Series contains materials produced or collected as part of Larry Baxter's involvement with community HIV/AIDS organizations in Nova Scotia, including AIDS Nova Scotia [formerly MACAIDS], the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition [NSPWAC], and the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS]. Materials in this series document health and legal advocacy efforts for persons with HIV/AIDS, including research, lobbying, and community events.
Fonds contains materials collected by Halifax-based AIDS activist Larry Baxter. Materials in fonds document Baxter's involvement or interactions with a variety of Nova Scotian AIDS-related organizations, including Churchmembers Assembled to Respond to AIDS [CARAS], AIDS Nova Scotia [ANS], and the Nova Scotia Persons with AIDS Coalition. These materials include administrative and financial records, internal and external reports, memos and correspondence, proposals and planning materials, workshop materials, and reference materials. Fonds also contains Baxter's collection of news clippings covering a broad range of LGBT and AIDS-related issues, and his collection of pamphlets regarding AIDS-related issues and concerns.
Series contains materials relating to the formation and operations of the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS], a non-profit advocacy organization for persons living with HIV/AIDS based in Halifax. ACNS was formed in 1996 via the merger of two pre-existing organizations, the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition and AIDS Nova Scotia, and still operates today. Materials in subseries include administrative records such as meeting notices, minutes, and agendas; memos and correspondence; planning materials for ACNS events; proposals, research materials, and reference materials; and notes.
Series contains materials from the organization Churchmembers Assembled to React to AIDS (CARA or CARAS) and includes meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, and educational materials. Fonds also contains records from two projects run by CARA: Morton House, a hospice for people living with AIDS, and AIDS-LINK, a project aimed at connecting people with AIDS to resources and support.
File contains Halifax Pride planning materials from 2006, including agendas, correspondence, one events guide, planning materials for an event at Venus Envy, one interfaith service brochure, one pamphlet regarding gay health, and one chart listing event coordinators and their responsibilities.
Series contains materials related to AIDS-LINK, a volunteer-based project operated by CARAS to institute interfaith pastoral services for persons living with HIV/AIDS. The project was launched in 1996 and ceased operations in the early 2000s.
File contains a draft copy of a document outlining what AIDS-LINK is and who they serve, handwritten notes, a final draft of the mission vision statement, a copy of AIDS community action program funding guidelines, pamphlets for CARAS, a press release, and correspondence.
File contains correspondence with CARAS donors dated 1996 to 1997. Correspondence primarily related to donations made in the name of Dr. Peter Brothers. File also contains Brothers' obituary, a program from his funeral service, and notes regarding donations.
Series contains administrative records of AIDS Nova Scotia, established in 1984 as the Metro Area Committee on AIDS [MACAIDS] and changing its name to AIDS Nova Scotia [ANS] in 1991. ANS was a non-profit advocacy organization for persons living with HIV/AIDS, incorporated in 1986. AIDS Nova Scotia merged with the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition in 1995 to form the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia. Materials in series include meeting notices, minutes, and agendas; memos, correspondence, and press releases; strategic planning materials; budgets and financial statements; internal and external reports; policies, guidelines, and bylaws; and notes, among others.
File contains AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS] administrative records, including meeting agendas and minutes, notes, memos and correspondence, and job descriptions. File also contains ACNS project proposals and objectives, financial statements and budgets, as well as memos and a membership application related to Safe Harbour Metropolitan Community Church in Halifax.
File contains materials related to the Men Who Have Sex With Men Project, including memos and correspondence, project proposals, progress reports, pamphlets, and reference materials.
Series contains administrative and operational records from the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition [NSPWAC], an HIV/AIDS advocacy organization based in Halifax. NSPWAC formed in the mid-1980s and merged with AIDS Nova Scotia in 1995 to establish the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia. Materials include meeting notices, agendas, and minutes; memos, correspondence, and press releases; workshop materials; internal and external reports; and issues of their newsletter News and Views.
File contains administrative records of the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS] board of directors, including including meeting agendas and minutes, internal reports, memos and correspondence, and job descriptions. File also contains project proposals and summaries. Many materials discuss recent changes to the structure of ACNS.
File contains materials related to the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition's Women and AIDS project. Materials include correspondence, one pamphlet, meeting minutes, and information about a women's retreat held in Halifax from September 16-18th, 1994.
File contains File contains AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS] administrative records, including meeting agendas and minutes, memos and correspondence, by-laws and other policies, strategic planning materials, organizational overviews, related notes, and a memorandum of association. File also contains project proposals and background information, working group notes, reports, and conference proceedings.
File contains AIDS Nova Scotia internal reports, financial statements, memos and correspondence, press releases, and meeting agendas. File also contains background information on the ANS research fund and guidelines for applicants, agendas, minutes and reports from research fund advisory committee.
