Beyond HIV BASIC: Organizing for privacy, dignity, and freedom from state violence

Join the HIV BASIC Collective for this discussion of The Consensus Statement on HIV Bodily Autonomy, Surveillance, and Informed Consent (BASIC) and the next steps in this work to build collective power for an HIV response grounded in bodily autonomy, informed consent, and freedom from surveillance and criminalization.

Endorsed by more than 150 organizations and 180 individuals, the Consensus Statement on HIV BASIC is a community-led declaration created by people most directly affected by HIV criminalization, surveillance, coercive public health practices, and the misuse of health data. Together, advocates, people living with HIV, LGBTQ+ leaders, researchers, and public health experts are demanding stronger safeguards for sensitive health information and a clear separation between public health, policing, and criminalization.

Launched in March 2026 by Michael Scarce and Melanie Reese, CHLP, Positive Women’s Network-USA, The Sero Project, Transgender Law Center, and HIV Justice Network, the HIV BASIC initiative brings together people living with HIV, abolitionists, legal advocates, and organizers engaged and determined to address the longstanding issues at the intersection of health data collection, surveillance, and criminalization. 

Mark your calendar: Monday, August 10, starting at 3:00pm ET for 90 minutes