How To Survive A Plague - film screening and panel discussion

LGBT Foundation is proud to present a screening of ‘How To Survive A Plague’ in partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University’s School of Arts and Humanities.

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 heart-breaking failures, and the exultant breakthroughs of heroes in the making.

Post-screening, staff from LGBT Foundation, George House Trust and BHA will lead a panel discussion on activism, diagnosis, treatment and how we collectively support those living with HIV.

Please note you must book your ticket on Eventbrite to reserve your place.

Doors to the cinema theatre: 6pm

Introduction and film screening: 6:30pm

Panel discussion: 8:20pm

For further World AIDS Day events run by LGBT Foundation, please visit http://lgbt.foundation/WAD