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Furious and Ready to Fight: Are you with us to Liberate Abortion?

May 3, 2022FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASELast night we learned about a leaked draft of the U.S. Supreme Court opinion that explicitly overturns Roe v. Wade, the momentous 1973 decision that guaranteed constitutional protections for abortion rights. It’s a horrifying and unprecedented [...]

2022-05-03T15:08:30-04:00May 3rd, 2022|abortion, advocacy, gender justice, reproductive justice|Comments Off on Furious and Ready to Fight: Are you with us to Liberate Abortion?

Denver and Philadelphia PWN members won big on election day for 2021

Hey, fam! PWN had some incredibly long weeks organizing our members and allies to show up and move folks to get out the vote on election day, November 2nd. Now that we’ve rested a bit, we want to share the [...]

2021-11-10T13:07:49-05:00November 10th, 2021|advocacy|Comments Off on Denver and Philadelphia PWN members won big on election day for 2021

Organizing Spotlight: The HIV Caucus Unifies the Voices of HIV

June 2, 2021Are you a person living with HIV who wants to improve the quality of life for other people living with HIV? Do you want to get involved with like-minded advocates and networks of people living with HIV? Do [...]

2021-06-02T21:45:17-04:00June 2nd, 2021|advocacy|Comments Off on Organizing Spotlight: The HIV Caucus Unifies the Voices of HIV

Organizing Spotlight: Thanks to ECHO VA, a Dramatic Rollback of HIV Criminalization in Virginia

April 2, 2021: With Governor Ralph Northam's signature on the dotted line as of March 31, it's official: Virginia's HIV criminalization laws have been modernized and dramatically rolled back. The culmination of over two years of organizing and advocacy led by [...]

Positive Women’s Network – USA Invites Advocates in the South to Join SWARM

The new Southern Women Advocacy Response Mobilization (SWARM) will be an ongoing space for HIV advocates in the South to discuss emerging issues, hear from expert speakers, and get training to maximize their advocacy February 12, 2021: Positive Women’s Network – [...]

2021-02-12T02:41:40-05:00February 12th, 2021|advocacy|Comments Off on Positive Women’s Network – USA Invites Advocates in the South to Join SWARM

Take Your Advocacy to the Next Level in 2021! Apply for the PWN Policy Fellowship

January 15, 2021: Positive Women’s Network – USA (PWN) is thrilled to launch applications for the fifth year of our PWN Policy Fellowship, a year-long program designed to prepare and support women and trans and gender nonconforming (TGNC) people to [...]

2021-01-14T23:48:39-05:00January 15th, 2021|advocacy, policy fellows|Comments Off on Take Your Advocacy to the Next Level in 2021! Apply for the PWN Policy Fellowship

Organizing Spotlight: Shannon Robinson Is Fighting for Racial Justice in Rural Colorado

August 31, 2020: Shannon Robinson is one busy woman. She has been organizing around the elections in Colorado with PWN since the 2018 midterms--work she's continuing for the 2020 elections. But her organizing kicked into high gear at the end of [...]

2020-08-31T15:18:46-04:00August 31st, 2020|advocacy, Leadership stories, racial justice, racism|Comments Off on Organizing Spotlight: Shannon Robinson Is Fighting for Racial Justice in Rural Colorado

A Win for Protecting the Right to a Safe, Legal Abortion–and a Loss in the Global Fight Against AIDS

June 30, 2020: Yesterday, the Supreme Court struck down yet another attempt to limit abortion care access in the landmark case, June Medical Services v. Russo. This latest case is a part of a larger, intentional effort to prevent those [...]

2020-06-30T18:46:03-04:00June 30th, 2020|Access to Care, advocacy, Criminalization, HIV epidemic, human rights, reproductive justice, sex work|Comments Off on A Win for Protecting the Right to a Safe, Legal Abortion–and a Loss in the Global Fight Against AIDS

Spotlight on Colorado: PWN Colorado Celebrates Huge Victory for Comprehensive Sex Ed

May 31, 2019: We all know that young people deserve comprehensive, LGBTQ-inclusive sexual education in school so that they can make informed decisions about their sexual health and reproductive options. Seeing that the existing 2013 law requiring comprehensive sex ed [...]

2019-05-31T23:04:49-04:00May 30th, 2019|advocacy, comprehensive sex ed, Leadership stories, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Spotlight on Colorado: PWN Colorado Celebrates Huge Victory for Comprehensive Sex Ed

This National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Stop Talking About Condoms for All and Mobilize for #Medicare4All

March 8, 2019: As March 10 rolls around each year, organizations stage events, issue statements, and pump out tweets for National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD). The day is important to observe: Nearly four decades into the epidemic, [...]

PWN Unveils “Claim Your Seat at the Table! A How-To Guide to Advocacy for People Living with HIV.”

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, 347.553.5174, jsmithcamejo(at)pwn-usa.orgDesigned as a comprehensive, multimedia how-to guide and toolkit, it starts with the basics while offering resources and tips for seasoned advocates. January 24, 2019: Positive Women’s Network – USA (PWN) is proud to roll [...]

2019-01-24T21:45:33-05:00January 24th, 2019|advocacy, Criminalization, Organizing Tools|Comments Off on PWN Unveils “Claim Your Seat at the Table! A How-To Guide to Advocacy for People Living with HIV.”
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