| 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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