The Limestone City was brightened this past week by the talents and passion of the OAN Middle Manager’s Workshop. For two days, 45 ASO managers from across the province gathered to learn, share and network with one another in Kingston. Thanks are owed to all participants – both presenters and attendees – and to their home organizations who lent us some of their finest for the two day gathering. This Middle Manager’s Workshop was our largest yet and we can’t wait for the next opportunity to work together again!

Nous vous invitons, en tant que membre, partenaire, client(e), collègue, bailleur de fonds et/ou ami(e), à vous joindre à nous lors de notre assemblée générale annuelle le jeudi 29 novembre 2018.  Le jeudi 29 novembre 2018 De 18 h à 20 h 543, rue Yonge, 4e étage, Salle A Nous vous rappelons que pour vous prévaloir de votre droit de vote à l’assemblée générale et pour poser votre candidature comme administrateur(trice), vous devez être membre d’Action positive. Il vous sera possible d’y adhérer sur place. La contribution annuelle est de 5,00$. Veuillez confirmer votre présence auprès de Danny à danny@actionpositive.ca Pour plus d’information,

Nominations for the 2019 OAN Honour Roll are open! Do you know someone that has demonstrated outstanding leadership and achievement within the HIV/AIDS movement in Ontario? Why not submit their name to be recognized for their contributions? There are three categories of awards which are accepting nominees: The Person with HIV/AIDS Leadership Award; The Caring Hands Award; & The Community Partners Award Nominations close January 14, 2019 at 4:00pm. The award ceremony will take place March 2, 2019 at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre in Toronto. For more information, visit our Nomination Form.

The Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention invites you to their Annual General Meeting on Monday, November 12th, 2018. 120 Carlton Street, Party Room 6:00pm – 8:00pm While all are invited to attend, please RSVP to info@asaap.ca to secure your spot!

Regional HIV/AIDS Connection is proud to present the third annual Red Scarf Benefit Concert in support of people Living with HIV/AIDS in Ontario. This year’s Red Scarf concert will feature Juno Award winning Bedouin Soundclash! Friday, November 23 7:00pm London Music Hall, London This concert is generously presented by London’s Best Rock FM96 and proudly supported by Indiva. Tickets and information are available now at redscarf.ca/concert.

Earlier today, all OAN Member and Affiliate organizations were emailed about an addition to the HR Supports the OAN now offers: HRDownloads.com!  HR Downloads is a digital repository of up-to-date information for employers on new legislation, employee-facing training videos as well as webinars covering a variety of relevant topics. This service is a healthy compliment to our fabulous OPRAH consultants, who will continue to offer in-person and telephone and advice through our OPRAH intake form on the OAN Website.   A contact representative will be in touch with all Directors to set up an individual account within the next 2 weeks to provide an overview of what

The Ontario HIV Treatment Network has announced that Interim Executive Director Jean Bacon has accepted the role of Executive Director, effective immediately. Congratulations, Jean! 

The Leadership Symposium, held from October 1st – 3rd in Guelph was a huge success! Executive Directors and PPN Directors had the rare opportunity to meet face-to-face and share some challenges, solutions and a more unified direction for the HIV Sector across Ontario. Of the 50 attendees, 26 were directly involved in planning, presenting or facilitating the event, which ensured great diversity in perspective and experience for a fulsome, professional exchange between leaders. Below, some candid shots of our participants snapped by our masterful facilitators Beth Jordan and John Miller,

Preparations for The Middle Manager’s Workshop, taking place November 5 & 6 in Kingston are in full swing! Thank you to those who were able to provide us with feedback for our Agenda content – we have lots of great ideas from which we’ll craft our final programme! Confirmation emails will be sent out next week to confirm registration. Again this year, the OAN will be joining forces with the OHTN to deliver the Support Workers Workshop, integrated into the OHTN Endgame 3 Research Conference. Directors will receive an email next week to share with their Support Workers and with all the details!

The Ontario HIV Substance Use Training Program is making their online resources available to everyone in the sector. The resources available are: Introduction to HIV Methamphetamine: The Basics Methamphetamine: Working with and supporting people who use Injection Drug Use Equipment recording (90 mins) Safer Inhalation (crack smoking) Equipment recording (90 mins) This list — composed of a mix of video webinars, course curricula and recordings — was carefully crafted using a harm-reduction, non-judgmental lens and uses lived experience as a base for information and training. Certificates of completion for any course or webinar can be provided on request.