Last month, more than one hundred harm reductionists and drug policy advocates gathered in New Orleans for the Southern Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Conference. The conference was an amazing opportunity for groups across the region and nation to come together to learn about and discuss how drug policy impacts marginalized populations and our community […]
Raising Women's Voices for the Health Care We Need
Women With A Vision is excited to join the Raising Women’s Voices campaign to help women get covered under the Affordable Care Act insurance plans. The RWV campaign is an initiative between several national state and local health advocates who are committed to making the promise of health reform real for women. The campaign is […]
"Gender and Incarceration" Panel – Watch the Video NOW!
On November 6, 2013, WWAV’s Executive Director, Deon Haywood, was part of a panel discussion on “Gender and Incarceration” at Tulane University. Please click HERE to watch this powerful conversation among formerly incarcerated women, scholars and activists (and those wearing multiple hats!) on how our understanding of mass incarceration changes when gender is centered, and […]
WWAV Joins the World in Calling For Sex Workers' Safety and Rights
Today Women With a Vision wishes to join sex worker allies and advocates from around the world in recognizing December 17th, the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. The day of recognition was founded in 2003 by the Sex Worker Outreach Project (SWOP), and it is a day met with actions, events, and […]
Dirty Needles Spike AIDS Epidemic in New Orleans
“Syringe exchange programs are not legal in the state of Louisiana. So for 22 years, [Women With A Vision has] operated underground. And I say “underground” only because I can’t just pull up in a car or a van and just set up and have people line up so they can get what they need.” […]