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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 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.