WAD events

Lights, Camera, Act Up! HIV activism film screening

Join LGBT Foundation for a free screening of ‘How To Survive A Plague’ ahead of World AIDS Day.

How To Survive A Plague film screening & panel discussion

LGBT Foundation is proud to present a screening of ‘How To Survive A Plague’ is partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University’s School of Arts and Humanities.

How to Survive A Plague is the story of two coalitions—ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group)—whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Despite having no scientific training, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time. With unfettered access to a treasure trove of never-before-seen archival footage from the 1980s and '90s, filmmaker David France puts the viewer smack in the middle of the controversial actions, the heated meetings, the heart-breaking failures, and the exultant breakthroughs of heroes in the making.

Post-screening, staff from LGBT Foundation, George House Trust and BHA will lead a panel discussion on activism, diagnosis, treatment and how we collectively support those living with HIV.

Tickets for this event must be reserved below.

Monday 28th November 6:30-9pm

Number 70, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5NH

Craft against HIV stigma!

Join LGBT Foundation at People’s History Museum to show solidarity in fighting HIV discrimination on 27th November.

World AIDS Day Craftivism workshop

Join LGBT Foundation for a craftivism workshop to take a stance against stigma and discrimination faced by many living with HIV.

Design your own slogan and template, then screen print it on posters, t-shirts, postcards and tote bags.

We’ll look back to pieces from LGBT social movements including ACT UP, Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, Never Going Underground and the Gay Liberation Front for inspiration.

All materials will be provided, just bring your thoughts and creativity.

Sunday 27th November 12-3pm

People’s History Museum, Left Bank, Spinningfields, Manchester M3 3ER

World AIDS Day Solidarity Space

Join LGBT Foundation for an informal social space for anyone affected by HIV, including friends, family members and supporters.

You’ll have an opportunity to paint a tile that reflects your experiences, forming a commemorative piece of artwork for Manchester’s World AIDS Day Vigil.

These tiles pay tribute to the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. In June of 1987, a small group of strangers gathered in a San Francisco storefront to document the lives they feared history would neglect. Their goal was to create a memorial for those who had died of AIDS, and to thereby help people understand the devastating impact of the disease. This meeting of devoted friends and lovers served as the foundation of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Today the Quilt, with More than 48,000 individual 3-by-6-foot memorial panels, is a powerful visual reminder of the AIDS pandemic.

All materials will be provided along with refreshments and snacks.

Wednesday 30th November 6-8pm

LGBT Foundation, 5 Richmond Street, Manchester M1 3HF

Published: 17-Nov-2016: (3990)