964 10 13078 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/2839ba1de2c6856b874f6e59484d25f6.jpg 6bc70da6e4447b81ac2229f3bd55e0e7 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/66aa4c6e9662164099715ec245748952.jpg 2ff35680aaeac7eebba5b7455a45e632 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/d432261bb18486288831b2a5e3e7b48b.jpg 1c5d961254fc1a77a7b49d020768923b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society Collection Subject The topic of the resource Finnish-Canadians Life in Thunder Bay Description An account of the resource Photographs collected by the Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society from a wide range of collectors, documenting Finnish immigration to and life in Thunder Bay. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context scan# TBFCHS-H433 MG8_D450Hi433 MG8_D450Hi433a MG8_D450Hi433b 1920s Helen Lukkarinen Kivikoskan Women's Association Lempi Hoxell (Koski) Mrs. Hoxel Mrs. Hulko Mrs. Peterson Mrs. Pitkanen Organizations Ranta Taimi Pitkanen women's group https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/3/2644/101007-001_-_Copy.jpg 19e3cd0c12357e23e733f708629e675d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Finlandia Club Collection Description An account of the resource Photographs from the Finlandia Club Collection. This collection consists of formal, studio portraits of Finnish immigrants and Finnish-Canadians in the early 20th century. 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Some individuals include Mr. Einar Kajander, and Mr. Antii Pitkanen (nickname Nilsian Laakari) who is on his knees praying Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1913 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Mrs. Aino Salmi Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context A0014, Item #238 scan#111007-006 1913 Antii Pitkanen Einar Kajander Finn Hall knees praying steps https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/17/2663/1990_reACT-Believe_vol3no3.pdf a1b50a4d70e660f9d53e2b5a0e5b3790 PDF Text Text ���������� https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/17/2663/1990_reACT-Believe_vol3no3_2.pdf cbdadf26ba3603b176b7d5d58a4c11fb PDF Text Text elieve The AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay newsletter Summer 1990 Volume III Issue III is Visual AIDS 7h* flngast 31 - September 30, 1990 A travelling exhibition of AIDS posters from around the world at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery located beside Confederation College. The gallery is open Tuesday to Thursday from noon to 8:00 p.m., and Friday to Sunday from noon to 5:00 p.m. 7 See images that are shocking, funny, sensitive, wild, ridiculous, poignant, touching, erotic, sensual, scarey, frightening, intelligent, curious, and - bizarre .. . . . uncover countries' deepest assumptions about sex, family, pleasure and national duty." from "Condom Conundrum", Pg. 2. ►Vo*1 V® Inside . . . CUEW Anti-HIV Discrimination Lab Safety 'The Works" The Test Tidbits Discrimination Stress The Caring Profession Surviving__ Video Project Self Success Nutrition & AIDS New Publications Editorial Condom Conundrum Questions From the Phoneline 7 11 9 10 1 4 9 11 7 7 3 6 8 5 2 5 �Tidbits • • • OAN The quarterly meeting of the Ontario AIDS Network is scheduled to take place in Thunder Bay on July 6, 7 and 8 at the Thunder Bay Yacht Club. The OAN is an organization made up of 25 community-based AIDS service organizations in Ontario, of which ACT-B is a member. Also attending will be representatives from the Ontario Ministry of Health, Health Promotion Directorate, the Canadian AIDS Society, and the Federal Centre for AIDS. The PLWA/HIV Task Force will be officially meeting for the first time on Friday. This group has been recognized by the OAN, and we are very excited about this, as there should be opportunities for local PLWA/HIV persons to participate. The quarterly meetings enable the member groups to share Information and work together in the fight against AIDS. Yard Sale! ACT-B's annual Yard Sale is coming up soon. We're looking for any donations of items for our sale. For pick up call 345-1516. Volunteers, God Bless Them Many will be shocked to find When the day of judgment nears That there's a special place in heaven Set aside for volunteers. Furnished with big recliners. Satin couches and footstools, Where there's no committee chairmen. No group leaders or car pools. No eager team that needs a coach. No bazaar and no bake sale, There will be nothing to staple. Not one thing to fold or mail. Telephone lists will be outlawed. But a finger snap will bring Cool drinks and gourmet dinners And treats fit for a king. You ask, "Who'll serve these privileged few And work for all they're worth?" Why, all those who reaped the benefits And not once volunteered on Earth. purpose of the Forum was to obtain community input into planning what Support Services we should provide. About forty people attended from a wide variety of organizations. The afternoon was spent in small groups doing planning exercises. The result of all this activity was a proposed list of 17 services. This list is being discussed at the Support Services Committee to decide how to proceed. I would like to personally thank all the ACT-B staff and volunteers who worked hard to make this event such a tremendous success. - Chris Mather Volunteers Awarded! The AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay annual Volunteer Recognition Event was held at the Thunder Bay Yacht Club on Sunday, May 6. 