[Viva] Fwd: The CATIE Exchange - January 16, 2013

Wed Jan 16 16:26:51 PST 2013

I've been hearing lots of negative things about PWN. I was shocked to learn
of their sub-standard treatment of HIV pos women in regards to thier board
and in their decision making process. I am an outreach worker at Positive
Living BC, and I am somewhat new at the politics of organizations in
general, naively, I thought most of the more 'well known' and/or
'reputable' ones included HIV pos members eagerly, how wrong I was. I live
in Vancouver. Curious, where are you, I read quite alot of you're stuff.
Thanks for replying.
On 2013-01-16 2:34 PM, "Tami Starlight" <tamistarlight at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tansi/hello Wendy,
>
> Well, just keep plugging away at er girlfriend!
> :-)
>
> One can also connect with all these semi accountable ASO's (Aids Service
> Org's) and stay in contact with what is happening with them? I ended up
> opening the speaking at a conference in Toronto a few years ago that raised
> a few eyebrows. That was my intention. VIVA did receive some notice from
> PWN - Positive Womens Network - which has treated VIVA terribly and has a
> history of that. (long story)
>
> I am not involved at all with VIVA any more and at this point do not wish
> to be - other than posting and sharing with my +womens community here.
>
> Blessings Wendy.
> Where are you located?
>
> All our relations
> tami
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:16 PM, wendy stevens <wendybebe73 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Tami. I was wondering how a person could get to go to these events
>> that are outside of the area that they live in. I would love to get more
>> involved it symposiums and lectures and conventions and things like these,
>> but I am on disability and could never afford to do that. I feel I could
>> have a lot to offer and would love to be able to go. Anyways I guess till
>> some kind of opprotunity comes up I will just keep looking and doing what I
>> can from here. Take care Tami.
>> On 2013-01-16 2:07 PM, "Tami Starlight" <tamistarlight at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> FYI
>>>
>>> Hiy Hiy/Thank you/Merci
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>>> *Concordia University Community Lecture Series on HIV/AIDS** – “Inside
>>> Lara Roxx: A Screening/Lecture about Porn, Prevention, Hype, and Hope…”*<http://aids.concordia.ca/lectures.html>
>>> Concordia University
>>> January 31, 2013
>>> Montreal, QC
>>>
>>> *Canadian Digestive Diseases Week *<http://www.hepatology.ca/?page_id=51>
>>> The Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL) and
>>> the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG)
>>> March 1 – 4, 2013
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>>> *2nd Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus*<http://www.ncrtp-hepc.ca/images/documents/2012-10-03_program_symposium_2013.pdf>
>>> National CIHR Research Training Program in Hepatitis C
>>> March 4, 2013
>>> Victoria, BC
>>>
>>> *Concordia University Community Lecture Series on HIV/AIDS** – “**Curlers
>>> and Condoms: Grassroots Prevention, Then and Now”*<http://aids.concordia.ca/lectures.html>
>>> Concordia University
>>> March 21, 2013
>>> Montreal, QC
>>>
>>> *22nd Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR 2013)*<http://www.cahr-acrv.ca/conference/>
>>> Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR)
>>> April 11 – 14, 2013
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>>> *Symposium Beyond Failure! Thinking Critically about HIV Prevention,
>>> Research and Services* <http://beyondfailure.org/>
>>> Concordia University
>>> May 16 – 17, 2013
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>>> *The 12th Alberta Harm Reduction conference – Moving to the Mainstream*<http://www.facebook.com/events/348193338611952/>
>>> Safeworks and AIDS Calgary Awareness Association
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>>> *CPHA 2013 Annual Conference*<http://www.cpha.ca/en/conferences/conf2013.aspx>
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>>> *International Forum on HIV and Rehabilitation Research*
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>>> how they have been navigating school, a social life and health care. Our
>>> cover story is a profile of Columbia-born Claudia Medina, who speaks openly
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>>> beach weddings and meeting *Fashion Television* goddess Jeanne Beker at
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>>>  CAAN seeks artists to create AHA Centre logo<http://www.caan.ca/aha-center-logo-contest/>
>>>
>>> The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) is calling on artists to
>>> submit proposed logos for its newly funded Aboriginal HIV and AIDS
>>> Community Based Research Collaborative Centre (AHA Centre). They are
>>> looking for an original logo that:
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>>> AHA Centre’s Governing Council, will receive $100.00. A profile of the
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>>>  Save the dates! HIV and Rehabilitation Research Forum, June 13-14, 2013
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>>> The Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation (CWGHR) is pleased
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>>> held in partnership with the CWGHR Annual General Meeting and CWGHR 15thAnniversary Celebration.
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>>> At the Forum, speakers from Canada, the UK and Ireland will translate
>>> research evidence knowledge on HIV and rehabilitation generated through the
>>> Canada-UK HIV and Rehabilitation Research Collaborative (CUHRRC), CWGHR,
>>> and other organizations engaging in HIV and rehabilitation research across
>>> key research priorities, including:
>>>
>>>    - Aging with concurrent health conditions
>>>    - HIV and neurocognitive rehabilitation
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>>>    - Labour force participation and employment
>>>
>>>  CWGHR says that through this Forum, new research and clinical
>>> partnerships between Canada, Ireland and the UK will be fostered,
>>> strategies for ongoing knowledge transfer and exchange nationally and
>>> internationally will be generated, mechanisms to incorporate research into
>>> practice and policy will be discussed, and new and emerging priorities in
>>> HIV and rehabilitation will be identified.
>>>
>>> For further information, contact François L’Ecuyer, Director, Strategic
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>>>
>>> The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) is currently reviewing the proposed new
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