Please see the attached job description for an International AIDS Conference 2012 Organizer and circulate widely!! The International AIDS Conference Organizer will be responsible for ensuring that HIV-positive women’s participation and priorities are appropriately represented leading up to and at the International AIDS Conference in July 2012 in Washington, DC. To apply: send resume and cover letter to pwn(at)womenhiv.org by …
U.S. Positive Women’s Network launches a new website!
In honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the U.S. Positive Women’s Network, a project of WORLD, launches its website at www.pwn-usa.org. A website designed to advocate for women affected by HIV, PWN also releases its human rights survey – Diagnosis, Sexuality and Choice – to lift up the voices of HIV-positive women. The survey reveals that HIV-positive …
Survey shows HIV+ women suffer from human rights violations; Oakland women plan response
For Immediate Release Contact: Sonia Rastogi, 510.986.0340 ext 317 Oakland, CA- March 10, 2011 – Although much progress has been made, HIV-positive women routinely suffer from human rights violations, says a survey released by the U.S. Positive Women’s Network (PWN). The PWN, a project of Oakland-based Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases (WORLD), released its survey results in time …
We Did It!
Bev’s 60th celebration was a fantastic time! We were able to raise almost $700 for WORLD. A big THANK YOU to everyone who donated and participated!
Get-Out-The-Vote: November 2, 2010 Elections
November 2nd, 2010 is Election Day! Almost one-quarter of Americans eligible to vote are not registered. Unregistered Americans tend to be low income, people of color, young people, recent U.S. citizens, formerly incarcerated individuals, and those who have recently moved to a new address. In addition, communities with low voting rates – including people of color and low-income communities – …
HIV Criminalization
HIV Criminalization by Vanessa Johnson, JD, Executive Vice President, NAPWA Part of my USCA responsibilities included facilitating a round table discussion devoted to HIV criminalization. If I am not mistaken, it may have been the only session at USCA focused on this important topic. Below I reflect on my motivation to discuss HIV criminalization and how this motivation shaped my …