38 volunteers were presented awards for their dedication and service to ACT-B. Special awards were presented to volunteers who contributed at least 50 hours of service to ACT-B in the past year and made significant contributions in a variety of capacities: Coffee mugs: Michael Chan Marilyn Chicoine Ed Galeotafiore William Roberts Bonnie Vermette Crystal Pcntney Gold Pens: Marion Bowers Fern Campbell Vic Chicoine Jeanette Munshaw Cindy Sundberg Deb White Blue Achievement Pins: 4h * Norman Bowers Dwight Gifford Carl Gray Norma Procter Planning Forum Blue Achievement Pin and Gold Pen: Barbara Reid The ACT-B Support Services Community Planning forum was held April 5th, 1990. After much preparation, anguish and mail listing it proved to be a great success. The Silver Achievement Pins: David Belrose Terry Bryant Cathy Powell Page 1 Are you interested in an AIDS presentation? We can talk to your staff, community group, classroom, clients or to the general public about AIDS what it is and what you need to know to prevent exposure. We can also talk to you about workplace concerns, safer sex or a specific area you want to know more about. For more information, contact Darcia Kohuska, Education Coordinator at 345-1516. ACT-B Dictionary ACT-B The AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay. A community-based AIDS Service Organization dedicated to confronting AIDS through education, advocacy and support. HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus - The virus believed to cause AIDS. AIDS Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome - the immune system is disrupted by the HIV virus, leaving the body defenceless against opportunistic infections. PLWA HIV+ Person Living With AIDS having tested positive for HIV antibodies. Library The ACT-B Resource Centre Library has books and videos available on loan on a variety of issues surrounding AIDS. There are also a variety of free brochures and pamphlets available. The library is open Monday to Friday, from 8-30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and it is located at 285 Bay Street. Are you HIV+? Is someone you love HIV+? The AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay offers caring, supportive counselling for individuals and groups. Support Services also include assistance with daily living tasks, transportation, dealing with government agencies, as well as emotional support. Contact Chris at 345-1516. Appointments outside the agency and evenings are always available. All enquiries are confidential. ReACT-Believe �How the world is selling safe sex: condom conundrum An extract from an article by David Talbot, Mother Jones, Magazine, January 1990 No human malady is more vested with symbolic meaning than AIDS. To view AIDS posters, pamphlets, and commercials from around the world - the global art of public health - is to uncover countries' deepest assumptions about sex, family, pleasure and national duty. In Israel, the virus is portrayed as a sinister looking Palestinian commando in classroom literature. In Poland, a country obsessed with economic erosion, unsafe sex has been depicted as a rust corroded bolt penetrating a stainless steel nut. In a poster produced by the New York radical feminist group Gran Fury, the viral terror takes the shape of a big ballistic erection, accompanied by the caption: "Sexism rears its unprotected head, AIDS Kills Women". It kills men too of course, but that half of the species is not Gran Fury's concern. is to uncover countries' deepest assumptions about sex, family, pleasure and national duty.' '. . . In most parts of the world, AIDS campaigns tend to address the public as misbehaving children and employ either fear or moral messages. For example, corpses and skulls are common images in these campaigns. AIDS awareness material produced by gay groups and Scandinavian Health Ministries tend to counter these morbid, moralistic messages by stressing hope, eroticism, and humour. "Sex is Wonderful" rejoices a Danish safe sex poster that depicts a young naked couple in a delirious embrace. We know nothing of their marital status; ReACT-Believe appealing. It is in the U.S. that we see some of the world's cockiest safe sex propaganda produced by groups like the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. In these posters, naughty smooth skinned youths tug at each other's jockey shorts like tussling puppies and shamelessly display themselves wearing nothing more than Trojan sheaths. However, none of this sauciness has been allowed to enter into the educational efforts of the U.S. government. While teens in suburban North America are chanting slogans like "Control Your Urging, Be A Virgin", kids in the Danish country of Funen are watching explicit condom instruction videos and are being handed "safe sex" kits. "Kids from twelve years and up are taught about safe sex" says condom coach Paul Madsen. 