Positive Women’s Network – United States of America (PWN-USA) will be organizing, leading, speaking at, or participating in the following upcoming events:
March 2, 2013: Tampa, FL
Honoring Women’s Resilience, Spirituality & Sexual Health: a Celebration of Girls, Mothers, Grandmothers, and ALL women
Where: Center for Manifestation Congregational Life Center
3102 East Lake Ave Tampa, FL 33610
When: Saturday, March 2, 2013
Featuring a keynote speech by PWNer LePena Reid
March 7, 2013: New York, NY
Screening of Exposing Injustice Everywhere and HIV Is Not a Crime with Panel Discussion featuring Richard Elliott of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Jessica Whitbread of the International Community of Women Living with HIV, and Robert Suttle from the Sero Project. Panel will be moderated by Sean Strub
Organized by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Co-sponsored by Canadian Legal HIV/AIDS Network, the Sero Project, Housing Works, Positive Women’s Network – United States of America (PWN-USA), and the International Community of Women Living with HIV (ICW)
Where: School of Visual Arts Theatre, 333 W. 23rd Street,New York, NY 10011
When: March 7, 2013, 6:00pm
Includes screening of two films on HIV criminalization, panel discussion, and reception
Free but RSVP required (limit 2 tickets per RSVP). RSVP here
March 7th, 2013: Colorado Springs, CO
Lunch and Presentation to the Staff at Southern Colorado AIDS Project
Where: 1301 South 8th Street, Suite 200; Colorado Springs, CO 80905
When: 11am-1pm
Contact Info: Penny DeNoble, 719-578-9092
March 7th, 2013: Colorado Springs, CO
Presentation to students at Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs
When: Time to be determined (late afternoon/early evening)
Hosted by Southern Colorado AIDS Project and Pikes Peak Community College
March 8th, 2013: Colorado Springs, CO
Stay tuned for radio and television interviews starting at 9am PST/10am MST/12pm EST on Colorado Springs local media with PWNer Penny DeNoble.
March 8th, 2013: Colorado Springs, CO
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Luncheon featuring Penny DeNoble
Where: Antlers Hilton Hotel, 4 South Cascade Ave Colorado Springs, CO
When: 11:30am 1p
$20 per person, lunch included
RSVP! open to the public, RSVP by March 1st at http://www.s-cap.org or call 719-578-9092
Hosted by the Southern Colorado AIDS Project
March 9, 2013: Philadelphia, PA
PWN-USA Philly’s National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Event
Organized in collaboration with the Women-Centered Care Coalition
Where: The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
When: Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Includes a film screening: Many Women, One Voice followed by a Luncheon and hands-on female condom demonstration
Free Gifts! Spoken Word! Free HIV Screening!
RSVP at: 215.985.4448 ext 153 or 267.231.2647
March 9th, 2013: Denver, CO
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Collaboration with the Denver Section National Council of Negro Women, Brother Jeff’s Health Care Initiative, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., and The Issue of Blood Outreach. PWNer Penny DeNoble will be presenting and facilitating an HIV Awareness Workshop.
Where: Ford Warren Library, 2825 High St, Denver, CO 80205
When: 1pm-3pm MST
Free and open to the public!
March 9, 2013: Detroit, MI
I’m Every Woman: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Extravaganza!
Organized by PWN-USA Detroit
Where: Harper University Hospital, Hospitality Suites 1-3
When: Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 11:30am to 1:30pm
Join PWN-USA Detroit for advocacy trainings, comprehensive STD/HIV testing, a resrouce fair including referrals for access to care. Lunch will be provided.
For more information, contact: Nicole Seguin: 313.397.5321
March 9, 2013: Peoria, IL
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Event: Girls Night Out
Organized by PWN-USA with National Minority AIDS Awareness Council of Peoria, IL
Where: Bradley Campus, Peoria, IL
When: Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Includes a film screening, discussion on women and HIV, release of mayoral proclamation, and free HIV screening
For more information contact Kat Griffith: 309.368.4683 or katg2011(at)live.com
March 11, 2013: New Orleans, LA
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Event: I’m Every Woman: HIV Does Not Discriminate
Organized by NO/AIDS Task Force and PWN-USA with support from Janssen Therapeutics
Where: NO/AIDS Task Force, 2601 Tulane Avenue, 2nd Floor Auditorium
When: Monday, March 11, 2013 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm
HIV information, Film Screening, Presentation on FC2 (Female Condom), and release of 30 Red Balloons to commemorate 30 years of the HIV pandemic.
For more information contact Gina Brown 504.458.5247 or Ana Powell 504.821.2601
March 12, 2013: New York, NY
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Event: Focusing on Women & HIV Research
Organized by Gay Men’s Health Crisis with participation from PWN-USA
Where: Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) office, 446 W. 33rd Street between 9th and 10th Ave, Seventh Floor
When: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Featuring Sonia Rastogi from PWN-USA discussing HIV, trauma, and women and Barb Cardell from PWN-USA discussing the Count Us In! Campaign, as well as physicians and research advocates
For more information contact: Paige Lowery, Community Health Educator, GMHC: 212.367.1099
March 13, 2013: San Diego, CA
A Woman’s Voice: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Annual Conference
Presented by the San Diego HIV CARE Partnership in collaboration with
Christie’s Place and other partners
Where: San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre Street, San Diego, CA 92103
When: Thursday, March 13, 2013 from 4:00pm to 8:30pm
Naina Khanna from PWN-USA will keynote
To RSVP contact Christie’s Place 619.702.4186 or UCSD MCAP 619.543.8089
March 13, 2013: Baton Rouge, LA
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Event: Many Women, One Voice video screening with Resource Fair
Hosted by Southern University and HIV/AIDS Alliance Region Two (HAART)
Where: Southern University Student Union
When: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 from 10:00am to 2:00pm
Featuring: Sharon Decuir from PWN-USA
April 5, 2013: Laramie, WY
Seeking Compassion State-by-State: Ending the Stigma
17th Annual Shepard Symposium of Social Justice
Organized by Barb Cardell, PWN-USA-Colorado
Where: University of Wyoming Student Union, Senate Chambers
When: Friday, April 5, 2013, 1:30-2:45pm
Presentation and discussion of PWN-USA-CO Compassion Campaign
For more information contact: Barb Cardell: 303.946.2529 or barb.cardell(at)gmail.com
Past Events:
February 14, 2014: Everywhere, Planet Earth
PWN-USA joins One Billion Rising
Organized by One Billion Rising
One in three women and girls globally will be beaten or raped in their lifetimes.
PWN-USA members and allies will dance in the streets and everywhere to say Enough is Enough! End Violence against women and girls now.
Find your local event here
