{"id":23142,"date":"2022-11-09T07:56:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T12:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/?post_type=blog22&#038;p=23142"},"modified":"2022-12-21T14:49:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T19:49:08","slug":"legal-network-news-november-9-2022","status":"publish","type":"publication22","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/legal-network-news-november-9-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Network News &#8211; November 9, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23113 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/english_header.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/english_header.png 600w, https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/english_header-300x54.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Without our supporters, none of our work is possible. Whether we\u2019re challenging homophobic laws that criminalize same-sex intimacy or advocating for\u00a0<em>Criminal Code<\/em>\u00a0reform to protect the human rights of people living with HIV, sex workers, and people who use drugs in Canada, our work is vital \u2013 and it costs both time and money. We literally can\u2019t do this without you.<\/p>\n<p>We are incredibly lucky to have dedicated supporters who believe in our mission of promoting the human rights of people living with or affected by HIV, in Canada and internationally. We are grateful for your support, financial and otherwise. So many of you have given to the Legal Network over the years, enabling us to stand up for human rights around the world \u2013 and everyone has their own reasons for giving. Today, we want to tell you about some of our loyal donors and what inspires them to support us in our work.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23135 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3801_HIVLN_CharliesChallenge_EmailBanner-01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3801_HIVLN_CharliesChallenge_EmailBanner-01.png 600w, https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3801_HIVLN_CharliesChallenge_EmailBanner-01-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meet<strong>\u00a0Andrew Beckerman<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0a leadership donor behind the annual Charlie\u2019s Challenge, who gives to help us defend the rights of people like him, who live with HIV. See why\u00a0<strong>St\u00e9phanie Claivaz-Loranger,<\/strong>\u00a0a monthly donor and lawyer, is inspired by our dedication to legal reform.\u00a0<strong>Dr. Mona Loutfy<\/strong>\u00a0is an annual donor, who gives because she\u2019s been able to see our advocacy firsthand in her work as an infectious diseases doctor. And finally, we are grateful to long-time supporter and HIV activist\u00a0<strong>David Garmaise,<\/strong>\u00a0who chose to recognize the Legal Network in his will before he passed away in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/donate\/supporter-stories\/?lang=en\">READ THE FULL PROFILES<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Will you join the ranks of our supporters by giving to the HIV Legal Network today?<\/strong>\u00a0Whether you\u2019re passionate about drug policy, enraged by unjust criminalization, or an advocate for human rights for all, there\u2019s something in our portfolio that will speak to you \u2013 and we need your help to amplify it. Your gift will help us continue the work we\u2019ve been doing for the past 30 years and take it further. Give before the end of the year and your gift will be matched as part of Charlie\u2019s Challenge, making it go twice as far.<\/p>\n<p>Our supporters are at the heart of our work. Without people like Andrew, St\u00e9phanie, Mona, and David our advocacy simply can\u2019t happen.\u00a0<strong>Join them today and help us make a difference in the lives of people living with or affected by HIV, in Canada and around the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/donate\/?lang=en\">MAKE YOUR DONATION TODAY!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In solidarity,<\/p>\n<p>The HIV Legal Network","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"publication_topics":[],"publication_type":[177],"publication_language":[184,185],"class_list":["post-23142","publication22","type-publication22","status-publish","hentry","publication_type-legal-network-news","publication_language-english","publication_language-french"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication22\/23142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication22"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/publication22"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication22\/23142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23166,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication22\/23142\/revisions\/23166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"publication_topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication_topics?post=23142"},{"taxonomy":"publication_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication_type?post=23142"},{"taxonomy":"publication_language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication_language?post=23142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}