Fonds contains materials collected by Al Stewart as part of his involvement in the Maritime leather community, his LGBT advocacy work at Saint John's United Church in Halifax, and his involvement in the broader LGBT community in Nova Scotia. Leather community records document the activities of the TightRope leather brotherhood, Mr. Atlantic Canada Leather [MACLeather] contests, and other leather groups across Canada and the United States. Materials include administrative records, photographs, promotional materials, correspondence, newsletters, and catalogues. United Church materials primarily relate to Stewart's efforts to attain Affirmed status for St. John's United Church, and include reference materials, correspondence, and newsletters. Fonds also contains objects and ephemera related to the leather community, Affirm, and Stewart's membership in the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union [NSGEU], as well as personal photographs, correspondence, and LGBT publications.
Collection contains duplicate materials from fonds in the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors Archive. Materials in collection include posters; programs, flyers, and promotional materials; pamphlets and outreach materials; and wearable ephemera including buttons and pins, badges, medals, clothing, and other regalia. Materials in series relate to Halifax Pride and other pride celebrations, political demonstrations, Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia [LGRNS] operations and events, Halifax Fetish Ball and Mr. Atlantic Canada [M.A.C.] Leather events, Gay and Lesbian Association [GALA] meetings and operations, events held at Rumours bar, LGBT films, and other LGBT causes and events.
Fonds contains materials collected by Halifax-based AIDS activist Larry Baxter. Materials in fonds document Baxter's involvement or interactions with a variety of Nova Scotian AIDS-related organizations, including Churchmembers Assembled to Respond to AIDS [CARAS], AIDS Nova Scotia [ANS], and the Nova Scotia Persons with AIDS Coalition. These materials include administrative and financial records, internal and external reports, memos and correspondence, proposals and planning materials, workshop materials, and reference materials. Fonds also contains Baxter's collection of news clippings covering a broad range of LGBT and AIDS-related issues, and his collection of pamphlets regarding AIDS-related issues and concerns.
Fonds contains materials collected by LGBTQ+ activist Bob Fougere pertaining to his activism in Halifax. Records in fonds document Fougere's work as coordinator of the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project [NSRAP], including NSRAP's participation in the Halifax Rainbow Health Project and its health care advocacy work on behalf of transgender Nova Scotians. Materials also document Fougere's roles as board member at Safe Harbour Metropolitan Community Church, and facilitator the Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Youth Project support group. Materials in fonds include correspondence, pamphlets, essays, studies, clippings, reports, meeting minutes, conference materials, and ephemera.
Series contains materials relating to the formation and operations of the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS], a non-profit advocacy organization for persons living with HIV/AIDS based in Halifax. ACNS was formed in 1996 via the merger of two pre-existing organizations, the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition and AIDS Nova Scotia, and still operates today. Materials in subseries include administrative records such as meeting notices, minutes, and agendas; memos and correspondence; planning materials for ACNS events; proposals, research materials, and reference materials; and notes.
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 containts seven pamphlets about services provided by the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth Project, a community organization that supports LGBT youth.
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 one program for the World AIDS Day Vigil, held in Halifax on December 1, 2006; one program and one poster for the World AIDS Day Vigil, held in Halifax on December 1, 2007; one pamphlet about bisexuality; and one pamphlet about the Gay and Lesbian Archives (now called the ArQuives).
File contains clippings, memos, notes, pamphlet mock-ups, registration forms, group guidelines, and flyers for a Capital Health-run bereavement support group for same sex partners.
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 pamphlets, fliers, guides, and other reference materials produced by the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS] regarding AIDS and safe sex. File also contains press releases and update bulletins dated 2002-2005, as well as reports, articles, and pamphlets related to HIV/AIDS in Nova Scotia produced by other AIDS advocacy groups and health organizations.
File contains 45 pamphlets produced by Canadian AIDS advocacy groups and health authorities about HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and living with HIV/AIDS.
File contains 11 cardstock covers for condoms handed out at AIDS-related events, printed with information regarding condom use and safe sex. File also contains information cards regarding AIDS-related causes and organizations, one AIDS Nova Scotia pamphlet, and one program for the Bid For Life dinner auction fundraiser for AIDS NS held February 12, 2004.
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].
Sub-series contains records of fundraisers and other events hosted by CARAS and other Halifax-based organizations promoting causes related to HIV/AIDS. Materials include promotional materials, programs, pamphlets, memos, correspondence, and planning documents.
File contains one pamphlet for the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia's Gay Men and Alcohol Project [GMAP], and one ACNS pamphlet regarding anonymous AIDS testing.
File contains the AIDS-LINK personnel records for interfaith chaplain Roy Ellis. Materials include a job description, candidate evaluation materials, a letter of offer to Roy Ellis, Roy Ellis' curriculum vitae and references, correspondence regarding the CV and job application, and a pamphlet titled "Enhancing the well-being of those affected with HIV and AIDS".
File contains records related to the 1998 AIDS Awake the World event, including one red ribbon, handwritten notes regarding AIDS-AWAKE event planning, one card, 1998 event pamphlets and schedule, a list of participants, performer biographies, Safe Harbour Church and AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia brochures, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
File contains a draft copy of a document outlining what AIDS-LINK is and who they serve, handwritten notes, a final draft of the mission vision statement, a copy of AIDS community action program funding guidelines, pamphlets for CARAS, a press release, and correspondence.
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.
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.
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.
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 terms of reference for the AIDS Nova Scotia [ANS] public education committee; speaker's bureau statistics from 1991; reference materials; and materials related to the Men's Project Retreat Weekend, including pamphlets, one schedule for the weekend, and correspondence.
File contains five pamphlets produced by AIDS Nova Scotia, one letter of support from the Nova Scotia Liberal, and issues of the ANS newsletter Thinking Positively published between 1992-1994.
File contains pamphlets produced by AIDS Nova Scotia / MACAIDS, including information about AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention, and the AIDS Walk.
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 materials related to the AIDS Walk, hosted by the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS]. Materials include pamphlets, presentation notes, proposed routes, press releases, sponsorship information, partnership criteria, financial statements, notes, and memos.
File contains materials related to the activities of the AIDS Nova Scotia speakers bureau. Includes speakers bureau updates, agendas and minutes, internal reports, pamphlets, reference and training materials for speakers, memos, and correspondence.
File contains one pamphlet for the 2nd Annual National Conference on HIV/AIDS, held May 28-29, 1992; one pamphlet for the McGill AIDS Centre; one piece of correspondence regarding the establishment of an AIDS research fund; and clippings regarding AIDS research.
File contains one package of reference materials related to the AIDS Mastery workshop, facilitated by the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition. File also contains two pamphlets for LGBT-friendly churches.
File contains one schedule and one evaluation form for the AIDS Nova Scotia AIDS Educators Workshop, held May 23, 1991, one fact sheet on AIDS Nova Scotia, one page of handwritten notes, and two pamphlets about AIDS.
File contains pamphlets and clippings from 1991 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; living with AIDS; and AIDS-related social issues.
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 pamphlets, information sheets, and other reference materials from 1989 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; living with AIDS; and AIDS-related social issues.
