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News releases

18th June 2007, Green Legged Chickens hit Brussels

Ensuring Positive Futures joined up with its EU partners at Employment Week in Brussels

29th May 2007, EPF tells the EU - 'HIV is your business'

Ensuring Positive Futures joins forces with partners from across the EU to raise awareness of HIV in the workplace at Employment Week in Brussels

8th May 2007, EPF partner celebrates 20 years

Positively Women launches a special edition of its magazine to mark 20 years of supporting women and families living with HIV

18th April 2007, EPF launches HIV awareness seminars

DHIVERSE, EPF partner in the East of England is launching a series of HIV awareness seminars for local businesses in Cambridgeshire.

17th April 2007, EPF partner raises awareness of HIV at nursing conference

UK Coalition of People Living with HIV and AIDS (UKC) joined forces with the Royal College of Nursing to challenge HIV discrimination in the health service.

14th March 2007, EPF partner Launches New HIV Discrimination Campaign

Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is launching a new campaign today to reduce discrimination against people who are ‘perceived’ to have HIV.

19th February 2007, EPF partners to mark International Women's Day

Ensuring Positive Futures partners will join forces to raise awareness of HIV for International Women's Day, at an upcoming event in Westminster

24th January 2007, B&Q learns about HIV in the workplace

Retail giant B&Q asks Ensuring Positive Futures to train their mangers and staff about HIV related issues

12th December 2006, EPF joins forces with sporting personalities

Ensuring Positive Futures works with sporting federations and individual sporting personalities to raise awareness of HIV.

6th December 2006, EPF wins Guardian Public Service Award

Ensuring Positive Futures wins this prestigious award in recognition of its work supporting people living with HIV in the workplace.

4th December 2006, EPF on World Aids Day

Ensuring Positive Futures reaches out across the UK to raise awareness of HIV in the workplace for World Aids Day.

25th November 2006, Unison and EPF hold conference in London

Unison, the public services union, has joined forces with Ensuring Positive Futures to stage a groundbreaking conference to raise awareness of HIV in the workplace.

19th October 2006, Green Legged Chickens in Bordeaux

Ensuring Positive Futures joins forces with European partners to exchange ideas for combating social exclusion for people affected by HIV and other hidden disabilities.

4th October 2006, EPF shortlisted for award

Ensuring Positive Futures has been shortlisted for the Guardian Public Service Awards in the 'Long term conditions - service delivery' category.

2nd October 2006, HIV doctors and the path back to work

EPF is to attend the autumn conference of the British HIV Association to involve HIV doctors in supporting people living with HIV with employment advice and guidance.

13th September 2006, TUC raise awareness of Hidden Disabilities

EPF, in partnership with the TUC, DRC and Cancerbackup, held a fringe meeting at the TUC annual congress to raise awareness of hidden disabilities.

25th August 2006, New guide to the Disability Equality Duty published

EPF partner the National AIDS Trust has published a guide for public sector managers about the Disability Equality Duty in relation to HIV.

18th August 2006, Hotel workers at AIDS conference suspended for wearing red ribbon

Two room attendants at the Delta Chelsea Hotel in Toronto have been suspended for showing their support for the International AIDS Conference in Toronto.

14th August 2006, EPF welcomes new partners

Five organisations from across have joined the EPF partnership, all bringing their own areas of expertise.

10th August 2006, EPF build global links at international HIV/AIDS conference in Toronto

A team from EPF will be visiting the 16th international AIDS conference to share best practice and explore international partnerships to support people living with HIV in the workplace.

7th August 2006, Hidden Disabilities on the agenda at TUC congress

EPF has joined forces with the TUC to promotes understanding of Hidden Disabilities in the workplace.

15th July 2006, MPs show support for people living with HIV

MPs from the three main political parties have visited EPF partner the UK Coalition of People Living with HIV and AIDS, to show their support for people living with HIV.

13th July 2006, Pan-American Health Organisation launches HIV workplace policy

EPF welcomes the decision of the World Health Organisation’s Americas’ office to introduce an HIV workplace policy.

6th July 2006, EPF challenges new DWP guidelines on voluntary work

EPF partner Positively Women is spearheading a campign to change new rules affect volunteers who are claiming benefit.

3rd July 2006, EPF builds links with the Gay Business Community

Singer Angie Brown showed her support for people living with HIV at a brunch reception for members of the Gay Business Community held to celebrate Europride.

2nd June 2006, Healthy Living Gardening Project

EPF lead partner, the UK Coalition of People Living with HIV and Aids, has developed a horticultural training programme for people living with HIV.

1st June 2006, British Transport Police Learn about HIV

The British Transport Police and EPF team up to raise awareness of HIV at a police diversity conference in Birmingham.

25th May 2006, EPF welcomes the legal review of entry to the caring, nursing and teaching professions.

The Ensuring Positive Futures partnership embraces the decision of the DRC to undertake a legal review on the regulations and procedures concerning entry to, and work in, teaching, nursing and social work.  This review will benefit people with disabilities including people living with HIV.

20th May 2006, Green Legged Chickens Visit Brussels.

Ensuring Positive Futures in partnership with organisations across Europe visited the EU employment week to raise awareness of HIV in employment.