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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “living with HIV”

Is It a Crime to be HIV+?

Alisha Ostberg April 19, 2023 Blog, criminilization, harm reduction, human rights, living with HIV

This blog was written and created by Chris McBain, Education Coordinator at SafeLink Alberta. For more resources on HIV non-disclosure, visit the HIV Legal Network. The current HIV non-disclosure laws (HNDLs) in Canada have been …

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Drumbeat Program Cookbook: In the African Kitchen

Alisha Ostberg September 16, 2022 Blog, human rights, international, living with HIV, stigma, volunteer

SafeLink Alberta is proud to present In The African Kitchen the Drumbeat Program Cookbook. Sipiwe Mapfumo, Education Coordinator, shares in her foreword, “In the African Kitchen was a labour of love born from a sisterhood of …

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“That part of it people need to see. That they are not alone.” – Monica shares her story in support of Community Voices.

Alisha Ostberg November 10, 2019 Blog, events, living with HIV, personal story, volunteer

Community Voices is an annual event held to honour World AIDS Day. December 1st marks World AIDS Day, it also marks the beginning of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week. World AIDS Day is an opportunity to …

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“I walk because there is work to be done” – Why Mark walks in the Calgary AIDS Walk & Run.

Alisha Ostberg September 6, 2019 antiretroviral therapy, Blog, events, HEAT, human rights, living with HIV, personal story, stigma

HIV Community Link’s HEAT Program Coordinator Mark Randall shares why he walks every year in the Calgary AIDS Walk & Run. The AIDS Walk is a 3 month long fundrasier, that raises money for HIV …

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“We are all humans; stigma is greater than the diagnosis” 

Alisha Ostberg November 15, 2018 Blog, GIPA, human rights, living with HIV, personal story

Bill just turned 50, and has been living with HIV for 28 years. He grew up in a home where his family faced multiple challenges: his father struggled with his alcohol use, his sister had …

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Rolling it Forward!

Alisha Ostberg April 20, 2018 GIPA, living with HIV, personal story

The following blog was written by a member of the Women’s Peer Support Group. It presents the candid and personal perspective of an incredible individual who wishes to encourage other people living with HIV to …

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Join Our HIV Support Women’s Program!

Alisha Ostberg February 15, 2018 Blog, living with HIV

After much planning and developing, our new Peer Support Program at HIV Community Link is rolling out a Women Support Group starting this month on February 21st, 2018. Every person has unique experiences concerning their …

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I AM STELLA

Alisha Ostberg November 26, 2017 Blog, human rights, living with HIV, personal story

 A story of resilience in the face of domestic abuse and HIV stigma Stella is an African woman who immigrated to Canada early this year as an asylum seeker. The 48-year-old woman landed in Calgary …

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Gavin Walks for Awareness: “My HIV Status Doesn’t Define Me”

Alisha Ostberg August 29, 2017 Blog, Gay Men, Gay Rights, GIPA, harm reduction, human rights, living with HIV

 Gavin is 29 and just finished his first year of university after being out of high school for ten years. He struggled with alcohol addiction, but stopped drinking six years ago. Gavin has lived in …

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February 7 is African, Caribbean & Black Canadian HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Alisha Ostberg February 6, 2017 Blog, human rights, living with HIV, social determinants, stigma

Start a conversation. Know your health options. End the stigma! On Tuesday, February 7, HIV Community Link joins the Canadian HIV and AIDS Black, African and Caribbean Network (CHABAC) in celebrating National African, Caribbean & …

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