File contains clippings regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains speaking notes, correspondence regarding Janet's activism and appointment to/resignation from the Minister of Health's Council on HIV/AIDS; correspondence and administrative documents related to a potential film project based on Conners' life; testimony and legal documents from the Krever inquiry; clippings about the Red Cross; materials related to Janet's nomination for the CIBC Young Women of Distinction Award; citations for Conners' honorary degrees; and notes. File also contains Conners' first jump skydiving certificate, which she earned following her recovery from AIDS complications..
File contains speaking notes; clippings about AIDS, and Conners' honorary degrees and activism; one AIDS Coalition general contact form; correspondence regarding Randy's death, Janet's honorary degrees, and AIDS-related activism; one program from Dal spring convocation at which Janet was awarded an honorary degree; and three photos from the Rotary Club Paul Harris dinner at which Janet was honoured.
File contains materials relating to the settlement between Wilson Hodder and the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission and the Nova Scotia Department of Finance regarding same-sex partner benefits. File contains the memorandum of settlement for the case, photocopies of clippings relating to the case from unknown publications, and one partial copy of Wilson Hodder's complaint under the Human Rights Act.
File contains one pamphlet for the 2nd Annual National Conference on HIV/AIDS, held May 28-29, 1992; one pamphlet for the McGill AIDS Centre; one piece of correspondence regarding the establishment of an AIDS research fund; and clippings regarding AIDS research.
File contains Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project meeting materials, administrative materials, financial statements, clippings, and LGBT health pamphlets and reports. Materials include minutes from the meeting of the Executive Committee on July 12, 2006; one copy of the agenda for the 2006 Annual General Meeting; financial statements dated March 31, 2006; one full page Chronicle Herald clipping from March 31, 2006; two news clippings from the Daily News dated March 17, 2006; one package of administrative materials documenting roles, responsibilities, and terms of reference for various Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project committees; notes; LGBT educational resources; four pamphlets from the Shelbourne Sexual Health Centre on various LGBT health subjects; one pamphlet entitled Busting Out: Breast Health for Lesbian and Bisexual Women; and one report entitled Valuing Gay Men's Lives: Reinvigorating HIV prevention in the context of our health and wellness.
File contains clippings dated 2004 related to sex and sexuality, AIDS and other bloodborne diseases, religion and homosexuality, LGBT political and social issues (same sex marriage, legal protections), LGBT media and events.
File contains clippings dated 2003 related to sex and sexuality, AIDS and other bloodborne diseases, religion and homosexuality, LGBT political and social issues (same sex marriage, legal protections), LGBT media and events.
File contains pamphlets and resource guides; correspondence between AIDS Nova Scotia and other AIDS organizations; briefs, reports, and recommendations from other community groups; lobbying materials; press releases; news clippings; funding proposals and guidelines; one AIDS adult case report form.
File contains press releases, correspondence, clippings, and court documents related to sailor Simon Thwaites' dismissal from the Canadian Navy due to his HIV status, and subsequent legal challenges.
File contains correspondence and clippings related to the Krever inquiry and subsequent efforts by the Janet Conners Infected Spouse and Children Association to gain supports from the government for the families of those infected with HIV/AIDS by tainted blood products. Correspondence in this file is primarily between Janet Conners, her lawyer Dawn J. Ring, and Canadian politicians.
File contains materials documenting the response to Nova Scotia's strategy on AIDS by AIDS Nova Scotia and the Coalition of Nova Scotia AIDS Community Groups. Materials include a draft copy of the 1992 Nova Scotia AIDS Strategy, press releases, correspondence, notes, policy documents, and clippings.
File contains newsletters, reports, and clippings from 1986 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention, and the government's response to the AIDS crisis.
File contains clippings, memos, notes, pamphlet mock-ups, registration forms, group guidelines, and flyers for a Capital Health-run bereavement support group for same sex partners.
File contains clippings from Nova Scotia newspapers dated 1996 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Nova Scotia. File also contains posters, programs, and pamphlets for AIDS-related causes and events in Nova Scotia.
File contains clippings regarding fines imposed against the Canadian Red Cross for their involvement in the tainted blood scandal, and clippings regarding the trial of Dr. Roger Perrault.
File contains clippings regarding a planned blood fractionation plant in Bedford, Nova Scotia, the treatment of blood products in Quebec, and Janet Conners' activism.
File contains photocopies of clippings regarding the Canadian blood ban, and the same-sex marriage protection legal challenge made by Ross Boutilier and David Mombourquette. Clippings are from the Dalhousie Gazette, the Daily News, and the Chronicle Herald.
File contains news clippings from 1995 regarding staff suspensions, reinstatements, and resignations at AIDS Nova Scotia stemming from conflict between the organization's staff and board of directors.
File contains clippings from newspapers in Nova Scotia and Ontario regarding AIDS, bloodborne illnesses, the Krever inquiry, and Conners' AIDS advocacy efforts.
File contains clippings from newspapers in Nova Scotia and Ontario regarding HIV/AIDS, bloodborne illnesses, the Krever inquiry, and Conners' AIDS advocacy efforts.
File contains clippings regarding HIV/AIDS issues and activism in Canada, collected by Ross Boutilier. Materials primarily focus on Nova Scotia, with many clippings relating to HIV/AIDS activist Janet Conners, who contracted HIV after her husband Randy was treated with tainted blood and passed away. File also contains Chapter 214 of the Revised Statutes, 1989 of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act, amended 1991.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 2003 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 2002 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 2001 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 2000 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 1999 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 1998 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issue in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 1997 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 1996 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 1995 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 1994 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 1993 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 1992 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 1991 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 1990 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 1989 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 1988 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from July - December 1987 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from January - June 2003 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from January - June 2002 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from January - June 2001 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from January - June 2000 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from January - June 1999 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from January - June 1998 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
File contains clippings and reference materials from January - June 1996 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.