Washington AIDS Events: Major Demonstrations October 11, 12, and 13

Many events are scheduled in Washington D.C. around the time of the display of the full AIDS Memorial Quilt, the largest AIDS awareness event in history. AIDS TREATMENT NEWS listed treatment-related events in the October 1996 calendar in issue #253.

The following are expected to be the largest demonstrations at that time:

* October 11, "End Medical Apartheid: Stop Drug Company Price Gouging," organized by ACT UPs Philadelphia, Golden Gate, New York and Washington, meets Friday, October 11, 1:00 p.m., at McPherson Square in Washington D.C., then marches to the headquarters of the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturing Association. For information, call 215/731-1844, or email pdavis@critpath.org.

* October 12, "Hands Around the Capitol," Saturday October 12, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the U.S. Capitol. "Sponsored by AIDS Action Council, Mothers' Voices, and Gay Men's Health Crisis, Hands Around the Capitol will be a human chain of concern and remembrance made up of over 10,000 family members, lovers and friends of the 320,000 Americans who have been lost to HIV and AIDS." For information, call AIDS Action Council at 202/986-1300, ext. 3102, or Mothers' Voices, 1-888-MVOICES (toll free).

* October 13, "We Will Not Rest in Peace; Demand Presidential Leadership," political funeral with scattering of ashes on the White House lawn of persons who have died of AIDS or HIV. Meet Sunday October 13 at noon at the reflecting pool, 3rd and Madison near the Capitol building. This event is organized by ACT UPs New York, Washington, Philadelphia, and Golden Gate; for more information, call 215/731-1844, or email pdavis@critpath.org.