Reflections on USCA 2010: Documenting Women’s Voices Stigma and Discrimination in Disney World by Barb Cardell Night falls, I sit in my room, Orlando Florida, looking out over the horizon and I see it, the Cinderella Castle, the dreaded Magical Kingdom that Walt Disney built, the House of the Mouse and so on… I sigh [...]
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Gender Audit of National HIV/AIDS Strategy Released!
Thirteen organizations today released a gender audit of the first-ever U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy. The document is an analysis, from a gender perspective, of the Strategy, and lays out recommendations for the Strategy’s implementation to improve all women’s, including transgender women’s, access to HIV prevention, care, and treatment consistent with the right to nondiscrimination, dignity, [...]
WORLD at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna!
PWN was at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna! They presented posters, workshops, and the fabulous Waheedah Shabazz-El was the closing plenary to welcome folks to Washington, DC’s International AIDS Conference in 2012. Click for more coverage of the conference with updates on key issues and perspectives relevant to women, girls, human rights and gender [...]
Need a Ride?
CAL-PEP will be providing FREE shuttle service to HIV positive clients. CAL-PEP’s shuttle route* will include Project Open Hand, EBAC, Magic Johnson Clinic, APEB, Highland and Allen Temple AIDS ministry. Spread the Word! 1. Pre enrollment has started. Please fax the following: -Letter of diagnosis. -Enrollment form and client release of information form. 2. Fax [...]
Calling All Women: Speak Up on Next Steps for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy!
As we all celebrate the newly-released National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), several questions remain about how the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) and other Federal Agencies should implement it. The new strategy provides a good basic framework, but lacks specific direction on many important issues facing women. If we want them to put women-specific plans [...]
May 2010 WORLD Retreat – Applications Now Available
WORLD is happy to announce our 34th annual retreat for HIV+ women! The retreat will be held May 24-26, 2010 at the beautiful Bishop Ranch in Healdsburg, California. Come be renewed, refreshed, and inspired, meet new and old friends and take care of YOU! Applications are due May 3, 2010 Download: English Spanish We look forward [...]
Peer Mentors: Alliances That Work
Excerpt of the Spring 2010 article: A Supportive Approach to Supervision for Peers Living with HIV by Janie Riley, originally published by the AIA Liz Bates is a peer working in the field of HIV. When asked how supportive supervision has helped her, she said, “Sometimes clients come to me in crisis. I recently had [...]
