Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe for bi-monthly emails from PWN in your inbox!Reproductive Justice Teach-In: Join us on Sept. 8!On June 24th, the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion. States across the U.S. have already [...]
Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe for bi-monthly emails from PWN in your inbox!Ready, Set, REPEAL: Ending HIV Criminalization Cannot WaitThe Health Not Prisons Collective kicked off our Ready, Set, REPEAL campaign last week! The REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act (H.R. 6111) [...]
We recently caught up with PWN Greater Houston Area (GHA) chapter members Deborah Somoye and Selena Harbor to learn about their chapter’s mission, function, current projects, and how allies can support it. This month, we shine the Organizing Spotlight on [...]
August 20, 2022(Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up to receive updates from Positive Women's Network!)Positive Women’s Network - USA (PWN) commemorates the annual Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (SHAAD). Launched by the Southern AIDS Coalition in 2019, SHAAD is [...]
(Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up to receive updates from the Health Not Prisons Collective here.)The Health Not Prisons (HNP) Collective is proud to present our Ready, Set, REPEAL Toolkit for Advocates. HNP is mobilizing folks across the [...]
A State by State Advocacy GuideCategory 1: Your state has modernized or repealed its laws criminalizing HIV. CA, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, LA, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NV, TX, VA, WACongrats! If your state is in gold, your state [...]
The views and opinions expressed in this piece are the author’s and do not necessarily represent the position of Positive Women’s Network – USA.by: Mira LernerAugust 12, 2022HIV decriminalization and reproductive justice are both grounded in the right to bodily [...]
Laws criminalizing HIV are harmful and increase risk of violence for people living with HIV – especially for communities most impacted by the epidemic and discriminatorily targeted by law enforcement.HIV criminalization (see “Key phrases” for definition) is a racial, gender, [...]
Bodily autonomy is the simple but radical concept that individuals have the right to control what does and does not happen to our bodies. When we have full bodily autonomy, not only are we empowered to make decisions about our [...]
Last year, networks of people living with HIV in the United States came together as the U.S. People Living with HIV Caucus (HIV Caucus) to outline our policy agenda for the federal response to the HIV epidemic. Today, on the [...]
The views and opinions expressed in this piece are the author’s and do not necessarily represent the position of Positive Women’s Network – USA.by: Lisa Johnson-LettAugust 10, 2022Introduction: (Disclaimer) The words I speak are my words reflecting the opinions and [...]
🔥July’s Hot Topic🔥:In Light of Dobbs - Reproductive Health, Rights and JusticeJust weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, we are seeing and feeling the devastating consequences of a 40-year battle to limit reproductive freedom. As of August 1, abortion [...]
(Was this message forwarded to you? Sign up to receive quarterly updates from the HNP Collective!)The Health Not Prisons Collective is an intersectional national initiative launched in 2020 by Counter Narrative Project (CNP), Positive Women’s Network – USA (PWN), Sero Project, Transgender Law Center (TLC), [...]
Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe for bi-monthly emails from PWN in your inbox!Concerns about Molecular HIV Surveillance are heating upPWN is fighting to #endMHS (Molecular HIV Surveillance) and one crucial way to do that is to spread awareness [...]
Press Contact: Positive Women’s Network-USAVictoria Siciliano, Communications [email protected]**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**RESEARCHERS HALT SCIENTIFIC STUDY OVER ETHICS CONCERNS AROUND USE OF MOLECULAR HIV SURVEILLANCE DATAHIV advocacy organizations to host fireside chat with authors 14 July, 2022–A group of researchers (Diana M. Tordoff, Brian Minalga, [...]
Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe for bi-monthly emails from PWN in your inbox!🔥June’s Hot Topic🔥:Reproductive Health, Rights, and JusticeThe U.S. Supreme Court has done exactly what we expected: overturned the landmark case of Roe v Wade, which had solidified abortion [...]
We are devastated. We are heartbroken. And we will never stop fighting to Liberate Abortion.See how you can take action below.This morning we learned the U.S. Supreme Court has voted to overturn the landmark case Roe v. Wade, effectively erasing the [...]
Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe for bi-monthly emails from PWN in your inbox! Celebrating 14 Years of PWN! We can't believe Positive Women's Network is already fourteen years old! Time flies when you're building community, training leaders, [...]
Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe for bi-monthly emails from PWN in your inbox!🔥May’s Hot Topic🔥:More than "thoughts and prayers."We demand policy change for the victims of mass shootings.When tragedy strikes, thoughts and prayers are not enough. We sorrowfully [...]
As part of our commitment to elevate racial justice in the HIV decriminalization movement, the Health Not Prisons Collective (HNP) is launching an initiative to support legislative advocacy and coalition involvement in HIV decriminalization efforts by Black, Indigenous, and other [...]
Georgia on Our MindsCongratulations on a Major Victory!The Health Not Prisons (HNP) Collective congratulates our partners, allies, and accomplices in Georgia on a momentous victory. This month, Governor Kemp signed SB 164 into law, making Georgia the 10th state to modernize its [...]
The Health Not Prisons Collective is an intersectional national initiative launched in 2020 by Counter Narrative Project (CNP), Positive Women’s Network – USA (PWN), Sero Project, Transgender Law Center (TLC), and the U.S. Caucus of People Living with HIV (the HIV Caucus) — longtime collaborators led by, [...]
PWN is recognizing our very own Colorado Chapter as May 2022 Organizing Spotlight. The CO Chapter is committed to Get Out the Vote, and educate their neighbors about what’s on their ballot. In partnership with the Colorado Organizations Responding to [...]
