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The direct action of ACT UP helped end AIDS. Here's what it can teach us in 2022

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ACT UP's direct action spread awareness about AIDS in the late 1980s. In this photo from 2004, ACT UP protesters are gathered in Washington, DC. (AFP via Getty Images)
ACT UP's direct action spread awareness about AIDS in the late 1980s. In this photo from 2004, ACT UP protesters are gathered in Washington, DC. (AFP via Getty Images)

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