Prevention Justice

Catch PWN at the Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit

November 27, 2018: PWN-USA members and staff will be at the Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit in beautiful Los Angeles, California, representing U.S. women living with HIV. We hope you will join us for some of these discussions and presentations if you [...]

2018-11-27T22:33:08-05:00November 27th, 2018|HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, Prevention Justice, racial justice, reproductive justice, sex work, Stigma, Trans Justice, Trauma, U=U, Violence|Comments Off on Catch PWN at the Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit

HIV Racial Justice Now Announces Interim Steering Committee

photo credit: Johnnie Kornegay Leer en español aquí**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Leaders of Color in the HIV Movement Form A Strategic Working Group To Advance the Movement Towards Racial JusticeCONTACT: Naina Khanna, (510) 681-1169, [email protected] orCharles Stephens, (404) 550-4697, [email protected] 21, 2018: In July 2017, [...]

2018-02-21T19:38:37-05:00February 21st, 2018|Black Lives Matter, human rights, immigrant rights, Intersectionality, Prevention Justice, racial justice, racism, Uncategorized|Comments Off on HIV Racial Justice Now Announces Interim Steering Committee

On #NWGHAAD, PWNers Assert and Celebrate #BodilyAutonomy

March 16, 2017: For National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (#NWGHAAD), PWNers from coast to coast hosted and participated in events, in person and online, raising awareness and educating our communities about HIV and its impact on women and girls and [...]

On #NWGHAAD, We Celebrate #BodilyAutonomy

March 10, 2017: Today is National Women & Girls HIV Awareness Day. In honor of the approximately 300,000 women living with HIV in the United States, please join Positive Women's Network - USA in asserting and celebrating the bodily autonomy of [...]

Five Weeks Until Huntsville! Register NOW for the HIV Is Not a Crime II National Training Academy

April 11, 2016: The HIV is Not a Crime II Training Academy will be held at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, May 17 – 20, 2016 – you can still register to be part of this transformative advocacy training experience! Join co-organizers PositiveWomen’s Network [...]

2017-11-30T23:46:45-05:00April 11th, 2016|Black Lives Matter, Criminalization, HIV epidemic, human rights, Organizing Tools, PLHIV Sexuality, Prevention Justice, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Five Weeks Until Huntsville! Register NOW for the HIV Is Not a Crime II National Training Academy

Key Constituencies Impacted by the HIV Epidemic Hold Counter Conference to Raise Issues Inadequately Addressed by National HIV Prevention Conference & National HIV/AIDS Strategy

**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MON. 12/7 & TUES. 12/8** Contact: Suraj Madoori,  708-590-9806, [email protected] or Jennie Smith-Camejo, 347-553-5174, [email protected] ATLANTA: This week, as representatives of multiple federal agencies and organizations working in HIV prevention and care convene in Atlanta for the [...]

2017-12-01T15:50:53-05:00December 3rd, 2015|Access to Care, Criminalization, HIV epidemic, human rights, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, PLHIV Sexuality, Prevention Justice|Comments Off on Key Constituencies Impacted by the HIV Epidemic Hold Counter Conference to Raise Issues Inadequately Addressed by National HIV Prevention Conference & National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Separating Science from Stigma Following the Charlie Sheen Disclosure

Charlie Sheen's public disclosure of his HIV status, while producing some of the predictable backlash and stigmatizing comments we have come to expect, has also presented a fantastic opportunity to educate the general public about the current science concerning HIV, [...]

2017-12-01T16:02:42-05:00November 19th, 2015|HIV epidemic, human rights, Leadership stories, Media Justice, Prevention Justice, PWN-USA Communications, Research, Stigma, Uncategorized, Violence|Comments Off on Separating Science from Stigma Following the Charlie Sheen Disclosure

“We Gonna Be Alright”: An HIV Activist at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening

By Waheedah Shabazz-El, PWN-USA Director of Regional Organizing   Introduction Waheedah Shabazz-El. “Unapologetically Black” was a major theme amongst more than 1,500 Black activists and organizers in attendance at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening, held [...]

