Jason Kirk
@tag-coo.bsky.social
COO at Treatment Action Group where we envision the end of the HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and hepatitis C (HCV) pandemics through science, data, community engagement, and collective effort.
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Our Research in Action Awards were on Monday night. Gloria Reuben, Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, and Richard Lynn were our wonderful honorees AND, we had a special performance by Lorna Luft. All photos will be up soon; you’ll find a small selection here:. www.treatmentactiongroup.org/support-us/r...
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Our Research in Action Awards were on Monday night. Gloria Reuben, Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, and Richard Lynn were our wonderful honorees AND, we had a special performance by Lorna Luft. All photos will be up soon; you’ll find a small selection here:. www.treatmentactiongroup.org/support-us/r...
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Tonight! Our Research in Action Awards are happening at the Angel Orensanz Foundation in New York City. Online registrations have closed, but you will be able to get tickets at the door. All details here: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/support-us/r...
October 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Tonight! Our Research in Action Awards are happening at the Angel Orensanz Foundation in New York City. Online registrations have closed, but you will be able to get tickets at the door. All details here: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/support-us/r...
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Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo has been fired just weeks after filing a whistleblower complaint on the politicization of science at HHS. TAG will honor her leadership and integrity at the Research in Action Awards on Oct 20 in NYC. Learn more: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/riaa
Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo has been fired just weeks after filing a whistleblower complaint on the politicization of science at HHS. TAG will honor her leadership and integrity at the Research in Action Awards on Oct 20 in NYC. Learn more: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/riaa
October 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo has been fired just weeks after filing a whistleblower complaint on the politicization of science at HHS. TAG will honor her leadership and integrity at the Research in Action Awards on Oct 20 in NYC. Learn more: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/riaa
Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo has been fired just weeks after filing a whistleblower complaint on the politicization of science at HHS. TAG will honor her leadership and integrity at the Research in Action Awards on Oct 20 in NYC. Learn more: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/riaa
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The Fight Then: In the late 80s and early 90s, our community stood on the frontlines—fighting for survival, for dignity, for every single life.
#RIAA2025 #TAG33YearsInAction #HIV #TB #HCV #Activism #Advocacy #SocialJustice #Flashback
#RIAA2025 #TAG33YearsInAction #HIV #TB #HCV #Activism #Advocacy #SocialJustice #Flashback
September 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The Fight Then: In the late 80s and early 90s, our community stood on the frontlines—fighting for survival, for dignity, for every single life.
#RIAA2025 #TAG33YearsInAction #HIV #TB #HCV #Activism #Advocacy #SocialJustice #Flashback
#RIAA2025 #TAG33YearsInAction #HIV #TB #HCV #Activism #Advocacy #SocialJustice #Flashback
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"The New Yorker" did a story featuring writers “who hold the culture to account”: professional critics. The photos are done by Richard Renaldi — who created TAG’s 2005 Limited Art Edition. We still have copies of this unique photograph for sale. Info: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/support-us/l...
September 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"The New Yorker" did a story featuring writers “who hold the culture to account”: professional critics. The photos are done by Richard Renaldi — who created TAG’s 2005 Limited Art Edition. We still have copies of this unique photograph for sale. Info: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/support-us/l...
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Today is HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day.
This year’s theme, Leading with Legacy, reminds us to honour those who built this movement and continue to guide it forward.
Read my latest reflection.
#HLTSAD #UequalsU #PLHIVLeadersNow #HIVAwareness
This year’s theme, Leading with Legacy, reminds us to honour those who built this movement and continue to guide it forward.
Read my latest reflection.
#HLTSAD #UequalsU #PLHIVLeadersNow #HIVAwareness
Leading with Legacy. Listening with Purpose.
On HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day, we honour the people who carried this movement forward and reflect on how their legacy must guide the path ahead.
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June 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Today is HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day.
This year’s theme, Leading with Legacy, reminds us to honour those who built this movement and continue to guide it forward.
Read my latest reflection.
#HLTSAD #UequalsU #PLHIVLeadersNow #HIVAwareness
This year’s theme, Leading with Legacy, reminds us to honour those who built this movement and continue to guide it forward.
Read my latest reflection.
