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Open Letter to Jane Philpott Minister of Health from AIDS ACTION NOW!

Dear Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, As a community of people living with and affected by HIV and Hepatitis C we have been listening with concern to the limited information released from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) regarding … Continue reading

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Banner drop! Stop criminalizing people living with HIV!

STOP THE WITCH-HUNT: Activists drop banner with message to Ontario Premier during Toronto Pride parade TORONTO, July 3, 2016 —This afternoon, as the Ontario Premier marched in the country’s largest Pride parade, AIDS ACTION NOW! (www.aidsactionnow.org) dropped a huge banner … Continue reading

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Open Letter to Dr. Jane Philpott, Health Minister of Canada

December 1, 2015 Dear Honourable Dr. Jane Philpott, Health Minister of Canada: AIDS ACTION NOW!  is a Toronto-based activist organization established in 1988 to fight for an end to the AIDS epidemic. We were instrumental in convincing the Federal government … Continue reading

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Think Twice - Our Community Responds to the Criminalization of HIV

The debut of over 40 new videos of community members addressing HIV criminalization and the launch of the website www.ThinkTwiceHIV.com Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander St Tues Nov 18, 7-9PM Free Event Hosted by Jordan Bond-Gorr and featuring performances by Buddies … Continue reading

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Solidarity to the Toronto Harm Reduction Workers Union!

Congratulations to the Toronto Harm Reduction Workers Union (THRWU) IWW 610 for their launch today! Over the last year, harm reduction workers across the city of Toronto have been organizing. They are the kit makers, outreach workers, community workers, and … Continue reading

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