AIDS Committee of North Bay & Area
269 Main St W # 201 P1B 2T8 North Bay, ON, Canada

THANK YOU to those who attended and spoke at our World AIDS Day zoom gathering! We had to do things a little different this year, but it was lovely to be able to gather virtually to commemorate the day. Thank you to the dignitaries that were in attendence or offered words of support for World AIDS Day, Red Scarf Day and Day Without Art. Another huge thank you to all our phenomenal volunteers who have donated so much time to knit, deliver and distribute the red scarves.... #WorldAIDSDay #WAD2020 #RedScarfDay #DayWithoutArt

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Tomorrow, Wednesday the 25th, is the day for the AIDS Awareness Week HIV Testing Drive at the ACNBA Office, 201-269 Main Street, W. Please call us at 705-497-3560 to book an appointment! #KnowYourStatus #WorldAIDSday [IMAGE TEXT READS: "Global Solidarity. Shared Responsibility. ... World AIDS Day, December 1, 2020. AIDS Awareness Week Events- Nov. 24 to Dec. 1 HIV Testing #KnowYourStatus. Nov 25 201-269 Main St. West, North Bay 1:00pm-3:00pm Call us at (705)497-3560 for an appointment! www.aidsnorthbay.com] See more

Connecting During COVID: Celebrating community-led programs for women in the north. This webinar will celebrate women-led grassroots community action at the intersection of violence, health and COVID-19 in the north. 1:30 -3:30pm More information and registration at:... whai.ca/events or @whai_ontario https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/connecting-during-covid-celebra

AIDS Awareness Week starts tomorrow!! (November 24th to December 1st). This years theme is "Global Solidarity. Shared Responsibility". Stay tuned for more information and events happening throughout the week! #WorldAIDSDay #AIDSAwarenessWeek #KnowYourStatus #UequalsU

A giant thank you to Rebuilt Resources Skills Development Inc for your $1,000 and for the coat vouchers to give to clients in need over the winter this year!! Thank you for your continued support and partnership to help those in need in our community!

Our very own New Horizons 2S-LGBTQ+ Older Adults Program Coordinator will be speaking on this panel about the importance of chosen families in the 2S-LGBTQ+ seniors community, more specifically the significance of this for seniors living in LTC (Long-Term Care) facilities. There is still time to register for this panel discussion on Thursday, November 26, at 1:00pm *see link below to register

A reminder of this Wednesdays testing drive at the ACNBA office. Join us on November 25th, from 1:00-3:00 PM for an HIV Testing Drive, held at the ACNBA Office, 201-269 Main Street, W. Please call us at 705-497-3560 to book an appointment! #KnowYourStatus #WorldAIDSday ... [IMAGE TEXT READS: "Global Solidarity. Shared Responsibility. World AIDS Day, December 1, 2020. AIDS Awareness Week Events- Nov. 24 to Dec. 1 HIV Testing #KnowYourStatus. Nov 25 201-269 Main St. West, North Bay 1:00pm-3:00pm Call us at (705)497-3560 for an appointment! www.aidsnorthbay.com] See more

A share from our friends at Gay Men's Sexual Health Alliance on this Transgender Day Of Remembrance. #TDoR2020

Today is International Human Rights Day - wrapping up our 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. It also marks the 72nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaimed by the United Nations on December 10, 1948. The Declaration was an ambitious document that promised equal rights for every person, including the right to health, to security of the person, and a standard of living adequate for health and well-being. For many women, particul...arly WHAI priority populations of women, this Declaration has little meaning and although overall rates of violence against women are decreasing, certain types of violence - intimate partner violence, for example - tend to increase during periods of crisis and uncertainty, such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Today and always, we are committed to fighting for equal rights for every person, including the right to health, to security of person, and a standard of living adequate for health and well-being. These are important realities for women in Northern Ontario. Violence increases during times of crisis: https://canadianwomen.org/the-facts/gender-based-violence/ ***** Aujourd’hui, c’est la Journée internationale des droits de la personne ce qui conclut nos 16 jours d’activisme contre la violence fondée sur le sexe. C’est aussi le 72e anniversaire de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme, adoptée par les Nations Unies le 10 décembre 1948. Cette déclaration est un document ambitieux qui promet des droits égaux pour chaque individu, y compris le droit à la santé, à la sûreté de sa personne et à un niveau de vie suffisant pour assurer sa santé et son bien-être . Pour de nombreuses femmes, en particulier les populations prioritaires de femmes de l’IFVS, cette déclaration ne veut pas dire grand-chose et, bien que les taux généraux de violence contre les femmes soient en baisse, certains types de violence par exemple, la violence dans les relations intimes tendent à augmenter en période de crise et d’incertitude comme la pandémie actuelle de COVID-19. Aujourd’hui et toujours, nous nous engageons à lutter pour l’égalité des droits de chaque personne, y compris le droit à la santé, à la sécurité et à un niveau de vie suffisant pour assurer sa santé et son bien-être. Ce sont là des réalités importantes pour les femmes du nord de l’Ontario. Augmentation de la violence en temps de crise : https://canadianwomen.org/fr/les-faits/violence/