#HLTSAD #UequalsU #PLHIVLeadersNow #HIVAwareness
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TAG's Kendall Martinez-Wright joined HealthGAP and other activists today at the Senate HELP hearing — they called out RFK Jr.'s record of AIDS denialism & putting the public's health in danger. Sticker says "When Bobby Lies, Children Die." Thanks to everyone who participated in this crucial action.
May 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
TAG's Kendall Martinez-Wright joined HealthGAP and other activists today at the Senate HELP hearing — they called out RFK Jr.'s record of AIDS denialism & putting the public's health in danger. Sticker says "When Bobby Lies, Children Die." Thanks to everyone who participated in this crucial action.
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Now get on the phone. Go to your Congressional reps' offices and let them have it. This is Russ Vought (director of OMB) and his special and truly weird vendetta and Chris Rufo's mission to drag the USA back to the Stone Age. No one likes this but these sad little men. Get to work.
The American public is broadly supportive of maintaining federal science and medical research funding, and against punishing universities by taking their funding away, according to a new poll:
Few support punitive funding cuts to colleges and universities - AP-NORC
Most of the public believes that colleges and universities make significant contributions to scientific and technological advancement and think their federal research funding should be maintained.
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May 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Now get on the phone. Go to your Congressional reps' offices and let them have it. This is Russ Vought (director of OMB) and his special and truly weird vendetta and Chris Rufo's mission to drag the USA back to the Stone Age. No one likes this but these sad little men. Get to work.
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THURSDAY 5/15: GBGMC discusses the future of HIV research & community reporting. 10:00 am EDT; 13:00 London; 17:00 Nairobi. W/Matthew Rose from the Human Rights Campaign, Susan Cole from Phoenix Health Movement, + TAG’s HIV Project Director, Riko Boone.
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May 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
THURSDAY 5/15: GBGMC discusses the future of HIV research & community reporting. 10:00 am EDT; 13:00 London; 17:00 Nairobi. W/Matthew Rose from the Human Rights Campaign, Susan Cole from Phoenix Health Movement, + TAG’s HIV Project Director, Riko Boone.
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In 2023, USAID invested its highest baseline funding for #GlobalHealth R&D ever reported. Sadly, our analysis shows the vast majority of activities supported by this funding have since been ended as the US scales back its foreign assistance footprint.
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USAID’s latest global health R&D report offers glimpse of progress now at risk
GHTC breaks down the details of US Agency for International Development (USAID)'s recently released report to Congress on its global health research and development (R&D) programs for fiscal year 2024...
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May 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
In 2023, USAID invested its highest baseline funding for #GlobalHealth R&D ever reported. Sadly, our analysis shows the vast majority of activities supported by this funding have since been ended as the US scales back its foreign assistance footprint.
www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/fy-24-u...
www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/fy-24-u...
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Visit www.congress.gov/members/find... and tell your legislators to demand that public health and funding — including fully-restored HIV prevention and Medicaid programs — and global HIV, TB, and HCV research partnerships be protected. Thanks for this message, Kendall! #WeWontBeSilenced
May 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Visit www.congress.gov/members/find... and tell your legislators to demand that public health and funding — including fully-restored HIV prevention and Medicaid programs — and global HIV, TB, and HCV research partnerships be protected. Thanks for this message, Kendall! #WeWontBeSilenced
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The Research Matters Advocacy Toolkit is vital for researchers committed to advancing health equity + biomedical advocacy. Developed by TAG, HIVMA, & AVAC it provides key messages, advocacy guides, + essential resources. www.treatmentactiongroup.org/publication/...
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May 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The Research Matters Advocacy Toolkit is vital for researchers committed to advancing health equity + biomedical advocacy. Developed by TAG, HIVMA, & AVAC it provides key messages, advocacy guides, + essential resources. www.treatmentactiongroup.org/publication/...
