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ACT UP day of events
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Free - ticket required
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Saturday 19th Sept 2026
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From giant condoms and political funerals to die-ins and blockbuster campaigns for PrEP and affordable HIV prevention, AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) has transformed healthcare through fearless direct action, including the work of ACT UP in Glasgow and Edinburgh. This day of events shines a light on that work.
All events are free but ticketed, and recommended for ages 16+
Beautiful Trouble - Build your Art-Activism Treasure Chest with Dan Glass
11am - 1pm
Free but ticketed
ACT UP activist, author and Beautiful Trouble trainer Dan Glass will lead this dynamic workshop exploring the creative tactics of the legendary ACT UP AIDS activist movement. Through the United in Anger study guide, Beautiful Trouble toolbox and an international network of social movements, discover tactics and techniques of game-changing creative activism.
ACT UP Changed Everything - Talk by Dan Glass
2 - 3.15pm
Free but ticketed
In this inspiring talk, activist Dan Glass shares the movement's creative strategies, hard-won victories, and urgent fight for global access to lifesaving medicines, showing how bold, joyful activism can help end the HIV pandemic and build healthcare justice for all.
Double Bill screening:
Beautiful Trouble (2023) /United in Anger: A History of ACT UP (2012)
3.30 - 6pm
Free but ticketed
A double bill introduced by Dan Glass from ACT UP Edinburgh
Beautiful Trouble (2023) - “Art activism is in many ways the defining form of protest of the modern era. Stepping into the void left by the terminal decline of the trade union movement, and the continuous erosion of the right to assemble mass protests, figures like Dan Glass – the subject of Christopher T. McGill’s short documentary, Beautiful Trouble – have weaponised viral irony to strike a blow against the creeping totalitarianism of late capitalism.” IndyFilm Library. Director: Christopher T McGill. Producer: Siobhan Fahey
United in Anger: A History of ACT Up (2012) - this feature-length documentary combines startling archival footage with insightful interviews from the ACT UP Oral History Project, exploring ACT UP (the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) from a grassroots perspective: how a small group of people came together to change the world and save each other's lives. It reveals the group's complex culture, where meetings, affinity groups and civil disobedience mingle with grief, sexiness and incredible energy. Directed by Jim Hubbard and produced by Hubbard and Sarah Schulman.
These events are part of a public programme curated by Steven Grainger to accompany the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt exhibition at Tramway.
Recommended for ages 16+
Audience notes
Audiences may find the content deeply moving, emotional, or distressing, as it deals with themes of illness, bereavement, social stigma, and historical marginalisation.
Beautiful Trouble contains strong language throughout, includes frank descriptions of sex and sexual health; and accounts of a physical confrontation, depictions of direct action and civil disobedience.
United in Anger contains archival footage of AIDS related illness, death, and grief; scenes of civil disobedience and direct action including confrontations with religious and government institutions; and strong language.
ACCESS
Tramway is fully wheelchair accessible.
See more information about venue access on our Access page
Header image - still from United in Anger: A History of ACT Up
Accessibility guides
Read the Accessibility Guide for Tramway on AccessAble
Large Print and Braille programme material available upon request.
Some performances may also be BSL interpreted, audio described or have further assistance available. Access information for individual events is included in their event listing.
Accessible toilets
Accessible toilets are available on all three levels of Tramway, and come equipped with handrails and emergency pull cords. Please contact Tramway prior to your visit if you have any additional requirements
Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs are welcome. We can provide a bowl of water for an assistance dog. The assistance dog toilet area is located to the rear of the building.
Assistance dogs are allowed in the auditorium.
Wheelchair access
There is level access to all Tramway spaces and the cafe, with lift access to the upper spaces.
There are designated spaces for wheelchair users in the theatre.
Baby changing
Baby changing facilities are available on the ground floor
Baby feeding
Breastfeeding is welcome at Tramway
Cafe or restaurant
Full table service is not available. Food or drinks can be ordered at the counter and will be brought to the table.
No tables are permanently fixed. No chairs are permanently fixed.
Menus are hand held only, but are clearly presented in contrasting colours. Menus are not available in Braille.
Parking
On street only
Photography and video recording
At times, Glasgow Life will be on the premises to film and take photos.
The public are only permitted to record and take photos where explicit permission has been granted in advance.
Free wifi
There is free Wi-Fi available at Tramway, which you can access by registering through Facebook or an online form. Once registered, you can access free Wi-Fi whenever you are at Tramway.
Please note, Tramway does not offer a cloakroom or bag storage service. During large-scale and busy events bag searches may be in operation and bags larger than A3 size will not be admitted to the venue.
Location Map
Tramway is a post-industrial venue with a range of unique and versatile spaces, popular with private and corporate clients looking for a venue ‘with a difference’. Tramway is an ideal space for performances, exhibitions, private viewings, seminars, meetings and smaller scale functions.
Visit Tramway's venue hire web page to find out more.