On February 20, 2013, SPARK Reproductive Justice Now hosted their 6th Annual Legislate THIS! – Women of Color Reclaiming & Rebuilding the South. WWAV’s own Deon Haywood was one of the featured speakers, and she shared some powerful stories about the history and legacy of WWAV and how we do “the work.” Check out the video […]

Since 2012, WWAV has been a partner of the Louisiana Breast and Cervical Health Program (LBCHP), helping close to 16,000 low-income, no-income, uninsured and underserved women gain access to life-saving tests for breast and cervical cancer each year.  We’ve taken it to the streets, we’ve hosted house parties with women who are alienated from the medical […]

Overdose fatality rates are expanding in Louisiana and across the nation. The last national study by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported that 15 people per 100,000 people die of overdose yearly in the state of Louisiana – one of the highest rates in the nation. Fortunately, overdose deaths are preventable through public education […]

During the upcoming week, Executive Director Deon Haywood and Director of Program Development Shaquita Borden will be presenting at the International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. Two of our interns, Rebecca and Shaun, will be live tweeting and video blogging from inside the conference plenaries as well as outside at the Global Village. Stay updated […]

On June 27, 2012, our allies at the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a class action lawsuit to remove the more than 400 people who are still unconstitutionally on the sex offender registry list in Louisiana.  To all our supporters out there, we will keep you posted on ways you can help us put the […]