Grieving Orlando
We are heartbroken by the recent tragedy at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida which killed 49 people, the majority of whom were Latinx and other LGBTQ people of color. As women living with and affected by HIV, many of us [...]
PWN-USA Colorado Leads Activist Group in Winning Overhaul of Discriminatory, Outdated Laws
Activists with Senator Steadman, Rep. Daneya Esgar and Governor Hickenlooper at the bill signing Monday, June 6, 2016. Photo credit: Thomas Bogdan ** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ** Contact: Barb Cardell, CO Mod Squad Co-Chair, Barb@barbcardell.com 303-946-2529 June 8, 2016 – Colorado brought [...]
California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs HIV-Positive Organ Donation Bill
May 27, 2016--Sacramento: California Governor Jerry Brown today signed a bill that allows organ transplants between HIV-positive donors and HIV-positive recipients. Senate Bill (SB) 1408 was authored by Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) and co-sponsored by Equality California, AIDS Project Los [...]
Advocates from 34 States & 4 Countries Convene at University of Alabama-Huntsville to Strategize Addressing Discriminatory HIV Laws at 2nd National HIV Is Not a Crime Training Acadmemy GalleryAdvocates from 34 States & 4 Countries Convene at University of Alabama-Huntsville to Strategize Addressing Discriminatory HIV Laws at 2nd National HIV Is Not a Crime Training Acadmemy
Advocates from 34 States & 4 Countries Convene at University of Alabama-Huntsville to Strategize Addressing Discriminatory HIV Laws at 2nd National HIV Is Not a Crime Training Acadmemy
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, MAY 17** Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jsmithcamejo@pwn-usa.org, 347-553-5174 Even as a bill repealing Colorado’s HIV criminalization laws awaits the governor’s pen, much work remains to be done to bring laws up to date with current science in [...]
- Advocates from 34 States & 4 Countries Convene at University of Alabama-Huntsville to Strategize Addressing Discriminatory HIV Laws at 2nd National HIV Is Not a Crime Training Acadmemy Gallery
Advocates from 34 States & 4 Countries Convene at University of Alabama-Huntsville to Strategize Addressing Discriminatory HIV Laws at 2nd National HIV Is Not a Crime Training Acadmemy
Advocates from 34 States & 4 Countries Convene at University of Alabama-Huntsville to Strategize Addressing Discriminatory HIV Laws at 2nd National HIV Is Not a Crime Training Acadmemy
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, MAY 17** Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jsmithcamejo@pwn-usa.org, 347-553-5174 Even as a bill repealing Colorado’s HIV criminalization laws awaits the governor’s pen, much work remains to be done to bring laws up to date with current science in [...]
PWN-USA Colorado Leads Successful Effort to Repeal HIV Criminalization Statutes
Photo credit: Victoria Law; from thebody.com May 13, 2016: A Colorado team known as the "CO Mod Squad," led by PWN-USA Colorado, in partnership with the Colorado Organizations Responding to AIDS (CORA) and the Colorado Department of Public Health, [...]
10 Days Until Huntsville! Speakers and Program Highlights Announced for the HIV Is Not a Crime II National Training Academy
May 6, 2016: In just a little over a week, the HIV Is Not a Crime II National Training Academy will convene at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. There is still time to register to train alongside committed advocates building [...]
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 [...]
Young Women Living with HIV Deserve Support and Leadership Roles in HIV Community
PWN-USA Statement for National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day APRIL 8, 2016: Young women living with HIV have unique needs that often go unaddressed. HIV stigma, discrimination, ageism, complexities of treatment regimens, and economic challenges present a unique set of barriers to [...]
Present a Session at the PWN-USA SPEAK UP! Summit
March 31, 2016: Positive Women’s Network – USA (PWN-USA) is thrilled to announce our call for session proposals for SPEAK UP! A National Leadership Summit for Women Living with HIV 2016. We invite proposals for various types of sessions (affinity groups, [...]