Extremists are trying to dismantle our rights to abortion and reproductive freedom. Take the pledge to fight for reproductive freedom this election cycle and beyond!We created a paper version of the pledge that's also a coloring page. Print it out, [...]
April’s Hot Topic: Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson will be coming down within the next two months. Let’s talk about what’s at stake! Pro-abortion advocates are bracing for the decision in [...]
A few weeks ago we asked our friends in Colorado to reach out to your Representatives to demand a stop to a bill that would increase policing and criminal penalties for people who use drugs. This bill has passed the [...]
Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe for bi-monthly emails from PWN in your inbox!A Word From Our Federal GovernmentJudge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme CourtThe Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji [...]
The views and opinions expressed in this piece are the author’s and do not necessarily represent the position of Positive Women’s Network – USA.by: Katie WillinghamApril 4, 2022Elation was the first thing I felt when I saw my first face, [...]
Our hearts are so full!PWN’s second annual Celebrate and Honor Black Women in the HIV Movement (CHBW) Day was a resounding success with 100 attendees on Zoom and nearly 1,000 post engagements on Facebook Live. With broad support from the HIV [...]
On this important annual opportunity to commit to addressing the HIV epidemic among women and girls, we uplift Frances Ashe-Goins, a founder of NWGHAAD and one of PWN’s 20 Black women Movement Mothers, a part of our 2022 Celebrate and Honor Black [...]
In the United States, and especially in the South, Black and brown people make up the majority of new HIV diagnoses. Black women and women of color carry the burden of HIV diagnoses in America - a country with a [...]
As we approach another National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) today, we are forced to once again acknowledge the persistent disparities in care, prevention, and treatment for Black people living with or are at risk of HIV. For us, however, [...]
Positive Women’s Network - USA launched the R.I.S.E. (Resist, Inspire, Sustain Through Education) Gender Justice Training Academy in 2019. Over two years we paid, trained, prepared, and coached 13 transgender women of color living with HIV, most from the southern [...]
PWN's January 2022 Organizing spotlight is with our partner organization, The Well Project (TWP)! TWP is a non-profit organization whose mission is to change the course of the HIV/AIDS pandemic through a unique and comprehensive focus on women and girls. [...]
The Counter Narrative Project This month’s organizing spotlight is on the Counter Narrative Project (CNP)! Founded in 2014 to amplify the voices of Black gay men, CNP works at the intersection of narrative and social justice. PWN is proud [...]
Image by Micah Bazant with Forward Together Tomorrow, November 20th, marks the 22nd year of Trans Day of Remembrance/Resilience, where we remember, honor, and uplift the lives of our trans siblings who were taken too soon from us. Globally, [...]
For immediate release:: Molecular HIV Surveillance “a perfect storm” in the context of HIV-related criminalisationOctober 20, 2021A new briefing paper published today by Positive Women’s Network USA on behalf of the HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE coalition aims to support people living [...]
September 8, 2021: Another hurricane has hit the Gulf Coast region, and we know that a number of members and allies of Positive Women's Network - USA (PWN) are suffering the consequences: lengthy power outages, lost food and medications, property [...]
July 29, 2021: Missouri recently modernized the state's HIV exposure laws--an effort that took over 10 years on the part of local advocates, legislators and other stakeholders. PWN Board Co-Chair LaTrischa Miles began her organizing efforts to reform Missouri's HIV [...]
Join PWN’s regional chapters and state leads to meet the women and trans folks living with HIV leading the way in their communitiesJuly 23, 2021: Everyone in the HIV community knows that the women and trans folks of Positive Women’s [...]
July 14, 2021: For some of us, the last time we were together in person was at PWN’s 2019 Organizing for Power Bootcamp. We gathered together to learn about electoral organizing, to perfect our voter engagement and grassroots organizing skills, [...]
June 30, 2021: What do you do when you know the laws target a specific group of people? How do you amplify the concerns of the people who are impacted by those laws? What if you are a part of [...]
June 23, 2021: PWN is deeply saddened by the passing of our brilliant, well-respected, and loved founding member Loren Jones earlier this month. Loren was a long-standing member of PWN’s board of directors, a pioneer in HIV advocacy, a prison [...]
Many HIV activists have expressed concern about molecular HIV surveillance (MHS), a practice that utilizes and shares data from people living with HIV without our consent. In June 2020, the AIDS United Public Policy Committee adopted this position statement calling [...]
June 8, 2021Global activists from Positive Women's Network - USA, Sero Project, MPact, U.S. People living with HIV Caucus, HIV Racial Justice Now!, Desiree Alliance, International Community of Women Living with Women-North America, Global Network of People living with HIV/North [...]
People living with HIV know that one step in leading a healthy life is having access to life-saving medication. What do you do when access to those medications is taken away from the people who most need them? If you [...]
March 31, 2021Dear PWN community,Today is the International Transgender Day of Visibility, and building a world where it’s safe for transgender and gender non-conforming people to live their truth has never been more important. None of us are free until [...]
In March 2021, the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) held a hearing requesting stakeholders provide public comment answering two questions:What are the most meaningful actions that can be taken to implement the HIV National Strategy Plan and improve implementation [...]
It's Celebrate & Honor Black Women in the HIV Movement Day! March 12, 2021 The day we've been counting down to since last fall is finally here: PWN's first annual Celebrate & Honor Black Women in the HIV Movement Day. [...]
March 8, 2021Greetings, PWN members and community,We are writing to you today with big news. Nearly thirteen years into the existence of Positive Women’s Network – USA (PWN), we have transitioned to a co-directorship model. Venita Ray and Naina Khanna [...]
