[Viva] Fwd: PAN Weekly News: February 14, 2023

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PAN Weekly News February 14, 2023

PAN News

NEW Webinar: STIBBI Savvy to Support Your Work
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KnowledgeConnect webinars help frontline organizations build their skills,
health literacy, and community connections. Our next webinar is March 15,
where we'll welcome Venssa Ryan of the BCCDC. Sexually transmitted
infections and blood borne infections (STIBBI) can complicate the health of
people living with HIV and/or hep (hepatitis) C. Venessa will provide an
update on current trends in STIs, including regional and provincial
information on chlamydia, gonorrhea, and infectious syphilis, with an
emphasis on infectious syphilis, given the ongoing increase in infectious
syphilis in BC.

Community News

32nd Annual February 14 Women’s Memorial March
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The annual Women's Memorial March will take place today on unceded
xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Səlil̓wətaʔɬ territories, and it will also be
livestreamed on Youtube and Facebook. March for public starts today at noon
followed by speeches and healing circle. For those taking part in person,
COVID protocols in effect: masks provided, and social distancing required.

Five key recommendations to advance the sexual and reproductive health and
rights of women living with HIV
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Love Positive Women is an international movement that invites us to
celebrate women living with HIV around the globe. This annual event is an
opportunity to engage in acts of caring for the women living with HIV in
our community, both in private acts and in pushing for systems change. Love
Positive Women invites us to show up for women living with HIV, undertaking
acts of care that demonstrate that they are loved and valued. In the spirit
of this movement, we invite you to show positive women that you care by
joining a collaborative effort to confront inequities and support the
sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV in
Canada.

Webinar: Complications of Hepatitis B and C Liver Disease
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This free webinar from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS will
discuss the natural history of persons with hepatitis B or C virus-related
liver disease; describe the implications of therapy on the natural history
of hepatitis B or C infection; and identify appropriate modalities for
evaluation/screening for complications of hepatitis B and C virus
related-liver disease. February 15.

Webinar: Queerying Health Research: The Impacts of COVID-19 on 2SLGBTQ+
Youth, At Risk of, and Experiencing, Homelessness
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Presenter Dr. Abramovich has been addressing the issue of 2SLGBTQ+ youth
homelessness for over 15 years. The overarching aim of his program of
research is to investigate the health and social inequities experienced by
2SLGBTQ+ individuals, with a focus on understanding and improving the
health and service needs of 2SLGBTQ+ youth and young adults. February 15.

Webinar: Clinicians as Sources of Mis- and Disinformation
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2SLGBTQIA+ people experience poorer health outcomes as a community, due in
part to the difficulty of accessing information and care in our health
systems that are both gender-affirming and stigma-free. This panel, hosted
by Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights as part of Sexual and
Reproductive Health Awareness Week 2023, brings together representatives
from health care providers, researchers, educators, and advocates to talk
about disinformation, education, and policies that impact health care
provider capacity for providing gender-affirming care. February 16.

Resources to Support Vaccine Confidence Among First Nations, Inuit, and
Métis People and Communities
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The National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH), in
collaboration with the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious
Diseases (NCCID), has produced several resources to support vaccine
confidence among First Nations, Inuit and Métis people and communities.
They include an immunization guide, an 18-month calendar, two fact sheets
for individuals, families, and communities, and more.

ICYMI: CATIE Info on How to Use Your HIV Self-test Kits
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Organizations can order HIV self-testing kits, and to help organizations'
staff and volunteers, CATIE has develped a workshop series about
self-testing technology, ordering and using kits; and supporting people who
use them so your organization can enhance your skills or learn anew. Four
workshops are available on demand now
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Black History Month

Webinar series on anti-Black racism and public health
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Recognizing the need for specialized public health education and action in
this area, the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health is
partnering with the Black Health Education Collaborative, a community of
scholars and practitioners committed to improving Black health through
education and research. Registration for events will be limited, however,
each webinar will be recorded and made available on the NCCDH YouTube
channel. Next event is March 1: Anti-Black racism: A look at the social and
physiological health impacts of injustice.

