Lunch Break Presents the documentary "How to Survive a Plague"

Lunch Break, the Red Bank soup kitchen (and more) will show the documentary “How to Survive a Plague” today, June 21 at 1 p.m. at 121 Drs. James Parker Blvd. in Red Bank.  It is the story of two coalitions, ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group), whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.  Despite having no scientific training, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time.  With unfettered access to a treasure trove of never-before-seen archival footage from the 1980s and 1990s, filmmaker David France puts the  viewer smack in the middle of the controversial actions, the heated meetings, the heartbreaking failures, and the exultant breakthroughs of heroes in the making.  Following the showing of the documentary, the Visiting Nurse Association will offer AIDS testing free of charge.  If you have any questions, please call Lunch Break at 732-747-8577