Welcome to the third installment of our new monthly Realize Feature in which we focus on one ‘Member For the Month’! Through this monthly posting you’ll learn more about Realize through the kaleidoscope of members that form the heartbeat of our organization. In this inaugural issue, we introduce you to Emerald Gibson. And in this […]
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2020 Episodic Disabilities Survey of HR Professionals
Realize has been undertaking projects on episodic disabilities and employment for the past 16 years and for those targeted in this work, knowledge has increased significantly. Human Resources professionals play a pivotal role in ensuring that people living with episodic disabilities are recruited, retained, or are able to return to the workplace should they require […]
Webinar May 14: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion by Judy Waldman
As part of the ongoing work being done to keep our communities safe, the Toronto HIV and Mental Health Network is presenting the webinar Mindfulness and Self-Compassion by Judy Waldman on May 14th 2020, 10am-12pm (EST) over Zoom. The workshop will outline the benefits of mindfulness and how it affects the brain, ways that mindfulness […]
To the Beat of Our Own Drum
Realize launches first of its kind resource to commemorate the 6th African, Caribbean and Black Canadian HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on February 7, 2020. Realize, as the secretariat for the National Coordinating Committee on HIV and Aging, has been the leader in Canada in conducting community based research, leading discussions and holding conversations over the years about […]
STATEMENT TO MARK WORLD AIDS DAY 2019
By Executive Director, Tammy C. Yates “Community” … “come”-“unity” … as I pondered over the global theme for World AIDS Day 2019, i.e. “Communities Make The Difference”, I couldn’t help, but dissect the word “Community” and think of it as “come”-“unity”. It is because of the community of people living with HIV who have been […]
Welcome Liz!
Elizabeth’s experience spans academic and clinical research, community based research, and patient engagement. Previously she has been an advisory board member for the Interdisciplinary HIV Pregnancy Research Group (IHPREG), and a national board member of the Canadian Hemophilia Society HIV-Hep C Co-infection committee, CTAC Steering committees, and CANFAR. Elizabeth has two decades of lived experience […]
2019 Award for Excellence Recipient
Michael Bailey Realize is pleased to announce that the recipient of the Elisse Zack Award for Excellence in HIV and Rehabilitation is Michael Bailey. The award presentation will be held on September 27 at 2:00 p.m., in conjunction with the 2019 Forum. Michael’s Profile
Turn Up the Volume
Realize‘s 3rd Annual Concert September 28th 6:30 p.m. at Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto (MCC Toronto) MC: Deb Pearce Performers: Kim Wheatley, Social Mystics and Shout Sister Toronto South West, with a special guest appearance by Juno Award-winning performer Simone Denny
DID YOU KNOW THAT PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV CAN NOW GET LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE?
Realize is hosting Canada’s first National Dialogue between the HIV Sector (Community Based HIV Organizations) and the Insurance Sector. The details are as follows: Friday, September 27th 2019 10am – 3pm St. Paul’s Bloor Street – Cody Hall Meeting Room 227 Bloor Street East, Toronto We will be gathering for a day of knowledge sharing […]
Welcome Sam!
Realize is pleased to welcome Samuel Morrison as our physiotherapy (PT) practicum student placement for this summer. Sam is a 2nd year PT student at the University of Toronto (UofT). Following completion of an undergraduate degree at Western University in Kinesiology, Sam then began his Masters at UofT in September 2017. Sam has had a […]