Ready to mobilize the Bay Area for the 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C.? We are! Join WORLD, a community partner for AIDS 2012, on September 7th to discuss and dialogue with the community about our involvement in next year’s conference. Congresswoman Barbara Lee, a local and national leader in HIV advocacy, will join [...]
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WORLD presence in Oakland Tribune in honor of National HIV Testing Day
June 20, 2011 – The Oakland Tribune My Word program writes an article titled “HIV/AIDS an issue we cannot afford to ignore” by William Olson. In honor of National HIV Testing Day on June 27th, 2011, Olson honors and recognizes the epidemic in the U.S., especially in California. Olson sheds light on the epidemic among [...]
U.S. Positive Women’s Network is hiring: International AIDS Conference 2012 Organizer
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Women & HIV Orgs Submit Comments on Health Reform High Risk Pools
Health care reform was passed to help women living with pre-existing conditions like HIV access health insurance that covers the care we need at premiums we can afford. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is getting ready to help states implement Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plans across the nation – a huge stride in [...]
