In this captivating new work, the author of GENTRIFICATION OF THE
MIND and SHIMMER connects the feminist anti-violence movement’s
cooptation by the state, Canadian laws that criminalize HIV
transmission, same-sex marriage and compensatory motherhood, shaming and
shunning in personal relationships, and the Israeli assault on Gaza.
Sarah will be in conversation with Virgie Tovar of Radar Productions on Monday, October 24 at 6:30 pm at Alley Cat Books in San Francisco and will read from and discuss the book on Wednesday, October 26 at 7:00 pm at Laurel Bookstore in Oakland.
"We created a paradigm shift in many, many arenas." Sarah Schulman
In this segment we talk with Sarah Schulman, producer of the film United In Anger: A History of ACT UP, and with younger AIDS activist, Cyd Nova. What lessons does ACT UP offer for young activists, and why was the AIDS movement so successful in changing US policy?
And why has this spectacularly successful movement been nearly forgotten?
Kate's complete interview with Sarah and Cyd can be found here. 23:57 min
JULY 22 Sharon Sobota on the street with protestors
On July 22 Kate Raphael and Sharon Sobota hosted the KPFA Fund Drive during Women's Magazine. Sharon taped interviews on the street with protestors at the marches after George Zimmerman was acquitted for the murder of Trayvon Martin.
Trayvon Martin
Also, Kate and Sharon talk about the case of Marissa Alexander who is serving a 20 year sentence for firing a warning shot into the wall to ward off her abusive husband.
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To listen to the show from July 22 click here. 59 min.
JULY 29 United in Anger A History of ACT-UP
On July 29 the KPFA Fund Drive continues with the reairing of a program about the film United in Anger, History of Act Up by Sara Schulman and Jim Hubbard. Click here to listen to Kate's interview with Sara, audio from the film and Women's Magazine with the KPFA Fund Drive. 59 min.
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UNITED IN ANGER: A HISTORY OF ACT UP, which shows at Frameline36 on June 19, chronicles the last successful
social movement in the United States from the perspective of those who
made it happen. ACT UP - the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, was born
in New York City in 1987 and quickly spread around the world. Producer,
activist and author Sarah Schulman explains how this small group of
people organized to save each other's lives and change the world. HIV
prevention activist Cyd Nova shares the perspective of a younger
generation of queers who have been waiting a lifetime for a movie like
this. 24:37
In March 1987, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) held its first action in New York. But radical AIDS activism was not born at that time. The AIDS/ARC vigil, a years-long encampment at the Old Federal Building in San Francisco's UN Plaza, had begun a year and a half earlier, and hundreds of LGBT activists and community leaders had been arrested in dozens of actions at that site. The affinity group Citizens for Medical Justice and the larger direct action group AIDS Action Pledge followed in 1986. In late 1987, the San Francisco AIDS Action Pledge decided to change its name to ACT UP to promote the unity of the national movement.
On March 24, 2012, long-time Queer activists came together with younger folks from Occupy SF and Homonomixx to discuss the legacy of ACT UP and its lessons for present and future activism.
The group is organizing a Good Friday protest on April 6 entitled "AIDS is not over: The Resurrection March of ACT UP".
Panel participants included:
Kenyon Farrow - NYC based writer and activist, former executive director of Queers for Economic Justice and current communications manager for Housing Works.
Tommi Avicolli Mecca - queer activist who has been part of social and economic justice movements since the 70’s to today, currently organizing in campaigns demanding affordable housing for all.
Carol Leigh aka Scarlot Harlot - long-time activist, writer and videographer who was instrumental in the organization of the sex worker rights movement, as well as being part of ACT UP.
Cyd Nova - has been involved in the Occupy/Decolonize movement with queer economic justice group Homonomixxx. Organizer for transgender, sex worker and HIV prevention justice.
Dean Oullette - long time organizer with both ACT UP in San Francisco and in NYC. Advocate for sex workers.
Jorge Vieto - An HIV prevention worker for over 7 years and currently a staff member for STOP AIDS. Jorge has been a long time advocate for and member of the leather community.
Liz Highleyman (moderator) - freelance writer, editor, and health educator, ACT UP organizer and street medic for Occupy.
