The Positive Living Society of British Columbia was originally founded in 1986 to provide a forum for people living with HIV/AIDS to advocate for their rights and their health issues. Until March 2011, Positive Living BC was known as the BC Persons With AIDS Society (BCPWA) and throughout its mandate, it has existed to enable persons living with AIDS and HIV disease to empower themselves through mutual support and collective action.

Positive Living BC provides a comprehensive suite of programs and services, including: prison outreach, healing retreats, treatment counselling, help accessing financial, health-related and other types of assistance and more. With more than 5,700 HIV-positive members and a Board of Directors composed entirely of HIV-positive members (unique among major agencies in Canada), Positive Living BC and its members have a lot to say.

On World AIDS Day (December 1st), Positive Living BC and Reel Causes will screen Last Men Standing and afterwards have a discussion about the complexity of life after the epidemic, including participants featured in the film and local long term HIV and AIDS survivors.

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