ACT-UP
How to survive in anger: Jim Hubbard @ Concordia Nov 22
by Jordan Arseneault on 15 November 2012
A special screening of United in Anger: a History of ACT UP comes at a pertinent time for HIV/AIDS activism and anti-government dissent in Canada. The documentary will be screened on Thursday, Nov 22, at 7pm as part of the Concordia HIV/AIDS lecture series, followed by a Q&A with director Jim Hubbard.
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Unleashed Power: Michael Hendricks and the Parc de l’Espoir
by Jordan Arseneault on 8 July 2012
As the panels celebrating the 30th anniversary of Montréal’s Village are about to go up, 2B celebrates the lasting contribution of ACT-UP!
Herewith: Michael Hendricks on the Parc de l’Espoir…
Michael Hendricks: “Knowing we did it…”
by Jordan Arseneault on 6 April 2012
Like an oppression-seeking missile, Michael Hendricks has honed in on some of the most difficult struggles facing the GLBT community over the last 40 years, and he’s not done yet. That’s why he’s one of our Top 10 Personalities of the Decade for 2Bmag’s 10th Anniversary!
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Not just another AIDS doc: Vito @ Image + Nation
by Ryan Conrad on 3 November 2011
A moving documentary tribute to one of the reluctant heroes of the AIDS movement, Vito screened last night to an appreciative audience at Image + Nation. A labour of love by Jeffrey Schwarz, assistant editor to the acclaimed film version of Vito Russo’s The Celluloid Closet (Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Freidman, 1995), Schwarz’s ode shows the inspirational ACT-UP co-founder in all his complexity. Review by Conrad Ryan.
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