Category: HIV and the Law

Community Consultation: Reforming the Criminal Code to limit HIV criminalization

Posted On: Friday, September 3rd, 2021

The Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization (CCRHC) has previously called for changes to the federal Criminal Code that would limit HIV criminalization. This call was in the Coalition’s Community Consensus Statement released in 2017. Since then, Coalition members have continued to press the federal government for action and have been developing some options for amendments to the Criminal Code. To inform… Read more »

Doing HIV Justice: How to advocate for prosecutorial guidance for HIV-related cases

Posted On: Monday, July 12th, 2021

Date: July 14, 2021 Time: 7AM Pacific time Streaming live on Facebook and YouTube Hosted by Edwin J Bernard With guests Kene Esom, Lisa Power, and Richard Elliott Associate Producer: Denis Nzioka Executive Producer: Edwin J Bernard Produced and directed by Nicholas Feustel HIV Justice Network invites you to the next episode of our web… Read more »

Changes in Leadership at the HIV Legal Network

Posted On: Monday, June 7th, 2021

This news comes from the HIV Legal Network newsletter. Stay up to date with the HIV Legal Network by subscribing here. After nearly 28 years of involvement with the organization, 14 of them as Executive Director, our own Richard Elliott is stepping down and moving on to new adventures — though we know him well… Read more »

2019-20 Year in Review: Community-Based Research

Posted On: Monday, October 19th, 2020

The Year in Review This year has been a busy one for the Community-Based Research (CBR) Department at PAN! We currently support three signature CBR projects – the BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index, Making it Work, and Positive Living, Positive Homes. We also support capacity-building relating to CBR with our members and allies… Read more »

2019-20 Year in Review: Collective Impact Network

Posted On: Monday, October 19th, 2020

The Year in Review   In the last year, through the omnipresent and work-altering impacts of COVID-19, PAN has continued to steer the ‘coordinated and effective community-based response to HIV and hepatitis C in our province’, the stated goal of the Collective Impact Network (CIN). An added uncertainty was that all the community contracts with… Read more »

2019-20 Year in Review: Resources

Posted On: Monday, October 19th, 2020

The Year in Review   PAN resources are constantly evolving to support the many moving parts in the dynamic work of our communities. Resources range from short reads to deep dives on health and social justice issues, to videos available live and on-demand. Our News and Views section features weekly blogs offering community training events,… Read more »

The Year in Review: Message from PAN Leadership

Posted On: Friday, October 16th, 2020

Rising to the challenges of our times J. Evin Jones, Executive Director and Board Co-Chairs, Katrina Jensen and Patrick McDougall   Dear Friends, Since the time of last year’s annual report, while PAN and our member organizations have realized many successes, it has been an incredibly challenging year. The overdose crisis is worse than ever… Read more »

Court decision means lawmakers must act to end unjust unscientific prosecutions of people living with HIV

Posted On: Monday, August 17th, 2020

The following statement was issued jointly by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (“Legal Network”), the Coalition des organismes communautaires québécois de lutte contre le sida (COCQ-SIDA), and the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO). TORONTO, August 7, 2020 — This week, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in R. v N.G., a… Read more »

Join the campaign – tell Canada’s Attorney General to make conditions safer for all workers

Posted On: Monday, August 17th, 2020

via the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Last month, the Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform — of which the Legal Network is a member — wrote to David Lametti, the federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General, urging him to issue a directive to stop federal Crown Attorneys from prosecuting sex work offences. Unfortunately,… Read more »

Beyond Blame at HIV2020 Online: Register Now

Posted On: Monday, June 29th, 2020

Beyond Blame: Challenging Criminalization for HIV Justice Worldwide Date: Wednesday July 8, 2020 Time: 6 AM Pacific time   Beyond Blame is a unique opportunity for both new and long-established activists to learn why HIV criminalization matters. Hear about the wide range of initiatives and strategies that have been used by activists around the world… Read more »

What a Year It Was!

Posted On: Friday, December 20th, 2019

Casting the traditional fiscal year aside, the calendar shows 2019 was an amazing year with you all. Thank you to everyone who walked through the months, events, and issues with us. PAN and our members continued to do critical social justice work in every corner of the province throughout 2019.  Some social change and equity… Read more »