Category: Peer Leadership

Substance Use News August 2022

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

Job Posting – Research Trainee, Making it Work Study

    Position: Research Trainee, Making it Work Study Status: Part time –15 hours/week (0.4 FTE) Time Period: October 1st, 2022 – March 31st, 2023 (with possibility of extension) Remuneration: $9,750 over the 6-month contract ($25/hour) Location: Flexible (working virtually) within British Columbia   About the Making It Work Project Making it Work is an… Read more »

On International Overdose Awareness Day this year we’re shouting out to Moms Stop the Harm, a group that was started with love and fury and continues on with the same grace and grit. Moms Stop the Harm is urging everyone to support International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) and has a list of suggestions. Wear and… Read more »

In early April, the BC legislature empowered the Select Standing Committee on Health to examine the urgent and ongoing illicit drug toxicity and overdose crisis. This is a non-partisan, all party committee comprised of ten MLAs that have been tasked to come up with recommendations with respect to what reforms and initiatives the province and… Read more »

Substance Use News July 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. Visit our Substance Use and Overdose Response page for more information on advocacy and resources.  Info for People Who Use Substances: get the latest alerts, and tips on how to stay… Read more »

PAN Launches Leadership Course for World Hepatitis Day

  World Hepatitis Day (WHD) is recognized every year on July 28th to bring awareness and encourage global action on the burden of viral hepatitis. The 2022 WHD theme is “I Can’t Wait.”   Explorations in Leadership course There are many ways you can get involved with WHD, including PAN’s new self-guided online course “Explorations… Read more »

Indigenous homelessness study: Indigenous 2SLGBTQIA+

    On August 2, 2022, from 2-3 PM Pacific time, Resilience Planning will be hosting a Discussion Circle for members of the Indigenous 2SLGBTQIA+ community to share their lived experience with homelessness and housing insecurity in BC. An honorarium of $60 (e-transfer or alternate) will be provided to each participant in reciprocity for their… Read more »

Remembering Hesham Ali

  1970-2022   It is with great sadness that we learned of the sudden passing of Hesham Ali. Hesham’s contribution to the BC HIV movement was extensive, volunteering with many organizations over the years including: As a board member of YouthCO As a board member of Positive Living BC As a dedicated long-term volunteer with… Read more »

Women and life with HIV featured in new book

  There are Things that Cannot be Changed  is a compilation of twenty years of women’s experiences in Rwanda and Canada. This work of creative non-fiction by Peggy Frank is based on a friendship developed through letters written between a Rwandan, Emerthe Nakabonye, and herself. Their story begins even before they exchanged their first letters… Read more »

Job posting: Research Coordinator Rural Studies BCCSU

Are you passionate about improving the lives of people who use drugs in rural, remote, and Indigenous settings? Do you want to effect systems level changes through community-engaged research? We’re seeking a Research Coordinator to join our team and help lead research on overdose prevention and access to opioid agonist therapy in the qathet region… Read more »

PLDI at International AIDS Conference 2022

Calling Positive Leadership Development Institute grads! Are you coming to Montreal? Come meet us at the Global Village Saturday July 30th | Sunday July 31st | Monday August 1st 10 AM to 6 PM PLDI graduates and trainers from Quebec, British-Columbia, Ontario, New Zealand and Australia are looking forward to meeting you, as we share… Read more »