Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

Roundtable Registration- Renewing the Government of Canada’s Action Plan for STBBI

Posted On: Thursday, April 6th, 2023

  The Government of Canada is renewing its federal Action Plan – Accelerating our response: Government of Canada five-year action plan on sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI).  We would like to thank all of those who have participated in engagement opportunities thus far. Your perspectives are valued to provide key insights for a renewed Action Plan…. Read more »

“We Recognize This Magic in Each Other:” Research into TGD Peer Support

Posted On: Thursday, April 6th, 2023

Webinar: May 23, 2023 Time: 12- 1 PM Pacific time Connections between transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people are filled with potential. Despite the presence of peer support in TGD communities for generations, its exchange between TGD people – along with its power to promote resilience – have been under-researched in academic scholarship. We are… Read more »

Substance Use News March 2023

Posted On: Friday, March 31st, 2023

  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.    In the… Read more »

Pivot Legal Society position paper calls for the elimination of involuntary treatment in BC

Posted On: Friday, March 24th, 2023

  News release via Pivot Legal Society Pivot Legal Society has released a new position paper, Involuntary Treatment: Criminalization by another name. The paper comes amid government movement toward the expansion of involuntary treatment in BC, including by Premier David Eby and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jennifer Whiteside. Recent rumblings from municipal, provincial,… Read more »

2SLGBTQI+ Community Capacity Fund

Posted On: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023

  Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) Canada has released a call for proposals. Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) works to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression through the inclusion of people of all genders, including women, in Canada’s economic, social and political life. Context Protecting rights and… Read more »

Walking Our Talk: Everyday Decolonizing

Posted On: Monday, March 20th, 2023

Virtual Training Event March 29, 2023. We look forward to seeing you in this virtual training, which will engage approaches to incorporating decolonization ethics into our everyday practice in nonprofit and community-based work. There will be two featured sessions on March 29th, each focusing on strengthening our approaches to standing against colonialism in our work…. Read more »

Join the fight for access to HIV treatment that eliminates the need for daily oral medication

Posted On: Monday, March 20th, 2023

  Today in British Columbia, people living with HIV are being denied access to long acting treatments that allow for those living with HIV to receive one injection every one or two months  instead of taking pills every day. Long acting treatment is available in every province in Canada except for British Columbia. People living… Read more »

Share your Views: Participate in the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health’s Listening Tour

Posted On: Friday, March 17th, 2023

  The Institute of Gender and Health (IGH) wants to hear from you! Under the leadership of the new Scientific Director, Dr. Angela Kaida, IGH is embarking on a Listening Tour and national planning process to co-create a new strategic plan to guide our work together. Beginning in spring 2023, the IGH team will travel… Read more »

5th Annual BC Substance Use Conference

Posted On: Friday, March 17th, 2023

BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) is very excited to be hosting their 5th Annual BC Substance Use Conference this April, 20–22nd at the PARQ Marriot on the unceded, traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people in what’s colonially called Vancouver. The theme of the conference is The Challenge of Change. There is… Read more »

Survey: Renewing the Government of Canada’s Action Plan for Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections

Posted On: Friday, March 17th, 2023

  via Public Health Agency of Canada The Government of Canada is renewing its federal Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBI) Action Plan. A modernized Action Plan will position the federal response in post-pandemic realities while incorporating an equity lens and the latest scientific evidence in order to accelerate our response to meet global targets…. Read more »

Job Posting: Manager of Harm Reduction Teams, AVI (Victoria location)

Posted On: Monday, March 6th, 2023

AVI HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES (AVI) is a multi-disciplinary community based organisation providing HIV, hepatitis C and harm reduction services out of 5 locations across Vancouver Island. AVI provides services to people living with HIV and hepatitis C and harm reduction clients. We take evidence-based action to prevent infection, provide support, and reduce stigma. We work… Read more »