AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) activists have launched a crowdfunder to cover printing costs of a powerful new pin-up calendar, which tells the incredible history of HIV and AIDS in the capital for the first time.
A groundbreaking public health coalition of over 30 leading public health institutions, hospitals, trade unions, charities, NGOs and protest movements have partnered with ACT UP for the calendar, which will raise funds for Positive East, Positively UK and Albert Kennedy Trust.
The calendar includes a timeline of vital, epic and world-changing moments in public health and HIV / AIDS activism. Designed by Matt Bonner, photographed by Holly Buckle and edited by author-activist Dan Glass, the ACT UP Pin-Ups London Calendar 2025 features 12 beautiful portraits of 25 titans from the incredible HIV/AIDS activist movement, along with over 300 calendar entries paying homage to AIDS herstory. It includes near daily mentions of medical, media, protest and social movement advances which have pushed forward our collective journey for access to healthcare for all.
Robbie Currie, CEO of National AIDS Trust said: “As we look to the future, and work towards the goal of ending new HIV transmissions in England by 2030, it is so important to remember and acknowledge the history of our movement and all of the people and key events that have brought us to where we are today.
“And the ACT UP Pin Up 2025 calendar will also provide inspiration and motivation for everyone who is involved in the ongoing fight against discrimination and for equal rights for everyone living with HIV.”