchi

      6:05 – 6:30 PM – Wrap-Up Session

    • 6:05 – Announcements of Upcoming Activities

    • 6:15 – Closing: Lessons Learned, Current Campaigns

      • Housing Works Mikola De Roo
      • ACT UP/NY Brandon Cuicchi

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