TAC NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION

August 8th 2002 was a National Day of Action for the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), and the Durban University branch held two events to mark the occasion and raise awareness on campus about HIV/AIDS.

An information stand was stationed outside E G Malherbe Library to provide students with TAC leaflets and tell them about the nationwide campaign for increased access to affordable HIV treatment for HIV-positive South Africans. Local crafters from the Zama Zama Co-op Ltd and the Qhubeka Art and Craft Co-op offered their beautiful beadwork, painted fabric products, baskets, crocheted goods and patchwork for sale alongside the TAC stand.

Alziniah Zulu, a volunteer community health worker from King Edward VIII Hospital, was there to talk to students about behaviour change and the problem of stigma around HIV/AIDS in communities. TAC UND also held a lunch-hour screening of a short film on the life of Zackie Achmat, the TAC's HIV-positive National Chairman, followed with brief speeches by other TAC representatives about the significance of the day.

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