Film Screening: How to Survive a Plague

Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 6:00-830 PM Pima Auditorium - Memorial Union - ASU Tempe 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 heartbreaking failures, and the exultant breakthroughs of heroes in the making. Snacks and post-film speaker! Free and open to all! Sponsored by: Ubiquity and LGBTQA Services