the AIDS activist project

A project in Bronx, NY by Bill Bytsura
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A fine-art, coffee-table book of selected portraits from the AIDS activist project, created between 1989 and 1998.
Backers: 214
Average Pledge Per Backer: $91

Funded: $19,389 of $47,250
Dates: Sep 10th -> Oct 10th (30 days)
Project By: Bill Bytsura
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Latest News

4 Days and counting.

October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! With 4 days and a very long way to go to reach out funding goal, it looks a little overwhelming. I am still hopeful we can reach out goal,  We have 588 likes on "the AIDS activist project" FaceBook page and over 1,200 shares of the... (Read More)

8 days and counting

October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone and a big thank you to all our new backers. We've gained about 50 new backers since last update, and I still have many personal thanks you's to send!  So as any one who has checked the project page here on kickstarter knows, we are... (Read More)

Thank You! Let's work it!

September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Good Morning Everybody!! First, I want to send a thank you to all the new backers since yesterday. Your support has been amazing!! I want to thank you all for joining us. I have a lot of personal Thank You's to send today! The article that was... (Read More)

Op-ed in HIV Plus Magazine

September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
I want to let everyone know about the article just published in HIV Plus Magazine. Thanks to Diane Anderson-Minshall and HIV Plus Magazine for publishing this article. It gives a good boost to our kickstarter campaign and "the AIDS activist project".... (Read More)

12 Days

September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Potato Salad and "the AIDS activist project"

September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We're up over $1,000.00 since yesterday!!!  A big welcome and thanks to all the new members of the T.A.A.P. Brigade! I hope everyone is doing well. I'm excited about the rush of donations in the past 24 hours. I posted on Facebook a comparison of a... (Read More)

A question of profit and cost ....

September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
I received an e mail from a potential backer last night, and answered it, but thought it would be good to post publicly in case others have this concern. I was asked why this book seemed to be more expensive than others on kickstarter and if I... (Read More)

Veteran Photographer Kickstarts AIDS Activist Portrait Book

September 19th - via: edgeonthenet.com
Veteran photographer and ACT UP/NY member Bill Bytsura is launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund the publication of his coffee table-style art book, titled "The AIDS Activist Project." (Read More)

AMAZING!!!

September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday we raised over $1,300.00 towards our goal!! We have a long way to go raise enough funds for publication. Please share our campaign with your friends, send a few e mails, make a few calls. ALL your help in helping to achieve this goal... (Read More)

A message

September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We received this message from a contributor to "the AIDS activist project". It sums up all this project is about and what it is for. "I'm extremely lucky to be a little too young (only a little) to have lost friends to this back in the 1980's and... (Read More)

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