ACTUP Breaks the Silence

'Silence equals death.' With this slogan emblazoned on dozens of signs on the evening of April 15, 1987 several hundred protesters, organized by the newly formed New York chapter of AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACTUP), descended on the city's main post office on Manhattan's west side. From that day, ACTUP grew to national status as among the most important organizations fighting for access to AIDS treatment.