Anti-Black Racism and The Impacts On Reproductive Health
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In this episode of the Reproduce Her Justice podcast, hosts Boma Brown and
Joni Oldhoff speak with Dr. Modupe Tunde-Byass about anti-black racism and
the impacts on reproductive health. Topics being discussed include
anti-black racism and how it affects reproductive health today, doctors
thinking black people have “supernatural pain tolerance”, false beliefs
white people have around the medical system, and overall how much racism,
discrimination, poverty and other structural and systemic inequalities
impact the mental, physical and emotional health of ALL Black women in
Canada. Dr. Modupe brings these topics to light and speaks on what needs to
be done better.
(Re)conciliation

A core approach of PAN’s work is our commitment to ongoing learning, and we
centre this section in that commitment to see and challenge the harms in
ongoing colonialism. We recognize that the word reconciliation can be
problematic, because it implies there was a good relationship between
Indigenous and non-Indigenous people at some point in time, which isn’t the
case. After much discussion, we choose it because it's a recognizable term,
and hope that it connects people to the important work that needs to be
done.

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First Nation in BC declares state of emergency over 'unrelenting' impact of
drugs and alcohol
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The chief of Ehattesaht First Nation, along with the Nation's council,
declared a state of emergency in the community on February 9, 2023. The
declaration's text states it aims to "generate the immediate and dedicated
response the Nation requires from the federal and provincial governments to
alleviate the suffering that [is] being felt in the Ehattesaht family."
Chief John Simon says, "We have lots of different governments that actually
own who we are as a people … The thing is that those things can't even
collaborate on one thing to actually generate an outcome."

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to become a statutory holiday in
BC
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BC Labour Minister Harry Bains said the National Day for Truth and
Reconciliation will be observed as a statutory holiday beginning in
September 2023. The statutory holiday is a result of a call to action from
the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which asked the federal government
to establish a day to honour residential school survivors, their families
and communities. The date was chosen to coincide with Orange Shirt Day,
named to commemorate a story told by Phyllis Webstad, whose prized orange
shirt was taken from her on her first day at St. Joseph Mission Residential
School near Williams Lake. Webstad appeared at the province's press
conference and said, "There is no longer an excuse for anybody, no matter
what age, to not know what happened to us," she said.

Heartbeat of a Nation
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Heartbeat of a Nation, a short documentary by Eric Janvier, celebrates Dene
cultural reclamation and revitalization as a father passes on traditional
knowledge to his child through the teachings of a caribou drum.

Resources for emotional support

KUU-US Crisis Line Society
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The KUU-US Crisis Line Society provides a First Nations and Indigenous
specific crisis line available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, toll-free
from anywhere in British Columbia.

KUU-US Crisis Line can be reached toll-free at 1-800-588-8717.
Alternatively, individuals can call direct into the Youth Line at
250-723-2040 or the Adult Line at 250-723-4050.

Indian Residential School Survivors Society
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The Indian Residential School Survivors Society operates a toll-free 1
(800) 721-0066 or 24hr Crisis Line 1 (866) 925-4419 if you need emotional
support.

Substance Use News and Advocacy

For current drug alerts and information on overdose prevention services,
please visit Toward the Heart
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For additional connections and reading, visit our Substance Use and
Overdose Response
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Indigenous advocates call for more culturally informed addictions treatment
in BC
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Avis O'Brien (N'alaga) creates addictions programming for treatment centres
rooted in Indigenous knowledge and healing. Her programs fill a gap she
felt was missing when she was starting recovery. "There was no access to
elders, there was no cultural teachings, no land-based healing. It just did
not exist," O'Brien said.

We Need Harm Reduction Built for and Led by Youth Who Use Drugs
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Instead of addressing structural oppression, abstinence-based and top-down
institutional approaches to treatment and care can actually make it worse.
Yet for youth in particular, these remain the default. We know that harm
reduction saves lives. It can also build lives and communities of care,
including among young people who become involved in harm reduction
organizing and activism.

Need for integration of hepatitis C (HCV) services in community-based
settings for people who inject drugs
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To inform the development of updated World Health Organization (WHO)
guidelines on simplified service delivery for HCV infection, a global
survey was undertaken among people affected or infected by HCV. The
objective of this analysis is to identify specific needs and preferences
among people who inject drugs.

