Treatment Action Campaign

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The Treatment Action Campaign is a South African AIDS activist organization which was founded by the HIV-positive activist Zackie Achmat in 1998. It is unique for combining the issue-specific targeted direct action tactics of North American AIDS groups like ACT UP with the culture and organization of the South African trade union and anti-apartheid movements.

Also known as:

  • TAC

Organization

Address

Treatment Action Campaign Headquarters

Cape Town Western Cape
South Africa

Number Of Members:

  • 10,000
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Employer

Employees and other personnel:

Person Title From
  • 1998
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Employees and other personnel:

Person Title From
  • 1998

Number Of Members:

  • 10,000
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