Tune into Out-FM on Tuesday July 12 from 8:00-9:00pm, on 99.5FM WBAI/NY & listen at https://www.wbai.org/listen-live/
If you miss the live show, the sound file for the whole show is posted below. You can download it or stream it.
Jawanza Williams of Vocal-NY
Chanting, “ACT UP, Fightback Fight AIDS, Fight Covid, Fight Monkey Pox”, hundreds gathered July 21st at Foley square near the NY Federal building demanding Action on the latest Pandemic to hit the LGBT Community and potentionally everyone. With 3487 Monkey Pox cases as of July 25th and cases in 45 of the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the disease is spreading like wildfire.
Cecilia Gentile, advocate for sex workers
WHO Director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls the Monkey Pox outbreak an emergency, while the Biden administration dithers. The emergency declaration could bring immense resources to stopping the spread of the epidemic, but instead millions of vaccines and doses of antivirals remain stashed in warehouses and factories.
James Krellenstein, Prep 4 All
On this show, we’ll hear from activists, many former veterans of ACT UP, as well as scientists about what needs to be done, most importantly, building an activist response to force polititians to do the right thing, right now. Voices include:
- Matt Ford, a person with recent first hand experience with Monkey Pox,
- James Krellenstin from Prep4all, who helped lead the fight.
- Mark Harrington from the Treatment Action Group
- Jawanza Williams of Vocal-NY
- Ivy Arce of ACT UP and other organizations
- Dr. Lauren Theravich, a disability rights activist
- Cecilia Gentile, a sex worker advocate
- and Professor of Microbiology Joe Osmonson
About Out-FM
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