Health Care activist Peter Staley will be launching his highly-acclaimed memoir ‘Never Silent: ACT UP and My Life in Activism’ this June in London for a special Pride programme welcomed by a coalition of human rights and healthcare movements in the 50th year of Pride and 40th year of HIV in the UK. “Things have…
Pfizer has blood on its hands: 20 global health organisations demand end to pharma giant’s pandemic profiteering
ACT UP London joined forces today to demand an end to pharmaceutical greed! Press release is below, the content of the letter is open on our website here. Pfizer has blood on its hands: 20 global health organisations demand end to pharma giant’s pandemic profiteering Campaigners deliver wheelbarrows of money and giant cheque to Pfizer offices…
Pride Special – ‘Never Silent – ACT UP and My Life in Activism’ Peter Staley book reading and signing
Really excited to announce the first of a special Pride event series ‘AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power’ London Chapter, National AIDS Trust, Positively UK and friends have been organising. Saturday 18th June 6.30-8pm – Pride Special ‘Never Silent – ACT UP and My Life in Activism’ London launch reading at QueerCircle. Reading and Q+A with…
HIV+ ARV and / or PREP medication for a mass collection for Ukraine
Shout out for any spare HIV+ ARV and / or PREP medication for a mass collection over the next two weeks – end point Friday 25th March. Please share widely. Please drop meds in anytime at the London LGBT+ Community Centre between 11am-8pm Wednesday to Sundays @ 60-62 Hopton St, London SE1 9JH by Blackfriars…
Invite to ACT UP – Women, AIDS and the NHS – 13th March 2022 6-8pm
Please join us at the launch presentation of ACT UP activist Stav Bee’s paper ‘ACT UP – Women, AIDS and the NHS’ on Sunday March 13th from 6-8pm at the London LGBT+ Community Centre. It is free and all donations on the night go towards the Positively UK Hardship Fund – Please book your ticket RSVP here as…
Invite to ACT UP London Healthcare for All 2022 Launch Gathering – 06.02.22
Dearest Queerest – Are you sick and tired of the Tory governments bullshit? Don’t want to poke your own eyes out in rage anymore? Want to be involved in an amazing group, meet new friends and take the necessary action to end the privatisation of the NHS and all inequalities that stop people accessing healthcare?…
ACT UP London Escalating Action Planning – Everyone welcome
Dearest Queerest -Are you sick and tired of the Tory governments bullshit? Don’t want to poke your own eyes out in rage anymore? Want to be involved in an amazing group, meet new friends and take the necessary action to end the privatisation of the NHS and all inequalities that stop people accessing healthcare? Well…
‘Wildly inspiring, makes me want to take action!’ World AIDS Day UPRISING ACT UP Report
WOWEEEE THANK YOU to everyone for making ‘UPRISING – Let the Record Show – A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993 launch with Sarah Schulman and ACT UP London, Positively UK and friends’ so amazing! “Phenomenal to meet so many positive women and to be part of such an energized community.” Sarah Schulman,…
“Aids prepared us for everything” – Laura K- 4M Mentor Mothers Network CIC, UK
perinatal peer mentoring project for women living with HIV On November 21st 2021 ACT UP London and friends hosted our World AIDS Day bonanze UPRISING / LET THE RECORD SHOW – thank you all for making it such a fun and powerful night! Here’s the phenomenal speech from one of our key fabulous speakers and activists…
World AIDS Day message from Act Up London
Today is World AIDS Day. 36.3 million people have died of AIDS-related illnesses, globally, during forty years of the HIV epidemic. Today, we take time, to remember those who have passed. In 2021, people with HIV can live healthy lives and not pass on the virus with effective treatment. But it’s not over. HIV stigma…