File contains programs for Mr. Atlantic Canada Leather [MACLeather] contests held In Halifax and Moncton between 2001-2005. File includes one copy of the 2001 contest program, three copies of the 2002 contest program, two copies of the 2003 contest program, three copies of the 2004 contest program, and three copies of the 2005 contest program.
File contains three program inserts from the Mr. Atlantic Canada Leather [MACLeather] 2006 contest, held in 2005. Inserts wish luck to the contestants, and contain business information for Radical Leathers, a leather goods business that operated out of the Radical Concepts store in Dartmouth until 2009.
File contains three annotated drafts of the report Improving Access to Heathcare for the Rainbow Community by the Halifax Rainbow Health Project and accompanying written notes.
File contains materials relating to the Halifax Rainbow Action Project. Materials include letters of intent from Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project, AIDS Coalition Nova Scotia, and Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Youth Project; one full copy and two partial copies of amendments to the Halifax Rainbow Health Project partnership agreement with the Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition; one draft copy of the Halifax Rainbow Health Project Inclusion Program outline; correspondence dated 2004-2005; one Halifax Rainbow Health Project budget dated March 31, 2004; two copies of a Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project meeting agenda dated March 30, 2004; notes; and one information packet for the 2004 Many Faces Diverse Voices conference, put on by the Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition.
File contains materials relating to the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project's participation in the Halifax Rainbow Health Project. Materials include copies of the coordinator's reports from 2004-2005; one copy of the essay Queer Health Matters: Transgender healthcare needs by Eric MacDonald and Dawn Archibald, dated June 27, 2005; a summary of the Halifax Rainbow Health Project final report; one copy of the Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition Improved Access to Care 2005 reporting guidelines; correspondence dated 2004-2005; and notes.
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 two sets of LGBT definitions, one developed by the Halifax Rainbow Health Project, and one from the Centre for Disease Control's Healthy People 2010 initiative. File also contains a press release from the government of Nova Scotia dated February 11, 2005 regarding provincial health initiatives.
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 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 one leather vest adorned with pins from various LGBT and leather community events. The leather patches on the back, which read "Mr Atlantic Leather 99", were made from the sash awarded to Don Murchy for winning the M.A.C. Leather competition in 1999. File also contains one t-shirt from the 2004 M.A.C. Leather competition.
File contains one draft copy of the report Improving Access to Primary Care for GLBTI People in Capital Health: A Proposal to Capital Health, produced by the Halifax Rainbow Health Project dated December 4, 2004. File also contains accompanying correspondence.
File contains correspondence and legal documents regarding the same-sex marriage protection case of Ross Boutilier & Brian Mombourquette et al. versus the Attorney General of Canada and Attorney General of Nova Scotia.
File contains clippings, web print-outs, political cartoons, and other educational resources regarding same-sex marriage collected by Ross Boutilier. Materials primarily cover the same-sex marriage debate across Canada, with stories from Nova Scotia, Montreal, and Ottawa comprising the bulk of materials. Materials also document the response to this debate from American sources and the Catholic church.
File contains two copies of project proposal for the Halifax Rainbow Health Project, entitled The Halifax Rainbow Health Project: Improving Access to Primary Health Care Services for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Two-Spirited, Transgender and Queer People, published April, 2004. File also contains excerpts from the proposal; two coordinator's reports, dated July and August, 2004; one interim financial report, dated October 31, 2004; one copy of the Halifax Rainbow Health Project work plan for 2004-2005; Steering Committee terms of reference; one copy of the partnership agreement between the Canadian Rainbow Health Coalition and the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project; letters of support; two copies of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Youth Project Director's Resolution in support of the creation of the Halifax Rainbow Health Project; and notes.
File contains one copy of the 1996 services and support guide, promotional materials for the Positive Connections Project, promotional materials and a list of questions regarding the May 2004 skills building Ceilidh, and one program for the 2004 AIDS vigil.
File contains correspondence and legal documents regarding the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal hearing of Ross Boutilier and the Treasury Board regarding same-sex marriage benefits. File includes correspondence, legal documents, a tribunal questionnaire, and schedule A.
File contains bylaws and policies from various leather groups and organizations in Ontario and Nova Scotia. Documents include Mister Leatherman Toronto Policies and Judges Handbook, National Leather Contest Rules and Requirements and the Official Contestant Packet, Logistic notes, Bylaws from the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia, and the Constitution and Bylaws of the Ottawa Knights.
File contains the CARAS memorandum of association submitted to legal services and municipal affairs. File also contains the incorporation of CARAS under the societies act.
File contains event cards and brochures for leather contests and meet-ups in Chicago, Illinois and Cincinnatti, Ohio; and one program for the 2002 International Mr. Leather contest, held in Chicago from May 23-27, 2002.
File contains materials related to the Order of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal hearing of Ross Boutilier and the Treasury Board regarding same-sex marriage benefits. Materials include correspondence, notes, and draft versions of the order.
File contains clippings from Nova Scotia newspapers dated 2003 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Nova Scotia.
File contains materials relating to the Gay Men's Health Research Project. Materials include two copies of a pamphlet for the 2001:A Health Odyssey conference held August 31 to September 3, 2001 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; one copy of the research agenda for the Gay Men's Health Research Project; one copy of the Gay Men's Health Project Final Report; one copy of Issues by Determinant of Health by the Gay Men's Health Research Project; and notes.
File contains financial reports for Mr. Atlantic Canada Leather [MACLeather] 2003 and includes semi-annual reports, revenues and expenses, and banking activity.
File contains the agreed statement of facts in the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal hearing of Ross Boutilier and the Treasury Board regarding same-sex marriage benefits.
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 one copy of the summer 2000 issue of the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia newsletter, featuring an obituary for Al Stewart's friend Wilson Hodder, and one copy of the Nova Scotia HIV/AIDS in the workplace policy enacted 2001-11-16.
