File contains 47 colour photographs documenting the presence of Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia [LGRNS] at the March on Washington in October of 1987. Caption on front page of the album read "Washington, D.C. October 1987, 600,000 folks showed up". See also Box 3, Folder 1 for a related letter.
File contains 2 photographs of a group of individuals who tried to begin a Women's Center in Halifax. See also Box 3, Folder 5 for a related newspaper clipping.
File contains one pamphlet for the 1989 WHEN "Women as Caregivers" Conference, one information pamphlet on WHEN, one letter, an Agricultural Campus Guide, and one clipping.
File also contains a brochure for the 1991 Women's Health Education Network (WHEN) conference and an information sheet for the ninth annual Wild Womyn's Weekend (1991).
File contains one brochure for International Women's Day 1991, various newspaper clippings about Take Back the Night March, opening of a women's centre, and letters to the editor.
File contains one pin, two clippings from The Daily News dated March 8, 1993 regarding Gloria Steinmen's visit to Halifax and Dalhousie's Women's Centre, an invitation to a show for International Women's Day 1993, and one clipping from The Mail Star dated December 21, 1992.
File contains 121 black and white and colour photographs from International Women's Day 1993 - 1994. Photographs include documentation of performances by the Secret Furies and the Rose Vaughn trio, and photographs of attendees.
File contains 60 black and white and colour photographs from International Women's Day [IWD] 1991 and includes documentation of The Secret Furies performance. Textual materials moved to Box 3, Folder 11.
File contains 17 colour photographs from the Women's Health Education Network [WHEN] Conference 1993, in New Minas, Nova Scotia. See also Box 3, Folder 4 from the 1992 WHEN conference.
File contains 46 black and white photographs from Women's Health Educational Network [WHEN] 1989. See also Box 3, Folder 3 for clippings related to the WHEN conference.
File contains 102 colour and black and white photographs from Wild Women's [Womyn's/ Womin's/ Wimmin's] Weekend 1995. Organizers included Alex Kier and Bernadette MacDonald.
File contains 42 black and white and colour photographs documenting 'Take Back the Night' March 1990 which took place at the Grand Parade in Halifax, Nova Scotia. See also Box 3, Folder 9 for newspaper clippings related to the 'Take Back the Night' march 1990.
File contains 38 photographs documenting International Women's Day 1988 and one photograph of the "Lesbian Planning Conference Committee, 1989". Caption on the front page of the album read "The following IWD March pictures are done by Beth Joudrey, 1988". Textual materials moved to MS-15-2, Box 3, Folder 2.
File contains photographs of Juanita Pooley and her partner, Clairmarie Haley, dated 1984. Film also contains one undated news clipping about a legal dispute over unpaid taxes between the City of Halifax and the gay and lesbian nightclub Rumours, as well as an obituary for Carolyn Jean Hayes.
File contains a list of all members of the executive of the Gay Alliance for Equality [GAE] from 1985-1988, including positions and approximate terms. File also contains a first draft of Christians Assembled to Respond to AIDS (CARAS) "Brief to the Nova Scotia Task Force on AIDS".
File contains printed flyer and mock up for the Come as Your Favourite Sinner! Halloween party, which took placed October 31, 1987 at Rumours gay and lesbian bar in Halifax.
File contains one letter from Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Halifax, thanking the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project for a donation; one letter from the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project to Tom Michael of Video Difference requesting donations for the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project's 2006 fundraising gala; one letter from Derrick Martin detailing his donation to the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project annual gala, and accompanying business cards.
File contains materials relating to the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project's participation in various research projects. Materials include one copy of survey questions for a 2005 study on gender and aggression conducted by Dr. Nancy Bartlett of Mount Saint Vincent University and associated correspondence; one invitation to participate in a study on nursing care for lesbians during childbirth, conducted by Lisa Goldberg of Dalhousie University, associated correspondence, and 1 copy of the project's research proposal; 1 package of information regarding a study on homophobia and heterosexism in undergraduate medical education, conducted by Dr. Frank Blye of Dalhousie University, and associated correspondence.
