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First Nations and Inuit People: Living with HIV

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
National Indian and Inuit Community Health Representatives Organization
Sponsor: 
Agouron Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Shire BioChem
Date: 
2001-12
Pages: 
12
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The booklet is designed as a resource for First Nation and Inuit people living with HIV. The document includes three sections: "HIV: The Facts - Plain and Simple" which provides concise information about how HIV works in the body, "Living with HIV/Accessing Treatments" which includes information about health benefits specific to First Nations and Inuit people, different treatment options, and prescription drug issues, and the third section provides a list of national and provincial emergency and community resource contact information.
Keywords: 
aboriginal; advocacy; community supports; drug treatment; First Nations; health services; HIV; National Indian and Inuit Community Health Representatives Organization; social support; treatment

Are You Feeling Over-Policed?

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
Racism Free Neighbourhood Network; Urban Youth Alliance
Date: 
1999
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The document is a leaflet inviting individuals and organizations to a meeting sponsored by the Racism Free Neighbourhood Network and the Urban Youth Alliance to organize toward finding solutions to racial and class inequities in the criminal justice system in Vancouver.
Keywords: 
activism; class; criminal justice system; legal system; police; prison; prisoners; racism; Racism Free Neighbourhood Network; Urban Youth Alliance; Vancouver

Bud Osborn Will Pay Tribute to Maverick Cop Gil Puder at UBC

Publication type: 
Media Release
Agency: 
The Committee to Elect Bud Osborn to Vancouver City Council
Date: 
1999
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The document is a media release providing details on Bud Osborn's, a COPE/GREEN candidate for Vancouver City Council, tribute to former Police Constable Gil Puder. The media release highlights what Osborn sees as Puder's contributions to the drug problems in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Keywords: 
activism; Downtown Eastside; DTES; drugs; Bud Osborn; police; Gil Puder; Vancouver City Council

A Model of Individual Care - A and D

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The document shows a flow chart following an individual through progressive steps of a care program: from basic survival issues to an individually based plan of care and independence.
Keywords: 
advocacy; harm reduction; health; social support; social support networks; support services; treatment

Community AIDS Organizations Unite to Oppose Additional Drug Cops: Cite fears of increased HIV rates and lack of evidence of effectiveness

Publication type: 
Media Release
Agency: 
British Columbia Person with AIDS Societ (BCPWA); AIDS Vancouver; YoutCO AIDS Society
Date: 
2003
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The document is a media release produced by community AIDS organizations in opposition to the introduction of additional police as a strategy to deal with the drug problems in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. The document includes quotes from different members of the organizations as they express concerns about the negative impacts of law enforcement.
Keywords: 
AIDS Vancouver; activism; BC Person With AIDS Society (BCPWA); DTES; downtown eastside; drugs; drug use; police; Vancouver; YouthCO AIDS Society

Letter to Mayor Larry Campbell and the Councillors of the City of Vancouver

Publication type: 
Position Paper
Agency: 
British Columbia Person with AIDS Societ (BCPWA); AIDS Vancouver; YoutCO AIDS Society
Date: 
2003
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The document is a letter written by community AIDS organizations expressing opposition to the increase in policing in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. The authors of the letter cite a lack of evidence for the effectiveness of law enforcement as a strategy to deal with the problems of drug addiction, a lack of adequate drug treatment facilities, and evidence of the negative impacts of law enforcement as reasons for their opposition.
Keywords: 
AIDS Vancouver; activism; BC Person With AIDS Society (BCPWA); DTES; downtown eastside; drugs; drug use; police; Vancouver; YouthCO AIDS Society

BC Disability Benefits Help Sheet: Persons with Persistent and Multiple Barriers (PPMB) to Employment

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency: 
BC Coalition of People with Disabilities
Sponsor: 
Legal Services Society of BC; The United Way of the Lower Mainland; Health Sciences Association of B
Date: 
2003-04
Pages: 
3
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The document is a guide to help people understand what the Persons with Persistent and Multiple Barriers (PPMB) benefit is and how to apply for it. The document includes information about what the PPMB benefit includes, who qualifies to receive the PPMB benefit, a sample letter to help physicians fill out the medical report portion of the application, as well as a sample of a medical report.
Keywords: 
advocacy; disability; disability issues; disability advocacy; employment; income assistance

The Bridge: The Newsletter of the John Howard Society of the Lower Mainland of BC

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Agency: 
John Howard Society of the Lower Mainland of BC
Series: 
Vol. 4, Issue 1, Spring 1999
Date: 
1999
Pages: 
20
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
This issue of The Bridge contains the following articles: JHSLM Adopts Provincial Policy on Substance Use; Welcome to the "School for John's Project"; Focus on the Community; Mental Illness: Plight that Deserves More Attention; Residence Worker Moves On; Announcement - Annual General Meeting; Doing Time; Coordinator-Adult Services Moves on; Hello and Goodbye; Reflection of a Practicum Student; A Mother's Story - The Fight to Free My Son David; A Visit of Justice; Thanks!
Keywords: 
John Howard Society of the Lower Mainland of BC; criminal justice system; justice system; crime; British Columbia; prisons; prison programs; prisoners; restorative justice; advocacy groups; educational program; community organizations; halfway houses; mental health;

The Criminal Justice System and FAS

Publication type: 
Miscellaneous
Series: 
13(3) of The Counselor
Date: 
1995
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
An article outlining the implications, with regard to crime and the justice system, of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and fetal alcohol effects (FAE). The author argues that the issue of FAS/FAE is still misunderstood and under-identified within the criminal justice system.
Keywords: 
crime; justice system; criminal justice system; fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS); fetal alcohol effects (FAE)

The Right to Social Assistance: British Columbia's Two Year Time Limit - 14 Questions and Answers

Publication type: 
Position Paper
Agency: 
The Poverty and Human Rights Project
Date: 
2003-10
Pages: 
7
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Position paper by the Poverty and Human Rights Project of BC (now the Poverty and Human Rights Centre), written to raise public awareness about the threat to human rights of new social assistance policy in BC. The paper argues that the BC policy of placing a time limit on welfare eligibility is not consistent with people's rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In question-and-answer format, the report argues that single parents will be particularly affected by the policy. It describes various sections of the Charter that are violated by the policy, such as the right to security; the right to freedom from discrimination; and the right to essential public services.
Keywords: 
The Poverty and Human Rights Project; welfare policy; welfare rights; British Columbia; income assistance; social assistance; single parents; human rights; Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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