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Key Constituencies Impacted by the HIV Epidemic Hold Counter Conference to Raise Issues Inadequately Addressed by National HIV Prevention Conference & National HIV/AIDS Strategy

**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MON. 12/7 & TUES. 12/8** Contact: Suraj Madoori,  708-590-9806, [email protected] or Jennie Smith-Camejo, 347-553-5174, [email protected] ATLANTA: This week, as representatives of multiple federal agencies and organizations working in HIV prevention and care convene in Atlanta for the [...]

2017-12-01T15:50:53-08:00December 3rd, 2015|Access to Care, Criminalization, HIV epidemic, human rights, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, PLHIV Sexuality, Prevention Justice|Comments Off on Key Constituencies Impacted by the HIV Epidemic Hold Counter Conference to Raise Issues Inadequately Addressed by National HIV Prevention Conference & National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Reproductive Rights Must Be Part of Our Battle

Positive Women’s Network - USA Statement on World AIDS Day 2015 Dec 1, 2015 - Just four days ago, an atrocious act of terror was perpetrated against Planned Parenthood, an essential source of healthcare for working and low-income women, men [...]

2017-12-01T16:04:00-08:00November 30th, 2015|Access to Care, Count Me In, Criminalization, Economic Justice, HIV Awareness Days, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, National Summit 2014, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Reproductive Rights Must Be Part of Our Battle

Join the 2nd Annual Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV, October 23, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Naina Khanna, [email protected] / 510-681-1169 August 31, 2015 – For women living with HIV, trauma and violence are often deadlier than the virus. Join Positive Women's Network - USA (PWN-USA), the premier voice of women leaders with [...]

2017-12-01T16:22:40-08:00August 31st, 2015|HIV Awareness Days, HIV epidemic, human rights, National Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV, Trauma, Violence|Comments Off on Join the 2nd Annual Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV, October 23, 2015

“We Gonna Be Alright”: An HIV Activist at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening

By Waheedah Shabazz-El, PWN-USA Director of Regional Organizing   Introduction Waheedah Shabazz-El. “Unapologetically Black” was a major theme amongst more than 1,500 Black activists and organizers in attendance at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening, held [...]

2017-12-01T16:27:47-08:00August 10th, 2015|Black Lives Matter, Criminalization, Economic Justice, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, Organizing Tools, Prevention Justice, Stigma, Trans Justice, Violence|Comments Off on “We Gonna Be Alright”: An HIV Activist at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening

"We Gonna Be Alright": An HIV Activist at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening

By Waheedah Shabazz-El, PWN-USA Director of Regional Organizing   Introduction Waheedah Shabazz-El. “Unapologetically Black” was a major theme amongst more than 1,500 Black activists and organizers in attendance at the 1st National Movement for Black Lives Convening, held [...]

Updating the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Vote for the Recommendations Most Vital to Women with HIV!

Can you believe it's been almost FIVE YEARS since the first National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) was released in July 2010? The NHAS is a plan created under President Obama to comprehensively address the domestic HIV epidemic. The first NHAS included [...]

2015-05-18T16:08:00-07:00May 18th, 2015|Access to Care, Criminalization, Economic Justice, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, PLHIV Sexuality, Prevention Justice, Research, Stigma, Trans Justice, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on Updating the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Vote for the Recommendations Most Vital to Women with HIV!

We Stand with Michael Johnson: HIV Is Not a Crime

HIV and Justice Organizations Stand with Michael Johnson and All Black Gay Men, and Condemn Laws Criminalizing HIV-Positive Status As organizations committed to human rights, social justice, and dignity for people living with and vulnerable to HIV, we release this [...]

PWN-USA Teams with Healthcare Providers to Release New Model for Trauma-Informed Care

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Olivia Ford – [email protected] – 347.553.5174 May 6, 2015 – Today, Positive Women’s Network – USA (PWN-USA), a national membership body of women with HIV, is proud to announce the release of a new model for [...]

2015-05-06T08:55:07-07:00May 6th, 2015|Access to Care, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Research, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on PWN-USA Teams with Healthcare Providers to Release New Model for Trauma-Informed Care

Bee Day 2015: Advocating for Reproductive Health in South Carolina

By Stacy Jennings, PWN-USA Member On March 25, 2015, many lobbyists – including me – from the grassroots e-advocacy network "Tell Them," which works to improve reproductive health policy in South Carolina, gathered for an opportunity to meet with House [...]

