9 8 7 , ▁Pet rel is ▁was ▁among ▁approximately ▁sevent y - five ▁people ▁at ▁the ▁community ▁center ▁when ▁K ram er ▁gave ▁the ▁speech ▁that ▁marked ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁A ID S ▁Co al ition ▁to ▁Un le ash ▁Power ▁( ACT ▁UP ). ▁In ▁his ▁speech , ▁K ram er ▁c ited ▁the ▁attention ▁achieved ▁by ▁the ▁Lav ender ▁Hill ▁M ob ▁at ▁the ▁CD C ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁cred iting ▁the ▁group ' s ▁" bl iss fully ▁r ude " ▁protest . ▁After ▁the ▁speech , ▁Pet rel is ▁stood ▁and ▁suggested ▁they ▁organ ize ▁a ▁public ▁demonstr ation ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁" We ▁need ▁people ," ▁he ▁shout ed . ▁" We ▁have ▁all ▁got ▁to ▁get ▁arrested .' ▁ ▁When ▁A CT ▁UP ▁st aged ▁its ▁first ▁demonstr ation ▁two ▁weeks ▁later , ▁two ▁hundred ▁and ▁fifty ▁people ▁desc ended ▁on ▁Wall ▁Street ▁to ▁protest ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration ▁( F DA ) ▁and ▁B urr ough s ▁Well come , ▁the ▁mak er ▁of ▁A Z T , ▁charg ing ▁the ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁manufact urer ▁with ▁prof ite ering . ▁They ▁hung ▁an ▁eff ig y ▁of ▁F DA ▁Commission er ▁Frank ▁Young ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁Church ▁and ▁tied ▁up ▁traffic ▁for ▁hours . ▁Pet rel is ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁sevent een ▁demonstr ators ▁arrested ▁for ▁acts ▁of ▁civil ▁dis ob ed ience . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 8