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Funding: Indigenous Priorities Granting Program
Posted On: Monday, October 18th, 2021
via Vancouver Foundation Vancouver Foundation is committing $750,000 to the Indigenous Priorities Granting Program (IPGP) to provide flexible, one-time grants to First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities, and Indigenous-led organizations operating in the lands now known as BC. Grants are available up to $50,000 and are to support Indigenous-led initiatives that encourage community inclusiveness, belonging, and healing. The… Read more »
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Webinar: Caught in the Carceral Web: Anti-Trafficking Laws and Policies and their Impact on Migrant Sex Workers
Posted On: Monday, October 18th, 2021
Date: October 25, 2021 Time: 12 noon Pacific time Join the HIV Legal Network’s Co-Executive Director Sandra Ka Hon Chu and others as they launch their paper on migrant sex work and the ineffectiveness and harm of anti-human trafficking laws in addressing exploitation. Written with Elene Lam of Butterfly, Judy Fudge from McMaster University, and… Read more »
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Job posting: Program Specialist, Substance Use and Contingency Management, HIM
Posted On: Monday, October 18th, 2021
The Health Initiative for Men (HIM), a non-profit society whose main office is located on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations (Vancouver, BC), seeks a qualified candidate to fill the position of Program Specialist, Substance Use and Contingency Management. The incumbent will be a well-trained mental health professional with a passion… Read more »
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HIV in MOTION Community of Practice
Posted On: Monday, October 18th, 2021
You are invited to participate in the HIV in Motion Community of Practice (CoP) on Tuesday November 2, 2021 from 9-11 AM Pacific time. The topic for this session is “You’re always on my Mind – Mental Health/Mindfulness, Physical Exercise and HIV”. The great group of panelists for this session include: Glen Bradford, Manager Peer Navigation… Read more »
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Job posting: Project Coordinator, SHAWNA Project
Posted On: Monday, October 18th, 2021
Starting Wage: $54,705 – $64,256 per annum Status: Full-Time Job Summary The SHAWNA Project is a community-based research project focused on the experiences of cis and trans women living with HIV in accessing and navigating care, housing, social and legal supports. In particular, the SHAWNA Project is committed to ‘GIPA/MEPA’ principles of greater and meaningful… Read more »
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Webinar: Fertility and fertility intentions among youth living with HIV
Posted On: Friday, October 15th, 2021
Date: Friday October 29, 2021 Time: 11:30 AM-1:30 PM Pacific time Via CIHR CTN network Co-morbidities and HIV workgroup: People living with HIV are living longer and healthier lives due to the benefits of antiretroviral therapy. But problems related to inflammation from poorly controlled HIV, or damage due to previous or current medications, are one… Read more »
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Webinar: HIV self-testing: Putting it into practice
Posted On: Friday, October 15th, 2021
Date: Wednesday November 3, 2021 Time: 9-10:30 AM Pacific time via CATIE: An exciting development in our efforts to reach people living with undiagnosed HIV has been the licensing of the first HIV self-test in Canada in November 2020. Self-testing is a tool that has the potential to reach people who are not accessing HIV… Read more »
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Action Hepatitis Canada Invites You to Connect
Posted On: Friday, October 15th, 2021
Action Hepatitis Canada says that invitations to present about their Progress Report continue to come in. They have shared the Progress Report at the PAHO Meeting of the World Hepatitis Alliance. They will present at the ECHO+ Annual Liver Conference in Alberta on October 23, and are preparing for a meeting with an Assistant Deputy… Read more »
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The Year in Review, 2020-21
Posted On: Thursday, October 14th, 2021
Message from PAN Leadership The theme of this year’s PAN annual report is Doubling Down in Dual Public Health Emergencies. When talking about the theme for this year’s report and our upcoming AGM. (Register now), we wanted to convey both the challenges facing our sector and communities, but also the strength and resilience of the… Read more »
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Community Scholarships for attending the Canadian Conference on Global Health (CCGH 2021)
Posted On: Sunday, October 10th, 2021
The HIV-HCV Knowledge to Action (K2A) program is offering Community Registration Scholarships for free attendance (virtual or in-person) to this year’s Canadian Conference on Global Health (CCGH 2021). These scholarships are intended to encourage the participation of people with lived experience (HIV and hepatitis C, as well as people working in Community-Based Organizations whose… Read more »
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Open Letter to the ‘new’ Government-Demanding action
Posted On: Sunday, October 10th, 2021
Dear Colleagues, First and foremost, we would like to thank you for signing onto our call for drug decriminalization in Canada last year. Since then, several jurisdictions have been working on local requests for decriminalization and the Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs launched an historic lawsuit challenging Canada’s punitive drug laws. It is… Read more »
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AVI Workshop series Sex, Drugs, Cock*, and Hole explores stigma and pleasure
Posted On: Sunday, October 10th, 2021
via AVI This titillating 6 week virtual workshop series will explore themes of stigma and pleasure when it comes to sex and substance use, including how to make the most of your encounters and use, as well as what to do when things go wrong. Further details including session descriptions and guest speaker announcements will… Read more »
