Paul Ryan's nightmare budget - December 1, 2016

Rally at and inside Paul Ryan's office in Washington DC, protesting his proposed cuts to global domestic healthcare and Medicaid.

  • The Body - "D.C. Fights Back, ACT UP Philadelphia, Health GAP, Vocal New York, Student Global AIDS Campaign, American Medical Student Association, Treatment Action Group and Universities Allied for Essential Medicine collaborated to deliver their message of grave concern over projected changes in government spending for domestic and global health and HIV care."

  • Washington Blade - "Jose de Marco of ACT UP Philly expressed frustration that HIV/AIDS care is now in jeopardy after having come to Washington many times in the last 20 years to call for putting those federal programs in place. 'In 2016, I should not be here fighting for things we have already won,” de Marco said. “If you look at this disease today, who’s affected? It’s black folks and brown folks. Blacks and Latinos across this globe at a time in 2016 when we’re being shot down like dogs by police, we have to worry about medication to keep alive. It makes no sense.'”

Democratic National Convention protests - july 2016

  • Philadelphia Inquirer - "In an afternoon protest outside Hillary Clinton's Center City campaign headquarters, a familiar message - stop police violence against minorities - was delivered by an unexpected messenger: ACT UP."

  • Joe My God - "New York and Philadelphia chapters of ACT UP, the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power, teamed up with allies UAEM (Universities Allied for Essential Medicines) and The Other 98% to stage a tug-of-war with pharma bro’s outside Hillary Clinton’s Philadelphia campaign headquarters ahead of the Democratic National Convention."

  • Common Dreams - "Anti-Pharma activists fired a shot across the DNC’s bow today by running a full-page ad in the Philadelphia Daily News calling out Democrats (and Republicans) on their collusion with drug corporations."

World AIDS Day 2015 - December 1, 2015

ACT UP co-hosted World AIDS Day remarks with the Pennsylvania Physician General

  • Penn Live - "Jose De Marco of Philadelphia-based Prevention Point said he agreed with Levine that medical care and medicines that extend life are accessible regardless of income. However, he said he would like to see newly-diagnosed people who rely on government help connected to the medical care immediately. He also asked for expanded access to a drug that can be taken daily by people at high risk of HIV exposure to prevent them from becoming infection. De Marco and other advocates further cited a need for housing programs for homeless people being treated for HIV or AIDS, saying homelessness disrupts their medical care and also makes them vulnerable to being sexually exploited and spreading HIV."

trick or treatment - 0ctober 30, 2015

March and rally to the Pennsylvania Health Department and Governor Wolf's office in Harrisburg demanding a commitment to End AIDS by 2020

  • WITF via the AP - "A group of AIDS activists from Philadelphia is urging Governor Tom Wolf to take steps to try to slow the spread of the disease in Pennsylvania."

WTF (Where's the Funding?) - June 30, 2011

March from City Hall to Obama's Fundraiser at the Bellevue, demanding that Nutter and Obama end AIDS by funding housing and treatment

  • AP via Washington Post - "Once inside, Obama was interrupted by at least two activists holding up paper signs calling for more AIDs drugs for victims of the disease. “Obama: AIDs drugs 4 6 million people worldwide. WeCanEndAIDS.org.” Obama watched impassively as other supporters drowned the activists out and snatched the signs from their hands. Obama has encountered AIDs protesters before, including a fundraiser in Miami earlier this month."

  • CNN - "But the crowd wasn't entirely supportive. At one point, the president was interrupted by a small gathering of protesters, critical of the president over the issue of AIDS."

  • ABC News - "His speech was punctuated twice by hecklers, including some AIDS activists who have now made it a practice to interrupt Obama’s campaign events."

  • Philly Inquirer

  • Philly Inquirer Photos (flip to photos 11 and 29)

  • Metro Philly

  • Politics PA - "The event was interrupted briefly by a handful of demonstrators from ACT UP Philadelphia, a group dedicated to fighting AIDS. “President Obama! We love you! But please keep your promise to spend $15 billion fighting AIDS,” one man yelled."

  • Philly City Paper - "AIDS activists ACT UP Philly will be rallying against Obama, who is coming to Philly to fundraise, due to anticipated cuts in HIV/AIDS funding. (The group will also be protesting against Mayor Michael Nutter — who is expected to join Obama at a fundraiser at the Hyatt at the Bellevue — to demand funding for housing for people with AIDS.)"

Disrupting Mayor Nutter's budget speech - March 3, 2011

ACT UP disrupted because the Mayor's budget once again failed to include funding to end the AIDS housing crisis

Time's Up, Nutter! - February 24, 2011

Action at City Hall one week before 2012 budget is released

  • KYW/CBS3 - Philadelphia activists demand public housing for those with AIDS

  • City Paper - Curious about ACT UP's protests? They're having one right now

The Warriors - February 10, 2011

City Paper Cover Story on ACT UP

  • City Paper - The Warriors: How the decades-long fight against AIDS made radicals out of activists

Caroling at the Mayor's House - December 22, 2010

"...then one foggy Christmas week, ACT UP came to say / Nutter in your home so bright, won't you fund AIDS housing tonight"

  • Philebrity - And now, ACT UP's very special holiday gift for Mayor Nutter

Inky Opinion Piece on Housing - December 12, 2010

Op-ed by Dr. Amy Nunn and Penn Professor Philippe Bourgois

  • Philadelphia Inquirer - Too long to wait for housing: Philadelphia needs to help those with HIV/AIDS (link no longer works)

Die-in outside City Hall - November 10, 2010

Nutter met with ACT UP and refused funding for AIDS housing, so ACT UP marched to City Hall to show him people with AIDS are dying for homes

People with AIDS are dying for homes - June 30, 2010

ACT UP releases report on housing crisis among people with HIV, demands city action to end the AIDS housing waiting list

  • Philadelphia Inquirer - Activists ask Philadelphia to expand subsidies for AIDS patients

  • City Paper - Is the city wasting money by not spending more on housing for people with AIDS?

  • WHYY - AIDS activists press Philadelphia on housing