File is an audio reel containing an interview with Doctor Walter Schlech of the Victoria General Infectious Disease Division on his work and attitude towards AIDS as he spends roughly a day a week on the disease. The interview was conducted by CKDU's John Cairncross. The episode was recorded in March 1988.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Doctor Walter Schlech of the Victoria General Infectious Disease Division on a change in the code of ethics that would allow them to break the confidentiality of patients who have tested positive for AIDS to inform others who may have come into contact with the virus. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Connie Clark. The episode was recorded on August 26, 1987, and was broadcast on August 27, 1987.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Doctor Rosemary Gill of Dalhousie Health Services and head of the University's task force on AIDS. She discusses how she sees one or two students a day scared they've contracted HIV/AIDS, and thinks most people would be better off not being tested despite this. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Erin Goodman. The episode was recorded on November 30, 1987, and was broadcast on the same day on The Evening Affair, a CKDU program.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Doctor Richard Beazely of Dalhousie's Health department on the Canadian Youth and AIDS Study that he worked on. He discussed the fact that kids do not feel their parents are educated well enough on AIDS to discuss it with them, and the problems that the lack of freedom to discuss sex with parents make for safe sex and AIDS. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Crystn James. The episode was recorded on October 17, 1990, and was broadcast on October 18, 1990, and October 24, 1990 on The Evening Affair and Title Waves, CKDU programs.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Doctor Pierre Lavigne, an epidemiologist who reported that for the first time in Nova Scotia heterosexuals tested positive for AIDS, citing the same bisexual man as the carrier. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Lisa Blackburn. The episode was recorded on January 6, 1988, and was broadcast on January 10 on Title Waves, a CKDU program.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Doctor Hillary Wass, a Vancouver doctor who specialized in treating AIDS patients, on the tragedy of AIDS and watching so many of her patients die, as well as her work on behalf of the victims. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Robert Matthews. The episode was recorded on November 18, 1987, and was broadcast on the same day on The Evening Affair, a CKDU program.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Doctor George Weber, the Secretary General of the Canadian Red Cross Society of Canada, on blood transfusions, screening, and the risk of AIDS infection through blood in Canada. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Craig Benjamin. The episode was recorded on March 28, 1988, and was broadcast on March 29, 1988, and April 4, 1988 on Title Waves and The Evening Affair, CKDU programs.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Doctor Bernard Lapointe, principal health advisor for the Federal Centre for AIDS, about the benefits and drawbacks of testing for HIV. Lapointe was one of the speakers who participated in activities sponsored by Nova Scotia's Persons with AIDS as part of 1990's AIDS Awareness Week. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Brenda Barnes. The episode was recorded on October 17, 1990, and was broadcast on October 18, 1990, and October 22, 1990, and October 30, 1990 on Title Waves and The Word Is Out, CKDU programs.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Dinetia Johnon, a 23 year old People With AIDS Coalition (PWAC) board member who had been infected with HIV one year ago at the time of recording. The episode was recorded on November 27, 1990, and was broadcast on November 30, 1990, December 13, 1990, and April 4, 1991 on Title Waves and The Evening Affair, CKDU programs.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Biorn Sundt, who was HIV positive since June 1987, on Bike For Life. Biorn had cycled from Seattle to New York three times at the time of recording to raise awareness for AIDS and create a positive profile for those diagnosed. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Crystn James. The episode was recorded on October 1, 1990, and was broadcast on October 2, 1990, October 5, 1990, and October 8, 1990 on The Evening Affair and Title Waves, CKDU programs.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Barney Savage, chair of the Student Union of Nova Scotia, on the Student AIDS Task Force. The interview was conducted with CKDU's Ken Burke. The episode was recorded on September 16, 1986 and was broadcast on the same day and September 25, 1986 on Title Waves and The Evening Affair, CKDU programs.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with a founding member of the Nova Scotia People With AIDS Coalition, a local group to combat ignorance and provide support for those concerned about the disease. The interview was conducted by CKDU's Robert Matthews. The episode was recorded in April 1988, and was broadcast on April 26, 1988 on Title Waves, a CKDU program.
File contains one copy of a Metro Area Committee on AIDS [MACAIDS]-produced information packet about HIV/AIDS services and community resources; one copy of The Natural Helper: A Rural Remedy, a manual produced Sharp Advice Needle Exchange; and one copy of the report Getting through today and trying to change tomorrow: Members of the HIV/AIDS Movement in Nova Scotia Reflect on the Legacy of our Work and the Implications for the Future, produced by the Provincial Needs Assessment Team.
