We cannot let this happen. Send a message to the Government of Ontario. Please email your MPP today to tell them that you believe in evidence, dignity, and life – and that you expect the same from your government representatives. Find their email address here: www.ola.org/en/members/c...

“The government is now using this pressure that they knowingly created to justify dismantling additional life-saving services in the province by deploying their power over social and health services: funding,” www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/loca...

The Ford Government’s persistent attack on supervised consumption services and people who use drugs will end in further deaths. Please see our statement: www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/stateme...

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - 6:00-8:45 p.m. York University, Ross Building S801/S802 Register online (Seats are limited!) www.eventbrite.ca/e/rejecting-...? Speakers include: Audrey Huntley, Chanelle Gallant, Dr. Elene Lam, Dr. Robyn Maynard, Terri Monture. Opening Remarks: Dr. Ruth Green

Join us for our webinar: HIV/AIDS, Harm Reduction & 2SLGBTQIA+ History. We’ll look at how these movements began, the victories communities won, and how solidarity can advance health, dignity & justice. 📅 Oct. 8 2025 ⏰ 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT 🔗 Register: sfu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Alongside 175+ organizations across Canada, including leading 2SLGBTQIA+ organizations like @egalecanada.bsky.social, @fiertecappride.bsky.social, Pride at Work Canada, Enchanté Network & Dignity Network Canada, we are sounding the alarm about potential cuts to Women & Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)

Join the HIV Legal Network and the Stephen Lewis Foundation for a vital conversation on why the Global Fund’s replenishment is crucial for LGBTIQ health and rights worldwide. theslf.org/global-fund

⛔️ The @WHO mustn't retreat from #HarmReduction. Weakened mandate = more HIV, hepatitis, overdoses, and deaths. ⛔️ Together with 176 civil society & community groups, @idpc.net urges strong WHO leadership to protect people who use drugs. Read & share:

As International Overdose Awareness Day approaches, we are calling on the Government of Ontario to act on the abundant evidence and reverse course on the closure of supervised consumption sites in the province. Read our op-ed in today's Ottawa Citizen: ottawacitizen.com/opinion/reve...

Read the open letter from the Harm Reduction Nurses Association calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Government of Canada to show courage and act decisively to end preventable drug poisoning deaths. www.hrna-aiirm.ca/wp-content/u...

Join the HIV Legal Network and the Stephen Lewis Foundation for a vital conversation on why the Global Fund’s replenishment is crucial for LGBTIQ health and rights worldwide. Wednesday, September 17 · 10 - 11:30am EDT www.eventbrite.ca/e/funding-he...

capitalpride.ca/events/human... Tomorrow, Capital Pride is hosting a Human Rights Panel, presented by the European Union and co-hosted by the Dignity Network and the HIV Legal Network. Join Maurice Tomlinson and other experts sharing worldwide perspectives about building 2SLGBTQ+ community.

Care about human rights and privacy and believe Canada should be committed to them? Join this session! Wednesday, August 27th 7 PM ET (4 PM PT/5 PM CT/8 PM AT) us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We’re pleased to amplify a report by our friends at @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social , Hard Time Persists: Healthcare and Harm Reduction in Canada’s Prison System. It provides a national scan of healthcare and harm reduction policies in prisons across Canada. www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/hard-ti...

We know why people are dying in Canada’s prisons. Why, then, do these harmful policies and practices persist? Read more about how systemic failures in Canada’s prisons are causing alarming, but predictable, health outcomes here: www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/behind-...

"Members of the research team heard about frequent unannounced police visits to local [Ontario] harm reduction programs." "[P]olice would enter the premises, search clients' belongings, interrogate staff, and at times arrest service users." #Ontario #Canada #Drugs #Healthcare #Policing

Police interference w/ harm reduction services is a growing crisis. Surveilling services, arresting clients & other abuses cause service avoidance, violate peoples right to healthcare & highlights urgent need for binding non-interference policies. @filtermag.bsky.social @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social

Dear Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social, global advocates have an urgent message for you 👇 With ambitious support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Canada can (and MUST) #Save23MillionLives ‼️ | #cdnpoli @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social

This week, Peterborough City Council voted to cut funding for Trinity Community Centre – an emergency shelter that has served over 400 people in under one year – because it is inclusive.

