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 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.
Item is a letter written by John Marr, Public Relations Officer, outlining the Gay Alliance for Equality's activities and rationale for wanting to join forces with MOVE.
File contains a press release announcing a picket to protest the management of the Jury Room Lounge, which had been refusing service to the gay and lesbian community. File also contains a letter to members of the Gay Alliance for Equality regarding a 1975 citation to recognize exceptional service by the Movement for Citizens' Voice and Action to promote the equality of lesbians and gay men.
Series contains reference materials used by volunteers of the GayLine. Series is divided into two subseries. The first sub-series contains reference and educational materials used by GayLine volunteers covering issues such as homosexuality and coming out, sexual heath and AIDS prevention, alcoholism and substance abuse, abuse in LGBT relationships, parenting, discrimination, legal rights, and women's issues. Materials include pamphlets, flyers, legal briefs and resources, newsletters, essays, and bibliographies. The second subseries contains reference materials relating to the operations of other helplines, as well as information about LGBT businesses and services, community groups, and events in Halifax, across Canada, and in the United States, Europe, Mexico, and Oceania. Materials include advertisements and press releases, pamphlets, newsletters, flyers, information sheets, and directories.
Subseries contains materials collected for reference and educational use by GayLine volunteers. Subjects covered include homosexuality and coming out, sexual heath and AIDS prevention, alcoholism and substance abuse, abuse in LGBT relationships, parenting, discrimination, legal rights, and women's issues. Materials include pamphlets, flyers, newsletters, essays, and correspondence.
File contains correspondence regarding the potential sale of Morton House, a market analysis, and realtor's opinion of value. File also contains one pamphlet for Morton House.
File contains the Morton House Residence Committee annual report for 1989-1990, correspondence regarding utility hook ups, insurance documents, and a real estate appraisal report. File also contains two photographs of the exterior of Morton House, located in the residence committee report.
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.
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 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 four sexual health surveys distributed by AIDS Nova Scotia (then Metro Area Committee on AIDS), related notes and correspondence, and one report detailing the results of a sexual health survey completed in Quebec.
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.
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.
Subseries contains materials related to NSRAP's advocacy efforts for members of the transgender community in Nova Scotia, including lobbying and research related to gender confirming treatments and procedures, and planning and promotional materials for Transgender Day of Remembrance events. Series also includes workshop materials, educational resources, clippings, and correspondence.
File contains materials relating to Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project's involvement in various healthcare initiatives, including the Halifax Rainbow Health Project and the Spiritual Care and AIDS Project. Materials include one copy of the Halifax Rainbow Health Project's report Improving Access to Primary Health Care for the Rainbow Community; one blank copy of the Spiritual Care and AIDS Project Survey Anonymous Questionnaire for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS; correspondence regarding Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project, the Halifax Rainbow Health Project, and Spiritual Care and AIDS project dated 2005; objectives for the Improving Access to Care 2005 project report; three copies of the report Health and Wellness in the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Two-Spirit Communities, published April, 2005 by the Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition; one speaker information for Bob Fougere's participation in the Momentum 2005 health conference; three copies of training notes for the workshop "An Introduction to the Rainbow Community", held October 11, 2005; one map of Capital Health districts; and notes.
File contains materials relating to Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project's HIV/AIDS healthcare advocacy efforts, including its involvement with the Spiritual Care and AIDS Project and the Nova Scotia Strategy for AIDS. Materials include one copy of the Spiritual Care and AIDS Project Survey Anonymous Questionnaire; one agenda for the meeting of the Spiritual Care and AIDS Project Advisory Committee, held July 5, 2005; resources containing information on HIV/AIDS and youth LGBT health; one copy of Nova Scotia's Strategy on HIV/AIDS; correspondence dated 2002-2005; one copy of the agenda for a meeting on the role of community organizations in Nova Scotia's HIV/AIDS strategy, held October 24, 2002; notes from the Annual Direction-Setting Meeting for the Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS, held October 29 to November 1, 2000; background information on the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia; and one copy of the report Planning Steps in Response to Nova Scotia's Framework for Action on HIV/AIDS, prepare for the Nova Scotia Framework for Action on HIV/AIDS Steering Committee in April, 2002.
File contains materials relating to the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project annual meetings, annual reports, and operational correspondence. Materials include a notice, agenda, and meeting minutes from the 2004 Annual General Meeting; correspondence pertaining to general operations; one clipping from the June 5th, 2004 edition of the Chronicle Herald entitled Pride parade marshal 'exactly who we were looking for'; one copy of the 2004 year-end financial report; notes; one copy of the 2004 Trans Committee report; meeting minutes and agenda for the April 2004 Board of Directors meeting; one scanned copy of the 2003 report Renewing HIV Prevention for Gay and Bisexual Men by Barry D. Adam; one receipt for Bob Fougere's payment of party dues to the federal Progressive Conservative Party; one registration package for the 2003 Sexual Assault Legal Education Conference; one Egale Lobbying Kit for Equal Marriage; one copy of the May 3, 2004 issue of Maclean's Magazine; and four pamphlets regarding LGBT health and social issues.
File contains one copy of The Coast's 2006 Pride Guide; one full page from the Opinions section of the Chronicle Herald, dated February 11, 2006; one full page from the News section of the Chronicle Herald, dated March 3, 2006; one copy of the April, 2006 issue of Wayves; one full page from the News section of the Chronicle Herald, dated April 30, 2006; Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project general correspondence; and notes.