File contains one training manual for Inform-AIDS, a toll-free helpline operated by the Metro Area Committee on AIDS, designed to provide information about HIV/AIDS.
File contains materials related to the Human Rights and AIDS initiative, a community consultation project undertaken by AIDS Nova Scotia [ANS] to encourage changes to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code. Materials include summary transcripts of roundtable discussion held as part of the Human Rights and AIDS, notes, correspondence, and one pamphlet advertising the project.
File contains a document titled "Management of HIV disease: One physician's approach"; a list of items added to the Nova Scotia Advisory Commission AIDS library; conference proceedings from a workshop on palliative care for persons with AIDS; a list of regional coordinators for home care programs; a list of resources available through the International Conference on AIDS 1993; a newsletter from AIDS Nova Scotia; and a questionnaire from Metro United Way regarding health care and community needs.
Sub-series contains clippings from Nova Scotia newspapers dated 1999 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Nova Scotia.
File contains posters for three HIV/AIDS related events in Halifax, one pamphlet regarding health services for Black women in rural Nova Scotia, and one copy of the zine Militant Queer Insurrection.
File contains educational resources related to HIV/AIDS. Materials include one copy of Needle Points: A Health Guide for People Injecting Drugs, pamphlets relating to LGBT employment and health issues; one copy of the February, 1998 issue of the needle exchange newsletter Junkmail; one printout of Appendix D from HIV, AIDS and Injection Drug Use: A National Action Plan by the Canadian Public Health Association dated May, 1997; one copy of Managing the Non-Compliant HIV-Infected Individual: Experiences from a Local Health Department; one copy of The National Action Plan on HIV/AIDS and Injection Drug Use: A Call to Action; and selections from Under the Influence: Attitudes, Values, and Beliefs.
File contains three posters encouraging safe-sex as HIV/AIDS prevention; one poster admonishing the Reagan administration, the Centre for Disease Control, and the Vatican for their lack of action in preventing the AIDS epidemic; and one poster featuring the European Parliament's resolution on sexual discrimination in the workplace.
File contains materials relating to HIV/AIDS activism in Nova Scotia. Materials include copies of The Nova Scotia AIDS Survey: An Invitation Draft Report, published January, 2006. File also contains one copy of the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia Evaluation 2005: Community Partners Interview Questions, as well as correspondence, notes, and the AIDS Community Action Program Regional Funding application form and guidelines.
File contains materials related to the workshop HIV, Disclosure, and the Law, hosted on March 24th, 2009 by the AIDS Coalition Nova Scotia [ACNS], including one flyer, presentation slide, resource lists, and ACNS pamphlet mockups.
File contains planning materials relating to the Gay Men's Health Research project. Materials include one blank copy of the project's environmental scan; one copy of the agenda for the project's first group meeting, held February 17, 2001; resources relating to research principles and gay men's health; correspondence dated 2001; one photocopy of an article from the May 17, 2001 issue of the Daily News entitled Parents search for man who vanished from bar; contact lists; workplans; and notes.
File contains planning materials relating to the Gay Men's Health Research Project. Materials include notes, correspondence, proposal summaries, work plans, research materials, blank questionnaires, and meeting evaluation forms.
Subseries contains materials documenting NSRAP's research and support work related to HIV/AIDS, including the Gay Men's Health Research Project, and NSRAPS's response to Nova Scotia's Strategy for HIV/AIDS. Materials in subseries include Gay Men's Health Research Project planning and research materials, HIV/AIDS related government policy documents, meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, and notes.
File contains four floppy discs containing administrative records for the Gay Alliance for Equality (later the Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia) and the Metro Area Committee on AIDS (later called AIDS Nova Scotia).
File contains materials related to AIDS Nova Scotia fundraising efforts, including guidelines for fundraising sponsors, correspondence, a proposal and planning materials for the benefit production A Red Ribbon Christmas, and one program for the 1991 CanFar Gala.
File contains records of the Metro Area Committee on AIDS fundraising committee, including planning notes, budgets, reference materials on effective fundraising and event planning, fundraising committee terms of reference, and one MACAIDS pamphlet.