File contains planning materials for the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project's Big Gay Wedding Anniversary Gala Dinner, held on September 24th, 2005. Materials include one event program, one list of silent auction donors, one business cards for silent auction donors, correspondence regarding event planning, ticket invoices, and notes.
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 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 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 business card for Bob Fougere; three different sets of definitions of LGBTQ terminology; presentation notes; and correspondence between Bob Fougere and Merle Veinot regarding deaths resulting from homophobia, dated May 30th, 2003.
File contains notes, medical authorizations, and clippings from the Chronicle Herald containing articles relating to the 2009 and 2013 provincial elections in Nova Scotia.
File includes one scanned copy of the French-language article Pas facile d'etre bi, published in the October 2000 issue of Fuges; and one email featuring the full text of the essay My Bidentity by Michael Szymanski, sent to Bob Fougere on July 26th, 2001.
File contains materials relating to the passage of the Nova Scotia Employment Support and Income Assistance Act, which stipulated changes to social assistance programs in Nova Scotia. Materials include one web print-out copy of the bill; one copy of Analysis of the proposed Employment Support and Income Assistance (Bill 62) with questions for the Minister of Community Services and Members of the Legislative Assembly, prepared by Dalhousie Legal Aid's Ad-Hoc Analysis Committee; one clipping from the Chronicle Herald entitled NS. common-law rules to include gay couples; meeting agendas and minutes for the Community Advocates Network; one flyer for the Day of Action Against Poverty, Violence, and Social Assistance Cuts; one agenda for the Day of Action; and notes.
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.
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 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 Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project financial records for the 2006 fiscal year, including three income statements, one general ledger report, and one balance sheet.
File contains materials relating to Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project speaking engagements at Acadia University. Materials include cue cards and speaking notes, two copies of the syllabus for Sociology 380X1 Lesbian and Gay Studies from the Winter 2004 and Winter 2006 semesters, related correspondence dated 2007, and notes.
File contains one copy of the essay Cisgender Privilege: On the privileges of performing normative gender by Evin Taylor, dated 2010, and the report Eligibility and readiness criteria for Sex Reassignment Surgery: Recommendations for Revision of the WPATH Standards of Care; file also contains conference program and notes for the 1st Annual Health Equity Forum, held on March 18, 2011.
File contains planning materials and correspondence related to the Transgender Day of Remembrance 2010. Materials include one program for the event, typed speaker's notes, handwritten planning notes, and correspondence. Materials in this file also relate to the Safe Harbour Metropolitan Community Church, which hosted the event.
File contains one copy of So You Wanna Be a T-Girl - A Realistic Guide to the Transitional Journey printed off from the web; one draft of speaking notes for the Understanding Transsexuality workshop; and two unmarked DVD-R discs.
File contains one copy of the essay The Intersexed? by Jennifer L. Paty, dated April 6, 2005; one copy of the essay Why Don't You Tell Them I'm a Boy? Raising a Gender-Nonconforming Child by Florence Dillon; one photocopy of the article A Boy's Life by Hanna Rosin, published in the November, 2008 issue of The Atlantic; one glossary of LGBT terminology; one transcript of the sermon Celebrating the T in LGBTQ: One Family's Sacred Journey, presented by Joan WIley to the First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto on January 21, 2007; one copy of the essay Darn Those Names and Pronouns by Mary Boenke, dated July, 2003; one copy of the article Metro Transition by Brendan Dunbar, originally published in July 20, 2006 issue of The Coast; Bob Fougere's correspondence regarding transgender activism, dated 2009-2010; eight business cards for Safe Harbour Metropolitan Community Church; one business card for Staci Montgomery, Employment Counsellor with LakeCity Employment Services Association; and notes.
