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ACT UP PGH is a diverse, non-partisan group of individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis. ACT UP! FIGHT BACK!
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LINKS IN BIO: Fill Our the County Health Survey to Demand Healthcare Now! ACT UP PGH demands that Allegheny County Council funds gender-affirming care for trans youth and creates a fund for people living with HIV. In order to do this, we need you to fill out the county health survey and sign our petitions! The county health survey will give the Board of Health data to demonstrate the need to publicly fund our proposed programs. There are two questions near the end of the survey where you can write in to support our campaigns. See the doc in our bio for instructions! We also have two petitions: one for our gender-affirming care campaign and one for our HIV care campaign. Please sign and share both if you live in Allegheny County. (If you signed in person, thank you! Don’t sign again online!) by @actuppgh
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Last Friday, we joined over 100 advocates and community members at Philadelphia City Hall to hold elected leaders accountable for federal HIV/AIDS funding cuts and address years of underinvestment in healthcare, housing, and harm reduction services. #FIGHTBACKPHILLY Instead of responding to federal threats by strengthening HIV care and prevention, Mayor Cherelle Parker and Philly City Council have worsened the crisis by targeting harm reduction efforts. At while the Trump administration is making it harder for people living with HIV to remain stably housed through burdensome verification requirements, attacks on Housing First policies, and incentives that criminalize homelessness. From City Hall to Washington, we're witnessing a coordinated assault on the services and supports our communities depend on. Decades of progress are being rolled back in favor of the same failed approach of policing over care and profit before people. From the federal to the local, our government must end their hateful and cruel war on the vulnerable. @actuppgh @actupny @actupphiladelphia @brakingaids @atticyouthcenter @phillyaidsthrift @black_and_latinx_community_con @fight_research @aidslawpa @preventionmeetsfashion @the_everywhere_project Photos by HW & @jpiette660 by @actuppgh
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https://whyy.org/articles/hiv-aids-activists-rally-medicaid-cuts-philadelphia-city-hall/ by @actuppgh
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Come target Howmet Aerospace with us. Saturday, October 10, 2026 2 PM Under the North Shore side of the Warhol Bridge, on the Allegheny Landing Trail, because: 1. They make parts for the F-35 which drops the bombs on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, etc. 2. The recent $2.8 billion deal to sell Israel 2,000 pound bombs, to be paid with the military aid the USA grants Israel. 3. The F-35 drops those bombs. 4. Howmet's weapon contract is a minority of its business. It could transition to legitimate commercial products. a silhouette in grey and white of a face in semi profile surrounded by a faded keffiyeh design in red, black and green. The text appears in green and red blocks and reads, "Days of action for Palestine, Join us for the National days of action against howmet's F35 weapon contract. Three years of genocide, where are you howmet? Mask recommended Bring an umbrella, Oct. 10 2 PM Allegheny landing trail." (This will be at the Warhol Bridge end of the Allegheny Landing Trail, under the Warhol Bridge. by @actuppgh
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On Sunday 9-27-2026, ACT UP picketed outside of UPMC Children's Hospital, in response to the deal made between UPMC and the DOJ, to remind healthcare workers to HONOR THEIR OATH and DO NO HARM. UPMC last year preemptively ended gender affirming care for minors abandoning them. This year, UPMC is commiting to a 10 year ban. This deal protects noone and intentionally seeks harm to trans youth. UPMC has recognized the increase in self-harm and suicidality and continue to cut care. Shame on UPMC. We call on healthcare workers of UPMC to remember their oath. Do no harm and resist harm demanded of you by financial and political intervention. by @actuppgh
