File contains audio recording of the workshop "Bashing Queers and Women" from the Women's Health Education Network Conference on May 5, 1990. Workshop was administered by Anne Bishop and Jan Morrell.
File contains a workshop agenda, brochures on sexual identity, lists of resources for learning about homosexuality, information about lesbianism and resources regarding heterosexism. File also contains copies of newspaper clippings and a magazine article.
File contains 2 copies of the schedule for the Women's Health Education Network (WHEN) Conference, which took place on April 30, 1988. The conference theme was AIDS: Implications for Women.
File contains a copy of the WAC Action report, published by the Women's Action Coalition of Nova Scotia in July, 1990. Report details past and proposed future actions of the committee.
File contains one cassette tape recording of performance of the Ottawa-based choral group Women of Note. The group was a predecessor to the Halifax-based group The Secret Furies, and featured three Nova Scotian members, Anne Bishop, Barbara MacDonald, and Pat Brennan. The tape features a performance of the song This is Not a Bingo at the Women's Health Interaction fundraiser in Ottawa on April 1, 1987. The tape also contains recordings of the songs La Andina ; Divide and Rule ; Roly Poly People ; The Spelling Song ; Period Piece ; This is Not a Bingo.
Item is one round, black pin with a triangular rainbow in the centre. The rainbow is overlaid with that purple text reading "2000" and white text below that reads "Waves of Pride".
File contains recordings of Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia [LGRNS] demonstrations at Province House and Grand Parade in Halifax. Original recordings are located on two VHS tapes, with digital copies of those recordings stored on one DVD-R disc.
File contains one cassette tape recording of rehearsals for the Halifax-based choral group The Secret Furies. Tape contains recordings of the songs Come Justice Come ; Keep on Walking Forward ; Witch's Song ; and Burning Times. Recordings were made on June 23 and July 2, 1990.
File contains one cassette tape recording of a performance of the Halifax-based choral group The Secret Furies. Performances include a performance at the Montreal Massacre Memorial at Eye Level Gallery in Halifax on December 6, 1990. Songs performed at the memorial are There Comes a Time ; December 6 ; You Can Forbid Nearly Everything ; Fight Back ; Keep on Walking Forward. Tape also contains recordings of a performance at the Furies Solstice Party on December 17, 1990. Songs performed are Russian Learning Lullaby ; Three Wise Women.
File contains one cassette tape recording of performances the Halifax-based choral group The Secret Furies. Cassettes features recording of The Secret Furies performance at Truro Women's and Children's Dance on October 25, 1991. Songs performed are You Can Forbid Nearly Everything ; December 6 : Russian Learning Lullaby ; Living Flame ; Hippopotamus Song ; Look to the Women ; Women All Around the World. Cassette also features a recording of the song Burning Times from a performance at the Stepping Stone Benefit on October 30, 1991. Cassette also includes recordings with no specified performance date. These recordings are of the songs We All Come From the Mother ; Round and Round the Earth is Turning ; Women All Around the World.
File contains one cassette tape recording of performances the Halifax-based choral group The Secret Furies. Cassettes features recording of The Secret Furies performance at an International Women's Day event on March 8, 1991. Recording features a warm up or equipment test and the songs Come Justice Come ; Russian Learning Lullaby ; Mothers Teach Your Sons ; The Spelling Songs ; There Comes a Time. Cassette also features recording of a performance at the Women's Health Education Network Conference in Truro on May 4, 1991. Songs performed are Temagami Song ; Mothers Teach Your Sons ; Period Piece ; Best Woman ; We Always Had Sense ; There Comes a Time.
File contains one cassette tape recording of performances the Halifax-based choral group The Secret Furies. Cassettes features recording of The Secret Furies performance at the Halifax launch of the film The Burning Times on November 3, 1990. Songs on the recording performed prior to the screening are Round and Round the Earth is Turning ; River of Birds ; Witch's Song. Songs performed after the screening are Round and Round the Earth is Turning ; Under the Full Moon ; Burning Times ; Earth Air Fire Water Return.
File contains a statement from the Women's Action Coalition in support of including sexual orientation under the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code, a letter lobbying the Nova Scotia Task Force on AIDS to petition government to include sexual orientation in the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code, and notes. File also contains two brochures, one on the Canadian Bill of Rights, and the second on guidelines for investigating discrimination complaints.
