Die-In

[Anne Gilbert]

Larry:

> I don't know what the professional first-citers will come up with,
> and I can't track it myself because my feeble resources don't
> distinguish between "die-in" and the ubiquitous and irrelevant "die
> in", but my impression is that this has been associated for some time
> with ACT-UP and other demonstrations to protest insufficient funding
> for AIDS research.  I can't recall whether there were "die-in"
> demonstrations during the Vietnam War era.

"Die-ins" *were* part of the demonstration "street theatre" during the
Vietnam era, although I can't recall having witnessed any.  But they were
reported in some places.
Anne g