The interview was based on joness book, when we rise. Im well aware how fragile life is jones became an activist after harvey milks assassination, and he lost countless friends to the aids epidemic. You could read cleve jones s book because you should know about the struggle for gay, lesbian, and transgender rights from one of its key participantsmaybe heroesbut really, you should read it for pleasure and joy. Cleve jones has an inspiring tale to tell, and his ghostwriter jeff dawson has put the pieces together in an extremely accessible manner. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. When we rise, and fighting for lgbt equality under trump. Then he discovered there were other people like him. San francisco gay rights leader cleve jones on when we. His last book, when we rise was published in november 2016. When we rise in an emotional roller coaster of real experiences, cleve jones will take you through the gay liberation movement and aids epidemic of the 1980s. Find cleve joness phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Cleve jones looks back on life of lgbtq activism in new. November 29, 2016 jones became an activist after harvey milks assassination, and he lost countless friends to the. He conceived the names project aids memorial quilt which has become, at 54 tons, the worlds largest piece of community folk art as of 2016.
What he remembers about that time is how the gay community channeled anger and grief into a night hell never forget. Contact our speakers bureau for cleve joness booking fee, appearance cost, speaking price, endorsement andor marketing campaign cost. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Cleve jones life started off in one place and ended up in quite another one. Longtime activist cleve jones has dedicated his life to working with members of the lgbtq community, but growing up he felt like the only gay person in the world.
You could read cleve joness book because you should. New york, ny cleve jones, a legendary gay rights activist and union leader with unite here was honored at the vh1logo trailblazer honors for his. Before its broadcast this week, i spoke with jones about his life in san francisco and what hes learned about the power of political movements. Book cleve jones for speaking, events and appearances. For me this is a reflection of the history of our lgbt community as i also lived it. The first half of the book deals with jones early life, his trials and tribulations in arizona where he grew up, his penniless entry into san francisco where he partakes in its sexual liberation of the 1970s and is first introduced to its burgeoning gay bohemia. Jones also had a house in palm spring which he sold in 2011. Cleve jones has been at the center of the bay areas lgbtq movement since the 1970s. Cleve jones looks back on life of lgbtq activism in. Cleve joness booking agent and speaking fee speaker. Based on his new book when we rise, jones shares how harvey milk became the first largely outspoken gay elected official and ultimately, his mentor. Jones will share how harvey milk became the first largely outspoken gay elected officialas well as jones mentor. Cleve jones has written such a book with when we rise.
New life kit parenting tile npr hide caption toggle caption. Rebecca solnit, author of men explain things to meborn in. He became an activist after harvey milks assassination. Jones became an activist in the movement for gay rights, which. Cleve joness phone number, email, address, public records. In honor of world aids day december 1 and the release of the legendary activists new memoir, this excerpt reveals.
He was diagnosed with hiv in the early 80s, and has been living with aids for more than two decades. Cleve jones was a young activist and harvey milks protege, the man who would later create the aids memorial quilt. A lifelong political activist, jones used his anger and despair at the deaths of many of his friends and san franciscos castrodistrict community members to fight for more recognition, funding. Cleve jones and some friends formally organized the names project foundation. Mentored by pioneer lgbt activist harvey milk, cleve cofounded the san francisco aids foundation in 1983 and founded the names project aids memorial quilt, one of the worlds largest community arts project. When cleve jones was a teenager, he considered suicide because of his sexuality. Below are highlights from the interview, but below that is a link to the entire podcast. I loved this amazing, inspiring, and sometimes outrageous book. While he didnt show any symptoms until 1993, he says the virus. Activist cleve jones speaks during a panel after the north american premiere of when we rise at the 28th annual palm springs international film festival on jan. Well, hes often described as the first openly gay person to be elected to public office. The partial inspiration for the forthcoming abc television miniserie. I read this book from cover to cover in half a day, despite taking breaks a couple of times when i started to cry, my emotions overcome by the power of this amazing story. He worked closely with harvey milk, cofounded the san francisco aids foundation and conceived of the historic names project aids memorial quilt.
Jones now works as an organizer with the hospitality workers union, unite here. Cleve jones born october 11, 1954 is an american aids and lgbt rights activist. In an emotional roller coaster of real experiences, cleve jones will take you through the gay liberation movement and aids epidemic of the 1970s. Cleve has a justpublished memoir out called when we rise about his personal journey as well as his role in the lgbtq movement. A recent interview with lgbtq activist cleve jones quietly captivated me. Cleve jones is an activist, lecturer, and author of when we rise. Cleve jones is only two years older than me, so many moments in his history were moments we shared unknown to each other. What the next generation of queer activists can learn from cleve jones weve taken the dream of joness generation to its ultimate capitalist end. They secured a storefront workshop on market street. Cleve jones on when we rise and the power of activism kqed. His letter from barcelona to his friend howard is the perfect example. What the next generation of queer activists can learn from.
Cleve jones on harvey milk, when we rise, and fighting. You could read cleve joness book because you should know about the struggle for gay, lesbian, and transgender rights from one of its key participantsmaybe heroesbut really, you should read it for pleasure and joy. Longtime activist cleve jones has dedicated his life to working with members of the lgbtq community, but growing up he felt. Cleve jones speaks outside the supreme court in june 20. My life in the movement by cleve jones hachette books. When we rise is about the building of a movementand the building of cleve jones, who came to san francisco as a teenage adventurer and transformed into an activist whose contributions helped change the course of gay history. Cleve jones saw his mentor harvey milks dead body, and has been a passionate activist for 40 years. Read an excerpt from when we rise by cleve jones exclusive hachette books. A lonely teenager in the phoenix suburbs, he was born into the last generation of homosexual people who grew up not knowing if there was anyone else on the entire planet who felt the way that we felt. Activist cleve jones says the gay rights movement saved. Im well aware how fragile life is jones lost countless friends to the aids epidemic. Npr interviews with top authors and the npr book tour, a weekly feature and podcast where leading authors read and discuss their writing.
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