[Viva] ViVA meeting and Poz Gathering

[Margarite Sanchez]

Thanks for your input on the mission statement Kath. It flows better with
those changes ...

On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Kath Webster <kathwebster at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Excellent recap of the Gathering.   I agree that it was an inspiring
> weekend  especially enhanced by youth participation.   I  witnessed our
> collective strength moving ahead into the future !
>
>
>
> I like the ViVA mission and vision – keeping it simple and to the point is
> powerful. My only feedback is concerning grammar in the mission statement.
> By the way, is ViVA now called ViVA Women?  Either way, I would suggest
> using “is”  rather than a comma and later a semi-colon to define
> ourselves.  So it would read :
>
>
>
> *ViVA is a diverse group of Women Living with HIV across BC who empower
> each other through leadership, mentorship and support.*
>
>
>
>
>
> Much appreciation to all of you committed women who stayed up late on
> Saturday night working on this!!
>
> Kath
>
>
>
> *From:* Viva [mailto:viva-bounces at lists.resist.ca] *On Behalf Of *Margarite
> Sanchez
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 23, 2016 9:55 PM
> *To:* viva
> *Subject:* [Viva] ViVA meeting and Poz Gathering
>
>
>
> Hey gals,
>
> Wow, wow, wow ... I'm always stunned by the networking and the spontaneous
> healing that can happen at the Positive Gathering. It borders on magic!
>
> It was great to see so many of you there. If you couldn't make it, please
> don't miss next year.
>
> The youth presence at the gathering was amazing and like never before. The
> youth keynote speakers panel on Saturday evening surpassed any of my
> expectations and was warmly received by the community. Three brave young
> (empowered) adults spoke about their life experiences, with engaging,
> heartfelt, inspirational and moving talks. Each of them received well
> deserved standing ovations!
>
>
>
> The ViVA women's meeting Friday went well. After going over a brief
> history of ViVA and our accomplishments this year, we proceeded to update
> the ViVA Mission Statement and Vision. Keep in mind that this is a living
> document. Comments are welcome.
>
> Thanks to all who attended and shared their thoughts.
>
> P.S. *ViVA will be turning 9* *on April 20th!*
>
> *Mission Statement*
>
>
>
> ViVA women, a diverse group of Women Living with HIV across BC; empowering
> each other through leadership, mentorship and support.
>
>
>
> *Vision *
>
>
>
> Thriving with HIV in a stigma free world for all women!
>
> _______________________________________________
> Viva mailing list
> Viva at lists.resist.ca
> https://lists.resist.ca/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/viva
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.resist.ca/pipermail/viva/attachments/20160329/321ad92a/attachment.html>