, ▁Pet rel is ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Port land , ▁Oregon , ▁where ▁he ▁organized ▁a ▁local ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁A ID S ▁Co al ition ▁to ▁Un le ash ▁Power : ▁A CT ▁UP / Port land . ▁There , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁with ▁three ▁others ▁protest ing ▁the ▁air ing ▁of ▁a ▁television ▁drama ▁by ▁N BC ▁affili ate ▁K G W - TV ▁that ▁dep icted ▁violence ▁against ▁a ▁character ▁with ▁A ID S , ▁helped ▁block ▁traffic ▁on ▁Burn side ▁Bridge ▁to ▁protest ▁passage ▁of ▁Ball ot ▁Me asure ▁ 8 , ▁quar re led ▁with ▁state ▁health ▁officials ▁who ▁demanded ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁five ▁thousand ▁state - supp lied ▁cond oms ▁after ▁they ▁discovered ▁A CT ▁UP ▁meant ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁the ▁cond oms ▁outside ▁a ▁high ▁school , ▁critic ized ▁a ▁state - sp ons ored ▁series ▁of ▁A ID S ▁aw aren ess ▁advert is ements ▁for ▁not ▁using ▁the ▁word ▁" g ay ", ▁and ▁was ▁arrested ▁with ▁ten ▁others ▁outside ▁the ▁Port land ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration ▁( F DA ) ▁protest ing ▁the ▁ag ency ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁release ▁four ▁prom ising ▁new ▁dru gs . ▁ ▁Pet rel is ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 1 1 ▁protest ers ▁arrested ▁at ▁the ▁Stop ▁the ▁Church ▁demonstr ation ▁at ▁St . ▁Patrick ' s ▁C athedral ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 9