Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1971 - 2005 (Accumulation)
- 1980 - 2003 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
8.7 linear metres (87 archival boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection is organized by two major themes: activist work in the 1980s and up to 1998 (when the Treatment Action Campaign was formed); and activist work post-1998, concentrated around the Treatment Action Campaign. The brief biographies of Zackie Achmat and Jack Lewis contained in the introduction of this inventory provide some indication of the work done by each as individuals and as part of a collective.
Often either Jack or Zackie would start a project and then include the other in its ongoing implementation. As a result, the authorship of many documents in this collection cannot be clearly attributed to either Jack Lewis or Zackie Achmat.
The collection comprises of documents (hard copies) stored in archive boxes and electronic documents (stored on the SAHA drive according to file number) as well as audio-visual materials (please see the SAHA archivist for access to these documents). There are also a number of posters in the collection that is stored with the SAHA Poster Collection (AL2446).The SAHA Posterdatabase indicates the cross-referencing of the posters to this collection.
Some materials are restricted access. Restrictions are noted next to the title of the documents. Please see the SAHA archivist should you require access to these documents.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to some materials is restricted
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
BibliographyThese sites and publications relate to the political work of Jack Lewis, Zackie Achmat and the Treatment Action Campaign.Website: Treatment Action Campaign www.tac.org.zaWebsite: Idol Pictures www.idol.co.zaWebsite: Beat It! Treatment Literacy Series www.beatit.co.zaWebsite: AIDS Law Project www.alp.org.zaPublication: Steven Friedman & Shauna Mottiar (2005) “A Rewarding Engagement? The Treatment Action Campaign and the Politics of HIV/AIDS” in Politics & Society, 33:4, p.511-565. Examines the TAC’s use of constitutional democracy as a model for collective action on social initiatives.Publication: Jack Lewis (1984) “The rise and fall of the South African peasantry: a critique and reassessment” in Journal of Southern African Studies, 11:1, p.1-24.Online publication: Chris McGreal (2008) Profile of Zackie Achmat on the Guardian website, Friday September 12, 2008 Accessed at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/12/matthiasrath.aids on 25 November 2008Film: Brian Tilley (2001) It's My Life. 72 minutes, colour. Release date: 2002; copyright date: 2001. Follows Zackie Achmat over a period of five months as he grapples with issues around his stance on not taking antiretrovirals and his own deteriorating health. During this time the TAC brings a court case against the South African government to force the provision of antiretroviral treatment for the prevention of mother to child HIV prevention.
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
20091117