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% [...]
October 30, 2018: Today we heard some shocking news. Trump announced plans to issue an executive order that would purport to revoke the right to citizenship for children born on US soil to non-US citizens, often called “birthright citizenship,” in [...]
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 [...]
March 9, 2018: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day marks an annual moment to pause, reflect and make new commitments to advance human rights, dignity and justice for all women and girls living with and vulnerable to HIV. Today’s [...]
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 [...]
Thursday, Sept. 21 ISSUE: It’s now or never. Senate Republicans have just over a week to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and the devastating Graham-Cassidy proposal is gaining steam, even though it will do exactly what previous repeal bills would [...]
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 [...]
Masonia Traylor at the People’s Filibuster in Washington, DC, June 27 Members of Positive Women’s Network-USA have dedicated enormous time and energy to stop the GOP repeal of the Affordable Care Act, first through the House Republicans’ “American [...]
A Joint Statement from Counter Narrative Project, HIV Prevention Justice Alliance, Positive Women’s Network – USA, TransLatin@ Coalition, Treatment Action Group, the US People Living with HIV Caucus and Venas Abiertas Leer en español aquí you have to understand, that [...]
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 [...]