Why an Alberta lawyer is pushing back on part of the province's new
addictions strategy
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The provincial government of Alberta has changed the rules around who can
prescribe high-potency, short-acting opioids like the hydromorphone Ophelia
Black uses, so she has sued the province.

Advocacy

PrEP Users Rethink How We Discuss HIV Status Disclosure With Sexual Partners
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In this article from The Body, Michael Chancley Jr. talks about how PrEP
has reshaped disclosure conversations. "Despite having different ways of
approaching conversations about HIV status, everyone I spoke to understood
that reducing the risk of acquiring HIV meant employing other safer sex
practices beyond status disclosure, even before PrEP was an option."

Why Fighting HIV Means Attending to Trauma
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Using an HIV-related resilience assessment tool, researchers asked
participants a series of questions about their ability to deal with
adversity, whether they had or were experiencing post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), how they viewed HIV-related stigma, and whether they’d
ever had suicidal thoughts.

Psychologist who helped destigmatize homosexuality dies at 87
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Charles Silverstein, a psychologist and therapist who played a key role in
getting homosexuality declassified as a mental illness, died January 30 at
87. Silverstein also played a key role in changing the field's view of
conversion therapy.

Funding

Funding opportunities are listed every week until their deadline as space
allows so that new subscribers don't miss opportunities.

NEW: BC Housing Arts and Culture Sponsorship Program
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BC Housing is piloting an Arts and Culture Sponsorship program for
Indigenous-led housing providers and housing providers serving
marginalized/equity deserving communities. Deadline to apply is March 10,
2023. Learn more
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2023 First Nations Harm Reduction Grants Are Now Open
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First Nations communities, First Nations health service organizations, and
peer/drug user groups that are engaged in direct health service delivery to
First Nations in BC may be eligible for funding to provide a
community-driven harm reduction event or initiative. To be eligible, the
event or initiative must be held before March 31, 2024. The deadline for
applications is February 17, 2023.

Fierté Canada Pride Micro Grants
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As part of their “Strengthening Relationships and Connections Between Rural
Prides” project funded by WAGE, Fierté Canada Pride is opening applications
for the first round of the 2023-2024 FCP Micro-Grants. There will be 2
rounds of applications and a total amount of $100,000 will be distributed
through 2 streams to Prides across the country: a stream for remote and
rural Prides, and an anti-racism and reconciliation stream for all small
and medium-sized Prides. Application deadline February 17, 2023.

Community Services Recovery Fund
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Vancouver Foundation is proud to be working with community foundations
across Canada as part of the Community Services Recovery Fund. The fund is
open for applications until February 21, 2023, at 5 PM Pacific time. The
Community Services Recovery Fund is a one-time investment, by the
Government of Canada to help charities and non-profits adapt and modernize.
This investment will strengthen the sector as it supports recovery in
communities from coast to coast to coast.

Jobs

NEW: Community Engagement Lead, BCCDC
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The BC Centre for Disease Control is hiring a Community Engagement Lead for
Clinical Prevention Services (Sexually Transmitted Infections, Hepatitis
and Tuberculosis Services). This role will lead community-facing
initiatives for our service line, and will support the ways that we engage
with community groups and integrate community perspectives into our work.
Some tasks will include direct community engagement (facilitating
discussions, consultations, and our community advisory boards), overseeing
the contracts we hold with community-based organizations, and
relationship/partnership-building.

See the latest Indigenous-specific Employment Opportunities with PHSA
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Interested in joining the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) team?
Check their latest postings and subscribe to stay up to speed.

Executive Director, CBRC
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Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) promotes the health of people of
diverse sexualities and genders through research and intervention
development. Their core pillars – community-led research, knowledge
exchange, network building, and leadership development – position the
organization as a thought leader, transforming ideas into actions that make
a difference in our communities. CBRC seeks an Executive Director. Application
to apply: February 17.

PAN: Strengthening BC’s collective action on HIV, hepatitis C, and harm
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