2017-12-01T16:27:47-05:00August 10th, 2015|Black Lives Matter, Criminalization, Economic Justice, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, Organizing Tools, Prevention Justice, Stigma, Trans Justice, Violence|Comments Off on “We Gonna Be Alright”: An HIV Activist at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening

"We Gonna Be Alright": An HIV Activist at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening

By Waheedah Shabazz-El, PWN-USA Director of Regional Organizing   Introduction Waheedah Shabazz-El. “Unapologetically Black” was a major theme amongst more than 1,500 Black activists and organizers in attendance at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening, held [...]

Updating the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Vote for the Recommendations Most Vital to Women with HIV!

Can you believe it's been almost FIVE YEARS since the first National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) was released in July 2010? The NHAS is a plan created under President Obama to comprehensively address the domestic HIV epidemic. The first NHAS included [...]

2015-05-18T16:08:00-04:00May 18th, 2015|Access to Care, Criminalization, Economic Justice, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, PLHIV Sexuality, Prevention Justice, Research, Stigma, Trans Justice, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on Updating the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Vote for the Recommendations Most Vital to Women with HIV!

We Stand with Michael Johnson: HIV Is Not a Crime

HIV and Justice Organizations Stand with Michael Johnson and All Black Gay Men, and Condemn Laws Criminalizing HIV-Positive Status As organizations committed to human rights, social justice, and dignity for people living with and vulnerable to HIV, we release this [...]

Bee Day 2015: Advocating for Reproductive Health in South Carolina

By Stacy Jennings, PWN-USA Member On March 25, 2015, many lobbyists – including me – from the grassroots e-advocacy network "Tell Them," which works to improve reproductive health policy in South Carolina, gathered for an opportunity to meet with House [...]

2015-04-02T12:37:32-04:00April 2nd, 2015|Access to Care, Prevention Justice, Uncategorized, Violence, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on Bee Day 2015: Advocating for Reproductive Health in South Carolina

Ending the Spectrum: A Timeline of Women’s Struggles Through a Gender and Human-Rights Lens

By Teresa Sullivan, PWN-USA Board of Directors Teresa Sullivan. “We, as women living with HIV, envision a life free from violence, coercion, and discrimination for all people. We, as women living with HIV, demand an end to the [...]

2014-07-07T08:47:17-04:00July 7th, 2014|Economic Justice, human rights, Prevention Justice, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence|Comments Off on Ending the Spectrum: A Timeline of Women’s Struggles Through a Gender and Human-Rights Lens

PWN-USA Applauds Release of Daily HIV Prevention Pill Guidelines as Move Toward Sexual and Reproductive Rights

May 15, 2014 -- Yesterday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) took a major step towards advancing sexual and reproductive health, rights, and choice, by releasing guidelines for the use of a daily HIV prevention pill: Truvada [...]

2014-05-15T16:05:24-04:00May 15th, 2014|Access to Care, PLHIV Sexuality, Prevention Justice, Research, Uncategorized|Comments Off on PWN-USA Applauds Release of Daily HIV Prevention Pill Guidelines as Move Toward Sexual and Reproductive Rights

PWN-USA Survey Finds Violations of Sexual and Reproductive Rights of US WLHIV

This summer, as part of a project to assess the state of sexual and reproductive health and rights for women living with HIV in the US, PWN-USA launched a national survey. The survey was taken by nearly 200 women living [...]

2013-11-06T05:19:33-05:00November 6th, 2013|human rights, PLHIV Sexuality, Prevention Justice, reproductive justice, Research, Stigma, Trauma, Violence, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on PWN-USA Survey Finds Violations of Sexual and Reproductive Rights of US WLHIV

Sneak Preview! Findings from a National Survey on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for US WLHIV

UNSPOKEN: Sexuality, Romance, and Reproductive Freedom for Women Living with HIV in the United States Findings from a National Survey by Positive Women’s Network – United States of America (PWN-USA) Summary: To better understand the current experiences of women living [...]

