AL3165 :: The Zackie Achmat, Jack Lewis and Treatment Action Campaign Political Papers

Collection No:	AL3165
Title:	The Zackie Achmat, Jack Lewis and Treatment Action Campaign Political Papers
Creator:	Annie Neo Parsons (November 2008). Updated by Esmerelda Dirks in November 2009
Origination:	Zackie Achmat and Jack Lewis
Inclusive Dates:	1971-2005
Bulk Dates:	1980-2003
Extent:	8.7 linear metres (87 archival boxes)
Language:	English, Afrikaans and Xhosa
Acquisition:	Accession number 05/010
Access Restrictions:	Access to some materials is restricted
Use Restrictions:	Copyright restrictions may apply. See SAHA copyright statement for Use Restrictions
Created:	17 November 2009
Abstract:	Zackie Achmat and Jack Lewis were anti-apartheid activists in the 1980s and 1990s in South Africa, working in the greater Cape Town area with trade unions and community-based health organizations. This, together with their GLBT activities, led to increased work on HIV/AIDS throughout the 1990s. In December 1998 both Jack and Zackie helped found Treatment Action Campaign (TAC). The TAC seeks to mobilise communities around issues of HIV/AIDS and access to treatment. The use of a combination of community-based activism and human-rights based legal strategies has largely characterized the activities of the TAC.