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Raising Our Voices at AIDS 2012: PWN Pre-Conference Registration Open!

PWN is hosting a one-day preconference for U.S. women living with HIV at AIDS 2012 on Saturday, July 21st from 10am – 5pm in Washington, D.C.   Build a community with other U.S. women living with HIV! Pre-conference activities:

  • Buddy System & Mentoring
  • Women’s Roadmap to AIDS 2012
  • Advocating for HIV+ women in the U.S.: media tips, talking points, and more!
  • Women’s Networking Zone 101
  • Support and Self-care Circle

Click here for more info and to apply!

FDA Hearing on Truvada as PrEP: PWN PrEP Comments

On May 10th, the FDA is holding a hearing on Truvada as PrEP including listening to oral public comment. PWN released written public comment as well. Check out our recommendations and input on Truvada as PrEP specifically for women.

30 for 30 Campaign Congressional Briefing on May 15th 12p-1:30p in Washington, D.C.

The 30 for 30 Campaign, in cooperation with Honorable Barbara Lee and Honorable Jim McDermott, Co-Chairs of the Congressional HIV Caucus, Gwen Moore, Co-Chair of the Women’s Caucus,  Congresswoman Donna Christensen, Chair, Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Congresswoman Maxine Waters and allied community partners, would like to invite you to attend a Congressional Briefing on Women and Girls, examining the impact of HIV, Violence Against Women and Gender-based health disparities, which will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, from 12:00-1:30pm, in the Rayburn House Office Building – Room 2456.

We would be honored if you would attend, along with appropriate representatives of your staff.  The briefing is free and open to the public.  Lunch will be provided. Click on the flyer for more details.

To RSVP, please contact Athena Moore, Director of Public Policy/Co-Coordinator, 30 for 30 Campaign at (212) 614-2086 or amoore@nblca.org.

Guest Blog on The Feminist Wire: Creating a Biological Underclass: A Reality of Poverty for HIV+ Women, May 4, 2012

By Sonia Rastogi
“The same women who experience homelessness, sexual and/or intimate partner violence, surveilling of our bodies because of our gender identities, trepidation if we live in highly policed communities, and criminalization because of the color of our skin, who we love, and our immigration status are the same women who are disproportionately affected by HIV. One cannot separate HIV from the reproductive justice movement, the labor movement, or any other movement for that matter. Our movements must be integrated!  Our push towards integration must be verbalized! And all women’s lives and bodies must be accounted for!” Read the full article here…

Hot off the press: Fact sheet on HIV+ Women and the Affordable Care Act

5 ways that the Affordable Care Act support HIV+ women. Check out PWN’s fact sheet here [PDF]!

Silence is Violence: Turning the Tide for Women

On February 28th, the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) heard a riveting 4-hour presentation on the current state of the HIV epidemic on women. All presenters discussed how violence is an HIV risk factor for women. On March 6-8, 50 women from the Southern U.S. gathered in Florida for a PWN Advocacy Summit celebrating and support HIV+ women’s leadership. The role of violence continued to recur among participants. On March 14th in honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the White House convened a special meeting on women, HIV, and intimate parter violence and formed a work group to address this intersection. Silence is Violence! Turn the tide for women by addressing intimate partner violence! Check out these resources:

More Breaking News.

Advocates speak up at Count Us In! campaign launch on the steps of City Hall in Oakland, CA. Photo credit: Nana Kofi Nt

Black AIDS Institute, Countdown to AIDS 2012, and the U.S. Positive Women’s Network invite you to:

AIDS 2012 U.S. Outreach & Mobilization Monthly Calls: March 16th!

Positive Women’s Network and Black AIDS Institute are the two U.S. community partners for the International AIDS Conference taking place in July 2012 in Washington, D.C. After 23 years, the conference returns to the U.S.! Be a part of the movement to mobilize people living with HIV and community members to the conference. Join our monthly call series to get involved.

Next Call: Friday March 16 th 9:30-11am PT/ 10:30-12pm MT/ 11:30-1pm CT/ 12:30-2pm ET

Join AIDS 2012 U.S. Outreach listserv, email aids2012mobilization@gmail.com

AIDS 2012

PWN launches the “Getting to AIDS 2012: Fundraising Toolkit”
Everything you need to reach your fundraising goals so you can participate in AIDS 2012! Video tutorials, handouts and worksheets include:

  • a budget template you can use to set a fundraising goal
  • tips on how to stay motivated throughout your fundraising journey
  • how to craft an effective appeal that inspires people to support you
  • step-by-step instructions on setting up an online fundraising page
  • strategies for how to reach a wide pool of potential donors
  • guidelines on creating an action plan to implement offline, in-person fundraising ideas to reach your goal
    ….and much more!

Click here for the Fundraising Toolkit!

More Take Action.

 AIDS 2012 Global Village Networking Zone Calls for Proposals!

Woman’s Networking Zone – Deadline May 25th // email proposals to wnzproposals@gmail.com
Please join us in Washington, D.C. at the Women’s Networking Zone!  As a coalition of more than 30 national and global partners, we’re building with a decade of women’s parallel organizing at International AIDS Conferences – and our success rests on your participation. Download the application here.

LGBTI Networking Zone – Deadline May 27th // email proposals to maria.sjodin@rfsl.se
Hosted by the Swedish Federation for LGBT Rights and the International LGBTI Association. This is a public space in which individuals and organizations can participate in activities promoting the human rights of LGBTI people. Download the application here.

Sex Worker Pre-Conference And Sex Worker Networking Zone – email proposals to IACsexwork@differentavenues.org
The Sex Worker Networking Zone: Rocking the Boat! will have workshops, performances, videos, exhibitions and presentations. If you would like to participate in the Sex Worker Pre-Conference and/or present in the Sex Worker Networking Zone: Rocking the Boat!, fill out the attached application and send it in! Application forthcoming.

Past Opportunities.