File contains terms of reference for the AIDS Nova Scotia [ANS] public education committee; speaker's bureau statistics from 1991; reference materials; and materials related to the Men's Project Retreat Weekend, including pamphlets, one schedule for the weekend, and correspondence.
File contains AIDS Nova Scotia correspondence, financial statements, internal reports, workshop schedules, 1991 general meeting agenda and minutes, INFORM-AIDS meeting minutes, and one copy of the Strategies for the 90s discussion document.
File contains five pamphlets produced by AIDS Nova Scotia, one letter of support from the Nova Scotia Liberal, and issues of the ANS newsletter Thinking Positively published between 1992-1994.
File contains meeting notices, agendas, and minutes; memos and correspondence regarding the formation of the Atlantic AIDS Network; workshop information and application forms; event and meeting invitations; press releases; external reports and recommendations; research proposals and materials.
File contains administrative records produced by the AIDS Nova Scotia [ANS] board of directors from 1993-1994. Materials include meeting agendas and minutes, memos and correspondence, strategic planning materials, internal policies, reports and recommendations, budgets and financial statements, and notes. File also contains records from the joint steering committee for ANS and the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition from 1992-1994, including agendas, minutes, and notes.
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 AIDS Nova Scotia executive committee records, including memos and correspondence, minutes and agendas, financial statements and budgets, strategic planning recommendations, and notes. File also contains volunteer scripts and recognition guidelines.
File contains one piece of correspondence regarding the Coordinated Home Care Program for AIDS sufferers, and one fax containing minutes from an AIDS Nova Scotia support committee meeting.
File contains materials related to AIDS Nova Scotia volunteer committee, including meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, notes, volunteer lists, job postings, volunteer position descriptions, performance evaluation forms, and volunteer application forms.
File contains materials related to the Men Who Have Sex With Men Project, a joint research project organized by the Canadian AIDS Society, supported by the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition and the Atlantic AIDS Network. Materials include reports, recommendations, correspondence, memos, job descriptions and submissions, notes, press releases, strategic plans, and reference materials.
File contains materials documenting AIDS Nova Scotia's [ANS] interactions with other AIDS-related community groups. Materials include correspondence regarding Atlantic AIDS Network [AAN] funding and meetings of the Coalition of Community Groups [CCG], CCG meeting agendas and minutes, reference materials regarding, and notes.
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 between AIDS Nova Scotia, elected officials, and other government staff; administrative guiding documents; fundraising guidelines and requests; project proposals, research materials and summaries; reports, press releases, and minutes from ANS other and Canadian AIDS groups; news clippings; and notes.
File contains materials regarding a CARAS survey of churches and religious groups to identify attitudes towards individuals with HIV/AIDS and faith groups' involvement with CARAS or other HIV/AIDS support programs. Materials include the survey report, correspondence, memos, minutes, and notes.
File contains materials related to a 1992 federal audit of AIDS Nova Scotia expenses. Materials include correspondence, audit comments, and one copy of the audit report.
File contains materials documenting exchanges between AIDS Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Department of Health regarding project initiatives and funding, including correspondence, meeting agendas, project recommendations, and funding proposals.
File contains reports and recommendations from AIDS Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Advisory Commission on AIDS regarding anonymous HIV/AIDS testing, one paper outlining Ontario's suggested strategy for implementing similar services, and associated notes and correspondence.
File contains AIDS Nova Scotia correspondence with other AIDS organizations, documents regarding volunteer needs, press releases, workshop materials, and budgets.
File contain materials documenting organizational development at AIDS Nova Scotia. Materials include evaluation criteria, evaluation workshop agendas and materials, and related memos and correspondence; current program summaries, goals, and objectives; strategic consultation background information, staff submissions, and summaries; one copy of the final edition of the Strategies for the 90s strategic plan; and funding application guidelines.
File contains one proposal submitted by MACAIDS to the Secretary of State, resource lists compiled by the Metro Area Committee on AIDS, memos and correspondence, press releases, event invitations, one copy of AIDS educators' meeting needs assessment results, and a schedule for the 4th annual AIDS Educator's Conference
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 AIDS Nova Scotia volunteer training materials, including training session schedules, agendas and minutes, documents outlining volunteer roles, application forms, worksheets and training exercises, reference materials for trainers and volunteers, feedback surveys, notes, and correspondence.
File contains administrative records of the joint committee of the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition [NSPWAC] and AIDS Nova Scotia [ANS], which document the union of these two groups as the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS]. Materials include meeting agendas and minutes, planning documents, notes, and correspondence regarding joint operations and a potential organizational merge, as well as reference materials regarding similar organizational mergers.
File contains materials related to the activities of the AIDS Nova Scotia speakers bureau. Includes speakers bureau updates, agendas and minutes, internal reports, pamphlets, reference and training materials for speakers, memos, and correspondence.
