Our new location is in the ‘Victoria Professional Building’ at 205 – 1120 Yates Street Victoria BC, V8V 3M9 All other contact info will remain the same: Tel: 250.382.7927 TF: 1.877.382.7927 Fax: 250.382.3232 support@vpwas.org Twitter: @vpwas Facebook: facebook.com/vpwas www.vpwas.org
Read more →VPWAS is currently in the process of moving our office.We thank you and all of or volunteers for your patience during this time. During this time we will be open and available for support and peer navigation services at our current location 1139 Yates street. It may be approximately 2 weeks until we fully move into our new locationWatch this space for further information, and grand opening dates. We will be moving across the street to the Victoria Professional Building250 […]
Read more →Join the Vancouver Island PWA Society (VPWAS) for our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday October, 23 2019 Guest Speaker: Dr. Kelli StajduharProfessor, Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health and School of Nursing The AGM is open to all VPWAS members and community partners. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided Location101-1139 Yates StreetCoast Salish TerritoryVictoria, BC V8V3N2 Time : 6:30 PM RSVP250.382.7927support@vpwas.org
Read more →Victoria play about HIV criminalization gets world premiere SECRET/E : A new play by Jessie award winner Rick Waines.Bruised and beaten, why is Billi under investigation? Assaulted by a violent boyfriend, why does Billi feel like she is the one under investigation?An officer is asked to investigate a domestic assault and must face his own prejudice.Guy attempts to reconcile a terrible decision that may have killed the woman he loved. Meet the three main characters of Secret/e, a new play […]
Read more →So many stories of so many lives and all of them drifting away… HIV in My Day: Reflecting Back, Looking Forward Research Study on BC’s HIV/AIDS Epidemic Were you diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and living in BC before 1996? or Did you support or care for someone living with HIV during this time? Help us document the early years of BC’s HIV/AIDS Epidemic by sharing your experiences in an oral history interview. Participants will receive $50. HIV in My Day: Reflecting […]
Read more →On December 1, 2018, the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day, federal Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould and the Department of Justice announced a new directive regarding prosecution of HIV non-disclosure cases. The Government of Canada is committed to a fair, responsive and effective criminal justice system that protects Canadians, holds offenders to account, supports vulnerable people, and respects the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Today, on the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day, the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister […]
Read more →Free Film Screening World AIDS Day / Day With(out) Art 2018 w/ Visual AIDS ALTERNATE ENDINGS, ACTIVIST RISINGS [TRAILER] ALTERNATE ENDINGS, ACTIVIST RISINGS for Day With(out) Art 2018 from Visual AIDS on Vimeo. Saturday December 1, 2018 The Vancouver Island PWA Society (VPWAS) partnering with Visual AIDS Day With(out) Art 2018 Visual AIDS utilizes art to fight AIDS by provoking dialogue, supporting HIV+ artists, and preserving a legacy, because AIDS is not over. The Vic Theatre 808 Douglas Street Victoria, […]
Read more →Please join us for the Vancouver Island Persons Living with HIV/AIDS Society (VPWAS) Annual General Meeting and open house. November 14, 2018 101-1139 Yates Street Coast Salish Territory Victoria, BC V8V3N2 We are excited to invite back this year, Guest speaker, Nathan Lachowsky, PHD Assistant Professor, School of Public Health and Social Policy The Annual General Meeting is open to all VPWAS members and community partners. vpwas agm invite 2018 (PDF) Interested in joining the board and making a difference for […]
Read more →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2018 POSITIVE YOUTH CALL ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CREATE NATIONAL HIV STRATEGY LANGLEY, BC: This past week saw 28 HIV-positive, Hepatitis-C positive, and co-infected youth aged 18-32 (hereinafter referred to as ‘positive youth’) converge for 4-day national meeting to discuss gaps in care resulting from the lack of a coordinated national HIV strategy. The event, Youth Unleashing Power: a Pozitive Youth Symposium, now in its 3rd year, provides an opportunity for positive youth to share […]
Read more →ARE YOU A GAY, BI, QUEER, PAN OR TWO-SPIRIT GUY LIVING ON VANCOUVER ISLAND OR A GULF ISLAND? Cis or trans guys, non-binary and genderqueer folx included We are a team of guys into guys and our allies who live and work on Vancouver Island and are working to improve the life and health of other guys into guys in our region. You are invited to participate in a confidential one-on-one interview for a research study to discuss your experiences […]
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