Starting January 2012, WWAV is a proud partner of LSU’s Louisiana Breast & Cervical Health Program (LBCHP). LBCHP is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), which is active in all 50 US states, as well as US territories and tribal organizations. LBCHP’s […]
60+ LGBTQ Organizations Challenge ICE's "Secure Communities" Program
On August 5, 2011, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton informed governors that ICE would terminate all agreements with states to implement its controversial fingerprint-sharing “Secure Communities” (S-Comm) program, despite previously saying that states and counties could opt-out or modify that agreement. This announcement came as a result of powerful community mobilization […]
WWAV’s Danita Muse on Harm Reduction in the South
The “Reducing Harm & Building Communities: Addressing Drug Use in the South” conference took place September 8 & 9, 2011 in Durham, NC. Several advocates were interviewed and offered insights into syringe decriminalization, harm reduction and their work, including WWAV’s own Danita Muse: What About Syringe Decriminalization? from North Carolina Harm Reduction on Vimeo.
Take the NOLA Provider Survey TODAY!
In an effort to improve service delivery and access to services for women and trans women involved in sex work, survival sex or other transactional sex exchanges, Women With a Vision is conducting a survey with service providers and other individuals who have direct contact with clients in the New Orleans metro area. Your input […]
People Who Made a Difference in 2010
WWAV’s Executive Director, Deon Haywood, was recognized in TheBody.com 2010 HIV/AIDS Community Spotlight: “One of the main takeaways from Transforming the National AIDS Response: Advancing Women’s Leadership and Participation was that there is amazing work being led by women, yet so many of these women go unrecognized. Deon Haywood is one of those women. “Haywood […]