PWN-USA Colorado Makes Critical Progress Toward HIV Criminalization Reform
PWN-USA Colorado members and allies March 22, 2016: PWN-USA Colorado, in partnership with allies including the CO Mod Squad, the Colorado Organizations Responding to AIDS (CORA) and the Colorado Department of Public Health, has made enormous strides toward [...]
PWN-USA Members Raise Awareness on National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
From coast to coast and across the World Wide Web, Positive Women's Network - USA members took advantage of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), March 10, and the days before and after to raise awareness: [...]
PWN-USA Members Raise Awareness on National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
From coast to coast and across the World Wide Web, Positive Women's Network - USA members took advantage of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), March 10, and the days before and after to raise awareness: [...]
PWN-USA Launches 2 New Training Series
March 17, 2016 PWN-USA is excited to announce our launch of two new web-based training series this month: a 4-part communications training series and a 3-part policy training series, open to all women living with HIV and HIV advocates. Click [...]
Groundbreaking Report Identifies Unique Needs of Women Living with HIV, Challenges to Engagement in Care
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jsmithcamejo@pwn-usa.org, 347-553-5174 March 10, 2016 - “What would improve your ability to stay in care?” That is the fundamental question 14 researchers, all women living with HIV, asked 180 participants from seven different geographic areas [...]
PWN-USA Philly Displays the AIDS Memorial Quilt in Honor of NWGHAAD
March 3, 2016 by Teresa Sullivan, Senior Member of PWN-USA Philadelphia, Board Member of PWN-USA In June of 1987, a small group of strangers gathered in a San Francisco storefront to document the lives they feared history would neglect. Their [...]
Due Feb. 26: Share Your Expertise; Build the Movement to End HIV Criminalization!
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 submit an abstract between now and Friday, February 26! Positive Women’s Network [...]
Open Letter to the Entertainment Industry from the HIV/AIDS Community
February 11, 2016 Dear Entertainment Industry Leaders: The undersigned organizations committed to addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic are writing to call upon you, as entertainment industry leaders, to continue to defend and support the rights and dignity of entertainment industry workers [...]
Positively Trans Meets at White House, Advocates for Inclusion and Leadership of Trans* Community in HIV Policy
Tiommi (right) and Arianna Lint (left) at White House, Feb. 10, 2016 by Tiommi Jenae Luckett Going to the White House was truly something I never had on my radar to do for personal reasons. However, that was [...]
President’s Budget Affirms Commitment to HIV but Raises Concerns for Women and Youth
FEBRUARY 12, 2016: President Obama released the final budget of his presidency this week. While several components of his proposed budget offer good news for women living with and vulnerable to HIV, Positive Women’s Network – USA (PWN-USA) remains concerned [...]
The Epidemic Among Black Women Requires More than Rhetoric
PWN-USA Statement for National Black HIV Awareness Day by Vanessa Johnson and Waheedah Shabazz-El Black Americans have endured an exceptionally brutal history which complicates our present and challenges our future. Torn from our native land--the continent that gave birth to humankind--we have [...]
Are You Ready for AIDSWatch?
Want to get a sense of what to expect or a chance to review policy priorities before you arrive in DC? Join the US People Living with HIV Caucus, a national coalition of PLHIV networks and individuals, for an orientation webinar [...]
Securing the Future of Women-Centered Care
Findings of a Community-Based Research Project "What would improve your ability to stay in care?" That is the fundamental question women with HIV sought to answer in a community-based participatory research project. 14 women living with HIV (WLHIV) from across the [...]
Submit Your Abstract & Register for HIV Is Not a Crime II National Training Academy!
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Contact: Tami Haught, tami.haught@seroproject.com January 20, 2016: Registration for the much-anticipated HIV is Not a Crime II Training Academy, to be held May 17 - 20, 2016, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, is open! HIV [...]
Save the Date! HIV Is Not a Crime II National Training Academy, May 17-20, 2016, Huntsville, Alabama
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Contact: Tami Haught, tami.haught@seroproject.com January 4, 2016: After a very successful inaugural HIV Is Not a Crime National Conference last year, the SERO Project and Positive Women’s Network - USA are pleased to announce that the HIV is [...]
