Category: Archive

Last Friday, Positive Living BC released the attached Notice (below) regarding the Supreme Court decisions in Mabior and D.C. We did so because we had received numerous requests for information about exactly what the decisions were and, more to the point, what they actually meant for HIV-positive people.  We’d like to get this basic information… Read more »

The Ministry of Health is proposing the following regulation changes under the Health Professions Act: .       Repeal and replacement of the Nurses (Licensed Practical) Regulation and the Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Regulation to implement the shared scope of practice/restricted activities regulatory model for each of those two professions. .       Consequential amendments to the Nurses (Registered) and… Read more »

Langara College, Nov. 1 – Dec. 6, 2012 How can community development be more inclusive and accessible to marginalized communities? This course explores the theory and practice of community development in marginalized communities, with the opportunity for you to reflect on your work environment. We will address concepts such as empowerment, diversity, inclusivity, accessibility and… Read more »

In the wake of the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decisions in R. v. Mabior and R. v. D.C., a lot of media ink has been spilled — and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and our partners have been very active, influencing coverage and bringing real understanding to this complex issue. The following is a… Read more »

Meet Lori, who says, “I didn’t expect to see 40.” She was diagnosed with HIV in her early thirties. She’s now 47 and happily thriving. And then there’s Heather, who came to terms with her HIV diagnosis later in life- “My kids knew more about HIV than I did!” Lori and Heather are just two… Read more »

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Article from MondayMag.com Positive Canadians fear new supreme court ruling that is intended to protect will end up causing even more harm. Imagine a world where you have to save condoms in the freezer every time you are intimate. One where you have every potential lover sign a form stating you disclosed your HIV status… Read more »

The Canadian AIDS Society is in the process of seeking individuals with transgender community knowledge and experience to actively participate in a Transgender Needs Assessment Community Advisory Committee. We especially encourage applications from trans people and/or people living with HIV. The Community Advisory Committee will actively guide a needs assessment survey, key informant interviews, community… Read more »

Saturday, November 3, 2012. 8 p.m. Free Sarah Schulman’s latest non-fiction book, The Gentrification of the Mind (University of California Press, 2012) examines the intersection of the American AIDS crisis and urban development. She was the first person in America to write on AIDS and the homeless (The Nation and The Village Voice). Twenty five… Read more »

Thursday, November 29, 2012 – Pay What You Can UNITED IN ANGER: A HISTORY OF ACT UP is a unique feature-length documentary that combines startling archival footage that puts the audience on the ground with the activists and the remarkably insightful interviews from the ACT UP Oral History Project to explore ACT UP (the AIDS… Read more »

When: October 11, 2012 at 5:30pm – 8pm                           Where: Pendulum Gallery, 885 W Georgia St, Vancouver The event is free, but click here to register so we know who to expect. Meet some the photographers behind some this year’s winning images, hear compelling stories about ten years of change in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and enjoy… Read more »

Do you have something exciting happening in your community and want to get the word out? Found some interesting HIV research that you’d like to share? Looking for program staff or volunteers and want to spread the word? Send us an email with information that you’d like to share and we will include your post… Read more »