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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

Intersectionality, HIV Justice, and the Future of Our Movement

Part 1: An Introduction to Intersectionality "If we aren’t intersectional, some of us, the most vulnerable, are going to fall through the cracks." - Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw HIV thrives in conditions of structural inequity - where the workings of poverty, [...]

2018-04-01T21:51:05-04:00December 1st, 2014|HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, Stigma, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Intersectionality, HIV Justice, and the Future of Our Movement

Break the Culture of Violence Against Women with HIV and All Women

First-Ever National Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV Observed on October 23 With Rallies, Ruckus-Raisings and Social Media Actions Across the US FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Olivia Ford, [email protected] / 347.553.5174 October 23, 2014 – Violence [...]

2014-10-23T05:00:36-04:00October 23rd, 2014|Access to Care, human rights, Stigma, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence|Comments Off on Break the Culture of Violence Against Women with HIV and All Women

PWN-USA Applauds Federal Progress Addressing the Intersections of Violence Against Women, HIV, and Trauma

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Olivia Ford - [email protected] - 347.553.5174 October 10, 2014 - Today, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we congratulate the White House Office of National AIDS Policy on today's release of Updates on Efforts to Address the Intersections of HIV/AIDS, Violence [...]

2014-10-15T00:31:46-04:00October 15th, 2014|Stigma, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence, Women-centered Care|3 Comments

Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV: Save the Date, Join the Call

On October 23, 2014, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, PWN-USA is spearheading a National Day of Action to End Violence Against Women Living with HIV. Please join us for the first Day of Action planning call on Thursday, September 4, [...]

2014-09-02T13:52:17-04:00September 2nd, 2014|Stigma, Uncategorized, Violence|Comments Off on Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV: Save the Date, Join the Call

PWN-USA Congratulates UCSF Women’s Health Clinic on Landmark Study of Women, Trauma and HIV Disclosure

Contact: Olivia Ford - [email protected] - 347.553.5174 July 16, 2014 – Last Friday, University of California – San Francisco (UCSF) researchers released study results that add to the growing body of literature surrounding healing from trauma as an essential component of HIV care for [...]

2014-07-16T13:19:30-04:00July 16th, 2014|Media Justice, Research, Stigma, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on PWN-USA Congratulates UCSF Women’s Health Clinic on Landmark Study of Women, Trauma and HIV Disclosure

Facts, Not Fear: In Ohio and Everywhere, HIV Is Not a Crime

By Naimah Oneal, Regional Co-Chair, PWN-USA-Ohio Naimah Oneal. My name is Naimah Oneal; I am a mother, grandmother, auntie and lastly I am a woman living with HIV.  I must say that I am truly living with HIV [...]

2014-06-26T12:59:00-04:00June 26th, 2014|Criminalization, HIV epidemic, human rights, PLHIV Sexuality, PWN-USA regional organizing, Stigma, Uncategorized, Violence|Comments Off on Facts, Not Fear: In Ohio and Everywhere, HIV Is Not a Crime

We Grieve for Elisha and Fight to End Violence Against Women With HIV

Positive Women’s Network – USA Mourns and Condemns the HIV-Related Murder of a Texas Woman Contact:  Olivia Ford, PWN-USA - Brooklyn, NY - [email protected] - 347.553.5174                   Venita Ray - Houston, TX [...]

2014-06-18T18:32:26-04:00June 18th, 2014|Criminalization, human rights, Media Justice, PWN-USA Communications, Stigma, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence|Comments Off on We Grieve for Elisha and Fight to End Violence Against Women With HIV

HIV Is Not a Crime: Images, Perspectives and Strategies from the Grinnell Gathering

Inclusion. Collaboration. Conflict resolution. Restorative justice. Nuance. Challenge. Coalition. Rage. Healing. Power. There was an energy in Grinnell, Iowa, last week as more than 150 dedicated advocates gathered for HIV Is Not a Crime: The Grinnell Gathering, from June 2-5, [...]

2014-06-12T12:23:58-04:00June 12th, 2014|Criminalization, HIV epidemic, human rights, Leadership stories, Media Justice, PWN-USA Communications, Stigma, Trauma, Uncategorized|Comments Off on HIV Is Not a Crime: Images, Perspectives and Strategies from the Grinnell Gathering

HIV-Positive Cover Girl?

What would it mean for young people with HIV to see themselves on magazine covers and in the media? What would it mean for young people afraid of getting tested, or figuring out how to negotiate condom use to see [...]

2013-06-20T11:48:05-04:00June 20th, 2013|Leadership stories, Media Justice|Comments Off on HIV-Positive Cover Girl?

The Real Cost of Shame

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2013: The Real Cost of Shame  Boston, MA -- Yesterday, March 10th marked National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and March 8th marked International Women's Day. We at the Positive Women's Network USA [...]

2013-03-11T15:53:46-04:00March 11th, 2013|PWN-USA Communications, Violence|Comments Off on The Real Cost of Shame
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