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ACT UP LONDON March Newsletter 2016

ACT UP London is a diverse, non-artisan !ro" o# individ"als "nited in an!er and

co$$itted to action to end the %&' ande$ic( )e are art o# the !lo*al ACT UP

networ+( All details at www(act"london(wordress(co$ and

act"london#i!httilltheend!$ail(co$

it./ A&Dtrava!an.a ACT UP LONDON 34hi*ition, ocial and Part/htts5www(#ace*oo+(co$events78790:;060:6186

1: March at 1;500<21500 - it./ =ar =ri4ton

 ACT UP LONDON are honoured to be part of of 'N.I.A Presents:#Feelins' on !ar"h $th

%&. Fro( )*+p( there ,ill be the "losin part- of our ,ee lon 'AID/tra0aan1a * lo0e and

rebellion' e2hibition at the 3it1-. 'AID/tra0aan1a' e2hibition (ars the startin point of a ne,

eneration of artists4 ,hose inenuit-4 oriinalit- and "onne"tion to the onoin 5I6 (o0e(ent

,ill spur on the "urrent and future eneration of a"ti0ists until there is an 5I6 "ure a0ailable toall.

70er-one is ,el"o(e. 8hether -ou are ne, or old to issues of 5I6 it is no, (ore i(portant

than e0er. ACT UP London is a di0erse roup of indi0iduals united in aner and "o((itted to

dire"t a"tion to end the 5I6 pande(i". Cuts to ser0i"es4 risin trans(ission le0els4 and the

"o((on (istaen belief that 5I6 ,as resol0ed in the +$&s results in ,hat ,e "all this "urrent

phase of the epide(i" the '5I6 /e"ond /ilen"e'.

ACT UP> ?&@%T =AC> ?&@%T A&D>

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ACT UP LONDON MAC% UPDAT3

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9ueer eins "o(e forth;;;

It<s been a =,it"hin a (onth; /a- -ou ,ill4 sa- -ou ,on<t4 sa- -ou<ll do ,hat I don<t4 sa-

-ou<re true4 sa- to (e >ACT UP4 FI?5T AC@ FI?5T AID/;

It (a- be "hill- out riht no, but that hasn<t stopped ACT UP London dan"in about outdoors

and strippin do,n to spande2;

Februar- sa, ACT UP return in full s,in rei(ainin the "lassi" "ult +&s sho, ?ladiators;

7iht iants fro( the ar"hipelao of sti(a too o0er The ?lor- to oad the "ro,d into a

fren1- of absolute C5AO/;;; 8e sa, @id Bid and 7usta"e the U@IP 7unu"h slide up aainst

ea"h other in ?litterish Oil 8restlin4 Do"tor uttplu ro(p around in the (ud s"rounin for

his dail- Pr7P.and 8illendorphia su((on "uddl- dildos to her aid usin ust her (ind.

Our sho,bi1 shenanians are all about -ou4 us4 and -our nan ha0in fun. 8e ai( to bust

sti(a4 "elebrate our bodies and ha0e a ood ol< lauh alon the ,a-. Our oal is to brin the

hard hittin fa"ts ,ith a bu"et load of hu(our;

That<s ,h- ,hen ACT UP dis"o0ered that Chariots 3o(an /pa4 one of 7ast London<s best

lo0ed a- sauna<s ,as under threat4 ,e des"ended in all our lor-. Propert- de0elopers ha0eplans to tear do,n this /horedit"h sauna and ere"t lu2ur- hotels; 8e tea(ed toether ,ith the

3adi"al Fairies and the /isters of Perpetual Indulen"e to do so(ethin spe"ial;

7ast London is a belo0ed ho(e to the ueer "o((unit- and ,e are tired of ha0in our spa"es

snat"hed fro( us E our response ,as to "urse the des"endants of these propert- de0elopers

to be ueer for enerations ,ith potions "reated of litter and i11 E onl- for us to be ueer

is a blessin E so this ,as reall- ust a blessin on this spa"e4 to (ae it sa"red;

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8oah; That see(s a lot doesn<t itG; 8e<d lo0e to see -ou at e0er-thin4 but don<t ,orr- if -ou

"an<t ,e<ll eep -ou in the loop. ?et in0ol0ed4 brin us -our brains4 -our e ne sais uoi4 and

-our lo0e and lets ,or toether to (ae so(ethin beautiful and brin about "hane in this

,ide ,orld.

No, on to ,here -ou "an et in0ol0ed.. and ,e sure ,ould lo0e to ha0e -ou in0ol0ed; ACT UP

is a "oalition4 a (eltin pot of "reati0e response and resistan"e to the inusti"es that (aintains

5I6 as a lobal epide(i" & -ears after its outbrea. 8e need s(art thiners4 "raft- hands4

o0erflo,in hearts and untapped rae to enae in dire"t a"tion4 "o((unit- enae(ent4 art

proe"ts and arti"le ,ritin.

