bua@AC Monthly Meetings

bua@AC expands to KZN and Mpumalanga. An additional three bua@AC forums will also take place in Gauteng, North West and Limpopo, so look out for a bua@AC happening in your area!

About bua@AC

"bua" is a Sotho word meaning “talk”; it was commonly used at activists’ meetings in the apartheid struggle. When one was making a valid point and the supporters wanted to support his/her statement, they would just say “bua”, which encouraged freedom of expression. These sessions also encouraged networking, comradeship and skills transfer. This epitomises the AC monthly meetings, hence – bua@AC.

The AIDS Consortium bua sessions stand out as a pioneering initiative, bringing together over 400 (throughout three provinces) HIV and AIDS and human rights activists monthly to discuss topical issues, hence a different theme each month. These have taken place for 17 years and are thus renowned in the sector.

The forum encourages networking, skills transfer, debates and discussions that challenge the myths, beliefs and behaviours that continue to drive incidence, human rights violations and stigma and discrimination. Well renowned in the HIV and AIDS sector, the forum is largely aimed at NGOs, FBOs, CBOs and activists in the HIV and AIDS field, but does not exclude any interested community members.

bua@AC 2010 Themes and Dates

THEMES

DATES

2010 DATES FOR BUA updated as of 22-02-2010
Gauteng	North-West	Limpopo	KwaZulu-Natal	Mpumalanga
02 February	09 February	09 February	*	*
02 March	09 March	09 March	30 March	23 March
06 April	13 April	13 April	*	*
04 May	11 May	11 May	24 May	*
01 June	08 June	08 June	*	*
06 July	13 July	13 July	27 July	*
03 August	10 August	10 August	*	30 August
07 September	14 September	14 September	(to be confirmed)	*
05 October	12 October	12 October	*	26 October
02 November	09 November	09 November	*	*

If you would like to attend any of these meetings, please send an email to: info@aidsconsortium.org.za
All are welcome!