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 the year in review, including rights/a task force on AIDS, the SUNS combat AIDS project, a lesbian conference, and bill C-54. The episode was recorded on December 24, 1988, and was broadcasted on December 26, 1988.
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 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 one copy of the Women and HIV/AIDS in Nova Scotia Needs Assessment Report, published April 4, 1996. Report was written by Jane Allen as part of the Women and AIDS project.
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 materials related to the life and passing of Wilson Hodder. Hodder was a prominent LGBT activist in Nova Scotia, who successfully petitioned for spousal survivors benefits for same-sex couples under the Canada Pension Plan following the passing of his partner, Terry Martin.
File contains 30 colour photographs taken by Hodder of the 1998 Ottawa Pride parade, three photographs of Hodder and friends, correspondence between Hodder and Mike Sangster, two copies of the program from Hodder's celebration of life, and two program inserts.
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 Prince Edward Island playwright Ken Stetson discussing his play Warm Wind in China (one of the first and most prominent AIDS-themed plays from Canada, featuring a homosexual man dying of AIDS) with CKDU's Robert Matthews. The episode was recorded on January 10, 1988, and was broadcasted on January 18, 1988.
File contains AIDS Nova Scotia volunteer training materials, including training session schedules, agendas and minutes, documents outlining volunteer roles, application forms, worksheets and training exercises, reference materials for trainers and volunteers, feedback surveys, notes, and correspondence.
File contains the Metro Area Committee on AIDS volunteer policy manuals for 1987 and 1988, the 1990 volunteer information guide, and one volunteer application form.
File contains materials related to AIDS Nova Scotia volunteer committee, including meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, notes, volunteer lists, job postings, volunteer position descriptions, performance evaluation forms, and volunteer application forms.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. The description for this episode is largely unintelligible, but includes phrases "interview with Tony", "Humes sexuality", and "crossover - AIDS". The episode was recorded on December 4, 1988, and was broadcasted on December 5, 1988.
File contains materials produced for the Time to Deliver on AIDS in Nova Scotia workshop, held in Halifax on October 20, 2006. This workshop discussed the content of the XVI International AIDS Conference held in Toronto in August, 2006, and the conference's impact on HIV/AIDS services in Nova Scotia. Materials include conference proceedings, presentation slides, speaking notes, and a personal account of the conference.
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 the Women and AIDS Project in Toronto. The episode was recorded on March 29, 1991, and was broadcasted on April 2, 1991.
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 Paul McNair, of the Metro Area Committee on AIDS (MACAIDS) and head of the Names Project Foundation of Canada, on a benefit night. The episode was recorded on July 22, 1990, and was broadcasted on July 24, 1990.
File contains one piece of correspondence regarding the Coordinated Home Care Program for AIDS sufferers, and one fax containing minutes from an AIDS Nova Scotia support committee meeting.
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.
File contains one Strategies for the 90s discussion document dated August 1990, one page of education objectives, and one copy of the August 1989 strategic work plans for senior staff.
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 is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode is part 1 of 5 featuring South African anti-apartheid, gay rights and AIDS activist Simon Nkoli. The episode was recorded on September 24, 1989, and was broadcasted on September 26, 1989.
File contains one copy of the 2005 and 2009 Sex Now Survey reports, published by the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS], and one copy of a 2006 report entitled HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C: A Scan of Policies, Programs, and Research in Atlantic Canad, published the Atlantic Interdisciplinary Research Network.
File contains four sexual health surveys distributed by AIDS Nova Scotia (then Metro Area Committee on AIDS), related notes and correspondence, and one report detailing the results of a sexual health survey completed in Quebec.
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 sex and AIDS in prison, and is split into two sections. The episode was recorded on October 5, 1989, and was broadcasted on October 10, 1989 (first section), October 13, 1989 (first section), October 17, 1989 (second section), January 2, 1990 (first section), and January 9, 1990 (first section).
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 is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features the Second Annual Gay Conference with Fred Mills on Health and AIDS. The episode was recorded on September 18, 1988, and was broadcasted on September 19, 1988.