ACT UP LONDON s"orted Pec+ha$ Pride

Pe"ha(<s FI3/T 7673 Pride (ar"h ,as for e0er-one ,ith and ,ithout "iti1enship4 papers or 

no papers. 8e 37FU/7 to a""ept sti(a or dis"ri(ination o0er the "olour of our passports4

the "olour of our sin4 our ender4 our se2ualit- or our abilit-. L?/!irants and !o0e(ent for

Husti"e oranised Pe"ha( Pride to put the politi"s of resistan"e ba" into Pride.

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ACT UP LONDON "ort BLarr/ ra$er - in Love and An!er

 A (assi0e props to To( ?litter !"?litterson 3as(ussen for this a(a1in pie"e on the re"ent

Larr- @ra(er ACT UP fil( 'Larr- @ra(er in Lo0e and Aner' produ"ed b- the a(a1in Hean

Carlo(usto and oranised b- the fantasti" ela urle-4 Hoe ond and all at 5u(an 3ihts

8at"h fil( festi0al. https:i*d.0i"e."o(enJauarti"lelarr-*ra(er*in*lo0e*and*aner 

ACT UP LONDON =loc+ at Bh"t Down arlswood

 ACT UP LONDON supported K/hut Do,n Barls,ood< in protest aainst these ,o(en<s illeal

detention4 their nele"ted health rihts4 and the 2enophobi"4 5I6phobi" "ulture ,hi"h

Barls,ood Detention Centre is perpetuatin.

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?EE 7 P%AMA5 @3T &N'OL'3D>

Despite o0er,hel(in e0iden"e Pr7P is still not a0ailable on the N5/. People li0in ,ith 5ep

C are still bein denied a""ess to the (edi"ines that "ould "ure the(. At the heart of both

these inusti"es is the i((oral pri"e*ouin b- i Phar(a. This situation is una""eptable.

)hats the lanF

 A st-listi"all- ritish artisti" o""upation is oin to tae pla"e4 de(andin that lo0e and hu(an

rihts triu(ph o0er "orporate reed4 our bodies are "entral to our riht to protest; 8e "an<t sa-

too (u"h (ore about the plan4 so "o(e alon to hear (ore;;

Ne4t $eetin! - )ednesda/ March 29rd - 'en"e t*c( 3$ail

act"london#i!httilltheend!$ail(co$ to !et involved(

G?i!ht A&D, Not Mi!rantsG Ca$ai!n Meetin! - ?leshin! o"t the =ones

htts5www(#ace*oo+(co$events1HH0:0:16:H:201;

18 March at 1;500 - OOM @01 O? T%3 '3NON IUA3 CAMPU, OA( N3A3T

TU=3, &N@ CO T PANCA(

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 After a d-na(i"4 po,erful first (eetin4 ,e ha0e the beinnins of a seleton to shape this

"a(pain ,e ha0e dis"ussed forbidden e(otions4 entitle(ent4 (ass enae(ent4 and ,e still

ha0e a lon ,a- to o before 'Fiht AID/4 Not !irants' taes shape. 8e need -our help;

 ACT UP London is proudl- united in aner to laun"h 'Fiht AID/4 Not !irants'4 a re0i0al of

 ACT UP Ne, Bor's ++ "a(pain ai(ed at di0ertin the o0ern(ent's attention onto the

first AID/ "risis. In London %&4 ,e find our "ountr- at ,ar ,ith itself4 and ,ith populations

the ,orld o0er ,hose li0es ,e are s-ste(ati"all- tearin apart for our o,n o0ern(ent's o,n

selfish ains.

ACT UP LONDON Ca$ai!ns

1 Cri$inalisation o# ho$ose4"alit/ * taretin the )M "ountries ,hi"h still "ri(inali1e

ho(ose2ualit-4 hihlihtin the lin bet,een sti(a surroundin the L?T9I "o((unit- and

in"reased 5I6 trans(ission le0els.

2 Phar$ace"tical @reed * puttin bod- sha(in at the forefront of the strule to o0er"o(e

the phar(a"euti"al stronhold on our health.

9 ACT UP )o$en – oranisin a K!ar"h of the In0isible<4 hihlihtin the inoran"e

surroundin ,o(en and 5I6 and de(andin the "uts to do(esti" 0iolen"e ser0i"es are

stopped

7 B?i!ht A&D Not Mi!rants * "onfrontin 2enophobi" border and i(prison(ent poli"ies

,hi"h "ri(inalise people li0in ,ith 5I6 ,hilst (ain s,eepin "uts fro( health"are ser0i"es

,hi"h sa0e li0es

H Challen!in! the a"sterit/ c"ts to %&' services and #i!htin! #or Pr3P  * oranisin so

that it is a0ailable free for those ,ho need.

ACT UP LONDON Or!anise> @eneral Meetin!s

2;th March at 1:500<20500 - GPositivel/ UG - 97H Cit/ oad London 3C1' 1L

ACT UP LONDON Oen @atherin! - ACT UP> ?&@%T =AC> ?&@%T A&D>

Positivel/ U 6$ #or newco$ers( - GPositivel/ UG - 97H Cit/ oad London 3C1' 1L

- nearest t"*e - An!el - All details at www(act"london(wordress(co$ and

act"london#i!httilltheend!$ail(co$