2013-11-06T04:24:06-05:00November 6th, 2013|human rights, PLHIV Sexuality, Prevention Justice, reproductive justice, Research, Stigma, Trauma, Violence, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on Sneak Preview! Findings from a National Survey on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for US WLHIV

Tyler Perry’s “Temptation” and People Living with HIV

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Waheedah Shabazz-El, Founding Member, [email protected], (267) 231-2647 Sonia Rastogi, Communications Director, [email protected], (408) 306-6805 Tyler Perry's Temptation Sentences People with HIV to a Lifetime of Stigma and Isolation April 16, 2013, New York, NY – “Tyler [...]

2013-04-16T09:40:39-04:00April 16th, 2013|Count Me In, Criminalization, HIV epidemic, human rights, Prevention Justice, PWN-USA Communications, reproductive justice, Uncategorized, Violence|Comments Off on Tyler Perry’s “Temptation” and People Living with HIV

Coalition of U.S. Women’s Health and HIV Advocates Call for Accelerated US Government Plan for Demonstrating Feasibility of PrEP for Women VOICE Results Underscore Need for Clear, US-Based PrEP Implementation Agenda

Read the U.S. Women and PrEP working group's position statement. Contact: Dazon Dixon Diallo, 404-932-7661, [email protected] Erika Aaron, 215-696-0640, [email protected] Kay Marshall, 347-249-6375, [email protected] Coalition of U.S. Women’s Health and HIV Advocates Call for Accelerated US Government Plan for Demonstrating [...]

2013-03-05T18:57:41-05:00March 5th, 2013|Prevention Justice|Comments Off on Coalition of U.S. Women’s Health and HIV Advocates Call for Accelerated US Government Plan for Demonstrating Feasibility of PrEP for Women VOICE Results Underscore Need for Clear, US-Based PrEP Implementation Agenda

Behind the Miracle Cure a Broken System Lurks

Behind the Miracle Cure a Broken System Lurks A baby girl from Mississippi was recently cured of HIV.  But why did the system fail this child and her mother in the first place?  Jim Merrell from the HIV Prevention Justice [...]

2013-03-05T14:16:21-05:00March 5th, 2013|Prevention Justice|Comments Off on Behind the Miracle Cure a Broken System Lurks

Gina Brown: “I can still remember hearing the words, ‘you have AIDS and you’re going to die.”

By Gina Brown   My name is Gina Brown and I am a woman living with HIV. I was diagnosed 17 years ago while pregnant with my daughter. I can still remember hearing the words, “you have AIDS and you’re [...]

2012-01-11T11:38:42-05:00January 11th, 2012|Access to Care, human rights, Prevention Justice, reproductive justice|Comments Off on Gina Brown: “I can still remember hearing the words, ‘you have AIDS and you’re going to die.”

Closing the Gaps for Women through Prevention: A Tremendous Victory to Uphold the Rights of Women and Girls Nationwide!

By Sonia Rastogi A ray of hope in the war on women came on August 1, 2011, when the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) officially adopted the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) guidelines recommending that HIV testing and contraception options [...]

2011-08-02T05:23:22-04:00August 2nd, 2011|HIV epidemic, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Prevention Justice, reproductive justice, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on Closing the Gaps for Women through Prevention: A Tremendous Victory to Uphold the Rights of Women and Girls Nationwide!

National HIV Testing Day: Gods & Greeks in Black America: Engaging Non-traditional Partners in HIV Testing and Awareness

By Reverend Damon A. Powell, Ph.D. Recruitment and partnership with Black-American churches and sororities can serve as an aide in increasing HIV testing and awareness within Black-American communities. Although Black-American churches and sororities would appear to be strikingly different institutions [...]

2010-06-22T16:45:58-04:00June 22nd, 2010|Prevention Justice|Comments Off on National HIV Testing Day: Gods & Greeks in Black America: Engaging Non-traditional Partners in HIV Testing and Awareness
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