PozTO Awards 2018

The 2018 PozTO Awards were held Monday, December 10 in Tallulah’s at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre.

The annual awards show presented by Relentless Entertainment and PozPlanet was hosted by the incomparable Jade Elektra, long-time PWA supporter and champion of HIV/AIDS awareness.

The PozTO Awards are handed out annually honouring “10 individuals from our community who are activists or work in the field of HIV/AIDS.” This years’ recipients included:

• Playwright, filmmaker, and community fundraiser Allen Legacy
• Activist, champion of the U=U movement, and former publisher of Positive Lite, Bob Leahy
• Activist and Community Engagement & Ontario Positive Asians (OPA+) Coordinator at Asian Community AIDS Services, Christian Hui
• Haran Vijayanathan, Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention Executive Director
• Union & LGBTQ community activist , Black queer and trans community organizer, Nik Redman
• Activist and Assistant Professor and Chair of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Thorneloe University, OmiSoore H. Dryden
• Community fundraiser and President of Spearhead Leather and Denim Social Club, Robert Jeyes
• Shannon Ryan, Executive Director of Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention and community activist 

Also included were PWA’s very own Chris Godi, Therapeutic Care Coordinator and Robb Walker, Philanthropy Officer.