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, and scoring victories for our people! To celebrate our birthday, PWN members and staff shared some of their favorite PWN moments.

Check out our 2021 Impact Report!

In June 2008, 28 diverse women and trans folks living with HIV founded PWN to build collective power for our communities. In 2021 we honored our founders’ vision by consistently elevating a racial and gender justice analysis, training more than 6000 advocates, investing deeply in the South, paying 142 people living with HIV for their work, running a virtual support group, moving more than $50,000 directly to PWN chapters, delivering thousands of dollars in direct assistance to members in need, and leading policy victories in eight states and at the federal level.

We couldn’t be more proud of and inspired by everything our members and staff have accomplished. Read all about it here.

Congratulations on your graduation, Ieshia!

Ieshia Scott, PWN’s Communications and Training Program Assistant, has graduated with a Master’s Degree in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Management from Nova Southeastern University!

Ieshia is also a PWN member, a fierce public and motivational speaker, an advocate and trainer, and all-around super mom–basically, the embodiment of Black Girl Magic.

Your hard work and brilliance are an inspiration to our whole community. We are so proud to have you as a part of our staff and movement family!

Congratulations to our June 2022 Shero of the Month, PWN Colorado State Lead, and PWN RISE Gender Justice Program participant Toi Hughes!

Learn more about Toi’s past, what brought her to PWN Colorado, and her plans for the future!

Take the Pledge to Protect Reproductive Freedom!

We won’t stop until abortion care is affordable, accessible and free from stigma, shame, or punishment. As we await news from the US Supreme Court about the fate of Roe v. Wade, we want to uplift our continued commitment to #LiberateAbortion.

If you haven’t already, take PWN’s pledge to Liberate Abortion and Protect Reproductive Freedom today!

PWN members attend the Denver Slut Walk.

PWN-Colorado Reproductive Justice
Teach-In

Join our Colorado Chapter for the Reproductive Justice Teach in and Community Call to Action on Monday, June 20th from 6-7 pm MT.
Want to work to improve the lives and uphold the rights of U.S. women living with HIV? We’ll teach you how to phone bank for reproductive justice from anywhere in the country!

PWN Sister Circle Virtual Support Group
June 30

Join us this month on Thursday, June 30th at 8pm ET/ 7pm CT/ 5pm PT for PWN Cares Sister Circle. #PWNCares Sister Circle is a virtual support group for women and people of trans experience living with HIV. Registration is required for participation.

PWN members will receive a link to join the group once they sign up. We encourage you to join us and invite a friend!

Live with Michelle Troxell and Teresa Anderson on The Rap Up Live
June 17

Today, June 17, at 2:30 pm ET our PWN Pennsylvania chapter’s fierce leaders did a Facebook Live. Watch the video on PWN’s Facebook to learn about highlights from their powerful 2022 spring GOTV campaign!

Join Alicia Diggs, NC State Lead for a Panel Discussion
June 18

Saturday June 18, 2022 from 10am-12pm EST join us for conversations on why Black and brown cisgender women may not have participated in research studies, some of the reasons why Black and brown cisgender women have not been included in research studies, ways to engage more Black and brown cisgender women in research studies, dispel myths, and provide future opportunities for Black and brown cisgender women to be included and have a voice in research.

PWN New Members’ Coffee
June 24

Don’t forget your hot cup of joe for PWN’s new members’ coffee on Friday, June 24th at 2 ET/ 1 CT/ 12 MT/ 11 PT.

Learn more about PWN and how to get connected; meet our staff and some long-term members where you can ask questions and connect with other women living with HIV.

Join our Houston, TX Chapter for their campaign launch!
June 24

The Greater Houston Area Chapter of PWN will be kicking off their 2022 voter engagement campaign in style with a big reception followed by a two-day leadership training. Those of us not in Texas can join the fun anyway because the party will be streamed live on our Facebook page on June 24th at 6:45PM CST!

SWARM: Quality of Life for Long Term Survivors
June 27

SWARM (Southern Women Advocacy Response Mobilization) is a space to learn, share, plan, and discuss emerging policy issues, hear from expert speakers, and strategize on how to improve the lives of people living with HIV in the South. Join us this month for a discussion about quality of life for long-term survivors of HIV.

We’re Looking for a Voter Engagement Program Manager!

Join our team of dedicated staff! We’re looking for a Civic Engagement/Voter Engagement Program Manager to lead the strategy, management, and execution of our nonpartisan civic engagement program!

 

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The Underground Woman: From Prisoner to Freedom
By Asha Molock

Over 36 million people worldwide are living with HIV and many go through great lengths to keep their HIV status a secret due to societal stigma, discrimination and rejection. PWN member, Asha Molock, is one of those millions and in her memoir, The Underground Woman, she divulges how she kept her HIV status a secret from family and friends for ten years. Fearful and ashamed, Asha lived metaphorically underground before spiraling through a journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. Asha recovers her strength and courage, fostering friendships and alliances within the HIV community, which helped her to emerge to the surface to stand in her truth and disclose her HIV status. Thriving with a newfound passion as an HIV advocate, she learns to live an authentic life.