Transgender Day of Remembrance is on November 20th at 5 pm outside o the Northbay museum for 19 and older and 7pmat Outloud for youth. masks are Required. Image... description: trans flag, rose and The Equity Center, Outloud, 2QT pride logo. Transgender day of remembrance nove20th, 5 pm outside northbay museum 19+ 7 pm at Outloud for youth 6-19 years, Masks Required. See more

November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance. As said by founder Gwendolyn Ann Smith: "Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to highlight the losses we face due to anti-transgender bigotry and violence. I am no stranger to the need to fight for our rights, and the right to simply exist is first and foremost. With so many seeking to erase transgender people -- sometimes in the most brutal ways possible -- it is vitally important that those we lose are remembered, and that we continue to fight for justice." #transawarenessweek2020 #TransDayofRemembrance

Today, November 20, is #TransDayOfRemembrance. Today, we remember all of those who were taken too early, be it due to violence, depression, overdose, or COVID-1...9. The importance of this day, especially this year, feels immeasurable. At a time where our collective ability to mourn has been disrupted, we seek different and brave new ways to love and care for each other. In this #throwback, more relevant than ever even today, our community members share what #TDoR means to them. See more

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As we approach AIDS Awareness Week, World AIDS Day, and Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week, we will be sharing videos, resources and ways we all can get involved through our social media outlets! Join us on November 25th, from 1:00-3:00 PM for an HIV Testing Drive, held at the ACNBA Office, 201-269 Main Street, W. Please call us at 705-497-3560 to book an appointment! ... #KnowYourStatus #WorldAIDSday [IMAGE TEXT READS: "Global Solidarity. Shared Responsibility. World AIDS Day, December 1, 2020. AIDS Awareness Week Events- Nov. 24 to Dec. 1 HIV Testing #KnowYourStatus. Nov 25 201-269 Main St. West, North Bay 1:00pm-3:00pm Call us at (705)497-3560 for an appointment! www.aidsnorthbay.com]

Economic insecurity in Northern Ontario has a significant impact on women. Many communities have fewer opportunities for work and rely on a single industry. This can make women’s economic security more vulnerable when things change. In Thunder Bay, for example, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 60% of women lived below the poverty line (Low Income Measure). In addition, provincially, Indigenous women have much higher unemployment rates than non-Indigenous women, and are pai...d 35% less than non-Indigenous men. COVID-19 has increased the already considerable economic pressures that women face in the North. Women are more likely to work in lower paid sectors; they are more likely to have lost work during COVID-19; and they are more likely to still be working fewer hours and making less money than they were pre-COVID-19. Women are also overrepresented in precarious work, and work that falls outside the formal economy such as sex work, migrant work, panhandling, and informal care work not covered by any economic subsidies and COVID recovery programs. Today, we honour women’s resilience to care for their communities, regardless of everything else happening in the world. ***** L’insécurité économique a un impact important sur les femmes dans le nord de l’Ontario. De nombreuses communautés offrent moins d’occasions d’emploi et dépendent d’une seule industrie. Cela peut fragiliser la sécurité économique des femmes lorsque les choses changent. Par exemple, à Thunder Bay, avant la pandémie de COVID-19, 60 % des femmes vivaient sous le seuil de la pauvreté (mesure de faible revenu). De plus, à l’échelon provincial, le taux de chômage chez les femmes autochtones beaucoup plus élevé que chez les femmes non autochtones; les femmes autochtones sont payées 35 % de moins que les hommes non autochtones. La COVID-19 augmente les pressions économiques déjà considérables que subissent les femmes dans le Nord. Les femmes sont plus susceptibles de travailler dans des secteurs moins bien rémunérés, d’avoir perdu un travail pendant la COVID-19, de travailler moins d’heures et de gagner moins d’argent qu’avant la pandémie. Les femmes sont également surreprésentées dans les emplois précaires et informels comme le travail du sexe, le travail des migrant-es, la mendicité et les soins informels, qui ne sont pas couverts par les subventions et programmes de relance en réponse à la COVID-19. Aujourd’hui, nous rendons hommage à la résilience des femmes, qui prennent soin de leurs communautés malgré tout ce qui se passe dans le monde.

Here are some more photos from Tuesdays Red Scarf Day event! Additionally, yesterday we joined with the West Nipissing Community Health Centre for another Red Scarf Day celebrating in Sturgeon Falls. Thank you to those who joined us in tying scarves around town! Thank you Cscno-wnchc , we are excited to work with you again next year!! #RedScarfDay #WAD2020

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