TAC invites you to attend the opening of our first National Congress. Join the Fight for Affordable Access to Treatment for Everyone! Rally for Affordable and Equal Treatment Now! When? Sunday 18 March, 15:00 Where? Evangelical Lutheren Church, Jabavu, Soweto Who's Speaking? We've invited: Minister of Health, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang Office Bearer of COSATU, Ezio Santos-Filho, Grupo Pela Vidda, Brazil Representative of religious communities Speaker from TAC Why? Over the last two years TAC has built the foundations for a formidable mass movement to fight for access to treatment. Access to treatment is the critical issue in fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic today. People are now aware that HIV/AIDS does not have to be a death sentence. With political will and a united front the obstacles to treatment access and decent health-care for all people can be overcome. TAC's first National Congress will provide an opportunity for civil society to pave the way forward to AFFORDABLE TREATMENT FOR ALL! ### TAC welcomes your organisation to provisionally register for the first TAC National Congress. Date: 18-21 March, 2001 Venue: Johannesburg To provisionally register, send your name, organisation, address, contact numbers and email address to Zamokuhle Zwane, the National Congress Co-ordinator. Also indicate if you need accommodation or child-care facilities. Indicate if you have special dietary requirements. Zamokuhle Zwane's details: (011) 717 8633 (011) 403 7021 (011) 403 2341 (F) (011) 403 2106 (F) Email: hivtreatment@mweb.co.za The main theme of the congress will be: "Affordable Treatment for All". Because of limited space, all registrations are provisional until confirmed by Zamokuhle. TAC is providing food to registered participants. Accommodation is being provided for registered participants who live outside Gauteng, BUT WE CANNOT COVER ANY TRANSPORT COSTS TO AND FROM THE CONGRESS, except the pre-arranged transport of our branch members from the Western Cape and Kwazulu-Natal, as well as our invited international guest speakers. There is no registration fee. PROVISIONAL AGENDA AGENDA TREATMENT ACTION CAMPAIGN FIRST NATIONAL CONGRESS Sunday 18th March 16h00 - 18h00 Rally for Affordable and Equal Treatment Now! Speakers invited : Minister of Health, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang Office Bearer of COSATU, Ezio Santos-Filho, Grupo Pela Vidda, Brazil Representative of religious communities Speaker from TAC Monday 19th March 08h00 - 09h0 Registration 09h00 - 09h30 Opening, welcome and introductions - M Heywood, TAC Deputy Chair 09h30 - 11h00 TAC: Objectives, achievements and way forward - Zackie Achmat, Chairperson 11h30 - 12h00 Questions regarding oganisational report 12h00 - 13h00 Explanation of election process and nominations for Chair, Deputy Chair, Secretary LUNCH 14h00 - 15h30 Discussion of Organisational report and way forward in Sector meetings covering · Sector campaigns · Resolutions · Nominees for National Executive Committee 16h00 - 17h30 Health sector transformation: Health Systems Trust (HST) presentation and TAC response Evening session: Satellite workshops (a) Lessons from Brazil (b) Legal strategy workshop (c) Children's rights to treatment Tuesday 20th March 09h00 - 09h45 TAC Financial Report, Questions & Discussion Ms Dawn Wilson, TAC book-keeper 09h45 - 11h00 Commissions: · Plans for Treatment Education · Building TAC: structure and organisational challenges · TAC Constitution and Treatment Charter 11h30 - 13h00 Commissions continue LUNCH 14h00 - 15h00 Plenary Report back from Commissions 15h00 - 17h00 Discussion and adoption of resolutions 17h00 - 17h30 Announcement of TAC NEC 19h00 - 20h30 Closing ceremony Guest presentation by Justice Edwin Cameron *****************