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THE NAMES PROJECT QUILT AIDS ACTIVIST'S TOUR
TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON, DC TO STOP IN LEXINGTON AND LOUISVILLE
' OCTOBER 8—10
ACT UP, a New York City based group

The NAMES Project Quilt, a National of gay activists, will attend the Democratic
AIDS Memorial, will return to Washington, DC National Convention during July. After the
to be displayed once again across the Capitol Convention, ACT UP members will conduct a
Mall, Columbus Day Weekend, October 8-10, "Freedom Ride” en route back to New York.
1988. The group members have had personal

In the eight months following the Quilt's experience with AIDS patients housed in Bailey
inaugural display on October 11, 1987, during House in Manhattan. The Freedom Ride allows
the National March on Washington for Lesbian ACT UP to display the Bailey House quilt in
and Gay Rights, the Quilt has more than the cities where they stop. The quilt contains
doubled in size, now containing nearly 5,000 about fifty 3 foot by six foot panels. In each
individual 3 foot by 6 foot panels. The city ACT UP members will call attention to the
memorial is expected to reach 10,000 - 15,000 national AIDS crisis by displaying the quilt
panels by October, a dramatic visual symbol of and conducting local media blitzes. ACT UP is
the epidemic which continues to take its toll on tentatively scheduled to spend July 28 in
men, women and children. Lexington and July 29 in Louisville.

“The Quilt demonstrates that Americans ACT UP is the undisputed master of
posses the national will to defeat AIDS“ said civil disobedience among gay organizations.
Cleve Jones, founder and executive director of The group has staged dozens of direct actions
The NAMES Project. "People from every state and marked its first anniversary with a major
and from all walks for life have worked civil disobedience action in March. More than
together to create this symbol of compassion 500 ACT UP members blocked rush-hour traffic
and commitment.“ in the city's financial district, chanting

If you would like to create a panel slogans critical of President Reagan.
commemorating a friend, lover, or relative who ACT UP's goal for the Freedom Ride is
has died an AIDS related death, contact The to command public attention for AIDS issues
NAMES Project, P.O. Box 111573, San and spur citizens and politicians to respond in
Francisco, CA 91-11114, or call (1115) 863-5511. appropriate means to this health crisis.

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