AIDS Action Committee gathering
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
Large reception of AIDS Action Committee with cookies and coffee.
Debbie Rich
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
1986
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AIDS Action Committee marching in a parade
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
AIDS Action Committee with banner and many balloons in Copley Square.
Wechsler
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
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AIDS Action Committee members march in a parade
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
AIDS Action Committee members during a parade, with a banner and many balloons in Copley Square in Boston, MA.
Wechsler
no date
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Boston AIDS walk participants walking down Beacon Street
AIDS Action Committee
AIDS Walk
Crowd of Boston AIDS Walk participants stretches down Beacon Street in Boston with the giant Citgo sign in the distance.
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
1992
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Chiltern Mountain Club Hike for Life- To Fight AIDS
Chiltern Mountain Club
The Chiltern Mountain Club, New England's oldest LGBT outing club, was founded in 1978 by Sturgis Haskins. This photograph shows group a of men walking in the Blue Hills, during the Chiltern Mountain Club's first annual Hike for Life- To Fight Aids. 90 hikers raised nearly $10,000 for the AIDS Action Committee during the walk. Checkpoints at the 1/3 and 2/3 marks assured that the walkers completed the entire route. The event was repeated, with increasing success, in 1984 and 1985. In 1986 the hike was discontinued, and the Club encouraged members to instead participate in the AIDS Action Committee's first Boston-area pledge walk, now known as From All Walks of Life.
Keith Labasbas
The History Project, Inc.
1983-09-25
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Coll. 044: AIDS Action Committee Collection
The collection consists of publications, promotional material for events, and other documents relating to AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts. The bulk of the collection consists of the publications, which include a pair of early newsletters from April and June of 1983, as well as the more official AAC Update newsletter from June of 1986 through the winter of 1992 (incomplete) and later editions from 2001 and 2003 through 2006 and 2009. There are also other miscellaneous publications from AAC, including issues of SST Express, Wellspring, Forward Living and the 2008 AAC annual report. There are also a variety of pamphlets and booklets published by AAC, some of which promote the organization itself. Many advocate safe sex and the use of condoms, oftentimes using graphic terminology.
The collection also contains material relating to the annual AIDS Walk Boston, beginning with pamphlets from the very first walk held in 1986. The material consists of pamphlets, booklets, flyers and newspaper clippings. There are also donation appeals from AAC, public service advertisements (many are photocopies) and newspaper articles about the organization.
THP-044
Coll. 057: Above and Beyond Collection
The collection consists of newspaper clippings and publications gathered during research for the Above + Beyond exhibit. Included are subject files relating to specific topics such as activism and minorities, which contain primarily newspaper clippings and photocopies of newspaper articles. There are two folders of miscellaneous research not focusing on a specific subject; one folder contains material donated by Rev. Joyce Crowder.
Also included are materials from organizations such as ACT-UP Boston, Gay Men’s Health Crisis and MAP for Health. There are newspaper clippings, pamphlets, booklets, flyers and other documents for each organization. The collection has a lot of materials relating to the NAMES Project (the AIDS Memorial Quilt), including its 1988 national tour and its Boston chapter. Some of this material was donated by John Kyper.
Documents relating to the Above + Beyond exhibit itself include indexes and summaries of newspaper articles, drafts of a health timeline, correspondence relating to the standing and online versions of the exhibit as well as promotional material.
The collection also contains a variety of publications – newsletters, pamphlets, booklets, health reports – including Cambridge Cares About AIDS’s Care Notes, the Boston Living Center’s Centerpeace and Lifelines, the People with AIDS Coalition’s Newsline, public health sheets from the Massachusetts Department of Health, and more.
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David Scondras and Larry Kessler and another man of the AIDS Action Committee
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
Larry Kessler
David Scondras
David Scondras, Larry Kessler and another unidentified men speak at desk with microphones.
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
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Group of AIDS Action Committee members
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
Kessler, Larry
Founded in 1983, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. (AAC), is New England’s first and largest AIDS service organization. AAC’s mission is to stop the epidemic and related health inequities by eliminating new infections, maximizing healthier outcomes of those infected and at risk, and attacking the root causes of HIV/AIDS. In this photograph Group of AIDS Action Committee men and women, including Larry Kessler (standing, second from right), pose around a table.
