Target City Hall, 1989
Item
Title
Target City Hall, 1989
Subject
AIDS (Disease) and mass media; AIDS (Disease); AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects--United States; ACT UP (Organization); Demonstrations--New York (State)--New York; Civil disobedience--New York (State)--New York; AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects; Civil disobedience; Demonstrations; New York (State)--New York; United States; AIDS (Disease)--History; AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects--United States; Police; Medical care; City Hall Park (New York, N.Y.); Arrest (Police methods); Koch, Ed, 1924-2013. Mayor;
Description
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.
This video, produced by DIVA TV, focuses on the ACT UP action known as Target City Hall when activists demonstrated against access to AIDS drugs and Ed Koch's response to the crisis at the New York City Hall. Footage includes organizing, demonstrations where activists confront the New York Police Department, and activists engaging in civil disobedience by passively resisting the address. There are also interviews with individual activists throughout the video.
Creator
DIVA TV; Donated by Maxine Wolfe in 1993
Date
1989
Date Created
Digitized on 2015-09-24
Contributor
Processed by Pratt School of Information LIS-668 students, Fall 2015
Rights
See the LHA Rights page for more information
Language
English
Rights Holder
DIVA TV
Physical Format
1/2 inch videotape
Digital Location
27_TargetCityHall
Duration
00:29:17
Collection
Citation
DIVA TV; Donated by Maxine Wolfe in 1993, “Target City Hall, 1989,” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed December 22, 2024, http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/748.