It's that time again!
Do you or your clients identify as members of the 2-Spirit Community? If so, Back to School Backpacks are here to help!
This is one of many community programs offered by 2-Spirits as fall approaches.
Click here to see more.
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Federal Election: September 20, 2021
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2021 OAN Federal Election Package
Canada votes on September 20th, 2021 and once again, the OAN has put together an election toolkit for a breakdown on issues relevant to people living with HIV and service providers.
This toolkit was created with input and support from OAN member and partner organizations.
Click here to learn more and to download the OAN 2021 Federal Election Package.
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OAN Annual Meeting
The OAN Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m EST, the after the OAN’s meeting of delegates living with HIV, which takes place on Monday, September 20, 2021, between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact Precious N. Maseko, Manager of Communications and Member Development at pmaseko@oan.red.
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ACT Annual General Meeting & ACT Membership
Join ACT on Thursday, September 23 at 6 pm for their Virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM)!
Membership will now be FREE to everyone and people will be asked to make an optional pay-what-you-can donation at the end of registration process.
For more information and to become a member, click here.
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Realize Annual General Meeting & Elisse Zack Award for Excellence in HIV and Rehabilitation
Registration is now open for Realize's second Virtual Annual Meeting and presentation of the 2021 Elisse Zack Award for Excellence in HIV and Rehabilitation.
The meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 23rd, 2021 via Zoom. Register here. The Zoom link will be sent to registrants the week of the meeting.
Contact Janet London at jlondon@hivandrehab.ca or 416-513-0440 with any questions.
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CATIE 2021 Annual Meeting
CATIE will again be hosting an online Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 7, 2021.
For more information about the meeting, click here.
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ACT is collecting stories and testimonials about veteran counsellor Marsha Malbari who is leaving the organization after over a decade of meaningful service.
If you have received support from Marsha over the last 12 years, ACT would like to hear from you. Share your stories about how Marsha has helped you and made a difference in your life, publicly or anonymously by clicking here.
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The Government of Canada is empowering communities across the country to respond to systemic racism and racial discrimination through many initiatives, including the programs, initiatives, and funding opportunities through the Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat.
You'll find some interesting funding initiatives which may be relevant to your agency or to your clients in the Supporting our Communities section, including:
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The Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization (CCRHC) has launched a community consultation regarding proposed Criminal Code reforms to limit HIV criminalization.
This consultation will take place between August 23 – October 22, 2021 via an online survey.
Additional consultations will be led by community-based organizations. If you would like to organize a consultation in or with your community, contact us here: ccrhc.ccrcv@gmail.com.
Please share this information among your networks!
For more information, please contact India Annamanthadoo, Policy Analyst, HIV Legal Network at iannamanthadoo@hivlegalnetwork.ca.
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The Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention (ASAAP) is undertaking two national needs assessments for capacity building of social and health care providers who serve LGBTQ+ South Asian, Middle Eastern, and Indo-Caribbean people. This project is funded by the Women and Gender Equality Canada.
The two national needs assessments:
- Service Provider Survey: eligible participants are social and health care providers. The survey is available in English and French.
- Service User survey: eligible Participants are South Asian, Middle Eastern, or Indo-Caribbean LGBTQ+ people who are residing in Canada and are 18 years old or older. The survey is available in English, French, Hindi, Tamil, Arabic, and Farsi.
For more information or inquiries, please contact:
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The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), in collaboration with the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health and the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases, wants to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to services to prevent, test and treat sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) including harm reduction services.
If your organization works with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples or directly provides STBBI prevention, testing, treatment services or harm reduction services in Canada to First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples, please encourage your members/clients to take 20 minutes to complete this online survey.
The survey can be accessed by following this link.
The survey will be available until September 12, 2021.
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Information about COVID-19 and People living with HIV
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COVID-19 continues to affect the operations of our city and our daily lives. Here are some quick links to fact sheets and websites that we think are helpful to have at your fingertips.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Outbreak update (Public Health Agency of Canada)
Is it your turn to get the COVID vaccine? Looking for a vaccination clinic near you?
City of Toronto Vaccine Webpage
City of Toronto Immunization Clinic Finder
How does vaccination status impact Public Health recommendations?
Vaccinated Against COVID-19? What does it mean to me?
COVD-19 vaccine Fact Sheet for seniors
COVID-19 and People living with HIV Fact Sheet
Need to get a COVID-19 test?
City of Toronto COVID-19 Testing Information
How's your mental health?
City of Toronto list of Mental Health Resources
Any resources you access that you'd like to see added? Let us know.
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