Talk

On the 38th anniversary of when ACT UP began with the action on Wall Street (March 24, 1987), BFA Visual and Critical Studies and the Honors Program present a discussion led by activist Jason Rosenberg on how the HIV/AIDS struggle is inspiring many of our present social justice movements, from the fight for a ceasefire and a free Palestine, to resisting Trump’s authoritarianism, and more.

Jason Rosenberg is a lifelong New Yorker, born and raised in Long Island. He has served as the Communications Manager at AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC); the National Organizer at Housing Works assisting on the Act Now End AIDS coalition and other national policy goals integral to ending the epidemic in the US; Program Manager of Communications at the 92nd Street Y where he mobilized the Jewish community with in-person programming and other innovative online initiatives. He is a co-founder of PrEP4All, ensuring universal PrEP access to all, an ACT UP NY and Reclaim Pride Coalition member, and was named in 2020's "Logo30" by LogoTV. He has written about public health, HIV/AIDS, and Queer identity for Teen Vogue, Out Magazine, The Advocate, TheBody, and Alma.

The SVA Honors Program and BFA Visual and Critical Studies present this talk (and David France: Surviving a Plague on Monday, March 31) in conjunction with the joint exhibitions "WITNESS" at the SVA Flatiron Project space, 133/141 West 21st Street, curated by Peter Hristoff (BFA 1981 Fine Arts) , and "TO LOVE–TO DIE; TO FIGHT. TO LIVE. Art and Activism in the Time of AIDS" at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, 133/141 West 21st Street. Both exhibitions run Thursday, March 20 – Saturday, April 5, with an opening reception on Thursday, March 20, 6:00 – 8:00pm.