GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION ON THE AIDS CRISIS:
Affordable AIDS Drug for All!
For more information on events worldwide, see:
http://www.tac.org.za/
Please join us at one of these historic events.
MONDAY, MARCH 5
The events below are in response to the call to action
and solidarity from AIDS activists in South Africa
against multinational pharmaceutical companies.
Groups around the world are responding to the call by
organizing a Day of Action targeting drug company
profiteering on March 5, 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. The drug companies are suing the South
African government in order to block affordable, generic
AIDS drugs and importation of less expensive drugs
from other nations.
Called by the Treatment Action Campaign of South
Africa, folks of all backgrounds will rally in defense of South
Africa's attempt to bring drugs to its poorest citizens and
Brazil's famously successful AIDS program.
Both now stand threatened by the big drug monopolies and
US trade actions. This time, it truly is a matter of people before
profits,and above all, human life.
On March 5, we will say NO to murder by patent, to death by
profit!
We will say YES to hope and to affordable medicines
Events in United Kingdom
Birmingham: 16:30, Town Centre, Boots the Chemists, High Street
Entrance.
Crawley: 8:00, Protest at GlaxoSmithKline Plant, Manor Royal, Crawley,
contact 07818 027 408.
Kent: 7:30, Picket of GlaxoSmithKline plant, Temple Hill, Dartford.
Details: 07951 737003.
London: 8:00, Picket of GSK UK offices, Great West Road, Brentford West
London(nearest train station, Syon Lane). Supported by: John Pilger,
Journalist; Disabled Direct Action Network; Peter Tatchell, gay rights
activist; Beth Aze, National Union of Students LGB Officer; George Monbiot,
Journalist and Globalise Resistance. For details phone: 07956 681 328.
Manchester: 17:00, Protest in Town Centre Manchester, Market Street,
contact Dr Kay Phillips 0161 203 5064.
There are also protests in Norwich, Glasgow, Leeds and Edinburgh. See
www.resist.org.uk for more details.
James Woodcock
Assistant Editor
Journal of Evidence Based Health care
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