Gaywaves report on Sydney’s first Candlelight AIDS Vigil
1985
Gaywaves report on Sydney’s first Candlelight AIDS Vigil
1985
- NFSA ID7T4JK04Q
- TypeRadio
- MediumAudio
- FormSeries
- GenresLGBTQI, Current affairs
- Year1985
Sydney gay and lesbian radio program Gaywaves presenter Dietmar Hollman reports in October 1985 from a rally and AIDS Candlelight Vigil, the first held in Sydney, organised by Sydney City councillors Brian McGahen and Craig Johnston.
The recording includes discussion of the 1985 Public Health Proclaimed Diseases Amendment Act, speeches from Brian McGahen, Craig Johnston, Dorothy McRae-McMahon, Dennis Scott, a performance from July Glen and vox pops from the crowd.
Image from the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives (www.alga.org.au) badge collection
Sydney gay and lesbian radio program Gaywaves presenter Dietmar Hollman reports in October 1985 from a rally and AIDS Candlelight Vigil, the first held in Sydney, organised by Sydney City councillors Brian McGahen and Craig Johnston.
The recording includes discussion of the 1985 Public Health Proclaimed Diseases Amendment Act, speeches from Brian McGahen, Craig Johnston, Dorothy McRae-McMahon, Dennis Scott, a performance from July Glen and vox pops from the crowd.
Image from the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives (www.alga.org.au) badge collection
- NFSA ID7T4JK04Q
- TypeRadio
- MediumAudio
- FormSeries
- GenresLGBTQI, Current affairs
- Year1985
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