PWN-USA Members Represent on World AIDS Day 2015!
PWN-USA members were on the move this World AIDS Day, representing at events from coast to coast! (Don't see your event and/or photos here? Please contact Jennie at jsmithcamejo@pwn-usa.org with relevant info and/or photos and she will add them!) [...]
National HIV/AIDS Strategy and Federal Action Plan Are Inadequate!
Both documents represent missed opportunities to fully address the HIV epidemic in the U.S. As researchers, government officials, policy experts and advocates gather for the National HIV Prevention Conference, a diverse coalition of networks of people living with HIV (PLHIV), [...]
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, smadoori@aidschicago.org or Jennie Smith-Camejo, 347-553-5174, jsmithcamejo@pwn-usa.org ATLANTA: This week, as representatives of multiple federal agencies and organizations working in HIV prevention and care convene in Atlanta for the [...]
PWN-USA Statement on the Federal Action Plan for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy 2020
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jsmithcamejo@pwn-usa.org / 347-553-5174 December 2, 2015 - Yesterday, on World AIDS Day 2015-a day to remember the millions who have died of HIV-related causes over the past three decades, honor long-term survivors, and to strategize the way forward [...]
Reproductive Rights Must Be Part of Our Battle
Positive Women’s Network - USA Statement on World AIDS Day 2015 Dec 1, 2015 - Just four days ago, an atrocious act of terror was perpetrated against Planned Parenthood, an essential source of healthcare for working and low-income women, men [...]
Support Rights, Respect and Dignity for Trans Women Today and Every Day
Statement of Support for Trans* Day of Resilience Original artwork by Rommy Torrico for TransLatina Coalition, courtesy of Strong Families "Every year, we memorialize the lives that were lost to violence. It is time to take advantage of [...]
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, [...]
SERO Project & PWN-USA Announce 2016 HIV Is Not a Crime National Training Academy
HIV Is Not a Crime Conference in Grinnell, Iowa, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tami Haught, tami.haught@seroproject.com November 12, 2015: After a very successful inaugural HIV Is Not a Crime National Conference last year, the SERO Project and [...]
SERO Project & PWN-USA Announce 2016 HIV Is Not a Crime National Training Academy
HIV Is Not a Crime Conference in Grinnell, Iowa, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tami Haught, tami.haught@seroproject.com November 12, 2015: After a very successful inaugural HIV Is Not a Crime National Conference last year, the SERO Project and [...]
50 Organizations Sign on to Letter to HRSA to Prioritize Trauma-Informed Care
Last month, PWN-USA and the Women's HIV Program (WHP) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) submitted a letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau (HRSA HAB), administrators of the federal Ryan White Program, recommending key National [...]
National Day of Action to End Violence Against Women Living with HIV = Success
October 23, 2015, was our second National Day of Action to End Violence Against Women Living with HIV (WLHIV)--and what a success it was! Thanks to an outpouring of support from our members, communities, allies and organizations working [...]
Help Make Trauma-Informed Care the Next Legacy of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennie Smith Camejo, jennie.sc.pwnusa@gmail.com / 347.553.5174 October 19, 2015 – Want trauma-informed care to be the next legacy of the Ryan White Program? So do we! Show your organization’s support by signing on now to these [...]
PWN-Philly Awarded $19,000 AIDS United Grant to #StandUptoStigma
The Philadelphia chapter became the first PWN-USA regional chapter to successfully apply for a major grant with the award of $19,000 from the AIDS United Positive Organizing Project to provide a series of workshops and interventions to fight the use [...]
Get Involved! Participate in an Event Happening in Your Area!
Regional chapters and groups of PWN-USA members and allied organizations are hosting all kinds of exciting events for the second National Day of Action to End Violence Against Women Living with HIV! Check out these events and see if there [...]