File contains a three-page statement from Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada (PPFC) stating that their sex education programs include education around LGBT+ individuals and that the PPFC opposes discrimination.
File contains a report titled "Reform of the law dealing with matrimonial property in Nova Scotia". File also contains a workshop list from the 1989 Lesbian Conference with a handwritten note regarding lesbians and the law.
File contains one cassette tape recording of rehearsals for the Ottawa-based choral group Women of Note. The group was a predecessor to the Halifax-based group The Secret Furies, and featured three Nova Scotian members, Anne Bishop, Barbara MacDonald, and Pat Brennan. Side A features recordings of the songs The Underground Railroad ; Listen to the Voices ; Freedom Has Beckoned ; Justice and Peace ; La Andina. Side B features recordings of Still Ain't Satisfied ; Listen to the Voices ; Still Ain't Satisfied [second version].
File contains reference materials and educational resources regarding homosexuality and religion, and parenting LGBT children. Materials one copy of the pamphlet Beyond the bible, produced by Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays [PFLAG], and one package of educational materials produced by the Committee on Gay and Lesbian Concerns of Hartford Meeting that includes essays, articles, sermons, meeting minutes, pamphlets, and questionnaires.
File contains a document regarding the inclusion of the term "sexual orientation" in Newfoundland and Labrador, and a copy of an article titled "Protection of homosexual minority not a concern, health minister says".
File contains textual records regarding sexual orientation and eligibility for the order of ministry, Bill 7 in Ontario, correspondence to the United Church of Canada in support of protecting sexual orientation under the human rights code, and articles regarding support for same-sex legislation.
File contains one press release written by Lesbian Gay Rights Nova Scotia (LGRNS) about the visit of Simon Nkoli, a gay South African activist; two posters advertising Nkoli's speech; and a copy of an article titled "Out of South Africa" by Mark Chestnut for Out-Week 1989. See also MS-15-5 Box 3, Folder 8.
File contains a document titled "Presentation the the public meetings re. race relations, cross cultural understanding, and human rights" which was delivered to the Halifax County - Bedford School Board by LGRNS. File also contains a list of quotes on lesbian and gay youth.
Item is onepink pin in the shape of a triangle that reads "First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out- because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists and I did not speak out- because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak out for me", a quote from Pastor Martin Niemoller who was taken by Nazis.
Series contains clippings, correspondence, articles, and pamphlets regarding homosexuality and religion, sexual education curriculum, and sexual orientation and youth.
File contains pamphlets regarding the Human Rights Code Nova Scotia, a copy of Bill no. 136 to amend the Human Rights Act, and reports on human rights violations.
File contains anti-discrimination pamphlets created by LGRNS, mock-ups and pamphlet drafts, and notes regarding the campaign. File also contains a handout that reads "You know discrimination is wrong" and a mail-out card to MLA's in support of adding sexual orientation to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code.
Item is a document published for Connections '95. "Gay and Lesbian Adolescents" presented by Trish Stenson, A.M.Y.S.T. Counselling Associates and Caroline Wilkins.
File contains an update from the NDP in Ottawa regarding advancements for LGBT rights, polls and news releases regarding equality, articles on human rights, volume 7 issue number 2 of Status of Women News, a submission from the Advisory Council on the Status of Women titled "Submission to the Government of Nova Scotia regarding proposed changes to the Nova Scotia Human Rights".
File contains issues of the New Brunswick Coalition for Human Rights reform newsletters, correspondence, a copy of the New Brunswick Human Rights Code, and a brief from the New Brunswick Coalition for Human Rights to the Government of New Brunswick.
File contains four VHS tapes containing media coverage of Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia [LGRNS] and their work to protect sexual orientation under the Human Rights Act in Nova Scotia. Media coverage also includes LGRNS opposition to Barkhat Khokhar, a member of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission who expressed homophobic and misogynistic views. Footage from these tapes has been copied onto a DVD-R disc which is also located in this file.
Subseries contains articles, pamphlets, House of Assembly debates, and letters pertaining to protection of LGBT+ individuals under the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code.
