Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 19:00:19 -0700
From: terryk@scn.org (Terry Kennedy)
Subject: Forbiden 

FORBIDDEN 
ACT UP/SEATTLE will protest at U.S./Canada Border 

Four years ago, Presidential candidate Bill Clinton, made a series of
promises during the 8th International AIDS Conference. The conference had
been moved from the U.S. to Holland, because a government policy would not
allow HIV+ people from other countries to enter ours.  Clinton promised to
lift that ban. Once in office, he try but the Democratic controlled
congress pass a law stating that it is FORBIDDEN for HIV+ people of other
countries to enter the U.S.  Now we have the 11th International AIDS
Conference. It will be held this year in Vancouver, BC, July 7 - 12. It
will never again be held in the United States. Vancouver is as close as
HIV+ conference attendees from other countries can get to our border.  We
need to make a statement about this. 

ACT UP/Seattle will hold a demonstration to protest this broken promise,
at Noon, July 5th at the US/Canada border. -- To remind people that HIV
itself knows no borders. If you are interested in participating call @
206.720.4686.