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Very excited to announce that in just two weeks our 'ACT UP at 40: Celebrating Resistance and Demanding Healthcare for All' — Calendar 2027' could be yours! Pre-order yours now / v. limited run. The London launch will be taking place on 23.10.26 @advocacyacademy and further launch dates to be announced! Tickets via the linktree in my bio. WHY WE MADE 'ACT UP at 40' For the 40th anniversary since 'AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power' (ACT UP) began, the calendar celebrates the resistance, creativity and collective power of AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) chapters around the world, and carries that fight forward. Each month features a classic photograph from the international ACT UP movement, alongside over 250 dates charting its protests, actions, people and turning points. All calendar profits go to our ‘Fund Healthcare Not Warfare’ campaign leading up to an international day of action in 2027. HOW TO ORDER Pre-order and support ACT UP via the linktree in my bio. PRICES £15 RRP £20 signed copy £10 wholesale price - minimum order of 10 calendars. For bookshops, museums, cultural institutions and all who want to stock it - email actupatforty@gmail.com Press requests - For interviews with the photographers, activists documented and editing team email actupatforty@gmail.com. Full press pack available. TESTIMONIALS “Working with surviving members of the group on this calendar project not only reignited their pride over what they did 30+ years ago, but also offers the chance to share some of that flame with other ACT UP chapters and followers around the world.” Mark Andrew, ACT UP Montréal "For us, this calendar project has helped us understand our own existence as part of an international movement that has been fighting for four decades, while raising new questions about our history that we hope to continue researching and documenting." @actup.ar "This work is really wonderful and important; I'm proud to have played a tiny part in it. Thank you!" Valeria Calvino, White Rabbit Collective, protege of ACT UP Brussels HUMUNGOUS Thank you to all our contributors, our designer @mattbonner.art and editing dreamteam @jackwingate_ @stickypicnic by @actuppgh
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SHAME ON UPMC! UPMC agrees to permanently end all gender-affirming care for trans youth and pay the DOJ $950,000. Join ACT UP PGH in anger! Picket outside of UPMC Children’s Sunday, September 27 4:00pm by @actuppgh
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October 3rd at 1:00p-4:00p, gender expansive folks are welcome to join our traveling shot party. Expect potluck and mending! Come repair old clothes or learn how to from using our collective tapestry of skills. Donate old torn up clothes to be repaired or torn into scraps! Bring your favorite fall potluck dish and allergy information. Location and details can be found by e-mailing actuppittsburgh@proton.me by @actuppgh
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When Medicaid, Harm Reduction, HIV Funding and Housing are under attack…Philadelphia Fights Back! Join HRC Philadelphia as we co-host a protest an march on 10/2 at 3pm starting at City Hall. Link in bio. #philly #protest #hivawareness #actup #hrc taken in Philadelphia City Hall by @actuppgh
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September 5th at 1:00pm-4:00pm, join ACT UP as we will begin hosting monthly Shot Parties to support our trans community in need. Our goal is to provide injection support and a space centering trans people. Bring your medications if you'd like to use HRT. Bring potluck contributions if you can. Let us eat together, hang, and be trans! Email actup.pgh@gmail.com for details by @actuppgh
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Last year, Allegheny County recorded the fewest new HIV infections ever. We must celebrate the announcement that Allegheny County recorded historically low reported diagnoses of HIV. This is a testament to the incredible work of the region’s community members, activists, and scientists. But most importantly, it is due to the tireless work of people with HIV fighting for their right to dignified health care. This incredible achievement is the result of hard work by groups like the Pitt Men’s Study, the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force, and countless other community-led organizations. They struggled against hostile opponents who do not value the lives of people living on the margins, and they created a healthier, more humane region. While Act Up is excited to hear the news about declining rates of transmission, it is important to highlight that healthcare for people living with HIV (especially long term survivors) is under attack. Without robust care for people living with HIV, we will see not only a rise in transmission, but the unnecessary and cruel deaths of many community members. We are at a moment when we risk losing the incredible gains that we have achieved. While we celebrate how far we’ve come, we must honor the work that brought us here by fighting for a better future. Act up! Fight back! Fight AIDS! by @actuppgh
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On 7/20, Shapiro approved SB45, which removed the last PA law that criminalized HIV+ people. Previously, sex workers would receive harsher punishment purely based on their HIV status. Removing this discriminatory, disgusting law is an important step. However, it’s essential that we keep fighting the stigma against HIV and sex work. As we celebrate this moment, let’s continue to advocate for sex workers and people living with HIV in Pennsylvania! Photo Credit: From PQHP archive, originally taken by Ingo Taubhorn by @actuppgh
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