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Author Biography and Abstract
written by Karma R. Chávez, fl. 2012 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2022), 1 page(s)
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written by Karma R. Chávez, fl. 2012 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2022), 1 page(s)
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Front/back matter
Author / Creator
Karma R. Chávez, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Alexander Street
Topic / Theme
Doc Project 4: AIDS Knows No Borders: Protesting the US Ban on HIV-Positive Migrants, 1990-1993, Government policy, Political demonstrations, Refugees, Gay activism and activists, AIDS, Americans, Haitians
Organization
ACT UP, Alexander Street
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Books of James
directed by Ho Tam (San Francisco, CA: Frameline, 2006), 17 mins
Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, Books of James is an experimental documentary on ART, AIDS and ACTIVISM. Based on the writing, drawing, video footage and personal revelation of James Wentzy, an artist/activist in New York City, the film illustrates the 30-year timeline from the late 1970s to the pr...
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directed by Ho Tam (San Francisco, CA: Frameline, 2006), 17 mins
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Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, Books of James is an experimental documentary on ART, AIDS and ACTIVISM. Based on the writing, drawing, video footage and personal revelation of James Wentzy, an artist/activist in New York City, the film illustrates the 30-year timeline from the late 1970s to the present, examining the changes in the social and political landscape of America. Following James from South Dakota to New York City, the...
Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, Books of James is an experimental documentary on ART, AIDS and ACTIVISM. Based on the writing, drawing, video footage and personal revelation of James Wentzy, an artist/activist in New York City, the film illustrates the 30-year timeline from the late 1970s to the present, examining the changes in the social and political landscape of America. Following James from South Dakota to New York City, the film traces his days from struggling and surviving as an artist to later becoming an AIDS video activist. In showcasing a unique individual through his involvement with the fight against AIDS and his tireless frontline reportage of the crisis, Books of James is an intimate portrait of a neglected everyman/hero and unearths a time now forgotten. College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
James Wentzy
Author / Creator
Ho Tam
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Frameline
Speaker / Narrator
James Wentzy
Topic / Theme
Gay activism and activists, Gay & Lesbian Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Frameline. All rights reserved.
Organization
33531, ACT UP, Frameline
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written by Karma R. Chávez, fl. 2012 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2022), 1 page(s)
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written by Karma R. Chávez, fl. 2012 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2022), 1 page(s)
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Front/back matter
Author / Creator
Karma R. Chávez, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Alexander Street
Topic / Theme
Doc Project 4: AIDS Knows No Borders: Protesting the US Ban on HIV-Positive Migrants, 1990-1993, Government policy, Political demonstrations, Refugees, Gay activism and activists, AIDS, Americans, Haitians
Organization
ACT UP, Alexander Street
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Act Up Fliers, 1996
written by ACT UP, in Tracy Baim Editorial Files (1996), Windy City Box N (Alexander Street Press), 4 page(s)
Four blakc-and-white flyers, one on yellow paper, by the group ACT UP calls for various activities protesting President Bill Clinton's record on AIDS during the 1996 Democratic convention in Chicago.
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written by ACT UP, in Tracy Baim Editorial Files (1996), Windy City Box N (Alexander Street Press), 4 page(s)
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Four blakc-and-white flyers, one on yellow paper, by the group ACT UP calls for various activities protesting President Bill Clinton's record on AIDS during the 1996 Democratic convention in Chicago.
Date Written / Recorded
1996
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Brochure/Advertisement
Author / Creator
ACT UP
Person Discussed
William Jefferson Clinton, 1946-
Topic / Theme
Gay activism and activists, AIDS
Copyright Message
Alexander Street Press is not aware of any existing copyright in this work. Alexander Street Press would like to hear from any copyright holder that is not cited in this database
Organization
Alexander Street Press, ACT UP, Democratic National Convention
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Books of James (Director’s Cut)
directed by Ho Tam (San Francisco, CA: Frameline, 2006), 1 hour 14 mins
Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, Books of James is an experimental documentary on ART, AIDS and ACTIVISM. Based on the writing, drawing, video footage and personal revelation of James Wentzy, an artist/activist in New York City, the film illustrates the 30-year timeline from the late 1970s to the pr...
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directed by Ho Tam (San Francisco, CA: Frameline, 2006), 1 hour 14 mins
Description
Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, Books of James is an experimental documentary on ART, AIDS and ACTIVISM. Based on the writing, drawing, video footage and personal revelation of James Wentzy, an artist/activist in New York City, the film illustrates the 30-year timeline from the late 1970s to the present, examining the changes in the social and political landscape of America. Following James from South Dakota to New York City, the...