This photograph shows AIDS Action Committee staff in the organization's new offices. According to information on the back of the photograph, this photograph was taken on November 20, 1985. According to the photographer, this photograph was taken on October 22, 1985.
Shub, Ellen
The History Project, Inc.
1985-10-22
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Henry J. Ferris, Jr. presents AIDS Action Committee Director, Larry Kessler, with a pledge check
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
Ferris, Henry J.
Kessler, Larry
Cablevision of Boston General Manager, Henry J. Ferris, Jr., presents checks totaling $1,665 to AIDS Action Committee Director, Larry Kessler (on left). The proceeds came from Bravo’s “Unfinished Stories” telethon and from the “Clash of the Legends” one-to-one basketball event featuring Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Dr. J.
Cablevision was a media sponsor of the 1992 AIDS Action Committee’s “From All Walks of Life” pledge walk on May 31 in Boston.
Bethany Versoy
The History Project, Inc.
1992-05-31
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GCN.ORG.00035
Interview with Alan Kukonis, Boston's Other Voice Person of the Year, about living with AIDS, 1989 June 12
Kukonis, Alan; Association of People with AIDS; AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts; Radio programs; Boston (Mass.); Lesbians; Gay men; Bisexuals; Transgender people
In this recording of Boston's Other Voice, which aired on June 12, 1989, host Peter Stickel interviews Boston's Other Voice Person of the Year Alan Kukonis about living with AIDS. Kukonis works with the Association of People with AIDS and serves on the Pastoral Concerns Committee, the Coordinating Committee, and the Board of Directors at the AIDS Action Committee. Kukonis speaks about his diagnosis with AIDS in May of 1985, and his subsequent involvement with the AIDS Action Committee. There he decided to become empowered, ask for help and take responsibility for his life and health, instead of being a victim, carrying out a death sentence, and living without hope. Kukonis talks about the spiritual journey he has gone on since his diagnosis, learning to use his intuition, meditate, and visualize his own good health. He goes into the way he lives his life with AIDS and how others can learn and relate to him, even if they do not have AIDS. Kukonis stresses the necessity of taking responsibility for the course of your life.
Boston's Other Voice
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
1989-06-12
Stickel, Peter
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Interview with Cindy Patton, former managing editor of Gay Community News and Boston's Other Voice Person of the Year, 1989 April 2
Patton, Cindy, 1956-; Gay community news; AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts; AIDS (Disease); Radio programs; Boston (Mass.); Lesbians; Gay men; Bisexuals; Transgender people
In this recording of Boston's Other Voice, which aired on April 2, 1989, host Peter Stickel interviews Cindy Patton, former managing editor of Gay Community News (GCN) and Boston's Other Voice Person of the Year. Patton is also the author of several books and is a teacher, organizer, and activist. She was selected as Person of the Year because of her contributions to the LGBTQ community in Boston, Mass. Patton talks about her time at GCN, including the fire that destroyed the newspaper office at 22 Bromfield Street in Boston. She goes on to describe her involvement with the AIDS Action Committee at the very beginning when they were having their first candle light vigil at Boston Pride in 1983. The AIDS crisis was just beginning at the time, and Patton talks about the realization in the community that safe sex is a permanent recommendation and the AIDS is far from being cured. Stickel and Patton conclude the interview with their views on promiscuity in the gay male community from the 1970s until the present. Her present title is Manager of Community Education and Resource Development at the AIDS Action Committee. Patton's new book is called "Making It: A Women's Safe Sex Guide."
Boston's Other Voice
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
1989-04-02
Stickel, Peter
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Interview with Dennis James, physician assistant at Fenway Community Health and part of the AIDS Action Committee, 1989 March 12
James, Dennis; Fenway Community Health Center; AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts; AIDS (Disease)--Education; Safe sex in AIDS prevention; Radio programs; Boston (Mass.); Lesbians; Gay men; Bisexuals; Transgender people
In this recording of Boston's Other Voice, which aired on March 12, 1989, host Peter Stickel interviews Dennis James, a physician assistant at Fenway Community Health, about safer sex. The term safer sex is used, instead of safe sex, to infer that sex cannot be 100% safe, but can be done more safely. James identifies some of the ways that HIV and AIDS can be transmitted, including oral sex and sexual intercourse, and discusses various barrier protections. He also brings up issues of denial, trust, and communication in relationships.
