United in Anger: A History of ACT UP Bande-annonce (EN)
Transcript
00:00 Living in New York at that time was like crazy because people are getting sick every day.
00:06 Three, four, five, six people that you hear about getting sick.
00:09 We were very scared that the Reagan administration was going to put people with AIDS in internment camps.
00:15 And I think that we came close to that in this country.
00:18 How deeply are Americans worried about AIDS?
00:21 A Los Angeles Times poll found that 50% of Americans favor quarantine for AIDS victims.
00:27 15% said AIDS victims should be tattooed.
00:30 It was about people in power not caring about the lives of people who didn't have power.
00:36 Cramer delivered a fiery speech and I remember he asked like half of the audience to stand up and he said,
00:44 "You're all going to be dead in six months. Now what are we going to do about it?"
00:49 [applause]
00:52 Stand up, fight back, fight AIDS!
00:55 AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power.
00:58 We are a diverse, non-partisan group of individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis.
01:05 Release those drugs! Release those drugs!
01:08 When we're activists, when we really act up, we have a big impact and we get what we're demanding.
01:14 And when we're silent, we don't.
01:16 We'll never be silent again! Act up! We'll never be silent again! Act up!
01:20 [music]
01:25 It was where I really got a sense of community.
01:28 I mean, I got the feeling then that people felt that lives depended on that.
01:32 Healthcare is a right! Healthcare is a right!
01:35 Act up! Fight back! Fight AIDS!
01:38 Fight drugs! Fight drugs!
01:40 These drug companies are profiteering on our lives and that we cannot accept that anymore.
01:45 [applause]
01:56 [music]
02:14 (upbeat music)