SafeLink Alberta wants to draw attention to the ongoing harm that colonialism causes Indigenous people and communities on this Canada Day. The health and wellbeing of Indigenous peoples in Canada are still significantly affected by …
Monkeypox FAQs – Updated Aug 4, 2022
Monkeypox FAQs What is Monkeypox? Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus. It is a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae and a viral zoonotic disease, meaning that …
“Everyone deserves the right to be safe at work.” International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
December 17th is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers (IDEVASW). This day is a day that joins sex workers, allies, and advocates around the world in recognizing violence committed against sex workers globally. …
“I walk because there is work to be done” – Why Mark walks in the Calgary AIDS Walk & Run.
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 …
March 3rd is International Sex Worker Rights Day
The day originated in 2001, when over 25,000 sex workers gathered in India for a sex worker festival, despite efforts from prohibitionist groups who tried to prevent it taking place by pressuring the government to …
“People have scared my heart with the words they’ve called me.”
This blog post is a candid story of a sex worker supported by HIV Community Link’s Shift Program. She has been in the industry ten years, and exited the industry one year ago. She wanted …
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
December 17th is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers (IDEVASW). This day is a day that joins sex workers, allies, and advocates around the world in recognizing violence committed against sex workers globally. …
March 3rd is International Sex Worker Rights Day
The day originated in 2001, when over 25,000 sex workers gathered in India for a sex worker festival, despite efforts from prohibitionist groups who tried to prevent it taking place by pressuring the government to …
February 7 is African, Caribbean & Black Canadian HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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 & …
Sex Work and Language, why does it matter?
Language shapes the way we perceive the world around us, how we interact with it, and how others respond in return. If we want to provide the best possible care and support to sex workers, …