TAC PRESS RELEASE
WORLD AIDS DAY, 1 DECEMBER 2001
INTERFAITH SERVICE
JUSTICE EDWIN CAMERON TO SPEAK

TAC TO CALL FOR AIDS TO BE MADE AN EMERGENCY

The TAC in Gauteng will mark World AIDS Day by holding an Interfaith
Service between 12h00 - 14h00 at the Catholic Cathedral, Cnr End
Street and Saratoga Avenue.  The service will be attended by a support
group of people living with HIV, together with representatives of
Muslim, Hindu, Catholic, Buddhist and other faiths.  There will also
be speakers representing the trade union movement, including NUM
General Secretary, Gwede Mantashe and Cosatu Deputy President Joyce
Pekane. 

The Interfaith Service will be preceded with a march from Library
Gardens (Beyers Naudé Square) to the Cathedral.  The marchers will be
carrying coffins and crosses marking the drastic impact of the
epidemic because of the absence of effective intervention by
government. This begins at 10h30.

The purpose of the Interfaith Service is to highlight the emergency
caused by the AIDS epidemic and to call for a response that recognizes
the importance of both treatment and prevention.

For further information, contact:

Sharon Ekambaram			083 634 8924
Pholokgolo Ramothwala		403 7021 - cell 073 178 3639

Everyone is invited to attend.