Inspired by a collection of personal notebooks, Books of James is an experimental documentary on ART, AIDS and ACTIVISM. Based on the writing, drawing, video footage and personal revelation of James Wentzy, an artist/activist in New York City, the film illustrates the 30-year timeline from the late 1970s to the present, examining the changes in the social and political landscape of America. Following James from South Dakota to New York City, the film traces his days from struggling and surviving as an artist to later becoming an AIDS video activist. In showcasing a unique individual through his involvement with the fight against AIDS and his tireless frontline reportage of the crisis, Books of James is an intimate portrait of a neglected everyman/hero and unearths a time now forgotten.With narration provided by James himself, the film is divided into 3 periods of his life, recorded in his journals and video footage over a 30-year time span:The Personal - Notebook entries from 1977 to 1990. From a middle class family in South Dakota, James moved to New York City after graduating at the Southern Illinois University. He began writing, drawing and photographing his daily big city life. Through the 70s and 80s, James was an aspiring artist/filmmaker. The Political - The ACT UP years. In 1990 James was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and began his participation in the ACTUP (New York) organization, creating and producing approximately 160 weekly community television programs for the public access channel, Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN). This segment is composed of James' footage of the international AIDS conferences, individual testimonies against discrimination and injustice, and public actions towards education, policy making, and community building. Postscripts - Having not written in his journals for many years since his diagnosis, the camera has become James' diaristic tool. This segment begins with the footage of James reluctantly going on AIDS medications, and also includes his Post-9/11 reflections and metaphysical musing. As the timeline progresses, the film moves towards to present day with James' thoughts on the state of AIDS activism and its relevance. Adult College
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
James Wentzy
Author / Creator
Ho Tam
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Frameline
Speaker / Narrator
James Wentzy
Topic / Theme
Gay activism and activists, Gay & Lesbian Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Frameline. All rights reserved.
Organization
33531, ACT UP, Frameline
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Document 12: Stop the HIV Restrictions Poster
written by ACT UP (GLBT Historical Society, Tomás Fábregas Papers, Collection 1996-44, Box 1, Folder 1: ACTUP IWG – Memos, 1991-3) (ACT UP, 1992), 1 page(s)
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written by ACT UP (GLBT Historical Society, Tomás Fábregas Papers, Collection 1996-44, Box 1, Folder 1: ACTUP IWG – Memos, 1991-3) (ACT UP, 1992), 1 page(s)
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Poster
Author / Creator
ACT UP
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
ACT UP
Topic / Theme
Doc Project 4: AIDS Knows No Borders: Protesting the US Ban on HIV-Positive Migrants, 1990-1993, Travel, Immigrant populations, Immigration laws, Discrimination, Government policy, AIDS
Copyright Message
Permission granted by GLBT Historical Society
Organization
ACT UP
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Document 13: Immigration Wants You Poster
written by ACT UP (GLBT Historical Society, Tomás Fábregas Papers, Collection 1996-44, Box 1, Folder 1/8: ACTUP – Other chapter, 1991-1993) (ACT UP, 1992), 1 page(s)
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written by ACT UP (GLBT Historical Society, Tomás Fábregas Papers, Collection 1996-44, Box 1, Folder 1/8: ACTUP – Other chapter, 1991-1993) (ACT UP, 1992), 1 page(s)
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Poster
Author / Creator
ACT UP
Date Published / Released
1992-06-19, 1992
Publisher
ACT UP
Topic / Theme
Doc Project 4: AIDS Knows No Borders: Protesting the US Ban on HIV-Positive Migrants, 1990-1993, Political demonstrations, Immigrant populations, Immigration laws, Discrimination, Government policy, AIDS
Copyright Message
Permission granted by GLBT Historical Society
Organization
ACT UP, United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service
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Introduction
written by Karma R. Chávez, fl. 2012 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2022), 17 page(s)
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written by Karma R. Chávez, fl. 2012 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2022), 17 page(s)
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Essay
Author / Creator
Karma R. Chávez, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Alexander Street
Topic / Theme
Doc Project 4: AIDS Knows No Borders: Protesting the US Ban on HIV-Positive Migrants, 1990-1993, Government policy, Political demonstrations, Refugees, Gay activism and activists, AIDS, Americans, Haitians
Organization
ACT UP, Alexander Street
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Document 11: Stop the HIV Restrictions Poster
written by ACT UP (GLBT Historical Society, Tomás Fábregas Papers, Collection 1996-44, Box 1, Folder 1/3: ACTUP IWG – Memos, 1991-3) (ACT UP, 1992), 1 page(s)
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written by ACT UP (GLBT Historical Society, Tomás Fábregas Papers, Collection 1996-44, Box 1, Folder 1/3: ACTUP IWG – Memos, 1991-3) (ACT UP, 1992), 1 page(s)
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Poster
Author / Creator
ACT UP
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
ACT UP
Topic / Theme
Doc Project 4: AIDS Knows No Borders: Protesting the US Ban on HIV-Positive Migrants, 1990-1993, Travel, Immigrant populations, Immigration laws, Discrimination, Government policy, AIDS
Copyright Message
Permission granted by GLBT Historical Society
Organization
ACT UP
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Document 14: Picture of Elizabeth Taylor and Tomas Fabregas
written by ACT UP (GLBT Historical Society, Tomás Fábregas Papers, Collection 1996-44, Box 2, Folder 2/5: Related Organizations – AMFAR, 1992-3) (1992) (ACT UP, 1992), 1 page(s)
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written by ACT UP (GLBT Historical Society, Tomás Fábregas Papers, Collection 1996-44, Box 2, Folder 2/5: Related Organizations – AMFAR, 1992-3) (1992) (ACT UP, 1992), 1 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1992
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
ACT UP
Date Published / Released
1992-07, 1992
Publisher
ACT UP
Person Discussed
Tomás Fábregas, 1958-1994, Dame Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011
Topic / Theme
Doc Project 4: AIDS Knows No Borders: Protesting the US Ban on HIV-Positive Migrants, 1990-1993, Travel, Immigrant populations, Immigration laws, Discrimination, Government policy, AIDS
Copyright Message
Permission granted by GLBT Historical Society
Organization
ACT UP
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