'We bring dildos into the classroom and let them roll on the rubbers". Madsen is treated like Father Christmas when he shows up in Danish schools with his bag of safe sex goodies. But when AIDS activists from the group ACT UP! tried to distribute condoms recently in New York city high schools, they were run off campus like low life crack dealers. Michael Hewlquist, program officer for AID5COM, lias concluded that people are more likely to AIDS proof thenlives when the educational campaign adopts a "more light hearted and upbeat approach. When safe sex information is presented in a cultural context, such as carnival songs or plays I've seen in Trinidad, it seems to sink in better with people". Fortunately, there are growing signs of this creativity throughout the third world. A group called Puppets Against AIDS presents a safe sex Punch and Judy show on the streets of South Africa. The show is an effective way of reaching the country's black population, half of which are illiterate. In Thailand, Dr. Mechai Viravaidya, the country's leading family planning expert has painted condom ads in bold white letters on the sides of elephants, and has convinced Buddhist monks to bless condoms in order to win them wider acceptance in the Thai countryside. "Why do we get so embarrased about sex?" Viravaidya says as he hands out condom key rings and safe sex T-shirts. ‘We are all walking around with something between our lees". Page 2 �Questions from Editorial If I use a condom does that mean I'll never get AIDS? Using a condom during anal, vaginal and oral sex greatly reduces your risk of HIV infection, other STD's and pregnancy! (now that's a lot in a little piece of latex!) It is important that you learn how to use a condom properly, as condom failure is usually due to improper use. Condoms rarely fail because of manufacturers defects. (Check out Consumer Reports on Condoms, March 1989 issue) Here are some condom tips ... Only use latex condoms natural skin condoms don't prevent HIV transmission. Check the date on the condom package. Latex is a synthetic material, it usually has about a 3 to 4 year shelf life. ^ Be careful when you open the package and put it on. It's fragile, so watch rings, fingernails etc.. Pinch the reservoir tip or top half inch of the condom before rolling it on an erect penis. This provides space for the semen. ^ Roll on and lubricate using a water based lube like K-Y F- • Don't use oil based products like vaseline or margarine, as they weaken the latex and may cause it to break. After ejaculation, hold onto the rim and pull out. Take the condom off and throw it away. Don't reuse a condom. r Also, remember that practice makes perfect, so try them alone before you try them with a partner. Try different brands until you find one you like. For more condom information, contact your local AIDS committee or family planning centre. Confidential: spoken or % written in confidence; entrusted with secrets; charged with a secret task In March, I overheard information about a woman’s positive HIV status in the emergency ward of a local hospital. Everyone that is aware of a person’s HIV status must be sensitive to the issue of confidentiality - this includes health care providers, social service agencies, AIDS service organizations, friends and family and anyone else that may have access to confidential information. Confidentiality is vital because of the social stigma attached to AIDS. Breaking of the confidentiality agreement, whether it be written, spoken or understood, has the potential for serious repercussions for the HIV+ person in the form of a loss of housing or a job, being ostracized by friends, co-workers and even family. All those with access to confidential information must not only keep that information from outside sources, but must not break confidentiality within the organization. Co-workers should be informed of a person’s HIV status only on a "needs to know basis" - watch your coffeetime talk! Ask yourself: - who has access to files? - how do you identify yourself when phoning a person? - are mailings confidential? - who can overhear confidential personal and phone conversations? Confidentiality is something we all need to keep in mind - and to ourselves. Excerpts from the AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay Confidentiality Policy. "... credible service is based on trust, respect, sensitivity, and a high code of practice. Ensuring the