Vancouver Island PWA

Vancouver Island Persons Living with HIV/AIDS Society

Peer support and treatment information by and for people living with HIV.

[CANFAR @CANFAR]

It's time for our annual Love In, Stigma Out event for CANFAR Legacy Project! This year, we're focused on highlighting what it means to be an ally to someone living with HIV, and different ways that you can show your support for the community: https://t.co/PCFJyGMaGw

[BCC3 Study - HIV Health, Equity, & Aging Research @HIV_HEAR_me]

Hello, everyone :) We have some exciting news to share.

The Women-centered HIV Care BC sub hub will be hosting an event for women living with HIV on February 14th at 1:00 pm PST – we look forward to seeing you there! 💌

Register here -> https://t.co/9aFggJuGN6

[Vancouver Island PWA @VPWAS]

VPWAS is now on the blue butterfly app @vpwas.bsky.social

[PANinBC @PANinBC]

Apply by January 22 for PAN’s Positive Leadership Development Institute Core Training https://t.co/HGIFEp5ZOV #PANinBC

[Community-Based Research Centre @CBRCtweets]

Join our virtual community consultation for the Quit Buddies Smoking Cessation Project! 🚬

We’re looking to get feedback from 2S/LGBTQIA+ people who currently use tobacco and/or those who no longer use tobacco but have used it in the past. Full details: https://t.co/SLHzbmmkR6

[PANinBC @PANinBC]

Join the Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) Core Training to explore your path as a leader in #HIV community and advocacy. Online trianing for #PLHIV Jan 29-Feb 12: https://t.co/HLDUu1U7rS #PANinBC

[The Art Newspaper @TheArtNewspaper]

Joe Average, Canadian artist and Aids activist, dies at 67–The vibrant painter, printmaker, and muralist was a cornerstone of Vancouver’s creative community

https://t.co/IMskC8If4I

[The Accidental HIV Activist @AccidentalHiv]

When I was diagnosed with HIV in 2015, I feared stigma & isolation. U=U—Undetectable = Untransmittable—changed everything. It’s a game-changer in the fight to end HIV. Learn how this movement is saving lives and fighting stigma.
#UequalsU #BreakTheStigma
https://t.co/XoeELR1tTV

[PANinBC @PANinBC]

Apply now for PAN’s Positive Leadership Development Institute ONLINE Core Training https://t.co/HGIFEp5rZn #PLHIV #PLDI

[Canadian AIDS Soc. @CDNAIDS]

The journey toward zero new HIV acquisitions and zero AIDS deaths is one we all share.

This #WorldAIDSDay, let’s stand together to support marginalized communities and break down barriers of access for all Canadians.

[CANFAR @CANFAR]

Yesterday we set the Guinness World Records title for the World's Largest Awareness Ribbon Mosaic made of awareness ribbons! This beautiful mosaic is on display at Snider Plaza until #WorldAIDSDay for everyone to stop, reflect and remember that HIV is still here. @UNAIDS

[Sén. René Cormier @SenCormier]

On October 24, 2024, I launched a Senate inquiry into the alarming rise of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs), including HIV/AIDS.

The rates of these infections continue to climb across the country, endangering the lives and health of many Canadians. In my remarks, I highlighted critical issues in prevention, testing, and treatment, as well as the lack of equity in access to medications, particularly for rural and remote communities.

It is imperative to rethink our approaches, particularly through accessible and age-appropriate sexual education programs in all schools across the country. In the face of these public health challenges, let us commit to a future without STBBIs and HIV/AIDS.

[PANinBC @PANinBC]

New study seeks input from migrant women living with #HIV https://t.co/JAd2ynspCQ

[Community-Based Research Centre @CBRCtweets]

Are you part of the 2S/GBTQ community in British Columbia? Have you heard about Doxy PrEP/PEP as prevention options for chlamydia and syphilis? We want to hear from you!

For questions, or to sign up, please contact a study coordinator at [email protected]

[BCC3 Study - HIV Health, Equity, & Aging Research @HIV_HEAR_me]

Happy #WorldMenopauseDay from the BCC3 team! Today, we raise awareness about menopause to break taboo & support women’s health and wellbeing!
Check out our research and resources on menopause for women living with HIV — links coming in this thread!
#MenopaAwareness #HIVResearch

[Chair in Trans Studies & Archives @TransArchives]

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans ID Clinics 🏳️‍⚧️

Registration in advance is required.
📧 [email protected]

Legal information and assistance for transgender and gender-diverse people changing their name and/or gender marker in BC.

#uvic #yyj #trans

[PANinBC @PANinBC]

Help explore cardiovascular events among people living with #HIV as a peer researcher! https://t.co/y8OGtautvx #PLHIV #peerresearch

[The Accidental HIV Activist @AccidentalHiv]

U=U has become my superpower.

Knowing I live with HIV but can’t transmit the virus allows me to live freely, without fear or shame. And, when U=U is shared widely, HIV stops being our kryptonite🦸🏻‍♂️

#UequalsU #HIV #EndTheStigma #HIVAwareness #NoShame”