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Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week (IAAW) 2025

The Ontario AIDS Network (OAN) stands in solidarity with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples and with Two-Spirit, trans, and gender-diverse community members during Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week (IAAW), observed each year beginning on World AIDS Day. This week is a time to honour Indigenous leadership, recognize the strength and resilience of communities, and reaffirm our shared commitment to ending HIV-related stigma and discrimination. We acknowledge the ongoing impacts of colonialism, systemic racism, intergenerational trauma, and inequitable access to healthcare, all of which contribute to disproportionate HIV outcomes for Indigenous Peoples. These experiences reflect longstanding failures in health and social

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ACT Closure: What Does This Means for HIV Services in Ontario

OAN member, the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) is a historic agency in the HIV sector. It is the country’s first AIDS Service Organization (ASO) and a pillar of support for people living with HIV in Toronto. We are saddened to learn about ACT’s upcoming closure. We send our deepest appreciation and thanks to all the staff, volunteers, and leaders who dedicated themselves to this work. In this significant moment, it is crucial that this closure not be misinterpreted as a sign that HIV is no longer an issue. With the inaccessibility of medications, miseducation and stigma of HIV, a

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