[Viva] pwn and moving forward

[Margarite Sanchez]

To me the most empowering and inclusive (including women who live in rural
areas) program PWN ran was the retreats. You put 10 - 30 poz women together
and the earth moves!!
 In the early days there were tears and laughter and that sharing led to
healing and empowerment in the face of a devastating diagnoses.
Keep the thoughts coming in. What programs or services for women do you
want? All ideas welcome! The wilder the better!!
ox
margarite

On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 7:39 AM, CHARLENE ANDERSON <pickles4 at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Thanks Shelly. Hat an adventure you are having!
>
> ~~~~~~~~ Char
>
>
> On Apr 12, 2017, at 6:11 AM, shelly tognazzini <shetognazzini at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Am in complete agreement Peggy. Limited email access at moment but will
> think further.
>
> Asante sana,
> Xo🦁 Shelly
>
> On Apr 11, 2017 3:06 AM, "Peggy" <pegfrank at telus.net> wrote:
>
>> Not sure if our thoughts on women services should just be posted here or
>> if there will be a more formal process.  Given the huge impact of stigma
>> associated with living with HIV, family management, attitudes towards sex
>> work and weird constructs like criminalization have on women, it seems
>> urgent to find a way of supporting women - both in urgent need situations
>> and over the duration of getting solid ground under our feet. The topic is
>> huge. I have personally benefitted from training and retreats focused on
>> women. Perhaps. It's time for each of us to evaluate her strengths and
>> create a database that Poz women can access when in need. Thank goodness
>> for local support where it exists and the openness of places like Oak Tree
>> to look at broadening support. Love to all. Peg
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Apr 10, 2017, at 11:30 AM, CHARLENE ANDERSON <pickles4 at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hello ladies of Viva as many of you know and some do not know PWN has
>> closed it's doors for good as of April 4, 2017. Viva has the opportunity as
>> a committee/working group within Positive Living to make some positive
>> strides for the  women of British Columbia. What we would like to know is
>> what services you used at PWN including Retreats and what services you
>> would like to continue and what services started up. As things stand when
>> Poz Living moves into the new building on Helmken and Seymour in the early
>> summer Viva has already secured a womens space and we would like to do much
>> much more.
>>
>> Thanks for taking the time to let your Viva know what you need/want.
>> Charlene Anderson
>>
>>
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>>
>> From: PWN Board [mailto:pwnboard at pwn.bc.ca <pwnboard at pwn.bc.ca>]
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 1:41 PM
>> To: Donna Tennant
>> Subject: Update from PWN
>>
>> Dear partners and stakeholders,
>> Like many HIV and hepatitis C service agencies across the country,
>> Positive Women's Network (PWN) has been affected by a changing landscape of
>> service delivery models and funding. In December 2016, the PWN Board of
>> Directors announced that it would be pausing services to reflect on the
>> possibility of a way forward given these shifts.
>> As the attached letter explains in greater detail, the Board of Directors
>> has reached the difficult decision of closing PWN's doors effective April
>> 4, 2017. This decision was made after a painstaking consideration of all
>> possible options.
>>
>> The Board extends heartfelt gratitude to our members, partners, funders,
>> staff, and leadership for their commitment to PWN over the past 25 years.
>> We appreciate the partner organizations whose programs will accommodate our
>> members, and our staff will be available to support our members in locating
>> alternative programs across the province. We encourage members to reach out
>> to Charisse Knowlan (charissek at pwn.bc.ca<mailto:charissek at pwn.bc.ca
>> <charissek at pwn.bc.ca>>) or Judy Mitchell (judym at pwn.bc.ca<mailto:judym@
>> pwn.bc.ca <judym at pwn.bc.ca>>) for more information about HIV- and
>> hepatitis C-specific services in their region.
>> In this challenging time, we ask that you support PWN staff and
>> management in giving their full attention to assisting members with this
>> transition and that you direct any questions regarding PWN's closure to the
>> Board of Directors. You may reach the Board of Directors by replying to
>> this email.
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Positive Women's Network Board of Directors
>>
>> Brittany Graham (chair), Carly Daoust, Heather Holroyd, Negar
>> Hooshmand-Mozaffar & Patti Telford
>>
>> --
>>
>> Positive Women's Network Board of Directors
>> www.pwn.bc.ca<http://www.pwn.bc.ca>
>> pwnboard at pwn.bc.ca<mailto:pwnboard at pwn.bc.ca <pwnboard at pwn.bc.ca>>
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