Wave 3

Wave 3 is an ACT UP affinity group (a sub-group of 5-20 people that demonstrate together at actions) that formed at one of the first ACT UP actions that implemented a wave strategy for civil disobedience. Instead of all affinity groups doing civil obedience at once and all getting arrested quickly, affinity groups went in waves so the action would go on longer. Wave 3 was, naturally, the third wave at that action, and they stayed together as an affinity group, becoming one of ACT UP’s most prominent affinity groups. Kayeton Kurowski is the main organizer of the group.

Members should gather together in the half hour before the start of the meeting to discuss their plans for Target City Hall. Specifically, each affinity group needs to decide what kind of demonstration or civil disobedience they will do, and designate a representative to convey to the main organizers of Target City Hall some of the details. The organizers don't need to know the exact specifics of the demonstration, but will need some details to coordinate support, press attention, and timing (so every group doesn't do their demonstrations at the same time).  For some ideas, this page has links to videos of some of the demonstrations/civil disobedience that were done at Seize Control of the FDA, the previous major ACT UP action.


Members

Brian Damage

Richard Deagle

Pam Earing

Jim Eigo

Deborah Gavito

Mark Harrington

Jill Harris

David Z. Kirschenbaum

Kayeton Kurowski

Margaret McCarthy

Russell Pritchard

Marvin Shulman

Carl Sigmon

Ken Woodard

Scott Wald