Peterborough AIDS Resource Network’s (PARN) Red Scarf Project is happening on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2021. Get involved and contribute to this annual event by knitting a scarf or donating wool to participating knitters.  Learn More or DonateFor more information, please contact Brittany Cameron at brittnay@parn.ca.

The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) is proud to announce the launch of an anti-stigma campaign called The Positive News. (When you go to the website, try reloading the page to see different landing screens with unique animations.) The Positive News is a fresh approach to bringing OHTN’s HIV prevention and treatment message to a general audience. The campaign’s first phase comprises five visually stunning, easy-to-understand videos hosted by Muluba Habanyama covering the following themes: HIV management and serodiscordant couples Undetectable = Untransmittable Getting PrEP in Ontario HIV testing options in Ontario HIV self-testing (including the Get a Kit project) At the heart of The Positive

Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week and World AIDS Day are an opportunity to unite in our efforts to end new HIV transmissions and support people living with HIV and AIDS.  The UNAIDS theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is “End inequalities. End AIDS. End pandemics”. Through this theme, the UN underscores the urgent need to end the inequalities that drive HIV and AIDS and other pandemics in Ontario and beyond.  To commemorate Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week and World AIDS Day, the OAN is releasing a podcast episode that looks at the work of the past year, renewing our commitments to an equitable and

2021 was another uncertain and difficult year for the OAN, our sector, and for many people living with HIV across the province. But our sector continued to adapt and deliver services, carrying out our work throughout an ever-changing COVID pandemic.  This year, the OAN and its members and partners have continued to share resources and create spaces where learning and connection can take place. We also continued to collaborate to ensure leadership and advocacy remain present in our values and in our work.  Alongside this year’s challenges, there were successes. Among the many accomplishments achieved in collaboration with the OAN’s collective members and affiliates,

Our work to update the Ontario Accord and renew our sector’s commitment to GIPA/MEPA is underway!  Over the past few weeks, the OAN’s Advisory Committee of People Living with HIV has been holding focus groups for our members and Ontario’s community of people living with HIV. But we want to hear from everyone. Have Your Say in the Ontario Accord Survey If participating in a focus group is not right for you, tell us what you think by completing the Ontario Accord Survey. This is your opportunity to share your thoughts, have your say and help create the next Ontario Accord. Complete

Gay Men’s Health Alliance (GMSH) is proud to present: HIV Plotlines – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Hosted by queer film and TV writer JP Larocque and drag performer and HIV activist Jade Elektra, this 14-part series examines popular film and TV from the last 40 years where HIV was represented. In this series,  JP Larocque and Jade Elektra dissect popular film and TV series that have HIV in the plot. The first three episodes look at Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, the TV show Empire, and the all-time classic The Golden Girls. Where to WatchWatch on our YouTube channel.

Are you a Convention refugee, permanent resident, or a new Canadian? If you answered yes, the Storytelling Through Photography project is for you. The Photovoice Project is storytelling through photography. Participants will take and use photo images to capture aspects of their environment and experiences. Details and How to Sign Up A (7) seven-week workshop series. From January 17 to February 28, 2022. Email Kemar, kemarb@moyohcs.ca for times and more information.  Click this link to register to participate in Photovoice https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XQB88QZ  (Please choose Newcomer Photovoice project from the list). Open to residents of Brampton, Mississauga, and Caledon only. See the Photo-voice Flyer for