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Webster Civil Disobedience and Montreal Conference

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Title
Webster Civil Disobedience and Montreal Conference
Names
Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc. (Creator)
Collection

Gay Men's Health Crisis records

Series XVI. Audiovisual Department

XVI. E. Miscellaneous

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1989
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 1126
Genres
Video recordings
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (Hi8) (94 min.)
Videocassette
Description
Footage of an ACT UP demonstration against the U. S. Supreme Court's Webster decision and the ruling against abortion rights in Washington D.C. and interviews with activists. Also includes footage of ACT UP participating for the first time at the Fifth International Conference on AIDS in Montreal in June 1989. The segment begins with issues against United States AIDS/HIV immigration policies with an "action" shot at the Canadian border. Includes footage in front of the Montreal Conference; demonstrations; and the entrance by AIDS activists to take over the opening ceremonies of the Fifth International Conference on AIDS. Also contains "Lainey after school" home-footage segment.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18934683
MSS Unit ID: 1126
AMI Identifier: mao_213724_v01_pm
Archives EAD ID: 369898
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6b56ad20-5637-0136-95f8-06fc263f6ecf
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1989: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Webster Civil Disobedience and Montreal Conference" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5a7f57c1-20c1-40ca-9d04-3e67b626d22e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Webster Civil Disobedience and Montreal Conference" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5a7f57c1-20c1-40ca-9d04-3e67b626d22e

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1989). Webster Civil Disobedience and Montreal Conference Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5a7f57c1-20c1-40ca-9d04-3e67b626d22e

Wikipedia Citation

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Webster Civil Disobedience and Montreal Conference