History of HIV Criminalization in North Carolina
As HIV advocates in North Carolina, we are a key part of the decades-long fight for science-based public health policy. More than 40 years after the beginning of the HIV epidemic, our understanding of HIV has changed dramatically. Today, people living with HIV can manage it with medication, and people who reach and maintain […]
We Won’t Stop At Jones Street!
Past HIV Speaks on Jones Street 2026, We’re Still Building Statewide HIV Advocacy Power! Our annual advocacy day, HIV Speaks, is a huge lift between us and the dozens of community members who contribute their presence, planning, and advocacy. Now that it’s been a couple of weeks and we’ve gotten to see all of […]
Loud & Clear Advocate Highlight: Alicia Diggs
As part of our Loud & Clear event, we interviewed the speakers and facilitators of these critical advocacy events leading up to HIV Speaks 2026. This interview is with advocate-author of Standing On My Healing: From Tainted To Chosen, Alicia Diggs, who will be speaking about thriving as a person living with HIV as well […]
Loud & Clear Advocate Highlight: Melissa Ditmore
As part of our Loud & Clear event, we interviewed the speakers and facilitators of these critical advocacy events leading up to HIV Speaks 2026. This interview is with Unbroken Chains author and researcher Melissa Ditmore. She will be hosting the conversation ‘Only Rights Can Stop the Wrongs: Using our rights to ensure access to […]
Our Community of Action: Building Power With NCAAN’s Action Team
In 2026, We’re Gonna Keep Building Statewide HIV Advocacy Power. Our Action Team is part of a movement much bigger than our meetings—but those are important, too. We are people living with HIV in North Carolina. We are public health workers. We are advocates and community members who understand that policy decisions shape […]
Positive Women’s Network’s Statement on the Escalation of State Violence and Murder by Immigration Enforcement
(reposted from Positive Women’s Network) *Content warning for discussion of state violence and murder and racial profiling.* As Co-Executive Directors of Positive Women’s Network–USA (PWN-USA), an organization rooted in the dignity, safety, and rights of all people, especially those living with HIV and other marginalized communities, we are outraged by the ongoing militarized […]
A Look Into 2026 for North Carolina HIV Advocacy
As we move out of World AIDS Day into 2026, HIV policy advocacy in North Carolina is more urgent than ever. Now is the time for concrete action! Federal funding streams like the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and state decisions around Medicaid or public health funding directly affect whether ASOs and community health clinics […]
World AIDS Day Shirts: A Celebration in Style
Across North Carolina, HIV and AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) showed up and showed out for this year’s World AIDS Day. From bowling in Belmont to visiting the AIDS quilt in Asheville, our communities marked the day in powerful ways. This year, it was an honor to co-create custom World AIDS Day shirts for organizations […]