A chat with The Alliance for Positive Change
It’s a little late for AIDS Awareness Month, but it’s never too late for AIDS awareness! Last month I got to visit the The Alliance for Positive Change — previously AIDS Service Center NYC — and talk with a few of the people that work there. When you enter theContinue Reading
Timothy Lunceford-Stevens with ACT UP
December is a time of celebration, giving and family, it’s Also AIDS awareness month. It’s a time to remember those that were lost, those that survive, and those that work hard for a stronger tomorrow. As part of AIDS awareness month I interviewed Timothy Lunceford-Stevens who is a member ofContinue Reading
Hucklefaery, aka Sister Lotti Da
Activism takes on many forms, some people protest, others organize, still others perform, and then there’s the artists. For AIDS awareness month I interviewed Hucklefaery (aka Sister Lotti Da) in his Brooklyn apartment. To meet him you realize that he is an activist that embodies all of the above. DressingContinue Reading
Andrew Valez, a founding member of ACT UP
For AIDS Awareness Month I will be profiling the people involved in the community. Andrew Velez is a founding member of ACT UP and is still an active member. Until the epidemic is over we are all living with AIDS Entering Andrew’s home you might mistake him for a historian.Continue Reading
National Farmers Day in the concrete jungle
October 12th is National Farmers day and NYC represents! There are a few urban farms in the city and the Battery and Added Value are just two of them. The Battery is in Battery Park and takes donations from various corporate donors, and many of these donors also give timeContinue Reading
October 8th rally at Trump Tower
Rallies on both sides of the political divide have been forming in front of Trump Tower and occasionally Trump appears to rally his base. The crowd was loud, and as it is with a lot of events in New York, there were a few costumes and a lot of character.Continue Reading
The 2016 29th Deepavali Festival in New York
Deepavali, also known as Diwali, is a festival of lights symbolizing victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. The festival in New York took place at the South Street Seaport. Dancers took to the stage to celebrate the Hindu festival of lights and show offContinue Reading
