Thank you so much to everyone for registering for the OAN Leadership Symposium. The registration is now closed. Ryan will be sending out confirmation emails in the week after the AGM (after September 9). For those participating, the Leadership Symposium agenda has been posted and is sure to inspire much conversation and partnership over the 2 and a half days we will share together. Questions? Direct any further inquiries to Ryan Kerr, Manager of Communications and Member Development at rkerr@oan.red.

CATIE and the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) are organizing a special screening of their films Strong Medicine and Promising Practices in Eskasoni. This event is free and will be held at the Imagine Cinemas on Carlton Street in Toronto on Wednesday, September 19, from 7 to 9 p.m. Seating is limited so reserve your tickets here. 

Life After….a tale of resilience is an intimate live performance at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre in Toronto featuring the stories of 3 Asians and their journeys towards self-discovery, acceptance and love with Kenneth Poon, Christian Hui, Tim Lee, Vivian Chong & Dr. Greg Robinson. 2 shows only: Saturday, September 15, 2019 at 3:30pm & 7pm Tickets are $25 with all proceeds going to ACAS. For more information call ACAS @ 416-963-4300 or visit the Buddies website.

Friends and family of Andrew Kinsman invite you to join together and celebrate his life. Andrew was a long-time friend and volunteer of the HIV community and employee of the Toronto HIV Network before his disappearance June 2017. All who knew and appreciated Andrew are invited to attend: Sunday, September 23, 2018 2pm – 4pm The Ballroom, 2nd Floor 519 Church Street Community Centre, Toronto For more information, please visit celebratingandrewkinsman.com.

The AIDS Committee of Toronto is celebrating 30 years of its AIDS Walk community fundraiser on Sunday, September 16, 2018. For more information or to register click here.

Our 2018 Annual General Meeting Agenda is now available! Starting today, you are free to access our Meeting Agenda and nominee list in our AGM 2018 folder. The rest of the materials will be added before the end of next week. The OAN AGM begins Friday, September 7th at 9:00am and concludes programming on Saturday, September 8th at 3:15pm. We look forward to a fulsome and productive time with all of the Member and Affiliate leaders and their delegates who are able to join us!

PHA Body & PHA Summit 2017 The role of the PHA Body is to provide PHA leaders, associated with an OAN Member agency in Ontario, an opportunity to gather and influence the work of the Ontario AIDS Network. The annual meeting, as part of the OAN AGM, also produces a nominee for the OAN Board of Directors when, as this year, there is a vacancy for one of the two At-Large Declared positions. During last year’s OAN Annual General Meeting, several PHA delegates from across Ontario demanded the prioritization and re-establishment of the role of the PHA Body in OAN

The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is encouraging agencies across the province to sign on to an Open Letter to Ontario Premier and Minister of Health urging support for life-saving Supervised Consumption Services and Overdose Prevention Sites, recently threatened by the Provincial Government. To add your organization’s signature, please fill out the brief form created by The Legal Network by August 23, 2018 at 5 p.m.

2-Spirited People of the First Nations is excited to announce their new Executive Director, Keith McCrady. His contact information is keith@2spirits.com or by phone: 416-944-9300 x201.