Vancouver PWA Coalition Newsletter Issue #8 May 1987

THIRD YEAR ANNIVERSARY Taavi's reflection on three years after being diagnosed with AIDS; TAI-CHI CLASSES GOING OUTDOORS The Coalition's Tai-Chi classes will be held outdoors for the summer season; GET WELL/STAY WELL Egg lethicin as an alternative to AZT. Syphillis and AIDS Recommends getting tested for syphillis. Sunshine Warns about sunburn affecting white cells; PRAYERS ANSWERED Thanks for VCR donation; HOME CARE SERVICE Home care service is available from Medox Health services on a sliding scale; BABA TAAVI'S SPIRITUAL CORNER; FUNDRAISER Apartment building fundraiser brings in $877; VITAMIN B-12 SHOTS Member report on B-12 shots for fatigue; CONSCIOUS LIVING, CONSCIOUS DYING Report on workshop with Stephen Levine; HOLISTIC CTTEE. NEEDS INPUT Call for volunteers and ideas for workships or activities; WORKING WITH CRYSTALS Report on a guest speaker at the Tuesday night meeting and a six week crystal workshop; DONATIONS Thank yous for donations of money and services; PERSONAL COLUMN; IT HAPPENED TO ME AND IT COULD HAPPEN TO ALMOST ANYONE Reflection on being incarcerated with AIDS related condition and a call for action for the recognition of the rights of prisoners with AIDS or ARC; POLICY CHANGE After meeting with interested parties, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Union reverses policy on mandatory contact tracing, begins work on anti-discrimination legislation; "SEXUALLY ACTIVE" Panel about AIDS for everyone sexually active; CANDLELIGHT AIDS VIGIL Event announcement; NEW AND IMPROVED Announcing changes in the newsletter; "THE IMMUNE SYSTEM: AIDS, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT" Special event; ONGOING EVENTS;