08.13
It’s time again: Stand up. Act up. Fight AIDS.
Whenever I write about AIDS/HIV-related issues, and especially recently in regard to the horrifying cuts to vital AIDS services and programs made two weeks ago by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, people ask: where the Hell is ACT UP when we need them? Now, I have an answer.
After a lot of conversations with veteran and younger activists, I’m excited to announce that ACT UP/San Diego is in the process of being reborn. Nicole Murray-Ramirez made the announcement today in San Diego’s Gay & Lesbian Times:
ACT-UP San Diego is coming!
Silence = Death. The government cuts when it comes to AIDS will result in death, I believe. Many San Diegans are concerned that not long ago I joined a demonstration in front of the State building in Downtown organized by Bienestar, San Ysidro Health Center and CLASP. Bravo to them and to everyone who came out. But now comes word that ACT-UP San Diego is reestablishing and that’s good to hear. We need the energy and focus of ACT-UP, and let’s support the organizers. For more information, visit www.miketidmus.com
The ACT UP/San Diego site should be fully functional in a couple of days.
I am a New Yorker relocating to San Diego in January to February 2010. I volunteered for the Southern Tier AIDS Program, People Living with AIDS Coalition, Gay Men’s Health Crisis, ACT-UP of NYC, etc. Could you possibly send me info regarding where i could lend my services in San Diego, especially in the Hillcrest area where I will be living? Any and all info would be greatly appreciated and thank you in advance for your assistance. My name in Barbara Anne and I am an AIDS activist since 1984. I look forward to contributing in the San Diego AIDS community.