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Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) march during the
Gideon Mendel

Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) march during the "Breaking the Silence" International AIDS Conference

Date 2000
Location Durban South Africa
Dimensions Image: 14 5/8 x 21 7/8 in. (37.1 x 55.6 cm)
Paper: 19 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (50.5 x 60.6 cm)
Print medium Photo-Gelatin silver

Treatment Action Campaign March, XIII International AIDS Conference, Durban, KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa, 2000. A protest march through the streets of Durban organized by Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) during the "Breaking the Silence" International AIDS Conference. The protesters were demanding free access to drug therapy for people with HIV or AIDS in Third World countries. Protesters wore HIV-positive tee shirts to challenge the stigma so often associated with the disease.

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Gift of Gideon Mendel, 2006

Feedback Accession No. 2006.42.4