PWN-USA Welcomes 6 New Members to Its Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The new PWN-USA Board of Directors, September 2015 Contact: Naina Khanna, nkhanna@pwn-usa.org / 510-681-1169 September 1, 2015 - Positive Women's Network - USA (PWN-USA), the premier voice of women with HIV in the US, is [...]
Join the 2nd Annual Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV, October 23, 2015 GalleryJoin the 2nd Annual Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV, October 23, 2015
HIV Awareness Days, HIV epidemic, human rights, National Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV, Trauma, Violence
Join the 2nd Annual Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV, October 23, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naina Khanna, nkhanna@pwn-usa.org / 510-681-1169 August 31, 2015 – For women living with HIV, trauma and violence are often deadlier than the virus. Join Positive Women's Network - USA (PWN-USA), the premier voice of women leaders with [...]
SAMPLE – SERO Project and PWN-USA Co-Host HIV Criminalization Track at Positive Living Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tami Haught: tami.haught@seroproject.com; (641) 715-4182 July 21, 2015, Ft. Walton Beach, FL - The SERO Project and Positive Women’s Network-USA (PWN-USA) are co-hosting the HIV is Not a Crime criminalization education and advocacy track at [...]
SAMPLE – PWN-USA Salutes Progress and Identifies Opportunities for Women in the New National HIV/AIDS Strategy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Olivia Ford, oford@pwn-usa.org / 347-553-5174 July 31, 2015 –Yesterday, the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) unveiled the newest version of the US National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS, or Strategy), updated to 2020. Positive Women’s Network – [...]
In Loving Tribute: Community Members Remember Deadra Malloy
DEADRA KAYE MALLOYMarch 27, 1962 - August 21, 2015 South Carolina, the HIV community, and the world lost a shining light with the passing of Deadra Kaye Malloy this past Friday, August 21. Deadra was one of the [...]
"We Gonna Be Alright": An HIV Activist at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening Gallery"We Gonna Be Alright": An HIV Activist at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening
Black Lives Matter, Criminalization, Economic Justice, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, Organizing Tools, Prevention Justice, Stigma, Trans Justice, Violence
"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 [...]
- “We Gonna Be Alright”: An HIV Activist at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening Gallery
“We Gonna Be Alright”: An HIV Activist at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening
Black Lives Matter, Criminalization, Economic Justice, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, Organizing Tools, Prevention Justice, Stigma, Trans Justice, Violence
“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 [...]
PWN-USA Salutes Progress and Identifies Opportunities for Women in the New National HIV/AIDS Strategy GalleryPWN-USA Salutes Progress and Identifies Opportunities for Women in the New National HIV/AIDS Strategy
Access to Care, Black Lives Matter, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Trans Justice, Trauma, Uncategorized, Women-centered Care
PWN-USA Salutes Progress and Identifies Opportunities for Women in the New National HIV/AIDS Strategy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Olivia Ford, oford@pwn-usa.org / 347-553-5174 July 31, 2015 –Yesterday, the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) unveiled the newest version of the US National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS, or Strategy), updated to 2020. Positive Women’s Network – [...]
SERO Project and PWN-USA Co-Host HIV Criminalization Track at Positive Living Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tami Haught: tami.haught@seroproject.com; (641) 715-4182 July 21, 2015, Ft. Walton Beach, FL - The SERO Project and Positive Women’s Network-USA (PWN-USA) are co-hosting the HIV is Not a Crime criminalization education and advocacy track [...]
Organizational Sign-on Statement in Response to Michael Johnson Sentencing
Joint Statement on the Sentencing of Michael L. Johnson Counter Narrative Project, Positive Women’s Network (PWN-USA), HIV Prevention Justice Alliance, National Center for Lesbian Rights On Monday July 13, 2015, Michael L. Johnson was sentenced to 30½ years in prison (a [...]
Economic Violence in Post-Katrina New Orleans: Reflections from “Breaking the Silence: A New Orleans Town Hall Hearing on Women of Color,” Part One
By Penny DeNoble I have been incredibly excited about making my transition to New Orleans, as I had become really homesick over the last year and a half, desiring to return to the City of my birth. There is something [...]