confidentiality of privileged information is an important component of responsible and professional service delivery." "As part of service delivery, it is necessary to share information with others within the workplace. The underlying principle is that all personal and health information related to an identified individual must be treated as confidential. This means that information of a confidential nature that is given, read, observed, overheard or otherwise acquired will be held as privileged information. It also means that agency personnel will not carry on a conversation about service users in the presence of persons who have no official need to know." If your agency or organization is forming a confidentiality policy, contact ACT-B at 345-1516 for information and consultation. AIDS Infoline 345-7233. page 5 ReACT-Believe �Nutrition & AIDS ACT-B Advisory Council Fred Bail Director, Public Health Laboratory Darlene Blnette Coordinator, Community AIDS Program Doug Broman Producer, Thunder Gay Magazine Nicky dark Infection Control Supervisor, P.A.G.H. Joy Fedortck Educator k Native Advocate Mickey I lenneaaey Qty Councillor John McDonald lawyer Mary McKenzie ' Coordinator, Palliative Care, McKellar Hospital Marie Fortier Residential Care Worker Eleanor Richardson Educator 4c TVO Regional Liaison Steve Roede Family Phyaidan Canadians get into healthy fiber. . . An Introduction ACT-B Board of Directors David Belroee President Deb White Vice-President Norma Procter Treasurer Terry Bryant Secretary George Arnold Director Rick Atkinson Director Michael Chan Director Carl Gray Director Betty Kruzick Director John McDonald Director Jeanette Munshaw Director Barbara Reid Director Latex! Add a little fiber to your healthy sex diet. . . . ACT-B Staff Volunteer Coordinator Doug Broman Director, Video Project George Kenny Researcher /Writer, Video Project Dorda Kohuaka Education Coordinator Lawrence Korhonen Office Manager Karen Maki Fundraising Coordinator Chrw Mather Support Services Coordinator Scott Miazdzyk Researcher /Writer Video Project Eileen Parker Communications/ Outreach Coordinator Deb Patterson Researcher /Writer Video Project Michael Sobota Executive Director Sheila Berry A duck walks into a pharmacy and says to the pharmacist, "I'd like a condom please". The pharmacist says, "Sure, do you want that on your bill?". ReACT-Believe An excerpt from a pamphlet by the Task Force on Nutrition Support in AIDS. This pamphlet is available at the ACT-B Resource Centre Library located at 285 Bay Street. For more information on nutrition, talk to your doctor or your dietician. The opinions and medical Information offered by ReACT: Believe are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of die staff or Board of Directors of the AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay. Medical information offered by ReACT-Believe should be used with your own discretion. Please consult your doctor. If you have any questions or comments please contact tike Editor, Eileen Parker at (807) 345-1516 or write to P.O. Box 3586, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 6E2. When the immune system is weakened, as it is with AIDS, it is particularly important to maintain good nutritional habits. Eating both the right amounts and the right types of food will give you energy, protein and other nutrients that will help give you strength and may improve your ability to fight infection. Since your illness may make it more difficult to follow your regular diet, you will need to make greater efforts to insure you are getting enough protein and calories in your diet. Once you are familiar with ways to adjust your diet, you will be better able to meet the challenge of eating well. You must first be familiar with the foods that make up a proper diet. Eating a wide variety of foods is one of the best ways to meet your daily nutritional needs. As you know, breakfast has always been an important meal. Because you may become more tired as the day progresses, or because of your medication, it will be extra important for you to have a healthy meal to get your day off to a good start. Since infectious bacteria exist in the environment, you should take precautions to avoid the further complications they can cause. Always was all fruits and vegetables thoroughly. Cook meat well, avoid raw fish (sushi) and raw eggs (including homemade AL 721 preparations). Remember to purchase only pasteurized dairy products. Also, it is important to avoid "fad" diets or products that promise to cure your illness. Special diets or fad regimes often do not provide the adequate calories, protein, vitamins or minerals needed by your body. Our office is located at 285 Bay Street. We are open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. To be on our mailing list call (807) 345-1516. Page 6 �Surviving CUEW Anti-HIV Discrimination Clause (Always In Debt Syndrome) There are some benefits to surviving with an AIDS diagnosis. One never