[Viva] Fwd: Announcement from Positive Women's Network - USA

[Margarite Sanchez]

PWN - USA was founded in 2008 by and for positive women (as are most PWN's
around the world).
Read on.................
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From: ICW NA <icwnacontact at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 9:57 PM
Subject: Announcement from Positive Women's Network - USA
To:


ICW North America is super proud of PWN!

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*Positive Women's Network
of the United States of America*
(PWN-USA)
 website: pwnusa.wordpress.com
facebook: tinyurl.com/pwnusafacebook
twitter: @uspwn


 *Positive Women's Network - USA (PWN-USA) announces the next chapter in
its development as an independent organization*

Dear community,


Inspired by global networks of women living with HIV and supported by
leaders in the United States, Positive Women's Network (PWN) was officially
founded by 28 diverse women living with HIV in June of 2008.  Its purpose
was to create a unified voice and building collective power for
HIV-positive women across the United States. When PWN was founded it was
with the understanding and goal that one day it would transition from
WORLD, an organization which provided a structural umbrella for U.S.
Positive Women's Network to establish itself as an independent
 organization, in its own right.


That day has come. PWN founding members, Steering Committee members,
Advisory Group members and our regional leaders have decided to embark on a
new path, a fresh start, in order to fulfill our original mission, advance
HIV-positive women's autonomy, and strengthen our accountability to our
national constituency. Our fresh start includes a new name, logo and
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and the same inspiration and vision that has always guided us.


Effective immediately, our name is Positive Women's Network of the United
States of America (PWN-USA). As PWN-USA, we will continue to represent and
advocate for women living with HIV in the United States and remain a part
of the national and global People Living with HIV (PLHIV) movement.   While
we have collectively accomplished much over the last several years, we hold
the same values and
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that
inspired us to join forces on behalf of women living with HIV in 2008.


PWN's leadership remains privileged to serve, lead and represent
HIV-positive women in the U.S. We rely on the collective strength of our
members and allies to support us as we start a new chapter in the
development of PWN-USA.  We will be issuing a call for all HIV-positive
women across the nation to provide input on our new logo, the development
of our new PWN-USA
website<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001OKeRn-FO-n0ItPfsFYKk9tJIZXZaFaReAvYOT8hBvy-k_K2X39RzAMVjsWnqj9f1ZoLzjW0m7WhX2feOp3zdMvtFHUI-0aCJ8VjTCZlHPQo=>
 and
our 2013-2014 strategic planning process. We encourage you to join us! We
can be reached at positivewomensnetworkUSA at gmail.com.


Thank you in advance for your continued support, guidance, and mentorship.


In sisterhood and solidarity,


*Positive Women's Network-United States of America (PWN-USA)*
positivewomensnetworkUSA at gmail.com <positivewomensnetworkusa at gmail.com>
pwnusa.wordpress.com<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001OKeRn-FO-n0ItPfsFYKk9tJIZXZaFaReAvYOT8hBvy-k_K2X39RzAMVjsWnqj9f1ZoLzjW0m7WhX2feOp3zdMvtFHUI-0aCJ8VjTCZlHPQo=>



Dawn Averitt
Gina Brown
Dee Borrego
Barb Cardell
Sharon Decuir
Yolanda Diaz
Cathy Elliott
Jane P. Fowler
Kat Griffith
Andrea "L'amour" Harrington
Margot Isaacs
Vanessa Johnson
Loren Jones
Patricia Kelly
Naina Khanna
Barb Marcotte
Patricia Migliore
LaTrischa Miles
Sonia Rastogi
Linda H. Scruggs
Nicole Seguin
Waheedah Shabazz-El
Teresa Sullivan
Evany Turk
Juanita Williams

facebook: tinyurl.com/pwnusafacebook
twitter: @uspwn


*Positive Women's Network - USA *is a national membership body of women
living with HIV and our allies that exists to strengthen the strategic
power of all women living with HIV in the United States. Founded in 2008 by
28 diverse HIV-positive women leaders,* PWN-USA *develops a leadership
pipeline and policy agenda that applies a gender lens to the domestic HIV
epidemic grounded in social justice and human rights. Everyday we inspire,
inform, and mobilize women living with HIV to advocate for changes that
improve our lives and uphold our rights. In addition to federal
advocacy,PWN-USA supports regional chapters to build leadership at a local
and state level. For more information, please visit
www.pwnusa.wordpress.com<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001OKeRn-FO-n0ItPfsFYKk9tJIZXZaFaReAvYOT8hBvy-k_K2X39RzAMVjsWnqj9f1ZoLzjW0m7WhX2feOp3zdMvtFHUI-0aCJ8VjTCZlHPQo=>
 and like us on
facebook<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001OKeRn-FO-n0ItPfsFYKk9tJIZXZaFaReAvYOT8hBvy-k_K2X39RzAMVjsWnqj9f1WVVDRGJ7NNeEheHzQG4AGagOG6FyXD9HmsPxYh-2bLvQVfoXMFwkVw==>
!

naina khanna
positive women's network - united states of america
(pwn-usa)
naina.khanna.work at gmail.com
510.681.1169
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