Category: Peer Leadership

Job posting: Female Peer Navigator, AIDS Vancouver

Posted On: Saturday, February 12th, 2022

  (Part Time, On-going, contract) Date Posted: February 1, 2022 Closing Date: until position is filled Employment Type: Contract Part-Time (approximately 10 Hours/Week) Location(s): Outreach – Operating within the area covered under the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Employer: AIDS Vancouver Salary Range: $22.50/hr Send Cover Letter and Resume to: [email protected] Job Summary AIDS Vancouver’s Peer… Read more »

British Columbia 2SLGBTQ+ Aging Needs Assessment

Posted On: Friday, February 4th, 2022

  Thank you for taking the time to read this invitation to participate in an interview. We need to learn more about the needs of Two-Spirit/ Lesbian/ Gay/Bisexual/ Transgender/ Queer Plus (2SLGBTQ+) older adults in British Columbia. Our study seeks to document the housing, health, community, and financial needs of 2SLGBTQ+ seniors in British Columbia…. Read more »

Substance Use News January 2022

Posted On: Monday, January 31st, 2022

  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 coronavirus/COVID-19 public health constraints, those working in harm reduction have heightened concerns about how… Read more »

PLDI Online Training on Governance: Find out how your voice can make a difference

Posted On: Monday, January 31st, 2022

Updated! The next Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) training is on board governance. Governance — formally known as Bored? Get on Board! — is a  module that requires that applicants have completed the Core Leadership Training. Learn more about PLDI training options. This training welcomes people new to Governance concepts and those who have completed the Bored? Get… Read more »

2nd Annual Love Positive Women Campaign

Posted On: Friday, January 28th, 2022

February 1 – 14, 2022 Once again this year, the Canadian Positive People Network (CPPN) celebrates HIV-positive women and girls from coast-to-coast-to-coast and around the world. As our Co-Chairs shared last year, “We hold space women who came before us, and we hold space for those that are no longer with us. We mourn like hell… Read more »

CAAN and the AHA Centre present Wise Practices and Skills Building Gathering

Posted On: Friday, January 28th, 2022

via CAAN The next Wise Practices and Skills Building Gathering is May 18-20, 2022. Abstract deadline is February 14, 2022.  The Wise Practices Gathering is hosted by CAAN and the AHA Centre in support of Community-Based HIV Research (CBR) by and with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in Canada. The very first Gathering was… Read more »

Job posting: PLDI Indigenous Outreach Coordinator

Posted On: Thursday, January 27th, 2022

The Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) is a program developed by and for people living with HIV (PLHIV) that aims to create a network of informed and empowered PLHIV who will participate in and influence their local community. Training sessions are designed to build individual resilience to confront HIV stigma and discrimination, identify personal leadership… Read more »

Letter to BC Minister of Health, Adrian Dix re: World AIDS Day message, 2021

Posted On: Tuesday, January 25th, 2022

January 24, 2022 Honourable Adrian Dix Minister of Health Sent via email: [email protected] Dear Minister Dix: Hope this finds you well. We are writing on behalf of PAN and our membership to thank you for your World AIDS Day message for December 1st, 2021. The response from Positive Living North No Kheyoh t’sih’en t’sehena Society,… Read more »

Job posting: Indigenous Peer Navigator, AIDS Vancouver

Posted On: Friday, January 21st, 2022

Date Posted: January 2022 Closing Date: until position is filled Employment Type: Contract Part-Time (5-10 Hours/Week) Location(s): Operating within the area covered under the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Employer: AIDS Vancouver Salary Range: $22.50/hr Send Cover Letter and Resume to: [email protected] or drop off in person at AIDS Vancouver Office – 1101 Seymour St. Vancouver… Read more »

Job posting: Executive Director, Coalition of Peers Dismantling the Drug War Society (CPDDW)

Posted On: Tuesday, January 18th, 2022

Description The Executive Director is the key management leader of the Coalition of Peers Dismantling the Drug War Society (CPDDW). The Executive Director is responsible for overseeing the administration, programs and strategic plan of the organization. Other key duties include fundraising, and community outreach. The position reports directly to the Board of Directors and work… Read more »

Studying healthy aging in women living with HIV: what’s your experience?

Posted On: Friday, January 14th, 2022

Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and Oak Tree Clinic are looking for women living with and without HIV to take part in a research study about women’s healthy aging.  This study is called the British Columbia CARMA-CHIWOS Collaboration (BCC3). Our main study inclusion criteria are that: 1)     You identify as a… Read more »