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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, [email protected], 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 [...]

2017-11-30T23:42:38-05:00May 17th, 2016|Criminalization, Stigma, Uncategorized|2 Comments

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, [email protected], 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 [...]

2017-11-30T23:38:19-05:00May 17th, 2016|Criminalization, Stigma, Uncategorized|2 Comments

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, [...]

2017-11-30T23:39:34-05:00May 13th, 2016|Criminalization, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, PLHIV Sexuality, Stigma, Uncategorized|Comments Off on PWN-USA Colorado Leads Successful Effort to Repeal HIV Criminalization Statutes

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 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: [...]

2017-11-17T20:56:19-05:00March 18th, 2016|National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, NWGHAAD, Uncategorized|Comments Off on PWN-USA Members Raise Awareness on National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

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 [...]

2017-11-17T20:56:19-05:00March 17th, 2016|Criminalization, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, PWN-USA Communications, PWN-USA regional organizing, Uncategorized|Comments Off on PWN-USA Launches 2 New Training Series

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 [...]

2017-12-01T15:32:50-05:00February 16th, 2016|HIV epidemic, Media Justice, Stigma, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Open Letter to the Entertainment Industry from the HIV/AIDS Community

Submit Your Abstract & Register for HIV Is Not a Crime II National Training Academy!

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Contact: Tami Haught, [email protected] 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 [...]

2017-12-01T15:39:45-05:00January 20th, 2016|Criminalization, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality|Comments Off on Submit Your Abstract & Register for HIV Is Not a Crime II National Training Academy!

Save the Date! HIV Is Not a Crime II National Training Academy, May 17-20, 2016, Huntsville, Alabama

 **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Contact: Tami Haught, [email protected] 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 [...]

2017-12-01T15:48:11-05:00January 13th, 2016|Criminalization, HIV epidemic, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Save the Date! HIV Is Not a Crime II National Training Academy, May 17-20, 2016, Huntsville, Alabama

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 [email protected] with relevant info and/or photos and she will add them!) [...]

2021-09-10T17:20:29-04:00December 15th, 2015|HIV epidemic, human rights, Leadership stories, PWN-USA regional organizing, Stigma, Uncategorized|Comments Off on PWN-USA Members Represent on World AIDS Day 2015!

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), [...]

2017-12-01T15:44:02-05:00December 7th, 2015|Uncategorized|Comments Off on National HIV/AIDS Strategy and Federal Action Plan Are Inadequate!

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

Join the 2nd Annual Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV, October 23, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naina Khanna, [email protected] / 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 [...]

2017-12-01T16:22:40-05:00August 31st, 2015|HIV Awareness Days, HIV epidemic, human rights, National Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV, Trauma, Violence|Comments Off on Join the 2nd Annual Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV, October 23, 2015

“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 [...]

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

Stepping Up Commitment: Women and Girls Living with HIV Must Matter Every Day of the Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Olivia Ford, [email protected] / 347.553.5174  March 10, 2015 – Each year, on March 10, National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is observed in the US. But at Positive Women’s Network – USA (PWN-USA), a [...]

2015-03-10T01:25:10-04:00March 10th, 2015|Access to Care, Count Me In, HIV epidemic, NWGHAAD, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence|Comments Off on Stepping Up Commitment: Women and Girls Living with HIV Must Matter Every Day of the Year

Sister Warriors

By Wanda Brendle-Moss, PWN-USA Member This article originally appeared on March 4, on The Well Project's A Girl Like Me blog. Wanda Brendle-Moss. As we approach National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10, 2015, my [...]

Words Matter: Sharing as Much as I’m Comfortable to Stand Up to HIV Stigma

By Tami Haught, PWN-USA Member Tami Haught. How we introduce ourselves makes a difference; the words we use matter. When asked at a meeting to introduce myself, I will start with: My name is Tami Haught and I [...]

2015-03-08T13:42:42-04:00March 8th, 2015|HIV epidemic, human rights, Leadership stories, Media Justice, NWGHAAD, Stigma, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Words Matter: Sharing as Much as I’m Comfortable to Stand Up to HIV Stigma

PWN-USA Gives Testimony Against Harmful HIV-Specific Bill in Rhode Island

To: Rhode Island Legislative Committee Members Re: Public Testimony on House Bill 5245 Hearing Date: February 24, 2015 Positive Women’s Network-USA, a national member body of women living with HIV, opposes H5245. This proposed bill stands in stark contrast to [...]

2015-02-24T15:06:50-05:00February 24th, 2015|Criminalization, human rights, Uncategorized|Comments Off on PWN-USA Gives Testimony Against Harmful HIV-Specific Bill in Rhode Island

Services for Women and Youth with HIV Gutted Yet Again!

PWN-USA Responds to the President's Budget Proposal to Eliminate Ryan White Part D FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Olivia Ford, [email protected] / 347.553.5174 February 3, 2015 – Brooklyn, NY – This Groundhog Day, the forecast for women with HIV looks bleak. [...]

2015-02-03T17:56:45-05:00February 3rd, 2015|human rights, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, reproductive justice, Stigma, Trauma, Uncategorized, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on Services for Women and Youth with HIV Gutted Yet Again!

PWN-USA Recognizes International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

On this day, December 17, 2014, Positive Women’s Network-USA stands with our sisters in recognizing December 17 as the International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers. This Day to End Violence against Sex Workers originated in response to acts [...]

2014-12-17T08:00:14-05:00December 17th, 2014|human rights, Stigma, Uncategorized, Violence|Comments Off on PWN-USA Recognizes International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

PWN-USA Stands with Ferguson and Demands Justice for Michael Brown

Dear community, On Monday, a St. Louis grand jury failed to bring charges against Ferguson County Police Officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed 18-year old Michael Brown. This verdict is horrifying and devastating for Michael's family, and for folks in [...]

2014-11-26T07:18:52-05:00November 26th, 2014|Black Lives Matter, Criminalization, Economic Justice, human rights, Trauma, Violence|Comments Off on PWN-USA Stands with Ferguson and Demands Justice for Michael Brown

What Are PWNers Doing at the US Conference on AIDS?

PWN-USA members and staffers are all over the United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) 2014, happening this week at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel in San Diego, CA – we’re presenting, exhibiting, speaking, and more! If you’re at the [...]

2014-09-30T23:08:43-04:00September 30th, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off on What Are PWNers Doing at the US Conference on AIDS?

Count Me In Poetry – PWN Southern Summit

Count Me In Poetry By Stacy Jennings From March 6-8, PWN hosted an Advocacy Summit for 50 women from the Southern U.S. Stacy Jennings, a participant from South Carolina spoke up and spoke out! Count Me In Count me in [...]

2012-03-08T12:30:47-05:00March 8th, 2012|Count Me In|Comments Off on Count Me In Poetry – PWN Southern Summit
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