2015-04-02T12:37:32-07:00April 2nd, 2015|Access to Care, Prevention Justice, Uncategorized, Violence, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on Bee Day 2015: Advocating for Reproductive Health in South Carolina

Advancing Collaborative and Shared Leadership and Participation Inclusive of Women Living with HIV

Remarks Delivered at the White House’s National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Event, “Stepping Out of the Shadows: HIV & Violence against Women and Girls” By Vanessa Johnson, PWN-USA National Training and Leadership Director Vanessa Johnson, JD. [...]

2015-03-10T09:08:14-07:00March 10th, 2015|Access to Care, Count Me In, HIV epidemic, human rights, Leadership stories, NWGHAAD, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence|Comments Off on Advancing Collaborative and Shared Leadership and Participation Inclusive of Women Living with HIV

Do All Black Lives Matter?

On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Amplifying the Voices of Women, Youth, and Transgender Women FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Olivia Ford, [email protected] / 347.553.5174 February 7, 2015 – This National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), Black women remain 20 times [...]

2015-02-07T05:30:08-08:00February 7th, 2015|Access to Care, Black Lives Matter, Count Me In, Intersectionality, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on Do All Black Lives Matter?

PWN-USA Stands with Ferguson and Demands Justice for Michael Brown

Dear community, On Monday, a St. Louis grand jury failed to bring charges against Ferguson County Police Officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed 18-year old Michael Brown. This verdict is horrifying and devastating for Michael's family, and for folks in [...]

2014-11-26T07:18:52-08:00November 26th, 2014|Black Lives Matter, Criminalization, Economic Justice, human rights, Trauma, Violence|Comments Off on PWN-USA Stands with Ferguson and Demands Justice for Michael Brown

PWN-USA Applauds Federal Progress Addressing the Intersections of Violence Against Women, HIV, and Trauma

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Olivia Ford - [email protected] - 347.553.5174 October 10, 2014 - Today, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we congratulate the White House Office of National AIDS Policy on today's release of Updates on Efforts to Address the Intersections of HIV/AIDS, Violence [...]

2014-10-15T00:31:46-07:00October 15th, 2014|Stigma, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence, Women-centered Care|3 Comments

Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV: Save the Date, Join the Call

On October 23, 2014, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, PWN-USA is spearheading a National Day of Action to End Violence Against Women Living with HIV. Please join us for the first Day of Action planning call on Thursday, September 4, [...]

2014-09-02T13:52:17-07:00September 2nd, 2014|Stigma, Uncategorized, Violence|Comments Off on Day of Action to End Violence Against Women with HIV: Save the Date, Join the Call

Getting to Zero for Women: Violence is the Fatal Flaw in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Getting to Zero for Women: Violence is the Fatal Flaw in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Sonia Rastogi, [email protected], (408) 306-6805 November 28, 2012, Oakland, CA – Data released in 2012 shows a shocking correlation between violence, [...]

2012-11-28T08:51:48-08:00November 28th, 2012|National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Violence|Comments Off on Getting to Zero for Women: Violence is the Fatal Flaw in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Involving local, state, and global commissions in Violence Against Women

Continued Reflections on Women, HIV, and Violence: Involving Local, State, and Global Commissions by Loren Jones By Loren Jones The murder of Cicely Bolden on September 6th, 2012, both heightened and inflamed our sense of sadness and rage. It also [...]

2012-11-24T10:14:40-08:00November 24th, 2012|Violence|Comments Off on Involving local, state, and global commissions in Violence Against Women

Involving Local, State and Global Commissions in Women, HIV and Violence

Continued Reflections on Women, HIV, and Violence: Involving local, state, and global commissions By Loren Jones The murder of Cicely Bolden on September 6th, 2012, both heightened and inflamed our sense of sadness and rage. It also reminded us of [...]

2012-11-24T07:36:46-08:00November 24th, 2012|Leadership stories, Violence, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on Involving Local, State and Global Commissions in Women, HIV and Violence
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