Boston's Other Voice
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
1989-03-12
Stickel, Peter
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Sound
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Interview with Ken Smith, hotline coordinator for AIDS Action Committee, 1987 July 26
Smith, Ken; HIV/AIDS; AIDS education; AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts; Radio programs; Boston (Mass.); LGBTQ people; Lesbians; Gay men; Bisexual people; Transgender people; Queer people
In this recording of Boston's Other Voice, which aired on July 26, 1987, host Peter Stickel interviews Ken Smith, hotline coordinator for the AIDS Action Committee. The hotline is a place where people can get information, referrals, and find friendship. They have 3 to 4 volunteers operating the phones at the hotline. Most of the callers are heterosexual, and are equally male and female. Callers regularly have concerns about themselves and AIDS, and also about people they know who have recently been diagnosed. They receive over 5,000 phone calls a month.
Boston's Other Voice
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
1987-07-26
Stickel, Peter
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Interview with Ken Smith, hotline coordinator for the AIDS Action Committee, 1989 March 5
Smith, Ken; AIDS (Disease)--Education; AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts; Radio programs; Boston (Mass.); Lesbians; Gay men; Bisexuals; Transgender people
In this recording of Boston's Other Voice, which aired on March 5, 1989, host Peter Stickel interviews Ken Smith, hotline coordinator for the AIDS Action Committee, about HIV/AIDS. The hotline answers questions and provides support on issues related to HIV and AIDS. According to Smith, the hotline is a place where people can speak anonymously about issues surrounding AIDS and where anyone is welcome to call and get information and support. The hotline has 80 to 100 volunteers who answer the hotline for 3 or more hours a week.
Boston's Other Voice
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
1989-03-05
Stickel, Peter
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Interview with Richard Giglio the associate coordinator for the "From All Walks Of Life" walk to benefit AIDS services in Boston, 1989 May 21
Giglio, Richard; AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts; Boston (Mass.); Lesbians; Gay men; Bisexuals; Transgender people
In this recording of Boston's Other Voice, which aired on May 21, 1989, host Peter Stickel interviews Richard Giglio about the "From All Walks Of Life" walk to benefit AIDS services. Giglio describes the charity walk for AIDS, detailing the specifics of the event. The walk is on June 4, 1989, 20,000 people are expected to participate, and the event is projected to raise 1.5 million dollars for 33 different LGBTQ organizations in Boston that support people impacted by AIDS. The program is interrupted by a commercial for the Gay Party Line phone service and again for a song by Joe Bracko called "A Friend in My Pocket."
Boston's Other Voice
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
1989-05-21
Stickel, Peter
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Large crowd in AIDS Action Committee AIDS Walk
AIDS Action Committee
AIDS Walk
Large crowd with signs and balloons marches in AIDS Walk in Boston Common.
Janet Woodcock
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
1989
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Larry Kessler and another member of the AIDS Action Committee
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
Larry Kessler
John Zen
Larry Kessler and an unidentified AIDS Action Committee member.
John Zen
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
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Larry Kessler speaks with another man at AIDS Action Committee gathering
AIDS Action Committee
Larry Kessler
Larry Kessler and an unidentified man chatting at AIDS Action Committee reception.
Debbie Rich
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
1986
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Line of women at AIDS Action Committee 1992 AIDS Walk
AIDS Action Committee
Founded in 1983, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. (AAC), is New England’s first and largest AIDS service organization. AAC’s mission is to stop the epidemic and related health inequities by eliminating new infections, maximizing healthier outcomes of those infected and at risk, and attacking the root causes of HIV/AIDS. AAC sponsors an annual fundraising walk in Boston. In this photograph a group of women holds hands in the crowd during the 1992 Boston AIDS Walk sponsored by the AIDS Action Committee.
unknown
The History Project
1992
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Paul Parks Retrospective for AIDS Action Committee Benefit
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
Paul Parks Retrospective, March 1-April 24, Reception: Sunday March 6 5-7PM, All proceeds donated to: AIDS Action Committee, Club Cafe, 209 Columbus Avenue Boston, MA (617)536-0966
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
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Two men shake hands in front of sign: “Take Care, Don’t Share, AIDS Kills”
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
Two unidentified men from the AIDS Action Committee clasp hands in front of a stone wall with a poster showing a needle and warning against the danger of AIDS.
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The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
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