@avac.org
@hivma.bsky.social
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@hivma.bsky.social
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3:00 PM – STRONGEST TOGETHER
The team gets together in the TAG office to meet with Comms, & Policy Team members Kendall Martinez Wright & Lizzy Lovinger, on Zoom. This meeting focuses on a draft of an NIH policy brief. View and donate: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f... #FundTheFight
The team gets together in the TAG office to meet with Comms, & Policy Team members Kendall Martinez Wright & Lizzy Lovinger, on Zoom. This meeting focuses on a draft of an NIH policy brief. View and donate: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f... #FundTheFight
April 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
3:00 PM – STRONGEST TOGETHER
The team gets together in the TAG office to meet with Comms, & Policy Team members Kendall Martinez Wright & Lizzy Lovinger, on Zoom. This meeting focuses on a draft of an NIH policy brief. View and donate: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f... #FundTheFight
The team gets together in the TAG office to meet with Comms, & Policy Team members Kendall Martinez Wright & Lizzy Lovinger, on Zoom. This meeting focuses on a draft of an NIH policy brief. View and donate: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f... #FundTheFight
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11:00 AM – SPEEDING UP TB DETECTION + LINKAGE TO APPROPRIATE TREATMENT
Lindsay & TB Project Associate Teju Dharmapuri Vachaspathi work to refine a training on TB diagnostics. Diagnosis is 1st step for linking people to appropriate TB treatment. Donate: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f...
Lindsay & TB Project Associate Teju Dharmapuri Vachaspathi work to refine a training on TB diagnostics. Diagnosis is 1st step for linking people to appropriate TB treatment. Donate: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f...
April 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
11:00 AM – SPEEDING UP TB DETECTION + LINKAGE TO APPROPRIATE TREATMENT
Lindsay & TB Project Associate Teju Dharmapuri Vachaspathi work to refine a training on TB diagnostics. Diagnosis is 1st step for linking people to appropriate TB treatment. Donate: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f...
Lindsay & TB Project Associate Teju Dharmapuri Vachaspathi work to refine a training on TB diagnostics. Diagnosis is 1st step for linking people to appropriate TB treatment. Donate: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f...
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Follow along with us today as we go inside the fight: A Day in the Life of TAG’s TB Team
6:00 AM – RISE AND SHINE: THE DAY BEGINS
Mike fuels up with a quick cup of coffee + breakfast. No time to linger, he’s got early calls to prep for. View & donate: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f...
6:00 AM – RISE AND SHINE: THE DAY BEGINS
Mike fuels up with a quick cup of coffee + breakfast. No time to linger, he’s got early calls to prep for. View & donate: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f...
Inside the Fight: A Day in the Life of TAG's TB Team – Treatment Action Group %
Here we step into a day in the life of our TB program co- directors, Mike Frick and Lindsay McKenna, who have both been at TAG for 12 years, to see how their advocacy for better TB research and policy...
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April 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Follow along with us today as we go inside the fight: A Day in the Life of TAG’s TB Team
6:00 AM – RISE AND SHINE: THE DAY BEGINS
Mike fuels up with a quick cup of coffee + breakfast. No time to linger, he’s got early calls to prep for. View & donate: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f...
6:00 AM – RISE AND SHINE: THE DAY BEGINS
Mike fuels up with a quick cup of coffee + breakfast. No time to linger, he’s got early calls to prep for. View & donate: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f...
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Meet Lindsay: Co-Leading the Charge to End TB at TAG! From grassroots advocacy to global policy, Lindsay’s helping shape the future of TB research. Her work ensures community voices drive innovation and impact. View & donate here: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f...
April 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Meet Lindsay: Co-Leading the Charge to End TB at TAG! From grassroots advocacy to global policy, Lindsay’s helping shape the future of TB research. Her work ensures community voices drive innovation and impact. View & donate here: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f...
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Meet Mike Frick: Co-Leading the Charge to End TB at TAG! From vaccine advocacy to
tracking global TB funding, Mike brings over a decade of passion to the fight against TB. His work helps turn science into justice and impact. View and donate to here: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f...
tracking global TB funding, Mike brings over a decade of passion to the fight against TB. His work helps turn science into justice and impact. View and donate to here: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f...
April 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Meet Mike Frick: Co-Leading the Charge to End TB at TAG! From vaccine advocacy to
tracking global TB funding, Mike brings over a decade of passion to the fight against TB. His work helps turn science into justice and impact. View and donate to here: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f...
tracking global TB funding, Mike brings over a decade of passion to the fight against TB. His work helps turn science into justice and impact. View and donate to here: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f...
