Posted On: Monday, August 26th, 2024
Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and harm reduction. To get the latest toxic drug safety alerts, visit Info for People Who Use Substances page from Toward the Heart. Subscribe to our newsletter for information weekly- scroll to the bottom… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 19th, 2024
International Overdose Awareness Day is held every year on August 31st to remember people who have died, fight stigma, and acknowledge people left behind. The theme for 2024 is Together We Can, “highlighting the power of community when we all stand together.” Visit the International Overdose Awareness Day site to learn more about event history,… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, July 25th, 2024
Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and harm reduction. To get the latest toxic drug safety alerts, visit Info for People Who Use Substances page from Toward the Heart. Subscribe to our newsletter for information weekly- scroll… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
Research and evaluation both offer opportunities for learning and community building in meaningful ways. We see research and evaluation like two different trees with different origins that are intertwined in methods and analysis yet also separate in what they can tell us. We see this relationship as beneficial to both evaluation and research. Read more about… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
The Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization marked the launch of the 2024 International AIDS Conference in Munich, Germany, by sharing with policymakers personal messages from people living with HIV (PLHIV). The Coalition invites you to listen to the stories of these PLHIV who have bravely and poignantly shared what the threat of criminalization… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
The Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) is a leadership development program for people living with HIV. One goal of the PLDI Alliance was to evaluate the program for inclusivity and cultural safety in a deliberate, specialized way. Having this goal resulted in the creation of The Culturally Safer HIV Leadership Training Project. The project took… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
Submitted by the SHAWNA Project. The SHAWNA Project started in 2014 and is ongoing until 2025. SHAWNA includes quantitative (surveys) and qualitative (narrative interviews, focus groups, arts-based methods) approaches. The main objective of the SHAWNA Project is to understand the factors that shape access to HIV care and sexual and reproductive health among women living… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 22nd, 2024
Please share this leadership training opportunity for people living with HIV. Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) will be hosting and in-person Core Training “Who am I as a Leader?” Thursday October 31- Sunday November 3, 2024, on the unceded traditional territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam First Nations in in Vancouver, BC. This training… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
In anticipation of World Hepatitis Day on July 28th, the World Hepatitis Alliance is offering two community gathering and learning events. Turning the Tide for Hepatitis Viral hepatitis is now the second deadliest communicable disease and one of the communicable diseases for which deaths are increasing. WHO recently published the Global Hepatitis Report, which highlights… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
Via the HIV Legal Network For immediate release The Government of Canada knows that law reform is needed but has yet to act in Parliament — and the world is watching as international advocates gather at AIDS 2024 in Munich The following statement can be attributed to the Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization July 16, 2024… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 15th, 2024
Via Action Hepatitis Canada On July 28th, Action Hepatitis Canada joins hundreds of organizations around the world in observing World Hepatitis Day. This year’s theme is It’s Time For Action. By taking part in World Hepatitis Day, you can amplify our call for the Government of Canada, as well as every province and territory, to… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 8th, 2024
Job Summary The BC Coalition of Organizations By/For PWUD (aka. the BC Coalition) is a coalition of over 30 Organizations from across British Columbia. These groups represent over 15,000 people who use drugs (PWUD) in BC and work regionally on improving the lives of PWUD. This coalition was formed in 2021 and has had… Read more »
