Drug User Affiliated Event

Reclaiming Our Lives !

GNP+ is the global network for and by people living with HIV. GNP+ advocates to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV. As a network of networks, GNP+ is driven by the needs of people living with HIV worldwide. Based on emancipation and self-determination, GNP+ works with independent and autonomous regional and national networks of people living with HIV in all continents.

Under the central theme Reclaiming Our Lives!, GNP+ implements an evidence-informed advocacy programme focused on:

Drug User Affiliated Event

Tuesday, 22 July 2008

When: Saturday, 2 August 2008 10:00 – 15:30

Where: Fiesta Americana Reforma Hotel, Mexico City

The Asian Harm Reduction Network (AHRN) and the Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GNP+) supported by the International Community of Women living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) would like to invite you to attend and participate in the Positive Drug User Affiliated Event as part of the pre-conference activities at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City on Saturday, August 2, 2008.

Modeled on the Drug User Congress held annually at the International Harm Reduction Conference, this Affiliated Event seeks to bring together people who use drugs and are living with or affected by HIV to coordinate their efforts throughout the conference and beyond.

As all around the world many drug users are living with HIV, the International AIDS Conference is a critical platform for positive drug user engagement and advocacy and offers an opportunity for progress on ensuring meaningful user involvement and participation in the global response to HIV/AIDS.

As such, the objectives of the Affiliated Event will include:

Providing participants with guidance on conference logistics and access to methadone in Mexico;
Identifying key advocacy issues to be raised and promoted throughout the Conference;
Reviewing the 2004 Leadership Statement and the 2006 Declaration of Unity and revise commitments through a new joint statement;
Linking key stakeholders together through networking.

Event location:

Fiesta Americana Reforma Hotel

Avenida Paseo de la Reforma 80

Colonia Juárez, Mexico City 06600

Mexico

Please confirm participation before Friday July 25 to K. Jean at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For more information about the Affiliated Event, please contact Tanne de Goei ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and Pascal Tanguay ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )