Demystifying Advocacy

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Mark Heywood answers five questions to help us understand what advocacy is, and the current state of cancer advocacy in SA.

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Mark Heywood is a human rights and social justice activist. He co-founded SECTION27, Treatment Action Campaign, ARASA, Corruption Watch, and Save South Africa. Mark stepped down from SECTION27 in 2019 and was the founding co-editor of Maverick Citizen from 2019 to 2024. Recently he founded The Justice and Activism Hub.
1 Apr English South Africa Health & Fitness

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