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- This Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, HIV-Positive Women in the U.S. Reflect and Recommit to Upholding the Human Rights of Millions of Women Affected by HIV Around the World
- HIV+ women and allies respond to threatened future of services for women across the U.S.
- SPEAK UP! Homophobia and Transphobia is Everyone’s Concerns
- Another Day, Another Vicious Attack on Women
- Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s unwavering leadership in protecting the human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS
- Hear Us Now! Make Us A Priority, Women Count! PWN advocates to count HIV+ women in on World AIDS Day 2011!
- Oakland-based women’s HIV organization launches Count Us In! Campaign on World AIDS Day 2011 to uphold HIV-Positive women’s rights
- Detroit Dental Employee Banned from Touching Doorknobs Because He’s HIV+
- Safe Poz Love: Count HIV+ Women In On Valentine’s Day
- Living the American Dream? Poverty is a Reality for HIV+ Women.
- 30 for 30 Campaign Commends Passage of Presidential Resolution on Women: Women across the country mark historic accomplishment as President’s Advisory Council on AIDS (PACHA) Resolution on the Needs of Women At Risk for and Living with HIV
- All Women, All Rights! A Platform for Action for HIV-positive Women in the U.S. at AIDS 2012.
- Media Advisory – Press Conference: From the Shadows: Women, Sex, HIV, and Violence. How Trauma Drives the HIV Epidemic featuring breaking new research on the impact of violence on mortality.
- National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Fighting Stigma, Homophobia, and Homo-Hatred
- U.S. Positive Women’s Network devastated by murder of HIV-positive woman in Dallas, TX. Demands immediate and bold action to end violence against women.
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- Getting to Zero for Women: Violence is the Fatal Flaw in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
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Count Us In!

At the Count Us In! campaign launch in Oakland, CA, Mayor Jean Quan speaks at press conference and signs the Count Us In! petition supporting HIV+ women be counted in the services, planning, data, budget, and leadership.
On World AIDS Day 2011, U.S. Positive Women’s Network launches Count Us In!, a national campaign focused on upholding the rights of women living with HIV to achieve high-quality health care. Count Us In the HIV planning, services, data, budgets, and leadership! Can We Count On You?
“Count Us In! resources licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Living the American Dream? A Reality of Poverty for HIV+ Women. Count HIV+ Women in the American Dream!
April 23rd press release on economic justice and poverty for women
Advocacy Talking Points for all your speaking and writing needs!
Tele-briefing on April 23rd, 2012: Listen to the full webinar recording!
Presentations:
- What is Economic Justice? – a presentation by Julie Davids
- At the Crossroads of Health and Money: Policies, Practices, and Realities – a presentation by Ethel Long-Scott
- Advocating for Economic Mobility – a presentation by Juanita Williams
- Tools & Resources including National Working Positive Coalition, HIV Prevention Justice Alliance, Women’s Economic Agenda Project and More!
Blogs:
- HIV+ Women are a Valuable Asset for Economic Growth by Precious Jackson in Los Angeles, Calif. [Read more ...]
- Pushing the Glass Ceiling: Life, Liberty, and Justice for HIV+ Women by Nicole Seguin in Detroit, Mich. [Read more ...]
- Under Surveillance by Medicaid by Kat Griffith in Peoria, Ill. [Read more ...]
- Bridging the Wage Gap: Don’t Hesitate to Tell the Truth That Is Within Us by Teresa Sullivan in Philadelphia, Pa. [Read more ...]
- In Our Own House: HIV Volunteerism by Barb Cardell in Boulder, Col. [Read more...]
- Can I Reach for the American Dream? by Sonia Rastogi in Oakland, Calif. [Read more...]
Safe Poz Love: An expression of love for women living with HIV is supporting our rights to our sexuality. Count HIV+ Women in on Valentine’s Day!
Join us for a groundbreaking tele-briefing & discussion on HIV+ women’s sexual rights! PWN commemorates Valentine’s Day as a day to uphold the rights of HIV+ women to have safe and satisfying sexual lives. Check out the Advocacy Talking Points here.
- Missed the webinar, but want the info? Listen to the full webinar recording!
- Presentations:
- Human Rights and Positive Women’s Advocacy – a presentation by Aziza Ahmed, JD
- Sex and Science: HPTN 052 and Treatment as Prevention – a presentation by Dr. Monica Gandhi
- Positive Sex! Moving from Knowledge to Action! – a presentation by Shari Margolese
- Safe Poz Love blogs and talking points
- Resources: Positive Justice Project (HIV Criminalization)
Support the campaign by signing the petition, submitting your “Count Me In because…” photo on facebook, and by submitting your video! Check out our photobooth on facebook and submit your own!
Take Action!
Press Release Nov. 17, 2011: Hear Us Now! Make Us A Priority, Women Count! U.S. Positive Women’s Network Advocates to Count HIV+ Women in on World AIDS Day 2011
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PWN is one of two U.S. civil society partners for AIDS 2012. Click here to learn more!
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Survey
PWN completed its Human Rights Survey at the end of 2010. Check out PWN's report: Diagnosis, Sexuality and Choice. We will soon launch another survey on women and HIV issues.
Raising Our Voices at AIDS 2012

Click here for PWN's AIDS 2012 page complete with photos, videos, presentations, media hits, tools, and more! PWN is proud to be a local host partner for AIDS 2012.
Acknowledge
We gratefully acknowledge the investment and support of the Ford Foundation, the M*A*C AIDS Fund, the Moriah Fund, The John M. Lloyd Foundation, The Ms. Foundation, International AIDS Society and Levi-Strauss Foundation.
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