ACT UP Changed Everything - Talk by Dan Glass

UK AIDS Memorial Quilt display

ACT UP Changed Everything - Talk by Dan Glass
Date 20th Sep 2026 2.00pm - 3.15pm Price Free - ticket required Location Tramway View map Book tickets 0141 276 0950 0141 276 0950

From giant condoms and political funerals to die-ins and blockbuster campaigns for PrEP and affordable HIV prevention, AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) has transformed healthcare through fearless direct action, including the work of ACT UP in Glasgow and Edinburgh. In this inspiring talk, activist Dan Glass shares the movement's creative strategies, hard-won victories, and urgent fight for global access to lifesaving medicines, showing how bold, joyful activism can help end the HIV pandemic and build healthcare justice for all. 

In celebration of and dedication to Christopher McGill — fabulous friend, comrade and producer of the 'Beautiful Trouble' and 'Don't Be Alarmed' documentaries.

Recommended for ages 16+


Part of a day of events from ACT UP

These events are part of a public programme curated by Steven Grainger to accompany the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt exhibition at Tramway.

Recommended for ages 16+

Audience notes
Audiences may find the content deeply moving, emotional, or distressing, as it deals with themes of illness, bereavement, social stigma, and historical marginalisation.


ACCESS
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