Women, AIDS, and ACT UP, 1988-1994

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  Target City Hall

  Produced by DIVA TV, this video focuses on the ACT UP action known as Target City Hall when activists demonstrated against access to AIDS drugs and Mayor Ed Koch's response to the crisis at the New York City Hall.

  Tags Activism, AIDS, Communities, Consciousness Raising, Drugs, Education, Health Care, Illness, Police, Police Harassment, Political Movements, Politics
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  Act Up at City Hall Event Footage

  Handheld video recording of the ACT UP action "Target City Hall" on March 28, 1989.

  Tags Activism, AIDS, Consciousness Raising, Drugs, Education, Health Care, Illness, Police, Police Harassment, Political Movements, Politics, Women's Health
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  Linda Meredith's Talk at final CDC hearing

  Presentation at the final CDC hearing by Linda Meredith, followed by physicians, about the definition of AIDS activists, especially the inclusion of lesbians, difference from advocates, and inaccurate characterizations.

  Tags AIDS, Center for Disease Control (CDC), Education, Health Care, Linda Meredith, Women's Health
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  Meeting at FDA Re accelerated approval

  Meeting between ACT UP and other HIV/AIDS activists and employees of the Federal Drug Administration regarding recent FDA activities in accelerated approval and expanded access to drugs.

  Tags AIDS, Clinical Trials, Communities, Consciousness Raising, Drugs, Education, Federal Drug Administration (FDA), Health Care, Maxine Wolfe, Meetings, Social Work, Women's Health
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  Women in ACT UP Organizing Meeting

  Women in an ACT UP organizing meeting strategize how to recruit activists to grow their community and perform inclusive outreach to support different needs, specifically with connecting healthcare professionals with subjects.

  Tags Activism, AIDS, Communities, Consciousness Raising, Drugs, Education, Health Care, Meetings, Political Movements, Social Work, Women's Health
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  Defining a National Aids Policy

  NIH-moderated panel about defining a national AIDS policy, research health services, and prevention in four talks from Maxine Wolfe (ACT UP), Dr. Wanda Jones (CDC), Corola Marta (Yale physician), and community activist Michelle Lopez.

  Tags AIDS, Center for Disease Control (CDC), Communities, Consciousness Raising, Corola Marta, Education, Health Care, Illness, Julie Auerbach, Maxine Wolfe, Michelle Lopez, National Institute of Health (NIH), Wanda Jones, Women's Health
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  ACTG Meetings with Sten Vermund, Tape 2 of 2

  Meeting between ACTG [AIDS Clinical Trials Group] and Sten Vermund discussing Women with HIV/AIDS and the clinical trials and drug testing, as well as treatment options and the future of their work.

  Tags Activism, AIDS, AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), Communities, Drugs, Health Care, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institute of Health (NIH), Sten Vermund, Women's Health
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  Epidemiology Meeting between ACT UP and NIAID about·First Natural History Study of Women with HIV, Tape 1 of 3

  Meeting between NIAID employee Diane Hartnell and ACT UP, Women with HIV/AIDS, and AIDS activists in Bethesda, Maryland regarding the inclusion and diversity of women in AIDS studies, sexual health, ACTG, and pediatric care.

  Tags AIDS, AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), Clinical Trials, Communities, Consciousness Raising, Diane Hartnell, Drugs, Education, Epidemiology, Health Care, Illness, Mary Lucy, Maxine Wolfe, Meetings, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Seh Welch, Social Work, Women's Health
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  Epidemiology Meeting between ACT UP and NIAID about First Natural History Study of Women with HIV, Tape 2 of 3

  Meeting between NIAID employee Diane Hartnell and ACT UP, Women with HIV/AIDS, and AIDS activists in Bethesda, Maryland regarding research, including the ACTG, women's natural history, sexual health, pregnancy, and questionnaires.

  Tags AIDS, AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), Clinical Trials, Communities, Consciousness Raising, Drugs, Education, Epidemiology, Health Care, Illness, Marina Alvarez, Mary Lucy, Maxine Wolfe, Meetings, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Seh Welch, Social Work, Women's Health
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  Epidemiology Meeting between ACT UP and NIAID about First Natural History Study of Women with HIV, Tape 3 of 3

  Meeting between NIAID employee Diane Hartnell and ACT UP, Women with HIV/AIDS, and AIDS activists in Bethesda, Maryland about AIDS research. Side B includes discussions about first women's natural history study with other NIAID employees.

  Tags AIDS, AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), Clinical Trials, Communities, Consciousness Raising, Diane Hartnell, Drugs, Education, Epidemiology, Health Care, Illness, Lauren Thomas, Marina Alvarez, Mary Giguere, Mary Lucy, Maxine Wolfe, Meetings, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Seh Welch, Social Work, Women's Health
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  Meeting between ACT UP and NIAID on Women and HIV/AIDS

  Director of NIAID, Tony Fauci, listens to a presentation by ACT UP activists from New York and Washington, D.C. about the neglect of research for women's health issues in contrast to men's, plus statistics about women with AIDS.

  Tags AIDS, AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), Communities, Consciousness Raising, Education, Health Care, Heidi Doro, Linda Meredith, Lorrie Sprecher, Maxine Wolfe, Meetings, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Political Movements, Risa Denenberg, Women's Health
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  Meeting between ACT UP and CDC about changing the definition of AIDS: Tape 1 of 2

  Meeting at the CDC in Atlanta, Georgia between representatives of ACT UP and CDC Officials about changing the Centers for Disease Control's definition of AIDS to include infections that women and injection drug users were getting.

  Tags Activism, AIDS, Center for Disease Control (CDC), Clinical Trials, Women's Health
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  Meeting between ACT UP and CDC about changing the definition of AIDS: Tape 2 of 2

  Meeting at the CDC in Atlanta, Georgia between representatives of ACT UP and CDC Officials about changing the Centers for Disease Control's definition of AIDS to include infections that women and injection drug users were getting.

  Tags Activism, AIDS, Center for Disease Control (CDC), Clinical Trials, Women's Health
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  Outlooks: NYC's Response to AIDs

  GLIB (Gay and Lesbian Independent Broadcasters): Radio program "Outlooks" hosts a roundtable discussion with ACT UP members to discuss NYC's Response to AIDS, from policies to public opinion.

  Tags AIDS, Alexis Danzig, Communities, Education, Elain Meredith, Illness, Jim Aygo, Political Movements, Richard Jackman, Ronald Johnson, Sherwin Thomas, Women's Health
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  AIDS Clinical Trials Group

  Women from ACT UP LA and some gay men who worked with them, attending the AIDS Clinical Trials Groups Meetings in Washington, D.C.

  Tags Activism, AIDS, AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), Communities, Kyioshi Kurimyia, Mary Lucey, Nancy McNiel, Political Movements, Seh Welsch, Vic Hernandez, Women's Health
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  Living with Aids

  Episode of Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) cable show Living with AIDS, covering topics related to women with AIDS.

  Tags Activism, AIDS, Communities, Consciousness Raising, Drugs, Education, Health Care, Illness, Meetings, Political Movements, Social Work, Women's Health

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