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RISE 2.0 Gender Justice Academy

Organizations working with people living with HIV must ensure racial justice and gender justice lens to their work and especially their training. Are you interested in centering the voices of women of trans experience of color living with HIV? Do you want to help organizations support the leadership of folks of trans experience? Are you committed to ensuring that women of trans experience of color living with HIV are given a fair shot of representation in the HIV workforce? 


Join PWN's RISE Training of the Trainers Academy 2.0 and learn or improve your knowledge on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: 
  • Quality healthcare access including transgender-specific services

  • Sexual and reproductive health and justice for all, transgender-inclusive

  • Gender Justice

  • How to talk about gender, gender expression, and sexuality

  • Normalizing Gender expression throughout history and in nature

  • Meaningful involvement of marginalized groups including PLHIV and transgender people

  • Transgender issues in politics and transgender elected officials.

This is an 8-month academy from November 2021 through June 2022.

To be eligible for this training academy:

  • A person living with HIV
  • Trans experience
  • Live in the South
  • Black or LatinX
  • Commit to the academy for the entire length - [8 months] November 2021- June 2022.
  • Commit to 8-10 hours per month, virtual training with some homework. 
  • Interested in becoming a trainer and facilitating webinars, pieces of training virtually, or in person.
  • Technology: access to internet/wifi and access to a tablet, laptop, or computer.

If you are interested, please complete the pre-screener today!
1.What is your first and last name?(Required.)
2.What is your age?(Required.)
3.What is your race or ethnicity? check all that apply(Required.)
4.What city do you currently live in?(Required.)
5.In what state or U.S. territory do you live? (Required.)
6.Are you a person living with HIV?(Required.)
7.Are you a woman of trans experience or identify as a transgender woman?(Required.)
8.Do you currently live in the South?(Required.)
9.Do you identify as Black or LatinX?(Required.)
10.Do you have access to the internet or Wi-Fi?(Required.)
11.Do you have access to a computer, laptop or tablet?(Required.)
12.Are you available on the last Monday of every month from November 2021 to June 2022, 5 pm- 7 pm ET?(Required.)
13.Do you plan to have any periods of time where you plan to be unavailable between November 2021 to June 2022?(Required.)
14.Do you have currently have any time-intensive commitments between November 2021 to June 2022?(Required.)
15.Do you have experience with speaking in public or facilitating trainings?(Required.)
16.Are you interested in learning how to better communicate with HIV movement audiences?(Required.)
17.Are you interested in learning to develop trainings?(Required.)
18.Are you excited to learn new facilitation and training skills?(Required.)
19.Do you have a passion for transgender issues and policies that affect transgender women specifically?(Required.)
20.What else would you like to share with us about you and your transgender and HIV training and advocacy?
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