has to worry about paying the high premiums for Life Insurance because as far a9 the Insurance Companies are concerned you're already dead. And if you are fortunate enough to already have Life Insurance then don't be late with those payments. Did you ever scan through that real estate magazine and 9ee this month's dream home? Well you can cross that dream off your list. Chances are the bank won't give you a loan because it's uninsurable. By the way, if you're still working I suggest you go out and apply for a few credit cards. Not that I can see you abusing them, but when money gets tight perhaps you can use them to buy essentials such as food. If you leave applying until you're no longer able to work you may as well not apply. Welfare recipients are labelled as dead beats with most major credit companies. If s not so much that you're a dead beat it's just that your level of income will not meet their level to qualify. Oh well, one's dignity stays intact so much better when we're dealing with C.O.D. Another benefit of having AIDS is not having to rush out to the bank at the end of the year to choose that RRSP. After all why would a person with AIDS even consider a Retirement Savings Plan. When you have received your AIDS diagnosis a Canada Savings Bond with seven years to maturity even becomes a little risqu£. There is one major benefit to living with this illness, and that is that you become much more aware of the world that you live in. Minutes and hours take precedence in our lives for we have had to deal with our mortality or the lack of. The only Relationships and friendships have become AIDS important as we have stepped out of the VACCINE fast lane of life. Survival is the number available one priority at this time. GETTING - Ron Rogers Person Living With AIDS in Thunder Bay P.O. Box 2554 Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B6E2 B3tf right now is at your drugstore You can write your own prescription for it. And it can cost less than 50$ a shot. The Canadian Union of Education Workers Local 5 recently won protection from HIV discrimination in their collective agreement. The CUEW put forward an anti-HIV discrimination clause during their negotiations with Lakehead University. A representataive of CUEW consulted with ACT-B in preparation for the negotiations. ACT-B also provided an education inservice session for the bargaining team and others at Lakehead University. The University already has a Workplace AIDS Policy in place. CUEW reports that the Thunder Bay local is the first local to achieve the anti-HIV discrimination clause in contract negotiations outside of the Toronto area. The other union locals who have won this clause are at OISE and York University. Video Project Work is now in progress to develop two AIDS-related videos for the AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay. Designed to fill in some of the gaps that exist around education issues, the project is funded by the AIDS Community Action Program (ACAP), of the Health Promotion Directorate, Health & Welfare Canada. A Native AIDS video will introduce basic education concerns to Native people living in the more isolated areas of the region. Not only will the video dear up some of the myths about the spread of AIDS, viewers will be informed about the possible risks and preventative measures. As well, it is hoped that the material will lead to better understanding and perhaps introduce an atmosphere of increased compassion for affected individuals. Women have been targeted for the second video which is a fictionalized account that presents basic AIDS information in an accessible manner with an emphasis on negotiating safer sex. Running through June, July and August, the videos will be ready for distribution and airing by the end of August. BRING YOUR OWN CONDOM C'tv / mi/'V Him;?/* It’s called a condom. Page 7 ReACT-Believe �Negotiate is a new poster available as a part of the series "Good Health Lasts a Lifetime", produced by the AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay. Single copies are available free to post in your agency. Volume orders are available at $2.00 per poster. Healthy Sex for Gay & Bisexual Men is a reprint of our highly successful 1988 brochure, with over 12,000 copies in circulation! The new edition boasts an all new design and photographs. For prices and information contact Darcia Kohuska, Education Coordinator at (807) 345-1516. ReACT-Believe Page 8 �The goods on "The Works" Relaxation Techniques Relaxation techniques are also used extensively to combat stress. The idea is that the mind and body are in a constant state of feedback with each other. Therefore, by being able to relax your body you will also be relaxing your mind. Why not try the following exercise. In the last issue of ReACT-Believe we described a method of taking action to reduce the number of stressors in your life. In this column let's look at how to cope with stresscausing situations