Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

  January 12, 2023 Honourable David Lametti Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Sent via email: [email protected]   Dear Minister Lametti: On behalf of PAN and our members, we write to thank you for following through on the commitment made at the July 2022 International AIDS Conference, to undertake a public consultation on… Read more »

  The Provincial Mental Health and Substance Use Network is inviting people with lived/ living experience (PWLLE, including families) to participate in a Zoom focus group in mid-January. Please see the following details.   Background In 2016, the Office of the Auditor General’s (OAG) Report, indicated that there are long standing system level gaps that… Read more »

Substance Use News: December 2022

  Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis. Info for People Who Use Substances: get the latest alerts, and tips on how to stay safe from Toward the Heart. Visit our Substance Use and Harm Reduction page for more resources.   … Read more »

Virtual Event: Gender Construction and Continuum

Virtual Training January 25 and February 22, 2023 9 AM to 2 PM Pacific time each day   We look forward to seeing you in this series that will explore gender construction and the gender continuum. There will be 3 featured sessions on January 25 and 3 featured sessions on February 22, 2023. Each day will have… Read more »

PAN Letter to Parliamentary Secretary Megan Dykeman

  December 15, 2022 Megan Dykeman, MLA Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits Parliament Buildings Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 Sent via email: [email protected]   Dear Parliamentary Secretary Dykeman: On behalf of PAN, I write to congratulate you on your appointment to the position of Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits. PAN is a… Read more »

  The Canadian Association for Global Health (CAGH) brings together a vibrant global health community working to create a healthier and more equitable world. CAGH is a member-based not-for-profit organization whose action on health equity and the social determinants of health in Canada and worldwide is rooted in collaborative research, learning, advocacy, policy and practice…. Read more »

Join Action Hepatitis Canada in Budget Asks for 2023

  From Action Hepatitis Canada:   We made a pre-budget submission asking the federal government to double the CAF and triple the HRF in next year’s budget! Also, we asked them to update the Prison Needle exchange pilot to an evidence-based model and expand it to all federal correctional facilities, and to fund and increase… Read more »

  Join us for a webinar with the Canadian HIV and Disability Project (CaNHDis) of Realize: A National Environmental Scan of HIV and Disability Resources Register   Summary: Systemic ableism is increasingly being identified as a major barrier in Canada’s HIV Response (PHAC, 2020). Realize’s ongoing dialogues across the HIV and Disability sectors have flagged… Read more »

  From Women and Gender Equality Canada Pacific Region  Women and Gender Equality Canada is inviting: Organizations with experience working on gender-based violence (GBV) issues that meet all the eligibility requirements to submit a proposal for funding. This call for proposals is comprised of two funding streams.   Stream 1: Promising Practices The objective of this… Read more »

I Am HIV Self-testing Campaign

  Everyone in Canada should have access to what they need for their health. I Am is a national grass-roots initiative to raise awareness and action about getting tested for HIV to know your status and take steps to stay healthy. Get support before, during and after you test, either online or in-person. Your connection… Read more »

From Battered Women’s Support Services: An in-person community gathering from 6 – 8 PM Pacific time. 312 Main Street, Vancouver, on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh) Nations.   It has been over 30 years since the horrific murder of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal (December 6,… Read more »