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Details

Additional authors

1. Hilferty, Robert.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (24 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. This tape documents the efforts of Act-Up and other gay groups in New York City to combat the Catholic Church's homophobic policies and to challenge the political agenda of John Cardinal O'Connor, head of the Archdiocese of New York. "Stop the church" was adopted as the radical rallying cry to halt the erosion of the separation between church and state, to eradicate gay bashing and preserve abortion rights. To directly confront the church's inimical stand towards homosexuals and persons with AIDS, protestors disrupted a mass by staging a "die-in" at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Cameras record the sit-down protest, the reading of manifestoes, and subsequent arrests as well as the reactions of Cardinal O'Connor and parishioners.

Subject

1. ACT UP (Organization)
2. Homophobia
3. AIDS (Disease)
4. Prejudices
5. Homosexuality

Note

1. "A Robert Hilferty Inquisition."

Credits (note)

1. Producer, director, Robert Hilferty.

Title

1. Stop the church [videorecording] / Alter Ego Productions ; produced by Robert Hilferty.

Imprint

1. New York : R. Hilferty, 1990.

Credits

1. Producer, director, Robert Hilferty.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Reserve Film and Video Collection Special Collections material

Added author

1. Hilferty, Robert.

Branch call number

1. VTH 1833 S