April 22, 2021: We mourn, we rage, we rest, we soldier on.This week, a jury returned a guilty verdict for the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man who was executed in broad daylight by police. Former cop Derek [...]
January 8, 2021: Wednesday’s white supremacist failed coup in the U.S. Capitol was horrifying, scary, unprecedented – yet not unpredictable.The attack was not on a building. This was an attack on our people. The message of these insurrectionists, including those [...]
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 [...]
The Blacker the Plan: Black AIDS Institute’s groundbreaking new report challenges HIV advocates to address anti-Blackness, invest in Black communities, end disparities in health care access, and build capacity in the Black community to respond to the epidemic. Feb. 7, 2020: [...]
Venita Ray, Deputy DirectorFebruary 07, 2019: As a Black woman living with HIV, I always approach National Black HIV AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) with a little bit of dread. Each year, we, hear the same numbers: “Black folks represent 12% [...]
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**Contact: Cecilia Chung +1.415.902.0216, [email protected] Naina Khanna +1.510.681.1169, [email protected] George Ayala +1.213.268.1777, [email protected] AREA, U.S. AND GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES DEMAND 2020 INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE BE REMOVED FROM U.S. They cite danger for potential participants and human rights violations in the U.S. [...]
June 19, 2018: The long-anticipated HIV Is Not a Crime III Training Academy, organized by the SERO Project and Positive Women’s Network – USA, took place June 3-6 at IUPUI in Indianapolis. What a remarkable three days it was!Anchored by [...]
This statement is also available in Spanish. A call to marshal our full resources, voice and political power in support of immigrants targeted by hateful policies and dangerous, dehumanizing rhetoric. Borders are imaginary political lines drawn to consolidate power and resources. [...]
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, [...]
by Arneta Rogers, Policy Director, Positive Women’s Network - USAFebruary 7, 2018: Today marks the second National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day we have observed under the most openly racist administration in decades. The legacy of slavery, violence against and systemic [...]
The Framework to Build a Racially Just and Strategic HIV Movement Addresses Root Causes of the Epidemic and Lights a New Way Forward **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Contacts: Naina Khanna, (510) 681-1169; [email protected] Charles Stephens, (404) 550-4697; [email protected] November 9, 2017: What could radical leadership look like [...]
Updated Sept. 10 September 8, United States Conference on AIDS, 2017. Washington, D.C.: Black men wait 32% longer to cross the street than white men, according to a study from Portland, Oregon. Males in their 20s, identically dressed, had very distinct [...]
August 8: We did it! Through people power, we killed the efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act! At least for now, and just by one vote. We have lots of work ahead of us. All members of Congress are home for the August [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
An Open Letter from Positive Women’s Network – USA in Observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) February 7, 2017: From the moment the winner of the 2016 U.S. presidential election was announced, many of us of African descent have [...]
Art by Jennifer Maravillas January 20, 2017: Today, a thin-skinned, authoritarian narcissist who lost the popular vote by almost 3 million votes is being sworn into the highest office in the United States, and arguably the most powerful position [...]
December 19, 2016 To the Positive Women’s Network Sisterhood and Allies - At the 2016 PWN Speak Up Summit in Ft Walton Beach, white women living with HIV committed to study and challenge racism, within ourselves and in our communities. [...]
