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Lori C.

May 11, 20225 min read

"I'm not one of your success stories": Re-thinking success storytelling in HIV service work

At the agency where I work They kept on saying “You are one of OUR FEW SUCCESS STORIES.” Oh Yea! Oh yea! And I had to sit everybody down...

Lori C.

Apr 13, 20225 min read

“Living this kind of life”: Making an (un)livable wage while working in the HIV sector

"Living this kind of life" highlights the issue of making a liveable wage while living with and working in HIV.

Lori C.

Apr 8, 20225 min read

"I have experience": Meaningful employment and the credential creep in the Canadian HIV sector

In Canada You need to PROVE your expertise. You need the DEGREES Education is POWER What power do I have here? Without education? My...

Lori C.

Mar 30, 20223 min read

"The HIV stays at home"?: Accommodating HIV while working outside of the HIV sector

Apart from that, I wouldn’t say that HIV stops me from doing my job. Yea? The HIV stays at home. While Because She Cares began as a study...

Lori C.

Mar 23, 20223 min read

"You wear many hats": The multiple care responsibilities of ACB women living with HIV

This week's blog discusses the "many hats" or multiple caring work roles African, Caribbean and Black women living with HIV have within and

Lori C.

Mar 16, 20223 min read

"This is my life": Combatting stigma through HIV activism

"This is my life" discusses stigma and its impact on African, Caribbean and Black women living with HIV.

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Lori C.

Mar 7, 20223 min read

Because She Cares: Poetically re-telling ACB women's stories of HIV caring work

Introduction to Because She Cares poetic re-telling blog.