HINAC National Training Academy
The HIV Is Not A Crime National Training Academy (HINAC) is a national gathering led by PLHIV that builds advocacy skills, strengthens networks, and mobilizes communities to end HIV criminalization.
HINAC7 National Training Academy
HIV Is Not A Crime 7 National Training Academy (HINAC7) is the only national training academy in the United States led by people living with HIV (PLHIV), for people living with HIV and our allies. The people most affected by HIV criminalization set the agenda, lead the training, and shape the solutions. HINAC develops leaders, strengthens grassroots movements, and turns lived experience into lasting policy change.
HINAC7 will be held June 5-8, 2027 at The Ohio State University in Columbus Ohio.
Call for Abstracts
Do you have an idea, experience, or session you'd like to bring to HINAC7? Join the "How to Submit an Abstract" webinar on Thursday, November 12, at 6 p.m. ET to learn about the submission process, what the HINAC7 Program Work Group is looking for, and how you can contribute to the HINAC7 programming. The webinar will also be recorded for those who are unable to attend. Organizers are excited to announce that abstracts will be submitted directly on Whova, simplifying and streamlining the submission process. A short (3-4 minute) video is available for review before this webinar. More details and instructions will be available on the November 12th webinar. The abstract submissions will be accepted from November 12, 2026, until January 19, 2027, before 11:59 pm ET. We encourage you to apply to conduct a workshop at HINAC7 National Training Academy and contribute to this growing and important movement.
Unleash Your Artivism
Submit Your Work for the HINAC7 HUMANities Art Contest
The HIV Is Not A Crime National Training Academy’s (HINAC) Hospitality & Culture Work Group is now accepting submissions for HINAC7’s HUMANities Art Contest through March 19, 2027.
HINAC7 and our planning partners invite anyone living with HIV to submit artwork that “centers on the lives and art of people living with HIV.”
A webinar explaining how to submit your work for consideration was recorded and is now available to view on YouTube.
Applicants may submit photos, short videos, documents, or other forms of creative work that express what it means to them when laws target PLHIV for prosecution and excessive punishment, including laws that place sole responsibility for sexual health decisions on PLHIV.
