Biden: Provide COVID-19 Vaccine to the World; and Pink Washing's Impact on Palestinian Queers

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Published: 05 October 2021

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Providing COVID-19 Vaccine for the World

On Wed Sept 29th activists delivered a pile of bones to the home of White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain demanding the Biden administration dramatically increase Covid-19 vaccine production and transfer the know-hop to produce vaccines in the global south. The bones represent the millions of lives being lost globally to the pandemic as the US hords vaccines and know-how on how to produce the vaccines. On the same day a Harvard doctors held a protest outside the home of Moderna's CEO  in which they also delivered a pile of bones symbolizing the lives lost to COVID-19 because of Moderna's greed. They were demanding the company share its vaccine production recipe with the world. That vaccine was massively helped by US government funds. We'll talk with James Krellenstein, one of the activists that organized the protest. His organization is organizing a petition demanding action from the Whitehouse at prep4all.org

Impact of Pink Washing on Palestinian Queers

In this segment we bring an interview by Walaa Alqaisiya of Haneen Maikey which came from a Decolonial Café Panel recorded in June 2021. In it they'll be discussing, some of the issues that pertain to the struggle in the Palestine in the context of settler colonialism. Haneen brings out some reflections from her work as alQaws leader, activist, and thinker. alQaws is Palestine's most established queer rights organization.  alQaws stands for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society. Haneen Maikey is somebody who inspires many in Palestine and around the world.

Medicare Disadvantage for City Retirees; and Part 2 of the Political History of ACT UP/NY 1987-93

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Published: 28 September 2021

      On Friday, September 24th  at 4 PM at New York City Hall, Cross Union Retirees Organizing Committee (CROC) held a "Die -In" to protest a plan to force retired city employees into a for-profit Medicare" Advantage " program. That plan, like others of its kind, would save money for the city as it imposes higher costs and lower services on vulnerable older people. In this interview, organizers Julie Schwartzberg and Christina Fuentes explained the issues. The plan will affect more than 250,00 retirees  now and thousands of other workers in the future. We'll hear the implications and hear an updated.

Part 2 of "Let the Record Show" interview with Sarah Schulman

In this last part of Bob Lederer's interview with Sarah Schulman they discusses important strategic leadership by women in the group, not only of the campaign to change the CDC definition and the Women’s Caucus. They also discuss the impact of the Latino caucus on the group's organizing efforts and their accomplishments. The segment also discusses the Insurence committee of ACT UP and how it helped win healthcare access for 100s of thousands of people with HIV. Part 1 is here.