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 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 materials related to the Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada, also known as the Krever inquiry. Materials include lists of witnesses and parties granted standing and counsel, court procedures, schedules, media guidelines, background information on key players, memos, and correspondence.
File contains one copy of Janet Conners Infected Spouses and Children Association's interim submission to the Krever inquiry, submitted December 15 1994.
File contains letters from Larry Baxter regarding fundraising for Aids Nova Scotia. File also contains letter from Jane Allen of the Nova Scotia Women & Aids project regarding a joint partnership with Neptune.
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 AIDS Walk pamphlets, registration materials, and background information; various committee meeting minutes; one copy of the Strategies for the 90s strategic plan 1991-1994; one copy of the 1991 speakers bureau manual; one 1990 volunteer information guide; and press releases from 1989.
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 clippings and reference materials from January - June 1995 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 clippings and reference materials from July - December 1995 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 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 news clippings from 1995 regarding staff suspensions, reinstatements, and resignations at AIDS Nova Scotia stemming from conflict between the organization's staff and board of directors.
File contains one Directory of Home Care and Related Services in Metro for Persons with HIV/AIDS, compiled by the Nova Scotia Advisory Commission on AIDS in November 1993.
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 four cardstock hand-outs produced by AIDS Nova Scotia. Hand-outs contains instructions on prophylactic use and were originally folded around condoms.
File contains clippings from Nova Scotia newspapers dated 1995 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Nova Scotia. File also contains posters, programs, and pamphlets for AIDS-related causes and events in Nova Scotia.
File contains materials related to AIDS Nova Scotia annual general meetings from 1987-1995, including meeting notices, agendas, and minutes, ANS financial statements, internal reports, and recommendations.
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 Metro Area Committee on AIDS and AIDS Nova Scotia strategic planning records, including a draft communications policy, draft public relations responsibilities, organizational goals and objectives, and discussion group summaries.
Series contains pamphlets, information sheets, and other reference materials from 1986-1989 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; living with AIDS; and AIDS-related social issues.
File contains clippings and reference materials from January - June 1996 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 clippings and reference materials from July - December 1996 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Canada and abroad.
Item consists of a video recording by Roger Lewis entitled "A Portrait of Survival". This video is a collage portraiture of survivors of AIDS, Cancer, and Child Abuse. Due to the nature of some of the participant's conditions, all of their names are withheld to protect their anonymity within the video.
Item is a videocassette of a presentation by Dalhousie Medical School students under the leadership of Dr. Mary Murphy from the Department of Physiology and Biophysics. The video consists of a slide show and speech and was requested by Mrs. Nancy Ruedy from the Dean's Office.
File contains copies of News and Views, the newsletter for the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition [NSPWAC], dated 1989-1994; one copy of the 1989 annual report; one agenda for the 1996 general meeting; 1995 financial statements; and one copy of the 1995 Black Outreach Project report.
File contains clippings from 1995 - 1996 regarding the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other bloodborne illnesses, blood donation, and infected blood products.
Files contains the CARAS year end financial statements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1996 marked with written notes; 1995 statements of revenue and expenditures; a financial statement for the 1995 AIDS Walk; and notes and correspondence regarding CARAS expenses. Records were compiled in preparation for internal audit.
File contains CARAS statements of revenue and expenditure for 1997, correspondence regarding CARAS funding for a research study, and notes. Records were compiled in preparation for internal audit.
FIle contains the Winter 1996 issue of Interfaith AIDS Perspective, the newsletter for the Edmonton-based Interfaith Association on AIDS. File contains a copy of an obituary for the Rev. Michael Austin McDonald.
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.
Item is a program for a fundraising event sponsored by MT&T featuring local and international talent to raise funds for the health fund of the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia.
File contains clippings from Nova Scotia newspapers dated 1996 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Nova Scotia. File also contains posters, programs, and pamphlets for AIDS-related causes and events in Nova Scotia.
File contains one copy of the photobook Look Beyond — the Faces and Stories of People With HIV/AIDS by photographer Michelle Valberg. Book contains photographs of several Nova Scotians, including Janet Conners, Timm Baker, Wilson Hodder, and Charles Gillis [also known by his drag name, Lulu LaRude].
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.
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.
