This October, WWAV Executive Director, Deon Haywood, will be joining more than 100 human rights defenders from over 80 countries around the world for the Seventh Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders. In August, the WWAV team had a chance to meet with Caitriona Rice, a protection coordinator for Front Line Defenders. We are grateful to her […]
September 8-11 the USCA is Coming to New Orleans!
On September 8th through the 11th, the annual United States Conference on AIDS is coming to New Orleans, and WWAV is thrilled to be a part. You can find us at the conference on Monday, September 9th at the “Symposium on HIV/AIDS and Employment: Maximizing Existing Systems of Resources as a Social Determinants of Health […]
WWAV Takes It to the Streets for International Overdose Awareness Day!
Saturday, August 31, 2013 was International Overdose Awareness Day, and Women With A Vision was out in force — tabling under the Claiborne Avenue overpass at Claiborne and Esplanade Avenues to raise awareness about the reality of overdoses in New Orleans and across the nation. We had education materials on overdose and harm reduction, and were […]
WWAV Shines a Spotlight on Overdoses in New Orleans, Calls for 911 Good Samaritan Laws
Saturday, August 31, 2013 is International Overdose Awareness Day, and Women With A Vision will be participating in a day of community outreach to raise awareness about the reality of overdoses in New Orleans and across the nation. At 3:00 p.m. WWAV will be tabling under the Claiborne Avenue overpass at Claiborne and Esplanade Avenues, […]
August 27th and 29th – Join Us for a PrEP Focus Group!
Since our founding, Women With A Vision has been working to make sure that the latest HIV prevention information is in the hands of our community members who need it most. That’s why we’re partnering with AIDS UNITED to conduct two PrEP Focus Groups to hear from women in New Orleans about the potential use […]