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 is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Donald Martin (a Toronto-based writer who wrote "No Blame" and "One Out of Four", about AIDS and male prostitution) speaking on male prostitution, AIDS, and the gay movement with CKDU's Dan Hart. Martin was also featured in the Dalhousie Student Union's Magnificent Six lecture series that year. The episode was recorded on January 18, 1989, and was broadcasted on January 24, 1989.
File is an audio reel containing a feature on Margaret Somerville, professor of law and medicine at McGill, on ethics and AIDS. This portion discusses privacy and confidentiality. The episode was recorded on November 6, 1991, and was broadcast on January 28, 1992 on The Word is Out, a CKDU program.
File is an audio reel containing a feature on Margaret Somerville, professor of law and medicine at McGill, on ethics and AIDS. The episode was recorded on November 6, 1991, and was broadcast on December 3 and 11, 1991 on The Word is Out and Title Waves, CKDU programs.
File is an audio reel containing a feature on Margaret Somerville, professor of law and medicine at McGill, on ethics and AIDS. Part 1 is 7 min. 15 sec., and part 2 is 7 min. 37 sec. The episode was recorded on November 6, 1991, and was broadcast on January 7, 1992 on The Word is Out, a CKDU program.
File is an audio reel containing a feature on Margaret Somerville, professor of law and medicine at McGill, on ethics and AIDS. Part 1 discusses human rights, and part 2 focuses on AIDS testing (these are also called parts A and B on the tape). The episode was recorded on November 6, 1991, and was broadcast on January 14, 1992, and January 21, 1992 on The Word is Out, a CKDU program.
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".
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 materials related to the Men Who Have Sex With Men Project, a joint research project organized by the Canadian AIDS Society, supported by the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition and the Atlantic AIDS Network. Materials include reports, recommendations, correspondence, memos, job descriptions and submissions, notes, press releases, strategic plans, and reference materials.
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.
File contains materials related to the Men Who Have Sex With Men working group, including project proposals, meeting minutes, correspondence and letters of support, budgets and financial documents, notes, job descriptions, reports from similar projects in the UK and Australia, and related research/publications.
File contains materials related to the Meritorious Service Medal awarded to Janet and Randy Conners for their HIV/AIDS activism. Materials include forms, correspondence, background information for honorees, invitations and namecards for Janet and her son, Gus, and one program for the event.
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 MAC AIDS (the Metro Area Committee on AIDS), an update, and how it relates to the gay community, and The Return, a song by Ferron. The episode was recorded on February 5, 1989, and was broadcasted on February 6, 1989.
Subseries contains documents relating to the operation of Morton House, a residence and hospice in Halifax operated by CARAS for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Morton House was established in 1988 and closed in the early 2000s.
File contains documentation and correspondence regarding 2277 Brunswick Street, which became the site of Morton House. Materials include the Morton House proposal, property deed, correspondence regarding mortgage guarantees, and rental policy documents.
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.
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.
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 two notices from the Nova Scotia Persons with AIDS Coalition [NSPWAC], a treatment information project form, a poster for a horseback ride and BBQ event for persons with HIV/AIDS, and information on the AIDS walk 1993.
File is an audio reel containing a report on the Nova Scotia Persons with AIDS Coalition (NSPWAC)'s new treatment and orientation program, and CKDU's role in it. The episode was recorded on February 20, 1992, and was broadcast on February 25, 1992.
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.
Series contains materials documenting the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project administrative activities, research and advocacy work. Records pertain to NSRAP's advocacy work for transgender Nova Scotians, participation in the Halifax Rainbow Health Project, and research and advocacy work related to gay men's health and HIV/AIDS. Record types include meeting minutes and agendas, job postings, reports, reference and research materials, planning materials, workshop and lobbying materials, correspondence, and notes.
File contains one manuscript of The Nova Scotia Sex Now Survey 2005: Continuity, Change and HIV/AIDS and accompanying correspondence between Bob Fougere and Cliff Arnold, the Gay Men's Health Coordinator for the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia.
File contains two copies of the report Nova Scotia's Framework for Action on HIV/AIDS, one copy of the 2000 original draft and another of the 2001 revision, as well as accompanying background information.
File contains materials relating to Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project's response to Nova Scotia's Strategy on HIV/AIDS and interactions with the Nova Scotia Advisory Commission on AIDS. Materials include meeting notes and agendas, correspondence, draft proposals, and a copy of the Nova Scotia Strategy on HIV/AIDS.
File contains materials relating to Now We Can Talk About AIDS : A First national Conference for Gaylines in Canada hosted by Pink Triangle Services, held in Ottawa from February 25-27, 1994. Materials in file include one copy of the conference agenda, one copy of official conference proceedings, associated correspondence for the aforementioned documents, two copies of a list of gaylines in Canada, two copies of a list of conference attendees, and reference materials for helpline workers.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. The episode features nutrition and supplements available for people with AIDS. The episode aired on October 27, 1992 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs radio program.
Series contains pins, stickers, one tote bag, one bracelet, and one air freshener collected by Al Stewart through his involvement with the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union [NSGEU] and various LGBT community groups and events, including Affirm United, the TightRope leather brotherhood, Mr. Atlantic Canada Leather [MACLeather] contests, and Halifax Pride.
File contains one copy of the oral submission made by Janet Conners' lawyer, Dawna J. Ring, to the Supreme Court of Canada requesting the public release of the results of the Krever Inquiry, and one press release from Ring announcing Conners' reaction to the release of the Justice Krever's findings.
File contain materials documenting organizational development at AIDS Nova Scotia. Materials include evaluation criteria, evaluation workshop agendas and materials, and related memos and correspondence; current program summaries, goals, and objectives; strategic consultation background information, staff submissions, and summaries; one copy of the final edition of the Strategies for the 90s strategic plan; and funding application guidelines.
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 pamphlets, information sheets, and other reference materials from 1986 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; living with AIDS; and AIDS-related social issues.
File contains pamphlets, information sheets, and other reference materials from 1987 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; living with AIDS; and AIDS-related social issues.
File contains pamphlets, information sheets, and other reference materials from 1988 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; living with AIDS; and AIDS-related social issues.
File contains pamphlets, information sheets, and other reference materials from 1989 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; living with AIDS; and AIDS-related social issues.
File contains pamphlets and clippings from 1991 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; living with AIDS; and AIDS-related social issues.
Series contains duplicate pamphlets and outreach materials from fonds in the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors Archive. Materials in series include anti-discrimination pamphlets produced by Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia [LGRNS], and pamphlets produced by Churchmembers Assembled to Respond to AIDS [CARAS].