Vancouver Persons With AIDS Society Newsletter Issue #71 September 1993

WALK or run FOR AIDS '93 Sunday September 26, 1993. LOVE AND COMPASSION ONE VOICE, ONE MESSAGE, ONE HOPE WALK/RUN FOR AIDS '93 Event announcement. WALK/RUN FOR AIDS '93 UPDATE Frequenty asked questions; FROM THE BOARD Board member resignations and appointment, call for nominations for three vacant positions, consultant's interim report on how persons were feeling at this time in the Society, board development meeting results in posting of vacant employee positions, monitoring of financial management, public relations and a future strategic planning day; CALL FOR NOMINATIONS; EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Key Management Position, Advocacy and Communications Manager; PERSONNEL Volunteer Opportunities, Human Resourse Development; AIDS TREATMENT HIGHLIGHTS: EYE IMPLANT RELEASES DRUG. EARLY INTERVENTION FAILS: NEW AZT GUIDELINES. PROGRESS ON THE GENETICS OF AIDS. DENTAL TREATMENT OF HIV/AIDS PATIENTS Memo from the BC College of Dental Surgeons to practitioners on the moral and ethical requirement to treat all members of the public. DNCB TREATMENT INFORMATION. VALUE OF SKIN TESTX FOR TB IN HIV+ PEOPLE. OUTSIDE THE TEST TUBE: AIDS AWARENESS WEEK Strong Lives Strong Communities is the theme which has been chosen to focus this year's events on the issue of health promotion for people living with HIV/AIDS. Call for participation, event calendar; NUTRITION. NUTRITION NOTE VITAMIN C. EAT, EAT, ALREADY Borscht Krazny Oktyabr; BILLY'S CORNER Commentary; STRYKER NEWS Where the Line is Drawn: What peer counsellors don't do and do do. Resignation from the Board; AIDS IN AMERICA: 2001 More commentary on the dehomosexualization of AIDS; SURVIVAL AT ANY COST Commentary on the ninth anniversary of a PCP diagnosis; PARC BENCH GOSSIP Library news; ART THERAPY Group and individual sessions available; NEW PEER COUNSELLING TRAINING Apply now; PERSONS WITH AIDS SOCIETY - VICTORIA BRANCH Office hours, Programs and Events, kudos; B.A.N. (BLACK AIDS NETWORK) The Black AIDS Network is an organization operated by and for the Black community of BC; DOUG G. SHERMAN FEBRUARY 23, 1956 - AUGUST 4, 1993; FEELINGS FROM THE CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL Personal reflection; TOGETHER FOREVER Poetry; KUDOS. WE'RE OPEN. OTHER PROGRAMS/SUPPORT PROJECTS OFFERED BY PWA AND OTHERS. ONGOING GOINGS ON. NOTICEBOARD; APPLYING FOR EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT AND WEST VANCOUVER at AIDS Vancouver; WE WANT YOU! PWA is looking for help with the Newsletter;