Category: PAN News and Events

Date: July 22, 2021 Time: 10 AM Pacific time Hepatitis C is highly treatable, and once a person begins treatment, they can be cured within a few months. Yet starting treatment isn’t as easy as that for many.  In this webinar, researcher Jessica Jacob will share findings from a study looking at how youth who… Read more »

Please note this piece has details that may make it difficult for some to read. First Nation Cowessess Chief Cadmus Delorme made the announcement on Thursday June 24, 2021 that 751 unmarked graves have been found in a cemetery near the former Marieval Indian Residential School in what is commonly called Saskatchewan. We wish to… Read more »

Remembering Marcie Summers

It’s with great sadness that we acknowledge the death of long-time advocate and ally Marcie Summers. Marcie was active in the community-based HIV movement beginning in 1986, working as a volunteer in the Speaker’s Bureau at AIDS Vancouver. In 1993, she began working as Executive Director for Positive Women’s Network. In 1996, she was a… Read more »

Date: June 22, 2021 Time: 10-11:30 AM Pacific time For Pride Month this year, Realize is hosting Queer and Trans Conversations about Disability Leadership. This webinar, part of the Real Talk with Realize series, will be hosted by Melissa Egan, National Lead, Episodic Disabilities at Realize and moderated by Heather McCain, Executive Director of Creating… Read more »

  We are excited to share that I’m Ready, a major HIV self-testing research program has launched from REACH Nexus, which is the same research team that got Canada’s first HIV self-test approved last November. I’m Ready’s goals are to reach people who are undiagnosed, get them connected to care, and to learn through the research how… Read more »

Substance Use News, May 2021

Substance Use News provides a snapshot of news and resources for those working in harm reduction. We share pieces on the social, medical and political responses to the opioid crisis, from advocacy to welcome change. With the added layer of the coronoavirus/COVID-19 public health constraints, those working in harm reduction have heightened concerns about how… Read more »

Advocacy evaluation is a growing field of evaluation that seeks to capture a lot of the work that often remains unaccounted for, despite its importance for promoting equity and social justice. The theme of this year’s Canadian Evaluation Society Conference focused on ‌evaluation‌ ‌utilization. How do we make sure that ‌we not only use evaluation… Read more »

Minister Mike Farnworth Assistant Deputy Minister Wayne Rideout Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Via Email: [email protected]; [email protected]   May 13, 2021 Dear Minister Farnworth and Assistant Deputy Minister Rideout, RE: Joint Letter to Provincial Government Regarding Unauthorized Police Enforcement of COVID-19 Travel Restrictions on May 1, 2021 We are writing to follow up… Read more »

Updated: Let’s Talk Stigma Reduction!

  About the event Date: Friday, June 11, 2021 Time: 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM Pacific time Let’s Talk Stigma Reduction! is a coming together of diverse individuals, organizations, and communities to discuss stigma from an intersectional perspective as it is experienced/enacted broadly in relation to health and the social determinants of health. Our goal… Read more »