HANC Programs

May 6th. No scripts. No stigma. No sugarcoating.

Join the No Scripts No Stigma team as we bring together real voices to unpack what the steady dismantling of HIV prevention, care, and research systems actually means—not just for access to medication, but for the entire ecosystem of care, trust, and representation.

This is an honest, unfiltered conversation about what’s at stake: interrupted services, eroded trust, and widening gaps that communities are being forced to navigate.

Come ready to engage, speak up, and be part of a dialogue grounded in truth, resilience, and collective action.

REGISTER: 2311f33d-26e6-41f2-989e-1f36d4dbdd6b@0054a3ea-b394-418b-ad1a-174138231fd6" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/2311f33d-26e6-41f2-989e-1f36d4dbdd6b@0054a3ea-b394-418b-ad1a-174138231fd6

The only thing we love more than the science of CROI 2026 is the amazing human connection! HANC is privileged to work alongside these collaborators.

Stay tuned for more CROI 2026 coverage as Russell Campbell and Brian Minalga represent for HANC!

ACTG

Stigma. Criminalization. Silence.
It’s time to change the narrative.

To truly transform the AIDS response, we must confront the harmful laws and stigma impacting people living with HIV — from disclosure and criminalization to treatment, prevention, and research. The impact runs deep, but so does our power to create change.

Join us on February 27, 2026 for a powerful moderated webinar hosted by the Office of HIV/AIDS Network Coordination. Hear directly from DeKeitra Griffin, Jahn Jaramillo, and Vanessa Leja as they share lived experiences, insights on HIV criminalization laws, and how we can collectively dismantle stigma and reimagine justice.

💬 Listen.
📚 Learn.
✊ Act.

Because HIV is not a crime — and stigma has no place in public health.

REGISTER: 43c8d204-2710-4bde-aab6-1b5026abfff2@0054a3ea-b394-418b-ad1a-174138231fd6" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/43c8d204-2710-4bde-aab6-1b5026abfff2@0054a3ea-b394-418b-ad1a-174138231fd6

Dating shouldn’t come with fear of arrest.
Love shouldn’t require silence.

Ahead of HIV Is Not a Crime Awareness Day (Feb 28), join DeKeitra Griffin, Jahn Jaramillo, and Vanessa Leja on Feb 27 for a powerful webinar on HIV criminalization, disclosure, stigma, and how these laws shape dating, relationships, and real lives.

Let’s talk about what stigma steals—and how we take it back.

REGISTER: 43c8d204-2710-4bde-aab6-1b5026abfff2@0054a3ea-b394-418b-ad1a-174138231fd6" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/43c8d204-2710-4bde-aab6-1b5026abfff2@0054a3ea-b394-418b-ad1a-174138231fd6

On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we honor the reflections rooted in Black excellence—the resilience, the leadership, and the commitment to care. Awareness, testing, and compassion save lives. We move forward together, informed and empowered. HANC will always stand with this community.

NMAC

Are you looking to make a difference in the US HIV epidemic? The HANC Legacy Project wants you! The Legacy Project works nationally to improve community engagement in HIV research. The position is situated at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle. Join a small but mighty team and make a difference in our mission-driven work.

APPLY: https://careers-fhcrc.icims.com/jobs/30575/job

From the generations that came before us, we are reminded to keep fighting every day for truth and scientific integrity. Together, as a community, we will earn our freedom. HANC will always stand with the community it serves.

Join us on Tuesday, February 17th, for Community Conversations about HIV Non-Progressors!

Dr. Steve Deeks will discuss the state of the science on non-progressors, including updated scientific categories for people with different characteristics, where we are now and where we need to go from here.

Peige Stevens will discuss how being a "Non-Progressor" has affected his life as well as his concerns, challenges and lived experiences.

There will also be a live facilitated Q&A.

REGISTER: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/e2ql7M0qQCCx5rK_46LCSA #/registration

Jeanne Marrazzo, CEO of the Infectious Diseases of America (IDSA), joined AVAC in a webinar: The Future of HIV Prevention: A People’s Research Agenda for Speed, Scale and Equity. The conversation was powerful, providing both context, tracking tools and key messaging on the status of the research pipeline for HIV prevention and its future.

RECORDING: https://avac.org/event/pra-2025-webinar/

AVAC

WEBINAR! Abolition for Our People - Assessing the Landscape: Authoritarianism and the fight for public health justice

Join this conversation on authoritarianism and the fight for public health justice on Thursday, January 29 at 1pm ET, where we will dig into the intersections of public health, data privacy, and state violence.

The Trump regime is rapidly advancing an agenda that merges arrest, militarized policing, and deportation with efforts to harness and weaponize massive amounts of personal information, including private, sensitive health data. This wave of state violence targets already marginalized communities, from migrants and people who use drugs to political dissidents. Too often, the fight to end the HIV epidemic sidelines the dangers of unchecked data collection, storage, and surveillance, but without strong privacy safeguards, public health can become another tool of control rather than liberation.

In this webinar, we’ll examine the recent history of attacks on public health, data privacy, and bodily autonomy within broader public health practices and actions led by the Trump administration. We’ll analyze how policing and data collection from vulnerable populations share the same logic, and work together to envision building a liberated public health system that upholds fundamental rights and is rooted in care, accountability, and human dignity.

Joining me are:
• Maritza Perez Medina, Director of Federal Affairs, Drug Policy Alliance
• Christine Mitchell, Health Instead of Punishment Program Director, Health In Partnership
• Allie Bohm, Senior Policy Counsel, New York Civil Liberties Union
• Sara Geoghegan, Senior Counsel, Electronic Privacy Information Center

REGISTER: https://streamyard.com/watch/Ph8Eg86hJ3jW