Our first OAN Skills+ session of 2021 is almost here! This virtual session is about Latinx communities and HIV, and takes specific focus on the outcomes of the Latin gbtMSM/PHA Community Service Planning Project report. Date: June 30, 2021 Time: 11:00 am – 12:30pm EST For this session, the OAN has partnered with Latinos Positivos Ontario (LPO), Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples (CSSP), Committee for Accessible AIDS Treatment (CAAT), Prisoners with HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN), and the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN). Join on Zoomhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89202511825?pwd=ZGpaRmM3OVQrbkNzZ0hDcmFYU2dmQT09 Questions about Skills+Contact Precious Maseko at pmaseko@oan.red Looking AheadSkills+ sessions are now scheduled every three months and

Each year, throughout June, we observe National Indigenous History Month in recognition of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across this land. This is a time for everyone to learn more about the unique histories, achievements, and cultures of Indigenous Peoples. It is also a time to share stories, teachings, and traditions, and to take action toward Truth and Reconciliation.  On June 21, 2021, on the summer solstice, we celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day. Across the land, First Nations will gather and share in ceremonies and traditions to thank Mother Earth and to celebrate the languages, cultures and ceremonies that have persevered despite decades of effort

Today we acknowledge the grief, pain and trauma of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit people and communities, following release of preliminary grounds-survey findings locating unrecovered remains of children at a former Residential School in Kamloops. We stand in solemn solidarity with First Nation, Métis, and Inuit communities and we mourn the 215 children who died at this site. We must continue to self-educate, reflect, and confront the disgraceful legacy of the Residential School system and the ways in which colonization continues to oppress, harm, and traumatize First Nation, Métis, and Inuit people. As ever, we must all continue to interrogate our often

As we mark the solemn, one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, we continue to see state sanctioned violence against African, Caribbean, Black Latinx, and Black; Indigenous, immigrant and racialized people across Ontario.  Yesterday, Canadians marched in memory of Regis Korchinski-Paquet. Today, we remember those who have been harmed and killed by state violence. We reflect on the work, advancements and heartaches of this past year and look ahead to the work done at OAN and beyond.  Over the past year, the OAN has held space and engaged our membership and partners in challenging and impactful conversations and action

Announcing the PLDI Grad-Check-In on May 27, between 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm EST. “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence; it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”  Audre Lorde Topic: Self-Care as WarfareWhat is the one thing that has been keeping you going during COVID-19? Join the PLDI team and fellow PLDI graduates for some fun (prizes to be won) and a deep discussion on joy, resilience, and self-care. Each graduate who wants to present will have 4 minutes to present. Don’t want to present? No problem, please join us to take in the presentations. Register in advance for

This month the PLDI reached the milestone of 15 years of programming excellence. We are so proud of how PLDI has grown and developed, where we are today, and where we are heading.  We’d like to extend our thanks and appreciation to the more than 1,000 PLDI graduates in Ontario. We believe that the PLDI and your leadership has shaped the Ontario HIV sector into what it now is. We extend our thanks to the people who made PLDI what it is today. We owe deep gratitude to OAN staff past and present including Rick Kennedy and Thomas Egdorf, PLDI

Women’s Health in Women’s Hands (WHIWH) is excited to announce a research study, #SafeHandsSafeHearts – Peer Counselling for LGBTQ+ Racialized Folks! #SafeHandsSafeHearts is a study taking place in collaboration with WHIWH, and they are now recruiting participants for this study! About the StudyThe project aims to support Black, African, Caribbean, Latin American, and South Asian sexual and gender minority communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It involves three online counseling sessions to increase COVID-19 knowledge and protective behaviors and reduce pandemic stress (anxiety, depression, loneliness).  How to ParticipateWHIWH encourages adults over 18 who identify as Black, African, Caribbean, Latin American, South Asian, and LGBTQIA+ to apply.