[Viva] A personal request to all Viva women

[valerie nicholson]

i will say it is ..... looking at the response that was given when someone was changing medications and side effects .... it is a connection that i believe is very necessary we may not use it all the time but knowing that Viva is there is a life line and as i work with more woman in rural communities they are wanting to be connected

Valerie

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From: Viva <viva-bounces at lists.resist.ca> on behalf of Margarite Sanchez <margaritesanchez at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2017 1:58 PM
To: viva
Subject: [Viva] A personal request to all Viva women

Hi girlfriends,
Allow me to pour my heart out...with the changing world of HIV, I am questioning if ViVA is still relevant and I'd like to know how you feel. ViVA will be turning 10 in April and I wonder if it has run it's course?

ViVA is understated. No one knows about us, we have no funding, no infrastructure (other than that provided by Positive Living BC), no visibility - basically no one thinks about it, most poz people and HIV organizations aren't even aware that it exists. And those that do know about it largely ignore it. - And maybe that's ok.

My questions to you are:
Does ViVA matter?
Does ViVA enhance, or make your life better, in any way?

If you are receiving this email you are on the Viva Listserv and however you feel, your opinion, your voice is important!
Everyone please share your thoughts, thank you,
Margarite
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