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  "America Needs a New Direction to Fight AIDS" protest

  Black and white photograph of a group of African American protesters holding signs that read, "America Needs a New Direction to Fight AIDS, $2.6 Billion for the Ryan White CARE Act" and "America Needs a New Direction to Fight AIDS, $8 Billion for Health Workers in Africa."
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  ACT UP Philadelphia protests Republican National Committee

  Black and white photograph of a protest at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee in Washington, DC, targeting Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush. Protesters hold up signs that read, "Bush AIDS Policy: Coffins for Kids Not Condoms in Schools," "Greedy Wealthy Bush Kills People with AIDS Worldwide," and "Bush AIDS Policy: Incarceration is Rehabilitation, Drug Treatment on Demand!"
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  John Bell speaks at DuPont protest

  John Bell speaks into the handheld microphone of a megaphone at an ACT UP Philadelphia protest of DuPont Pharmaceuticals. He holds two sheets of yellow paper in one hand. Behind him, ACT UP Philadelphia member Kate Sorensen is shouting or chanting and wearing a t-shirt with a pink triangle that reads "Silence = Death." A black banner with white lettering hangs from a truck in the background. ACT UP Philadelphia protested DuPont to demand a reduction to the price of the HIV medication Sustiva. According to Paul Davis, who took the photo, this action was the first time that John Bell was arrested for civil disobedience.
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  John Bell speaks at Republican National Committee protest

  John Bell reads a speech from a sheet of paper into a microphone during a protest at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee in Washington, DC, targeting Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush. He stands in front of several prop coffins, one with a sign that reads, "Bush's AIDS "Compassion": Spend Twice as Much on Prisons as on Health Care." Protesters behind Bell hold up signs that read, "Bush: Drug Company Puppet, Generic AIDS Drugs for Africa Now!" and, "Bush AIDS Policy: Coffins for Kids Not Condoms in Schools." The man on crutches in the right side of the photo is ACT UP Philadelphia member Joe West.
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  Day With(out) Art / World AIDS Day

  Sign reads Day With(out) Art / World AIDS Day. Ribbon Bee. Get Tested. Includes information on back of Bebashi
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  Task Force on Adolescent Sexuality Meeting Minutes

  Minutes of a meeting by the Task Force on Adolescent Sexuality and the Role of Schools in Prevention of Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV Infection of the School District of Philadelphia. The primary issue under discussion is a sexual health program for Philadelphia schools, including abstinence education, condom distribution, and drop-in health resource centers. The task force discusses the role of parents and communities in the program, the respective weight to be given to religious and secular perspectives on abstinence, the place of condom distribution within a broader spectrum of community health services, and how the program will be evaluated.
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  Task Force on Adolescent Sexuality Meeting Minutes, December 20, 1991

  Minutes of a meeting by the Task Force on Adolescent Sexuality and the Role of Schools in Prevention of Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV Infection of the School District of Philadelphia. The primary issue under discussion is a sexual health program for Philadelphia schools, including abstinence education, condom distribution, and drop-in health resource centers. The task force discusses the role of parents and communities in the program, the respective weight to be given to religious and secular perspectives on abstinence, the place of condom distribution within a broader spectrum of community health services, and how the program will be evaluated.
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  Letter: Herbert Hazan to Norman Baker, Paul Thomas, and Curtis Wadlington

  Letter from Herbert Hazan, the Philadelphia School District's Director of Health Services, thanking each of the recipients for their leadership on the subcommittees of the district's Task Force on Adolescent Sexuality. The letter is addressed to Norman Baker, Paul Thomas, and Curtis Wadlington. School superintendent Constance Clayton and Board of Education Member Ruth Hayre are copied on the letter.