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    GTAC & HEALTH GAP COALITION PRESS RELEASES
    Issue: George W. Bush and AIDS

    • (New York) 24 MAY 2001 Countries block partipation of HIV/AIDS and Human Rights experts and advocates at UNGASS. Coalition of NGOs demand government commitment to resources and ensuring access to HIV/AIDS medicines. GTAC Press Release
    • (Washington, DC) 21 MAY 2001 AIDS activists and debt cancellation advocates question the Bush administration commitment to fighting AIDS and lifting the debt burden as Secretary of State Colin Powell leaves for tour of African countries impacted by HIV/AIDS Joint Press Release
    • (Geneva) 18 MAY 2001 After Underfunding UN AIDS Trust Fund, Bush Administration Colludes With Drug Industry to Block AIDS Medication and Care Proposals at World Health Assembly. Health GAP Press Release
    • 05 MAY 2001 (Washington DC) AIDS Activists protest in front of White House to denounce Bush's announcement of $200 million contribution, one-tenth of U.S. funding needed. Health GAP Press Release | Download Action Alert | Download Report Card of Bush's 100 Days and the Global AIDS Crisis (pdf) | "A Sad Day in U.S. History": Africa Action Press Release
    • 09 MAY 2001 Civil Society Sign-On Letter regarding the governance and structure of the Global AIDS Fund. Global AIDS Alliance and Africa AIDS Initiative Sign-On Letter
    • 01 MARCH 2001 (Washington DC) The Health GAP Coalition demands President Bush publicly repudiate the lawsuit against South Africa's Medicines Act and state support for South Africa's right to use legal measure to ensure access to affordable medication. Letter to George W. Bush

    • 30 NOVEMBER 2000 (Philadelphia) People with AIDS Protest at World's Largest Drug Company (Glaxo SmithKline) & Party Office(s) of Next US President, Casting Votes for Debt Cancellation, Generic Drug Access on "World AIDS Crisis" Ballot ACT UP Philadelphia Press Release.

    • 4 NOVEMBER 2000 (Glenside, Pennsylvania) AIDS activists disrupt George Bush's rally. Cite life-threatening barriers to AIDS drugs in Texas; Condemn "Bush AIDS disaster" Read Press Release

    • 10 OCTOBER 2000 (Washington, D.C.) AIDS Activists to target Bush on Mass Protest. Activists charge unlucky Candidate Bush with "Texas AIDS Disaster"; Bush's ties to drug industry "deadly" for millions denied affordable generic AIDS drugs. Read Press Advisory | Press Statement

    • 20 SEPTEMBER 2000 (Media, Pennsylvania) AIDS ACTIVISTS DISRUPT George W. Bush'S RALLY: Condemn Bush plans to reverse Clinton/Gore Executive Order on global AIDS crisis; citing horrendous record on health and AIDS in Texas. ACT UP Press Release
    • 05 SEPTEMEBER 2000 (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) AIDS ACTIVISTS CRASH BUSH'S BETHLEHEM, PA FUNDRAISER.Protesters demand candidate Bush back access to AIDS drugs for poor people with AIDS worldwide; condemn horrendous record on AIDS. ACT UP Press Release
    • 20 JULY 2000 (Philadelphia) AIDS activists greet George W. Bush and the Republican Convention with large banner: "BUSH AND DRUG COMPANY GREED KILLS. GENERIC AIDS DRUGS FOR AFRICA NOW!."
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