Walden University Week 4 AIDS Activism Movement Discussion Responses

Respond by Day 7 to at least two of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:

• Ask a probing question about the social change movement.

• Suggest and support an additional rationale for the relevance of this movement.
• Offer further information or insights about the impact of this movement.
• Expand on or challenge a colleague’s post by offering a new perspective or insight based on your readings in the Learning Resources or other outside research.
• shari davis COLLAPSE
  

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  AIDS ACTIVISM I would like to discuss the (AIDS Activism Movement of the 1980s-1990s)In October 1981, Bobby Campbell was diagnosed with Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), He was studying to become a nurse. Later, to come with his own terms as having been diagnosed with that skin cancer in the later months that followed; (Wright, 2013)- “The name “acquired immune deficiency syndrome” came in August 1982” (p.1790). Also, know as HIV, many of his friends were also being treated for (KS) and it was a symptom of the HIV virus itself. There were many articles being documents and news and media to the public, causing upheaval to say the least to scare many people of that epidemic, also known in the 1980s as a gay disease. With much propaganda and schemes that were occurring in that era, there were many peoples whose findings and mishaps were more than that of just a physiological one, but more of social death, unfortunately. (Wright, 2013)- There were many more resources that came about globally into the 1990s that educated people of all diversities about AIDS and created an awareness that evolved into an acceptance and empowered people that had it. They can receive care now globally, and it’s not always a death sentence like one would assume. There are better treatment options now. (Wright,2013). “Kramer, Callen, and hundreds of others found themselves enacting that synthesis during the formation of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) in New York in 1987”. (P.1795). There have been many new scientific and medical research and were still helping us live with AIDS and heal globally.(Wright, 2013) “Although social death and stigma are distinct, the two can become tightly intertwined” (p.1789).Danver, S. L. (Ed.). (2011). Revolts, protests, demonstrations, and rebellions in American history: An encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, LLC.Revolts, Protests, Demonstrations, and Rebellions in American History: An Encyclopedia, by Danver, S. Copyright 2010 by ABC-CLIO INC. Reprinted by permission of ABC-CLIO INC. via the Copyright Clearance Center.Wright, J. (2013). “Only Your Calamity.” American Journal of Public Health, 103(10), 1788–1798. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.2105/AJP… days ago

  Mardochee richard RE: Discussion – Week 4COLLAPSE

  War on Drugs The war on drugs was a movement initiated by the government that aimed at stopping the use of illegal drugs, their trade and distribution. The movement can be traced to the 1970s during Nixon’s presidency when he declared a ‘war on drugs.” During the 1980s under Reagan, America escalated police efforts to combat drugs(Coyne, & Hall, 2017). Nixon justified the movement owing to hysteria across the country over widespread use of drugs. During the 1960s, drugs became a prevalent phenomenon in America mostly due to the counter culture movement. Americans were convinced that drugs were threatening the country’s moral standing(Coyne, & Hall, 2017). Even with such declarations, drugs continued to remain a significant problem in the United States even as law enforcement made them less accessible. Under Ronald Reagan, the country experienced high rates of incarceration. The phenomenon was attributed to laws that placed non-violent drug offenders in prison. Public concern heightened in the 1980s following media frenzy of people addicted to cocaine. The Reagan administration and political hysteria resulted in new penalties in Congress and state that resulted in mass incarceration (Coyne, & Hall, 2017). Since the movement was initiated, the country has spent over $1 trillion to combat drugs. However, the movement has failed to result in less drug use. Across the country and the world, drugs remain a serious problem. The war on drugs can be cited for the strain on the country’s criminal justice system and the extensive drug-related crimes across the world(Coyne, & Hall, 2017). Laws passed since the movement have had racial motivations, meaning that minority communities have been mostly impacted. ReferencesCoyne, C. J., & Hall, A. (2017). Four decades and counting: The continued failure of the war on drugs. Cato Institute Policy Analysis, (811).