Compilation of newspaper cuttings including a group of protesters; one wears a death mask and cloak, another carries a banner with the slogan: 'Boycott Wellcome products''; an advertisement for the campaign Act Up Manchester in support of care for those with AIDS. Black and white photocopy with red.

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[between 1900 and 1999]
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666679i
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Compilation of newspaper cuttings including a group of protesters; one wears a death mask and cloak, another carries a banner with the slogan: 'Boycott Wellcome products''; an advertisement for the campaign Act Up Manchester in support of care for those with AIDS. Black and white photocopy with red. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[Manchester] : Act up Manchester, [between 1900 and 1999]

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1 print : photocopy, printed in black and white with red addition ; sheet 59.8 x 42 cm

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Act up Manchester is disgusted that the major drug companies refuse to work together to optimise research into HIV and AIDS relief ... still no cure for AIDS. Act Up Manchester demand ... access to drug trials and areas of research are extended. Newspaper cutting top right contains heading: 'Booting Wellcome ' Newspaper cutting centre fight contains heading: 'Wellcome profits out of people with Aids' Centre left in red: a list of Wellcome products sold at Boots with the explanation: 'Wellcome manufactures and sells AZT ... Wellcome generates over 14% of its total profits from this drug'. ACT-UP (Aids Coalition to Unleash Power') say don't buy Wellcome products - Don't support those who profit from people with AIDS' Bears logo of Wellcome pharmaceutical company: Black silhouette of unicorn

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Wellcome Collection 666679i

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Act up Manchester 19-- Act up Manchester UK 15/07/2008 UkLW Transcription from the item

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