Today is the “Support. Don’t Punish” global day of action! Reclaim power. Resist injustice. Reform drug laws. supportdontpunish.org #EndTheWarOnDrugs #SupportDontPunish

📣THIS THURSDAY📣 ‼️REGISTER NOW‼️ ❤️‍🔥Support. Don’t Punish – Care Not Criminalization 🗓June 26, 2025 ⏰1pm PT · 2pm MT · 3pm CT · 4pm ET · 5pm AT · 5:30pm NT 🎟RSVP now - co-hosted by @hracollective.bsky.social & @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social💥 🔗 supportdontpunish2025.eventbrite.ca

In response to the forced closure of safe consumption sites, communities and volunteers are mobilizing to provide supports themselves. See the legal implications of operating an Overdose Prevention Site in Ontario and protections for operators and patrons here: www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/it-is-n...

Today – on World Refugee Day – we again call on the government of Canada to suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) with the United States and withdraw the Strong Borders Act before this harmful legislation becomes law.

Our new resource – created in partnership with @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social and @candrugpolicy.bsky.social lays out the legal implications of operating an Overdose Prevention Site in Ontario and protections for operators and patrons. www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/it-is-n...

Has Canada become more tolerant or a more accepting place for queer communities? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks Callie Metler (@fiertecappride.bsky.social), Derrick Biso (Trans Wellness Ontario), Maurice Tomlinson (@hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social) & @cheridinovo.bsky.social about struggles and successes.

"No, human right is permanent. You have to fight to keep it every single day." — Maurice Tomlinson (@hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social), tonight at 8/11pm with Callie Metler (@fiertecappride.bsky.social), Derrick Biso (Trans Wellness Ontario), @cheridinovo.bsky.social, and @jeyantvo.bsky.social

You know it's urgent when 24+ organizations raise their voices in unison with one question: will Canada step up? 📢 As countries turn inward, it's time for Canada to ambitiously support the Global Fund to End AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's 8th replenishment and... (read on below👇)

In response to the closure of safe consumption sites in Ontario, communities and volunteers are mobilizing to provide supports. Find out the legal implications of operating an Overdose Prevention Site in Ontario and protections for operators and patrons. www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/it-is-n...

Find our podcast - Not A Crime - on your favourite streaming platform, or listen at our website: www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/podcast... Order Digital News and HIV Criminalization by Colin Hastings here: utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...

We are co-presenting a screening of Pride Vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story, which explores the landmark case of a gay Alberta teacher whose firing led the Supreme Court to take up the issue of sexual orientation as a human right. TIFF Lightbox - June 26 at 8pm. tiff.net/events/pride...

@hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social Hummingbird Outreach @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social No Pride in Policing Coalition (Toronto) Prairie Harm Reduction Ryan's Hope Students for Harm Reduction Substance Overdose Prevention & Education Network (SOPEN Hamilton)

📣REGISTER NOW📣 ❤️‍🔥Support. Don’t Punish – Care Not Criminalization 🗓June 26, 2025 ⏰1pm PT · 2pm MT · 3pm CT · 4pm ET · 5pm AT · 5:30pm NT 🎟RSVP now - co-hosted by @hracollective.bsky.social & @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social💥 🔗 supportdontpunish2025.eventbrite.ca

We’ve teamed up with @hracollective.bsky.social‬ to host a special event with people from across Canada speaking to the harms of drug criminalization in Canada as part of the 'Support. Don’t Punish' global day of action on June 26. Registration: www.eventbrite.ca/e/care-not-c...

An open letter - signed by 60 organizations - calls on the Canadian government to withdraw the Strong Borders Act because of the “devastating impact” it will have on people living with HIV and other communities. Read the letter here: www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/open-le...