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What does fighting to end TB look like day-to-day? Follow TAG’s TB co-directors, Mike Frick & Lindsay McKenna, to see how 12 years of advocacy, research, & community empowerment are driving change. View + donate to TAG's Spring giving campaign: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f...
Inside the Fight: A Day in the Life of TAG's TB Team – Treatment Action Group %
Here we step into a day in the life of our TB program co- directors, Mike Frick and Lindsay McKenna, who have both been at TAG for 12 years, to see how their advocacy for better TB research and policy...
www.treatmentactiongroup.org
April 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
What does fighting to end TB look like day-to-day? Follow TAG’s TB co-directors, Mike Frick & Lindsay McKenna, to see how 12 years of advocacy, research, & community empowerment are driving change. View + donate to TAG's Spring giving campaign: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/inside-the-f...
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The global debt crisis threatens sustained funding for #TB programs and research. TAG’s latest publication examines how debt burdens depress TB investments + suggests equitable solutions to the debt crisis to expand domestic investments in TB & health. www.treatmentactiongroup.org/publication/...
April 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The global debt crisis threatens sustained funding for #TB programs and research. TAG’s latest publication examines how debt burdens depress TB investments + suggests equitable solutions to the debt crisis to expand domestic investments in TB & health. www.treatmentactiongroup.org/publication/...
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Head to our Insta instagram.com/treatmentactiongroup for more: HAPPENING NOW: AIDS ACTIVISTS DELIVER MOUNTAIN OF COFFINS IN FUNERAL PROCESSION OUTSIDE US STATE DEPARTMENT PROTESTING MARCO RUBIO'S ATTACKS ON PEPFAR IMPACTING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV WORLDWIDE. @housingworksnyc.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Head to our Insta instagram.com/treatmentactiongroup for more: HAPPENING NOW: AIDS ACTIVISTS DELIVER MOUNTAIN OF COFFINS IN FUNERAL PROCESSION OUTSIDE US STATE DEPARTMENT PROTESTING MARCO RUBIO'S ATTACKS ON PEPFAR IMPACTING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV WORLDWIDE. @housingworksnyc.bsky.social
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Advocacy in action during TB Hill Day in DC! On April 8-9, 2025, TAG's Government Relations & Policy Associate, Kendall Martinez-Wright, joined forces with TB champions and policymakers to push for bold changes to end tuberculosis.
w/ @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social #TBT
w/ @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social #TBT
April 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Advocacy in action during TB Hill Day in DC! On April 8-9, 2025, TAG's Government Relations & Policy Associate, Kendall Martinez-Wright, joined forces with TB champions and policymakers to push for bold changes to end tuberculosis.
w/ @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social #TBT
w/ @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social #TBT
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Happy to celebrate TAG Board President Emeritus, Barbara Hughes, via this feature in @crainsnewyork.bsky.social.
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April 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Happy to celebrate TAG Board President Emeritus, Barbara Hughes, via this feature in @crainsnewyork.bsky.social.
www.crainsnewyork.com/gotham-gigs/...
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April 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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TAG’s Basic Science, Vaccines and Cure Project Director Richard Jefferys, said, “AIDS denialist conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is presiding over an incoherent and opaque wrecking of essential taxpayer-supported work at HHS, threatening health and lives in the United States and globally.”
TAG released this statement joining the calls for the resignation of HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Since taking office, unwarranted and half-baked attacks have escalated, targeting vital programs in HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis C. Read full text: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/statement/ta...
April 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
TAG’s Basic Science, Vaccines and Cure Project Director Richard Jefferys, said, “AIDS denialist conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is presiding over an incoherent and opaque wrecking of essential taxpayer-supported work at HHS, threatening health and lives in the United States and globally.”
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Each month this year we’ll be showcasing pieces from the TAG Limited Art Editions archive. For April we’re featuring our striking 2007 edition, “25/Blues” by Carrie Yamaoka a NY- based visual artist. Full details, incl how to purchase: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/support-us/l....
April 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Each month this year we’ll be showcasing pieces from the TAG Limited Art Editions archive. For April we’re featuring our striking 2007 edition, “25/Blues” by Carrie Yamaoka a NY- based visual artist. Full details, incl how to purchase: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/support-us/l....