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.
Fonds contains records documenting Ross Boutilier's legal challenges over same-sex benefits and equal treatment in Nova Scotia and provincial and federal legislation to gain access to same-sex marriage. Other series include production and administrative records of Wayves magazine, committee records of Halifax Pride, and newspaper clippings about the LGBTQ community in Nova Scotia and elsewhere in Canada.
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 is an audio reel containing an episode of The Word is Out, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features Robert Allen, the new administrative coordinator for the People With AIDS coalition, as well as a comedy skit titled "The Wedding". The episode was recorded on August 7, 1989, and was broadcasted on August 8, 1989.
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 Reverend Bob Petit, an AIDS vigil, and news. The episode was recorded on May 22, 1988, and was broadcasted on May 23, 1988.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Living After Diagnosis, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. This episode features a discussion of HIV/AIDS as a retrovirus (a virus that copies itself as a part of a cell's DNA), and dormancy. The episode aired on March 26, 1992 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs radio program.
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 one copy of "Proud But Cautious": Homophobic Abuse and Discrimination in Nova Scotia, published in 1992 by Carolyn Gibson Smith for NSPIRG, and one copy of Boys Just Wanna Have Fun: Gay and Bisexual Men Talk About Their Experiences With Alcohol, published in 1998 by AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia's Gay Men and Alcohol Project.
File is an audio reel containing reports on various subjects, including the Nova Scotia People With AIDS Coalition opening, and a women's night at Rumors bar in Halifax. The episode was recorded on April 24, 1988.
File is an audio reel containing a variety of health related topics. This first is a feature on the Nova Scotia Women and AIDS project launched the same week, reported on by CKDU's Liz van Berkel, which runs 16 min. 17 sec. The second is a feature on Janet and Randy, who contracted HIV through a blood product - Randy is also a hemophiliac now living with AIDS. It runs 18 min. 6 sec. The episode was recorded on December 2, 1992, and was broadcast on December 4, 1992 on The Evening Affair, a CKDU program.
File contains reports and workshop materials on HIV/AIDS and legal protections for LGBT persons. File includes reports by the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition and Lesbian and Gay Rights Nova Scotia, report related to Nova Scotia's strategy on AIDS, and one package of materials for the Nova Scotia Teachers Union workshop Battling Homophobia in the Classroom, held July 23, 2009.
File contains reports and recommendations from AIDS Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Advisory Commission on AIDS regarding anonymous HIV/AIDS testing, one paper outlining Ontario's suggested strategy for implementing similar services, and associated notes and correspondence.
File contains one copy of the 1991 report AIDS Education in Nova Scotia Schools by the provincial Advisory Commission on AIDS, one copy of the AIDS Strategy for Nova Scotia information package from July 1991 and related correspondence, and one copy of the Recommendations of the Nova Scotia Task Force on AIDS.
File contains one copy of the report Assessing the HIV Prevention Needs of Diverse Communities of Women, prepared by the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia [ACNS] for Planned Parenthood Metro in March, 2004, and accompanying presentation slides. File also contains one copy of the report Regional Realities : HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Priority Issues in Atlantic Canada, published by ACNS in April, 2000; and one pamphlet on the 2004 Sex Now Survey.
File is an audio reel containing a report on a video produced by the People With AIDS Coalition (PWAC). The episode was recorded on November 30, 1989, and was broadcast on December 1, 1989 (twice), and December 4, 1989 on The Wireless and The Evening Affair, CKDU programs.
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.
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 one copy of the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition's report "Holding our own: An assessment of the needs of persons living with HIV in Nova Scotia", a roll of the Halifax Presbytery from June 1991, and the handbook "Caring for HIV-infected people in the home".
File contains materials relating to the settlement between Wilson Hodder and the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission and the Nova Scotia Department of Finance regarding same-sex partner benefits. File contains the memorandum of settlement for the case, photocopies of clippings relating to the case from unknown publications, and one partial copy of Wilson Hodder's complaint under the Human Rights Act.