📣REGISTER NOW📣 ❤️‍🔥Support. Don’t Punish – Care Not Criminalization 🗓June 26, 2025 ⏰1pm PT · 2pm MT · 3pm CT · 4pm ET · 5pm AT · 5:30pm NT 🎟RSVP now - co-hosted by @hracollective.bsky.social & @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social 💥 🔗 supportdontpunish2025.eventbrite.ca

We are co-presenting a screening of Pride Vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story at TIFF Lightbox on June 26 at 8:00 pm. Exploring the landmark case of a gay Alberta teacher whose firing led the Supreme Court to take up the issue of sexual orientation as a human right. tiff.net/events/pride...

Join Dignity in Dialogue today at 11 for a discussion focused on exploring various forms of power, how they impact our work and movements, and emphasize the importance of building bridges across organizations and sectors to strengthen collective power. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Our new Shelter Right report looks at a broken system where most provinces lack shelter standards that protect the rights of people who use drugs. The result is a fragmented system that fails those most in need. www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/shelter...

📣REGISTER NOW📣 ❤️‍🔥Support. Don’t Punish – Care Not Criminalization 🗓June 26, 2025 ⏰1pm PT · 2pm MT · 3pm CT · 4pm ET · 5pm AT · 5:30pm NT 🎟Register now for a special virtual event marking Support. Don't Punish 2025. 🔗 supportdontpunish2025.eventbrite.ca

Canada cannot claim to uphold refugee rights while sending people back to danger. It’s time to end the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) with the United States. Read more: www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/unsafe-...

Today we mourn the passing of Naomi Burke-Shyne and remember her fierce worldwide commitment to the human rights of people who use drugs and people living with HIV.

Remembering Deborah Norris www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/remembe...

📣🗓️SAVE THE DATE🗓️📣 ❤️‍🔥Support. Don’t Punish – Care Not Criminalization 🗓️June 26, 2025 ⏰1pm PT · 2pm MT · 3pm CT · 4pm ET · 5pm AT · 5:30pm NT 🗓️Save the date for our event marking Support. Don’t Punish 2025. We are hosting a series of speakers from across the country to mark the Global Day of Action💥

Our phone lines are currently down. You can reach us by email until the issue is resolved at info[at]hivlegalnetwork.ca, or find individual staff email addresses through this directory: www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/our-sto...

Be part of Canada’s largest survey of 2S/LGBTQIA+ people! Help improve access to new HIV treatments! Regardless of your HIV status, your insights are crucial. Complete the Sex Now survey and influence the future of HIV treatment and prevention for everyone. sexnowsurvey.com

New event! 📆21st May 🕖7pm EDT York Centre for Asian Research hold "Together We Fight" Virtual Asian Heritage Month panel on ending Anti-Asian racism and supporting the resistance of Asian massage w/ @hivlegalnetwork.bsky.social @vwlegal.bsky.social & many more www.eventbrite.ca/e/together-w...

Together We Fight: Ending Anti-Asian Racism and Supporting the Resistance of Asian Massage Workers Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 7:00-8:30 pm (EDT) Register: www.eventbrite.ca/e/together-w...

Join us for a webinar with people who lived and organized through the HIV/AIDS epidemic and those currently working at the intersections of harm reduction, drug policy, Indigenous rights, and HIV/AIDS. May 14 - 1–2:30pm EST | 10–11:30am PST sfu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us May 14 for a conversation with people who organized through the HIV/AIDS crisis and those leading community responses today. We'll explore how these movements began, what was achieved, and why solidarity is essential now. 🕐 1–2:30pm ET 💻 Register here: sfu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Be part of Canada’s largest survey of 2S/LGBTQIA+ people! Help improve access to new HIV treatments! Regardless of your HIV status, your insights are crucial. Complete the Sex Now survey and influence the future of HIV treatment and prevention for everyone. sexnowsurvey.com