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AIVL For PWUD Wellbeing, Health & Human Rights✊️💜
@aivl.bsky.social
The PWUD Community-Controlled Peak Organisation that represents our network of Australian peer-based harm reduction & peer-led Drug User Organisations (DUOs) and supporting Asia-Pacific programs. #PeerPower

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Celebrating International Drug Users Day 2025 with peers from Australia and around the world, and an awards night recognising outstanding peers. #IDUD2025 #humanrights #pwud
October 31, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The AIVL Network Awards celebrate the talent of our peer workforce and their vital contributions to harm reduction. Submit your nominations here: https://aivl.org.au/aivl-network-awards-2025-nominations-open-now/ #harmreduction #peerleadership #peeradvocacy
September 22, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The 2025 AIVL Peer Workforce & Harm Reduction Summit will be held in Perth, Western Australia, the home of our member organisation, Peer Based Harm Reduction WA. Tickets/Register: https://aivl.org.au/events/peer-workforce-harm-reduction-summit/ #harmreduction #communityleadership #peeradvocacy
September 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Opening of the Australasian HIV Conference in Adelaide. ❤️ AIVL is there to represent people who use drugs (PWUD)! 💜✊️
September 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
For International Overdose Awareness Day, we remember the peers who went before us, the ones we lost, but will never forget 💜 AIVL will keep pushing for better access to naloxone, peer support and equitable drug policies and programs! 💜💊💉✊️☂️ See our #IOAD webinar: aivl.org.au/events/webin...
August 31, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The fabulous people who made our It's Your Right 2-day co-design workshop an incredible success and so we can get the most amazing peer-led National Hepatitis C Campaign running this year!
💜✊️🧡
August 28, 2025 at 6:03 AM
The AIVL preparation of the second national It's Your Right peer-led hep C campaign is starting today with a co-design workshop in Melbourne! Our amazing staff Yvonne, Jo, and Emily are leading this work for our community of people who use(d) drugs in Australia!💜✊️🧡
August 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
A new pill testing service is now open at 95 Brunswick St, Fitzroy to reduce drug-related harm in Victoria. https://www.vicpilltesting.org.au #harmreduction #drugchecking #pilltesting #humanrights #PWUD
August 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Join Us for International Overdose Awareness Day!
Friday 29 August | 12:00–1PM AEST
GHB in Focus + Nitazenes, Novel Benzos & the Role of Early Warning Systems
Register now: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__1i8cuJCT3aKsgRVoxpSmg
#IOAD #PeerLeadership #Overdoseprevention #HarmReduction
August 19, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Our media and communication guide has been developed by people who use drugs using a harm reduction lens. https://aivl.org.au/resources/reporting-on-harm-reduction-pwud/ #harmreductionsaveslives #harmreduction #pwud #humanrights
August 19, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The Power of Peers on the panels of this session about the ethical considerations with sustainable hep C elimination was so fierce! 💜✊️ Thank you to all the peer leaders and Kate Sear who is always such an incredible academic ally!
August 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Don't miss out our peer/lived-living experience led and supported sessions at the Conference today, Thursday, peer power! 💜✊️
@aivl.bsky.social @hrvic @hepbvoicesau.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Amazing session yesterday, chaired by Richard Kennedy and Jane Dicka, with Ele Morrison, AIVL Deputy CEO, as speaker on Addressing Stigma & Discrimination in Viral Hepatitis Through a Human Rights Approach! Ele presented on the collateral damage of stigma in law and policy for PWUD!
💜✊️ #pwudrights
August 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Don't miss out our peer/lived-living experience led and supported sessions at the Conference today, peer power! 💜✊️ @aivl.bsky.social @hrvic @hepbvoicesau.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Nafisa and Thomas, incredible multicultural peer leader from our peer-led peak partner, @hepbvoicesau.bsky.social, ensuring strong voices and visibility of their community at the Viral Hepatitis Conference in Melbourne! #peerpower #peerleadership #multiculturalhealth #hepB
August 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Jane Dicka, Board member of AIVL and Peer Leader at HR Vic, opening the Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference in Melbourne! 💜✊️ #peerpower ##pwudhealth #pwidhealth #harmreduction #nohepC
August 6, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Amazing Welcome to Country for the Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference! 🖤💛❤️🤩
August 6, 2025 at 3:29 AM
PACE is back! 🎨
Submissions now open for the Peer Arts Collective Exhibition book. All forms of art welcome. $50 + free book for selected artists.
Apply by 1 Aug 2025 → https://aivl.org.au/pace-peer-arts-collective-exhibition-2025-calling-for-submissions/   #harmreductionsaveslives #creativity
July 16, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Join Us for World Hepatitis Day!
🗓️ Monday 28 July | 🕛 12:00–1:30 PM AEST
Register now: https://shorturl.at/Vd9KY
#WorldHepatitisDay #PeerLeadership #HepatitisC #HarmReduction #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
July 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Acknowledging NAIDOC is celebrating over 50 years for a culture that is 65000 years old. Happy NAIDOC Week. link to the NAIDOC Gallery: https://www.naidoc.org.au/posters/poster-gallery #NAIDOCweek #NAIDOC #alwayswasalwayswillbe #humanrights #bakerboy
July 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We asked our communities, "how would your life change if people who used drugs weren’t punished?” and received over 70 heartfelt responses. And special thanks to all the members of the National Communications Network who made it all happen. 
#SupportDontPunish
June 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
EOFY is here. Your tax-deductible donation can help fuel peer power across Australia.

Your support helps fund national advocacy, peer leadership, and systemic change.

👉 Donate before June 30: aivl.org.au/donate-to-ai...
🧾 All donations over $2 are tax-deductible.
June 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
In this community briefing we will:
1. Provide an overview of the law against torture and its intersection with stigma.
2. Provide a template submission guide for the United Nations Committee Against Torture.
3. Answer your questions!

Register here: us06web.zoom.us/.../reg.../W...
June 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Happy Friday and Happy Pride Month to all our amazing LGBTIQA+ people who use drugs! 🌈🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🩶🖤🤎🤍🏳️‍🌈 Time to get your groove on and celebrate being your amazing self, be you!💃🕺💊💉💪🤩
June 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Today and every day we stand in solidarity with our local & national sex worker organisations that work relentlessly to advance the health, rights, and safety of sex workers across Australia. We send love to all the incredible and powerful sex workers in our community. @scarletalliance.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 4:46 AM