Second Tuesday Presents: “Never Silent: ACT UP and My Life in Activism” Book Launch
Second Tuesday Presents: "Never Silent: ACT UP and My Life in Activism" Book Launch
Join us for this very special in-person event with Peter Staley reading from his memoir, “Never Silent: ACT UP and My Life in Activism.” The book tells the untold stories of Staley’s life, including his childhood rebelliousness, sexual coming out, and behind-the-curtain takes on his mission-impossible actions that helped to define ACT UP. “Never Silent” reveals Staley’s wild ride from Wall Street bond trader to ACT UP poster boy, and the explosive and sometimes painful years to follow—years filled with triumph, humiliation, joy, loss, and persistence.
Purchase Never Silent: ACT Up and My Life in Activism by Peter Staley from the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, and receive 25% off with this promo code: XELKHMUU35E9. Good for one purchase through end of October 12, 2021. To redeem the code enter it in the box below the total when you check out.
ABOUT PETER STALEY
Peter Staley has been a long-term AIDS and gay rights activist, first as a member of ACT UP New York, then as the founding director of TAG, the Treatment Action Group. He was a 2016 Fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics and is a leading subject in the Oscar-nominated documentary “How to Survive a Plague.” More recently, Staley co-founded the PrEP4All Collaboration and the COVID-19 Working Group – New York, and is the lead named plaintiff in Staley v Gilead, a major federal antitrust case against big pharma set for trial next year.
ABOUT THE EVENT – AS OF EARLY AUGUST
Please note: We are thrilled to be welcoming our community back to in-person events with The Center! Our utmost priority is the health and safety of our staff, visitors and community. The Center is actively monitoring the ongoing situation with COVID-19 and the Delta variant as well as the guidelines from New York City, New York State and the CDC. The Center will keep guests apprised of all requirements for entry to the building and will continue to update this page with current safety policies.
To request an accommodation for this event, please contact Richard Morales at rmorales@gaycenter.org or 646.502.6370 by Tuesday, October 5.
DETAILS
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Reception–6 p.m. ET
Reading–7 p.m. ET