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David Fair (born April 27, 1952) is an American activist who has been a leader in the labor, LGBT, AIDS, homeless and child advocacy movements in Philadelphia, PA since the 1970s.
Question: Larry Kramer founded which AIDS activist group? Answer: AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) ... The first Annual Reminder demonstration took place on July 4, 1965 in Philadelphia, PA.
Prevention Point Philadelphia was founded in 1991 based on acts of ACT UP [3] in response to the HIV & AIDS epidemic. At the time, it was illegal to possess syringes in Pennsylvania. [4] Under increasing pressure to respond to the growing epidemic, then Mayor Ed Rendell issued an executive authorizing distribution of syringes within the city. [4]
MOVE activities were scrutinized by law enforcement authorities, [15] [16] particularly under the administration of Mayor Frank Rizzo, a former police commissioner known for his hard line against activist groups. [14] In 1977, three MOVE members were jailed for inciting a riot, occasioning further tension, protests, and armed displays from the ...
The AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO) is a part of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health in Philadelphia. The office collects and reports epidemiological data, [ 1 ] and oversees the AIDS service organizations which provide the bulk of medical case management for people infected with HIV . [ 1 ]
A group of activists staged a sit-in in Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) personal office over funding for HIV and AIDS programs Monday, ending with several demonstrators being arrested by ...
Members of the AIDS activist group ACT UP protest on March 28, 1989. In an interview published in a 1975 issue of the Archives of American Art Journal, ...
A demonstrator waves a placard using the "Silence=Death" slogan during a 2017 event in New York City.Activist groups focused on HIV/AIDS in the United States initially drew their numbers from the bisexual, lesbian, and male homosexual communities as a whole, with socio-political campaigns including culturally active patients who were struggling with their healthcare themselves.