[Viva] Fwd: VPWAS: Update World AIDS Day

Tue Nov 30 11:27:57 PST 2021

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From: VPWAS <support at vpwas.org>
Date: Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 15:33
Subject: VPWAS: Update World AIDS Day
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VPWAS: Update World AIDS Day

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VPWAS UPDATE

*December 2021*

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*Submissions*Do you have an event, group or news story you would like to
share? Are you an artist living with HIV and would like to share your art,
a story or poem? Let us know support at vpwas.org

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WORLD AIDS DAY

Highlighting these events happening on Wednesday December 1 - World AIDS Day

*Women’s Resilience : The Power of Peers*Wednesday December 1st 2021 @ noon

This online event focuses on women’s healthcare. Everyone is welcome to
this event which features the voices of women living with chronic illness
who face stigma and other hurdles.

Stigma is experienced in many healthcare settings and can be exacerbated in
rural communities where there is less anonymity. Despite these barriers,
many women manage to dance, sing and wiggle their way through decades of
living with HIV and other chronic illnesses.

After sharing the community-lead peer model of the *Southern Gulf Islands
AIDS Society*, we will explore how peer navigation enhances women’s ability
to manage their health while supporting others.

*Registration for this event and more info:*
https://staminanotstigma.org/womens-resilience/
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*Sex in a Pandemic 2.0*
Calling Gay, Bi, Queer, and Trans Men Back into Community

Wednesday December 1st 2021 @ 7 pm

As island community members, we invite you to explore connection and
intimacy in the context of our intergenerational gay, bi, queer, and trans
male experiences.

This event builds on the infamous 1983 pamphlet, How to have Sex in an
Epidemic, which was ahead of its time as a community-based health resource.

What is our present relationship with our community? Have we lost the
cohesiveness of past movements? And how, by addressing community health and
wellness needs today, can we rebuild and reconnect?

*Registration for this event and more info:*
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*Stamina Not Stigma*
Understanding and Optimizing the Role of Rural Peer Navigation Health
Models in a Pandemic

Drawing on experiences of a diverse group of islanders who supported each
other through the worst days of the AIDS pandemic and evolved with the
changing realities of living with HIV, the premise of Stamina Not Stigma is
to affirm wellness strategies, spotlight the role of peers as community
health navigators & educators, and show how these approaches can empower
and improve health outcomes for folk facing various health and well-being
challenges.

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Stamina not Stigma is a project of the Southern Gulf Island AIDS Society
made possible by funding from Island Health’s Stop AIDS project

*December 1st is World AIDS Day.*

To mark this day, *AVI Health and Community Services* Victoria office is
going to be holding a virtual (Zoom) vigil and celebration of life to
honour those in our communities living with HIV and those we have lost.
This event will be at 5pm on Wed. December 1st.

We will begin with a live-streamed candlelighting from the steps of the BC
Legislature, followed by an informal sharing of stories, poetry, and music
on Zoom. If you are interested in telling a story, reading a poem, or
speaking/sharing through any other medium, we welcome you to do so!

To join virtually, register on Eventbrite at
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Those interested in joining in person, as well as those without internet
access, are welcome to join us at the front steps of the BC Legislature for
the candlelighting at 5pm.
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