which can not be eliminated, such as long term illness. What we're talking about here are practices which if followed daily will reduce the effect stress has on you and will build 1. Lie down on a firm but your store of energy. comfortable surface. If your bed is super soft maybe the couch Meditation would work. Some people find When you hear the word meditation what the floor most suitable. comes into your mind? Do you picture an eastern guru sitting on a bed of nails? Don't 2. Put yourself in a comfortable worry, you don't have to be way-out to position. Many people use the meditate. There are many forms and uses of position they are most often in meditation. What they have in common is a just before they fall asleep. cleansing of the mind of the busyness of the day and the forming of a state of physical 3. Concentrate on the muscles of and mental peace. Such techniques have your right foot. Tense them as been used for centuries to assist people to tightly as you can. Concentrate heal themselves. What follows is a healing on really getting to know what it meditation using visualization techniques feels like for those muscles to be from "The Holistic Health Handbook" tense. compiled by the Berkley Holistic Health Center. 4. Relax your foot. Concentrate on enjoying the relaxation of your A Healing Meditation foot. Get to know the difference between relaxation and tension in that muscle group. Lie down. Relax your body deeply, starting at the toes and working up the legs, the torso and arms, the neck, the face, ail the way to the scalp. When you are sensing your relaxed body as deeply and gently as you can at that moment, locate whatever physiological problem you have. Visualize it, not necessarily accurately in terms of physiology, but in any way that makes sense to you: a tumor could be seen as a pile of sand to be removed by elves, a systemic infection as lumps to be strained out of the blood; a head­ ache as a vise around the head which can even­ tually be loosened. Then visualize this image of your problem as melting, or being attacked, or loosening up, or being filtered out ... in your own way. Do this meditative visualization three or four times a day, each tune sensing the current state of the health problem and letting whatever visual representation comes into your mind be transformed into a representation of well-being Page 9 5. Repeat steps 4 & 5 with your left foot. Now move on to other muscle groups. Most people use the following sequence, right foot, left foot, right calf, left calf, right thigh, left thigh, pelvic area, abdomen, chest, shoulders, neck, scalp, face. Some people find that while they are relaxing a muscle, it helps to imagine it being drawn down towards the centre of the Earth, others visualized it as becoming lighter and lighter until it floats away. Caution: don't tense and relax a muscle group which you have recently injured, and don't jump up quickly after you've finished this exercise. Bring yourself back gently and calmly and slowly get up. by Alexandre Highcrest An excerpt reprinted with permission from Stiletto, the Prostitutes Safer Sex Project newsletter. You've seen their ads in NOW: "Are you shooting up?. . . " The Works, the needle exchange at 660 Dundas West**. We've all heard about the place so I paid them a visit and here's what I discovered. I dropped in on them in a rather clandestine manner; no mention was made of who I was, my CORP* affiliation, etcetera. I was simply a customer with two used needles to exchange. They offered me clean needles at the rate of up to 10 to one. I wasn't asked if I was a user, or the user; I was simply asked how many needles I would like. I took 20 - why not? No other questions were asked, although the person minding the store was curious as to how I heard about the project. Lubed or dry condoms, condom wallets, small packets of personal lubricant, and bleach kits (which also contained condoms and personal lube) were also available free for the taking, along with the usual reams of safe-sex and safe-drug-use literature. Canadian Organization for the Rights of Prostitutes A street in downtown Toronto ReACT-Believe �HIV TESTING Recem advances in drug treatment tor AiDS are causing people to re-evaiuate wnether being tested for HIV is sometning tney wish to consicer. Because mere was no treatment ana oecause of social attitudes towards AIDS many people did not see a reason to get tested. The success of AZT. m prolonging life for some, has resulted <n its wider use. New drugs ana treatment are becoming avaiiaoie that are helping people prevent illness, if you are thinking about navmg a test, there are many issues to think about One of those is a common one: it aeais with who will know about my HIV status. HIV Antibody Test This is a test tnat detects the body s reaction to hiv. the virus involved with AIDS, it is a highly sensitive test ana provides tne most reliable information on wnetner you have been infected with