Vancouver Persons With AIDS Society Newsletter Issue #70 August 1993

BEYOND THE BARRICADE Opinion; TREATMENT. HIV & TUBERCULOSIS CONFERENCE, TORONTO COMMUNITY WORKSHOP PRESENTATION HEALTH PROMOTION FOR PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS: THE TB INTERACTION. SHINGLES STUDY. DIRECTIVE ON HEALTH CARE: A SUMMARY Issued by Archbishop Adam Exner and widely distributed throughout St. Paul's Hospital, this instruction to catholic health care facilities appears to violate the Health Act of BC and are not acceptable to the majority of patients who utilize catholic run hospitals. SUSTAINING SUPPORT AND ATTITUDES OF CARE All the talk about standards of care and experimental drugs to the PWA in a Welfare Office is nothing but fluff. Until a such a person has adequate housing, sufficient income, and meaningful support the individual will be isolated from any care. THALIDOMIDE. U.S. CLAIM - WE CAN STOP HIV; NUTRITION Nutrition Note. Vitamin A. Carotene. Sources Of Vitamine A. Basic Food-Safety Principles for Avoiding Food-Borne Illness. EAT, EAT, ALREADY. The Original Wabbit's Stew; ARTICLES. HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVE MEN AND THE EVOLVING EPIDEMIC OF HIV On the dehomosexualization of AIDS. THE TONY AWARDS, A NIGHT FOR CANADIANS, QUEERS AND AIDS June 6, 1993 was a fabulous night for gay culture and the AIDS cause. HOMOPHOBIA AND HETEROSEXISM: TERMINOLOGY. GAY COMMUNITY SHOWS ITS COLOURS, AIDS Vancouver's Man to Man health promotion initiative for men who have sex with men. VOLUNTEER MOTIVATION AND RETENTION IN A VOLUNTARY AIDS SERVICE ORGANIZATION Research on the relationship between the initial motivation of volunteers with the length of time they spent with the organization. WALKEY & COMPANY FUNERAL DIRECTORS OPENS Associate member of PWA opens his own funeral company; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: LANCE PEN PAL CLUB Ten year old who lost his father to AIDS offers to be a pen pal to kids who may lose or who have lost someone to AIDS. DEYAS ON BERLIN Requesting information on AIDS and IV involved persons. ST. PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCH ON BERLIN And on the Anglican response to HIV/AIDS in Vancouver. MOVING TO THE MOON: SHARING THE STORY OF HIV Personal letters telling others about postive HIV status are sought for a book tentatively tittle "Moving to the Moon"; TRIBUTES: ROBERT ARNOLD CHAMPAGNE DECEMBER 12, 1968 - JULY 6, 1993. LAURIE 1960 - 1993. MAN IN THE MOUNTAIN Dedicated to the Love of My Life - Bruce. PETER THEODORE PRINS MAY 25, 1961 - JUNE 15, 1993. JACQUES PETERIS VEIPANS 1958 - 1993. FOR JACQUES. IN MEMORY OF JAMES (JAMIE) H. MAHAN. HARRY MENDEZ-BOYLE APRIL 9, 1946 - JUNE 22, 1993. GARY ALBERT GILBERTSON 1954 - 1993; SOCIETY BIZ: PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE - AUGUST 1993 Answering the oft-asked "what does the Society do?" VANCOUVER PWA TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS Difficult issues dealt with at Board Meeting: Removal of board member, Society revokes its membership in the Canadian AIDS Society, problems with the Capital Campaign, the Society's financial situation, board member resignation and board member appointment; KUDOS FOR JACKIE Support Manager at the BC Persons with AIDS Society nominated for the recent YWCA Women of Distinction Award; STRYKER NEWS: INCOME TAX GST Refund, paying taxes owed. TELEPHONE TAG. HARASSMENT Personnel committee to draft a harassment policy; THANKS TO; ONGOING GOING'S ON. ANNOUNCEMENTS. VICTORIA ACTIVITIES & SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST. NOTICEBOARD. HELPLINE Volunteer Opportunities;