File contains two reports published by the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition [NSPWAC], including the 1990 report Holding Our Own : An Assessment of the Needs of Persons Living With HIV in Nova Scotia, and the 1994 report Taking the Next Steps : The Regional Information and Health Promotion Needs Assessment for Persons Infected and Affected by HIV and AIDS in Atlantic Canada.
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 AIDS Nova Scotia executive committee records, including meeting agendas and minutes, notes, memos, and other meeting materials from 1991-1994. File also contains planning materials for ANS fundraisers, and internal guidelines.
File contains AIDS Nova Scotia executive committee records, including meeting agendas and minutes, notes, memos and correspondence, internal reports, strategies and contingency plans, and a mission statement. File also contains fundraising guidelines, job descriptions, financial records.
File contains AIDS Nova Scotia executive committee records, including meeting agendas and minutes, notes, memos and correspondence, and other administrative materials from 1989-1990. File also contains agendas, minutes, and schedules for other AIDS-related meetings and events, background information regarding other AIDS initiatives, research surveys and interview questions produced by the Persons With AIDS Coalition, and internal policies and guidelines.
File contains Metro Area Committee on AIDS executive meeting records, including agendas and minutes, notes, memos and correspondence, internal reports, terms of reference, and other administrative materials from 1987-1989. File also contains budgets, financial statements, and job descriptions.
Series contains duplicate programs, flyers, and other promotional materials from fonds in the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors Archive. Materials in series include flyers and event cards for the Halifax Fetish Ball, flyers for a speaking engagement and meet and greet with South African political activist Simon Nkoli, flyers and programs for the Awake The World HIV/AIDS awareness event, and programs and program inserts from Mr. Atlantic Canada [M.A.C.] Leather contests.
File is an audio reel containing Eric Smith's response to the Nova Scotia provincial government's AIDS strategy at a press conference with the Nova Scotia Persons with AIDS Coalition. The episode was recorded on August 14, 1992, and was broadcast on the same day, August 17, 1992, and September 22. 1997 on The Evening Affair, Title Waves, and The Word is Out, CKDU programs.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features two parts: the first is an interview with CKDU's Robert Matthews and Eric Smith (the Cape Sable Island teacher removed after his HIV diagnosis and member of the Provincial AIDS task force) on AIDS testing and its dangers. The second part is an interview with Tom Harpur, a religious writer and former editor of the Toronto Star, speaking with Robert Matthews on his stance on homosexuality as a radical Christian. The episode was recorded on February 22, 1988, and was broadcasted on the same day.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features a variety of topics including news, AIDS porn at clubs, and an interview about JJ Lyn's new club. The episode was recorded on July 26, 1987, and was broadcasted on July 27, 1987.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features a women's night report, a founding member of the People with AIDS coalition (PWA), a safer sex promotion, and a community calendar. The episode was recorded on April 24, 1988, and was broadcasted on April 25, 1988.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features the Gay and Lesbian Alliance (GALA) elections, Simon Nkoli (a South African anti-apartheid, gay rights and AIDS activist), and Firestein. The episode was recorded on February 19, 1989, and was broadcasted on February 20, 1989.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features ACT UP Halifax (the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power), and NSCAD artist Lori Meserve on "Lesbianism : the disease". The episode was recorded on April 8, 1991, and was broadcasted on April 9, 1991.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features "The Search the the Vivvs" [sic], authors Sharon Kingman and Steve Connor Phillips, "have you been tested for AIDS?', and a safe sex promotion. The episode was recorded on April 4, 1988, and was broadcasted on the same day.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features a movie review of Big Business, news, and an AIDS hospice in London. The episode was recorded on July 3, 1988, and was broadcasted on July 4, 1988.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Peter Woods of the People With Aids coalition on phone service for HIV testing, and a gay teacher in Osaka, Japan. The episode was recorded on August 21, 1989, and was broadcasted on August 22, 1989, and August 27, 1990.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features part 10 of "AIDS in prisons", and part 2 of "homophobia in the workplace". The episode was recorded on May 11, 1991.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Dalhousie's spousal support, "queer anthology : discontents", and AIDS in prison. The episode was recorded on August 9, 1992, and was broadcasted on the same day.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features lesbians and AIDS, and the People With AIDS (PWA) coalition video "Life After Diagnosis". The episode was recorded on December 4, 1989, and was broadcasted on December 5, 1989.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features lesbians reclaiming language, an AIDS research centre in Australia, and a pro-sex letter from New York City. The episode was recorded on April 23, 1991.
