THE GUARDIAN: 'The Aids epidemic is not yet over': inside a project with a vital message

“Hey Hey! Ho Ho! Homophobia has got to go!”

This was a chant from New York’s ACT-UP demonstration in 1989. Now the audio clip of this protest will echo throughout Greenwich Village in the coming month.

It’s part of Hear Me: Voices of the Epidemic, an audio piece that will play every night at 7pm in December at the New York City Aids Memorial, an open-air public space at the corner of West 12th Street and Greenwich Avenue in New York City. It starts on World Aids Day, 1 December.

“It’s an important day to remember, to reflect on the past, honor those we have lost and educate folks that it’s ongoing,” said Dave Harper, executive director of the New York City Aids Memorial. “We want to remind people the Aids epidemic is not yet over.”