File contains correspondence between the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project and the Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association, inviting the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project to participate in the 2006 Multicultural Health Fair. File also contains notes, one Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project pamphlet, and one pamphlet for the Enhancing Resiliency in Adults in Response to the Impacts of Childhood Abuse presentation, put on by The Gatehouse Adult Support Network.
File contains materials relating to Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project's application for funding from the Nova Scotia Law Foundation Millennium Projects fund, including correspondence between Bob Fougere and Michael MacDonald. Materials also include one copy of the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project's completed application, together with letters of support from the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, AIDS Coalition Nova Scotia, valleyPRIDE Social Club, Safe Harbour Metropolitan Community Church, the Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Youth Project, and the Homosexual Agenda.
File contains materials relating to 10th anniversary of Safe Harbour Metropolitan Community Church in 2001. Materials include planning notes; memos; one program for Safe Harbour church service, held January 27, 2002; one printed copy of the web article Halifax church's mission: offer a safe place for gays by Alan McAvoy, published November 6, 2001; news clipping from the Daily News and the Chronicle Herald relating to the anniversary; one copy of the Safe Harbour press list; Eastlink Community Television coverage application forms; correspondence; three copies of a press release entitled Celebrating Our First Decade of Ministry, published October 16, 2001; and two advertisements for Singing God's Praises? An Evening with Rev. Delores Barry.
File contains materials relating to the decision to close Safe Harbour Metropolitan Community Church. Materials include financial reports from 2010-2011; letters of interest from other community groups dated 2011; correspondence dated 2011; news clippings dated 2011; Board of Directors meeting minutes dated 2011; and notes.
File contains materials related to Bob Fougere's speaking engagement for BUS4407: Managing Diversity, Gender, and Other Issues on November 23, 2005. Materials include one copy of the syllabus for BUS4407, related correspondence, and notes.
File contains materials relating to Bob Fougere's participation in the distribution of the First National Survey of Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals in Canada in 1998. Materials include correspondence, one copy of the survey distribution kit, one copy of the media kit, and one copy of the distribution tracking form.
File contains materials relating to both provincial and federal supreme court rulings relating to spousal benefits for same-sex couples. Materials include one report from Nova Scotia Member of Parliament Alexa McDonough dated May, 1998 regarding declining living standards and accompanying correspondence; clippings from the Cape Breton Post; correspondence; and one oversized meeting agenda and guidelines.
Subseries contains records created or collected by Safe Harbour MCC in connection with the Eastern Canadian District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA). Materials include administrative records, financial records, conference materials, job descriptions and applications, personnel records, reports, newsletters, notes, and correspondence.
File contains two copies of a pamphlet containing information about the visual artist Steve Walker, whose work features romantic images of gay men; one poster featuring images of Walker's art; and one page of accompanying correspondence.
File contains draft articles and writing submissions, notes, correspondence, and graphic material used in the production of the Wayves literary supplement Punaqun.
Fonds contains records documenting Ross Boutilier's legal challenges over same-sex benefits and equal treatment in Nova Scotia and provincial and federal legislation to gain access to same-sex marriage. Other series include production and administrative records of Wayves magazine, committee records of Halifax Pride, and newspaper clippings about the LGBTQ community in Nova Scotia and elsewhere in Canada.
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.
File contains one photograph of Al Stewart taken at City Cycle motor shop, which he operated, one photograph of Mike Sangster's head superimposed onto a muscular man's body, and personal correspondence between Al and Mike and their friends.
Fonds primarily contains records of the GayLine a phone helpline for LGBT Nova Scotians funding by GAE/GALA that operated between 1972-1996. In 1994 the name was changed to the Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Line. Fonds contains three series; one containing administrative and financial records, one containing recruitment and training materials, and one containing reference materials for volunteers. Materials include monthly and annual reports; meeting minutes; call logs and templates; staff notebooks; correspondence; pamphlets; volunteer training session materials, application forms and guidelines; flyers; legal briefs and resources; newsletters; essays; bibliographies; and directories.
Series contains administrative records for the GayLine, established in 1972. GayLine was renamed to the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Line in 1994. Materials in this series include GayLine monthly and annual reports; call logs and templates; staff notebooks; correspondence; memos, minutes, and a certificate of incorporation relating to the name change; and notes.
File contains mail-out materials produced by Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia [LGRNS] advocating for the inclusion of protections relating to sexual orientation in the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act. These protections were successfully added to the Act in 1991.
Fonds contains materials produced by Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia [LGRNS] as part of their lobbying efforts to gain human rights protections for members of Nova Scotia's LGBTQ+ community, including correspondence, briefs, presentations, and notes. Fonds also contains correspondence, notes, and clippings regarding the establishment and operations of the Halifax chapter of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays [PFLAG].
File contains correspondence between Jan Morrell (on behalf on Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia), and Hon. Eleanor Norrie, Minister of the Civil Service Commission, regarding proposed amendments to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act stipulating protections for LGBTQ+ persons.
File contains correspondence regarding the founding and operations of a Halifax chapter of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays [PFLAG], as well as notes, one essay regarding parents of LBTQ+ children, and clippings of letters to the editor regarding spousal benefits for same-sex partners.
