Posted On: Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
via the Canadian Positive People Network (CPPN) The CPPN is developing an ambitious initiative that will, during the first two weeks of February, acknowledge and promote “Love Positive Women”. We do take our love for positive women from coast-to-coast-to-coast seriously and I know that you do too. CPPN is hoping you add your support to ours… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, January 14th, 2021
Edi is a Peer Research Associate with the Making it Work Community Based Research Study. What first piqued your interest in the HIV sector? My interest in this work is a result of my own experience in having illness. It is because of this journey that it became very evident to me that although there… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 8th, 2021
The Positive Effect is elated to share that a new season of the re-launched pozcast podcast is now available from its new home on The Positive Effect website. Based in Toronto but global in outlook, pozcast gets up front and personal with candid conversations about HIV, health, work, love and life. This show was created… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, January 4th, 2021
From AVI Health and Community Services Last month our Peer Power Project facilitated and delivered a two day Forum focussed on reducing stigma, and bringing peers together to share experiences and skills. It was very successful and had attendees not only from all over the Island but also from as far away as Toronto… Read more »
Posted On: Saturday, December 5th, 2020
Date: Thursday Dec 17, 2020 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Since March 2020 the PLDI Training team has held ten Virtual Gathering opportunities for HIV-Positive PLDI Leaders to gather together in leadership, some topics included: Self-care, Strategies around COVID-19, Strengthening your self-leadership and peer leadership, Gratitude, Diversity, an indigenous peer led Film Screening and… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, November 27th, 2020
AVI Community Health Services is offering a Peer Leadership Forum December 11 and 12. About the Peer Power Project The Peer Power Project has been a six month project run out of AVI Westshore and funded by CAI and the City of Langford. This Project has looked to collaborate with peers to develop and deliver… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, November 20th, 2020
Aiming to launch in the spring of 2021, the Hepatitis C Leadership Pilot Program will bring together peers of lived experience of hepatitis C in the spirit of leadership development and community building. As a program trainer you will have the unique opportunity to play a role in helping guide peers on a journey of… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, November 18th, 2020
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Posted On: Friday, November 6th, 2020
Do you have lived experience of hepatitis C and live in BC? Your thoughts, feelings, and opinions will help build the future leadership training program: Click here to complete the Hepatitis C Leadership Project survey for people with lived experience Are you part of a community-based organization, public health agency, health authority,… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020
From Voices for World AIDS Day Each year leading up to December 1st, the Voices for World AIDS Day campaign unites diverse voices of individuals and community organizations across Canada to remember those we have lost to AIDS and raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. Last year, our Campaign garnered over 100,000 impressions nationally. This year, our Campaign will… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 2nd, 2020
The People with Lived Experiences’ Strengths in the Face of Stigma project (linked to the BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index project) is looking for two community members from British Columbia to join the research team as Peer Research Associates. Are you someone with lived and living experience of HIV? Are you passionate… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 22nd, 2020
October 5, 2020 arrived with the announcement of the Nobel Prize for Medicine being jointly awarded to three scientists for their 1989 discovery of the hepatitis C virus. The scientific work of Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M. Rice answered a significant question: since hepatitis A and B had already been discovered and… Read more »
