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PRESS CENTER
GTAC & HEALTH GAP COALITION PRESS RELEASES
Issue: South Africa Medicines Act
- 24 APRIL 2001 (Cape Town) Treatment Action Campaign releases statement oon the Lawsuit: An Explanation of the Medicines Act and the Implications of the Court Victory. TAC Statement
- 19 APRIL 2001 (Philadelphia) ACT UP releases statement of solidarity and support to South Africa's Treatment Action Campaign and calls for continued support and commitment from U.S. activists. SUPPORT THE GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR TREATMENT ACCESS: what you can do and how to donate funds.
- 08 MARCH 2001 (Philadelphia) ACT UP Philadelphia announces demonstration at PhRMA headquarters in Washington DC on March 12 to protest the lawsuit against South Africa's Medicines Act and the industry-induced trial delay. Press Advisory
- 06 MARCH 2001 (Pretoria) National and international organizations today welcomed the South African High Court's decision to accept evidence from the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), which represents people living with HIV. Having been accepted as a 'Friend of the Court', TAC will give evidence about how brand name medicines are unaffordable for millions of people living with HIV in South Africa.
Joint Press Release issued by TAC, MSF, COSATU, CPTECH, OXFAM
- 05 MARCH 2001 (Cape Town) TAC releases statement on why it chose to be part of the lawsuit where drug compaies are challening the South African government and the Medicines Act. TAC outlines its efforts over the past 2 years advocating for affordable access to treatment in South Africa. TAC Statement
- 01 MARCH 2001 (Washington DC) The Health GAP Coalition demands President Bush publicly repudiate the lawsuit against South Africa's Medicines Act and state support for South Africa's right to use legal measure to ensure access to affordable medication.
Letter to George W. Bush
- 21 FEBRUARY 2001 (New York City) AIDS activists take over GlaxoSmithKline investor relations office to expose compnay-wide policy of blocking generic AIDS drug access.
Read ACT UP press release
- 3 FEBRUARY 2001 (Chicago) Global Coalition of AIDS Activists call on GlaxoSmithKline to withdraw threatened lawsuits in Ghana, Uganda, and South Africa which are intended to block people with AIDS in those countries from having access to generic anti-AIDS medications.
Read press release and letter to GSK
- 01 FEBRUARY 2001 SIGN-ON LETTER: Activists condemn the pharmaceutical industry's attempt to derail the implementation of South Africa's Medicines Act. The letter calls for the plaintiffs to pull out of the lawsuit against the South African government immediately. Read the Sign-On Letter
- 19 JANUARY 2001 (Cape Town) TAC calls on people in every country to mobilise against drug company profiteering on Monday 5 March 2001. On this day, the court action by more than 40 multinational drug companies against the South African government will be heard in the Pretoria High Court. TAC will mobilise actions against drug companies throughout the week 5-12 March 2001. Read TAC's Call to Action
- 09 MAY 2000 ACT UP PRESS RELEASE :
CLINTON TO SIGN EXECUTIVE ORDER: ACCESS TO HIV/AIDS PHARMACEUTICALS FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA WILL NOT BE IMPEDED BY ANY U.S. DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY. Read Online | Download Word Document
June 16, 1999 > Carthage, Tennessee
June 17, 1999 > Manchester, New Hampshire
June 17, 1999 > Wall Street, New York City
June 26, 1999 > 700 person march at a Gore fundraiser in Philadelphia
June 29, 1999 > Tipper Gore fundraiser, NYC
July 16, 1999 > Tipper Gore fundraiser, Washington, DC
August 8, 1999 > Gore fundraisers, New Hampshire
August 23, 1999 > Blocking the entrance to Gore's offices in D.C.
October 6, 1999 > 1,000 person march to the USTR offices in D.C.
November 17, 1999 > Occupying the offices of the USTR and unfurling a banner on its balcony
November 30, 1999 > 900 person march to the White House on the eve of World AIDS Day
- 18 JUNE 1999 (New York) ACT UP PRESS RELEASE :
AIDS ACTIVISTS HIT AL GORE THREE TIMES IN TWO DAYS
Shouting "Gore kills Africans," blowing whistles and waving signs and banners demanding "AIDS drugs for Africa," about a dozen AIDS activists stunned United States Vice President Al Gore at each of his first three stops to officially kick off his presidential campaign. At his first announcement of his candidacy in Carthage, Tennessee, on Wednesday, June 16th, and then in Manchester, New Hampshire, and New York, New York, on Thursday, June 17th, AIDS activists demanded that Gore and the Clinton administration reverse their policy of denying life-saving drugs to Africans and others around the world with AIDS.
Read Online
- 17 JUNE 1999 (New Hampshire) ACT UP PRESS RELEASE :
GORE STUMPING DISRUPTED FOR SECOND TIME.
AIDS activists took over Vice President Al Gore's second campaign stop this morning in Manchester, New Hampshire. The activists were protesting Gore's instrumental role in preventing AIDS medications from reaching people in developing countries, including South Africa and Thailand.
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