 | Michael Burawoy - Political Science - 1991 - 368 pages
...profiles. 18 Self-defined in its flyers and media kits as "a nonpartisan group of diverse individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis," ACT UP pushes for greater access to treatments and drugs for AIDS-related diseases; culturally... | |
 | Gregory Eiselein - Literary Criticism - 1996 - 240 pages
...and the oppressive, criminal mistreatment of people with AIDS. ACT UP describes itself, in fact, as "a diverse, nonpartisan group united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis." As their "zaps," graphic productions, and widely visible demonstrations illustrate, the members... | |
 | Steven F. Kruger - AIDS (Disease) - 1996 - 432 pages
...Schuiman here directly evokes ACT UP's self-description as "a diverse, nonpartisan group of individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis. " 17. Schuiman's Empathy continues an intensive exploration of the categories of gender. 18.... | |
 | Marilyn Bennett Alexander, James Preston - Religion - 1996 - 164 pages
...work of ACTUP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) which is a "non-partisan group of diverse individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis" (Goss, Jesus Acted Up, 151). Taken out of the context of fighting the deadly destructive disease... | |
 | Steve Pile, Michael Keith - Political Science - 1997 - 344 pages
...release in the US. Its functions quickly multiplied, as did its chapters. 4 Its official definition is, 'a diverse, nonpartisan group united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis' (Crimp and Rolston, 1990: 13). ACT UP provided a radicalizing opportunity for many who joined.... | |
 | Robert M. Ariss, Gary W. Dowsett - Family & Relationships - 1997 - 240 pages
...North American ACT UP groups was read as an opening statement: The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power is a diverse, non-partisan group, united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis. We distribute the latest HIV/AIDS treatments information. We protest and demonstrate. We are... | |
 | Mark Reinhardt - Philosophy - 1997 - 260 pages
...members to contribute so heavily to the event's success. After its founding in Manhattan in March 1987 as "a diverse, nonpartisan group united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis," autonomous chapters had sprung up in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Kansas City,... | |
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Self-defined in their flyers and media kits as "a nonpartisan group of diverse individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis... 
