Vito russo why we fight speech

Russo asks his audience to remember essentially a belief that has no basis in historical fact but is determined by what can only be understood as the political will of the people whom he addresses.

He hopes people will align around this shared feeling, which will motivate and inspire cultural change. We are asked to imagine a future made possible by recovering a belief that such a future—the "someday" when "the AIDS crisis will be over"—is not merely possible but is actually already a historical memory for those living after the fact.

Russo's forecasting of this time when people will hear that "once there was a terrible disease" also imagines that AIDS will be remembered.

It runs on the presumption that the historical archives of AIDS and its Project MUSE promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide.

Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, Project MUSE is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it serves. Built on the Johns Hopkins University Campus. Acknowledging the crucial work of all AIDS activists, Why We Fight focuses on the contributions of those whose work was undertaken in New York City, which was an early epicenter for both the recognition of the virus and the grassroots response to the crisis.

The New York Public Library is a major repository for this history, preserving the archives of key organizations and individuals that have been pivotal in the fight against AIDS. Date: October 4, —April 16, Share Facebook Twitter Email. Wednesday, January 8, from pm—pm.

Russo died on 7th November A friend of mine in New York City has a half-fare transit card, which means that you get on buses and subways for half price. And the other day, when he showed his card to the token attendant, the attendant asked what his disability was and he said, I have AIDS.

You know, for the last three years, since I was diagnosed, my family thinks two things about my situation. You know, living with AIDS in this country is like living in the twilight zone. Living with AIDS is like living through a war which is happening only for those people who happen to be in the trenches.