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- Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, February 7th, 2011
- Survey Shows HIV-positive Women Suffer from Human Rights Violations
- Positive Women’s Network – Philadelphia Region Condemns Policies that lead to Unsafe Abortions for Poor Women and Women of Color
- 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.
- Getting to Zero for Women: Violence is the Fatal Flaw in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
- Getting to Zero for Women: Violence is the Fatal Flaw in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
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Sonia Rastogi
Contact: sbrastogi@womenhiv.org, (510) 986-0340 x317
Areas of expertise: Media and Communications Trainings for advocates, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Women-centered Care, Comprehensive Sex Education throughout the Lifespan, Health Care Reform, Media and Communications campaign messaging, Meaningful Involvement of People Living with HIV
Biography: Sonia Rastogi is the Advocacy Coordinator with U.S. Positive Women’s Network, a project of WORLD. Sonia supports and trains women living with HIV across the country in advocacy skills and media/communications. She also coordinates PWN’s media and communications strategy, which inclues the recently launched “Count Us In!” campaign. The campaign launched on World AIDS Day 2011. Check out the campaigns website and facebook including videos, blogs, and more! She also sits on the board of the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) – North America chapter. In this capacity she represents the voices of people living with HIV on the 2012 International AIDS Conference Regional Working Group for North America. Previously, Sonia worked in HIV prevention coordinating an HIV testing program and serving as a linkage counselor to Asians and Pacific Islanders in San Francisco, CA. As a young woman living with HIV, Sonia is committed and passionate about ensuring that the rights of all women and girls living with HIV are consciously upheld.
Sonia’s Work
- Count Us In Campaign webpage including videos and platform
- PWN facebook page – check out our albums to see our Count Us In! photo campaign
- Press Release: “Safe Poz Love: Count HIV+ Women In On Valentine’s Day,” February 2012
- Blog: “Media Accountability and Responsible Reporting on HIV,” August 2011
- Blog: “Closing the Gaps for Women through Prevention: A Tremendous Victory to Uphold the Rights of Women Nationwide,” August 2011
- Blog: “Still Invisible?: Sex Workers, Drug Users, and the Upcoming International AIDS Conference,” June 2011
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