From October 23-26, 2013, WWAV will be in Denver, Colorado for the International Drug Policy Reform Conference. We are thrilled to be joining more than 1,000 drug policy stakeholders – academics, health care and drug treatment professionals, law enforcement, veterans, formerly incarcerated people, elected officials, students, and many others from around the country and across […]
On Thursday August 22nd, WWAV continues our summer Community Voices Project series with “When Violence Hits Home: A Safe Space for LGBTQ Survivors.” If you are an LGBTQ survivor who has or is currently experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or other forms of harassment, this is a safe space for you to share your story and get support. […]
In recent months, we have heard of two cases of people facing criminal charges as a result of trying to stop the overdose of a friend: Ms. Johnson in mid-March and Mr. Espadron in mid-July. We also know that these are only the stories we’ve heard. Overdose fatality rates are expanding in Louisiana and across […]
On September 9th, No Pants No Problem (NPNP) has a hot date NOLA style with Queer-Spiricy and the fine folks attending the US Conference on AIDS – and WWAV is one of the beneficiaries! NPNP is a community driven event that started in Montreal in 2004 and to create spaces that challenge sexual and gender […]
WWAV will be a visiting host at the Youth Empowerment Project and BreakOUT!’s LGBT Youth Film Fest on August 2, 2013. This event is FREE and refreshments will be provided. About Pariah: Alike, a 17-year-old African-American woman has a flair for poetry, is a good student at her local high school, and is quietly but […]