HIV. Following arc listed the types of tests, their degree of confidentiality and where these tests arc available. TYPES OF TESTING AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO KNOW YOUR HIV STATUS ANONYMOUS TESTING A secret code is used to identify your blood. The staff at the test site do not know your name. It is not oossibie for tne laboratory, the doctor or the public health department to know who you are. You are known only by your number. CONFIDENTIAL TESTING NOMINAL This is where tne testing clinic and laboratory, the doctor and the public healtn department know your name. NON NOMINAL You are able to choose with your doctor a special code and the code follows your blood sample to the laboratory. If your doctor is one that is trusted by the public health department to do counselling before and after the test, then the public health department will not ask for your name and address. If your doctor is not one that is known to do counselling, the public health department will ask for your name and address and will ask you to come for counselling. The public health department are within their rignts to know the names and addresses of all those who use this method. CONFIDENTIAL NOMINAL Who will know my name and address? The doctor, the medical staff, and the public health department. Sexually Transmitted Disease clinic, your doctor. Where can 1 go for testing? ANONYMOUS NON NOMINAL The doctor, the medical staff. and the public health depart­ ment UNLESS your doctor does pre and post test counselling. NO ONE In Ontario - only available at the Hassle Free Men's Clinic in Toronto. In Quebec available at two locations in Montreal, one location In Quebec City. Sexually Transmitted Disease clinic, your doctor. WHERE TO GO CONFIDENTIAL TESTING Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit 999 Balmoral Street Monday and Friday 4:30 - 6:00 pjn. No appointment necessary Telephone: 625-3900 ANONYMOUS TESTING This is noi availaDle in the Ottawa Region. It is available in Quebec, however, and available lo ALL. Please telephone lor an appointment. In Toronto: — CISC Metro Montreal AIDS intervention Centre Telephone: (514| 934-0552 Bilingual Services — 9 00 a m. to 8 00 p m. Hassle Free Men's Clinic For appointment: (416) 922-0603 Hours. Mon 4-9 p m. Thu. 103 o.m Tue. 103 o.m. Fn. 4-7 pm Wed. 4-9 p.m. Sat. 102 o.m. CLSC Centrevilie rue Sleury. Montreal Telephone: (514) 861-6644 Primarily francophone — 9:00 a m. to 8:00 p.m. Quebec City Info-Sante £quipe de Prevention et de Dftostage. Infection d VIH et SlDA Telephone: (418) 648-2626 Doctors Dy appointments You may oe asked for the First three digits of your postal code, This is to identify your home region only. For more Information on tasting, call the AIDS Intoilne si 545-7233. ws-FAFF Tint's 345-7233. Tati to p-taH pbopSt, uittldoys, We don 't law to itouj pouf- name,, /n tie ewnityt poa aan fate* to a taped megsapt. ReACT-Believe Page IQ �by Susan Ivany "AIDS has forced laboratory workers to take a hard look at techniques that may put themselves or patients at risk I work as a laboratory technologist in a local hospital, and have been employed in the same lab since 1980. I have seen changes take place In the lab over the past ten years as a direct result of the AIDS crisis. Early in the '80's there was some hysteria among health care workers, lab staff included. AIDS has forced laboratory workers to take a hard look at techniques that may put themselves or patients at risk. I believe that among most of my colleagues a sensible middle ground has been reached, where proper but not ridiculous precautions are routinely taken. This has come about only by staff familiarizing themselves with safer procedures and learning more about AIDS and HIV. The risk of exposure to infectious diseases has always been a part of this job. The AIDS crisis has forced us to take a critical look at our procedures. The most apparent changes are in the area of infection control and lab safety: One example of this is the recapping of needles. Our blood collection trays are now equipped with sharps containers so that it is never necessary to re-cap a used needle. With a sharps container, the adaptor and needle twists off. When the container is full and ready for disposal, the lid is snapped so nothing can come out or go in. This has reduced needle-stick injuries significantly. Lab staff now use vinyl or latex gloves when handling or taking blood. They have become so routine, that I could thread a needle wearing them now! Isolation procedures are now routine. The lab technician may pose a danger to the person with AIDS. The lab technician wears gloves, a gown and mask to protect the patient from any opportunistic infections that the lab technician may pass to the patient. Biohazard bags are now used for transporting samples to the lab. Even within the last five years, lab staff were eating and smoking in the lab! Another routine that we never thought twice about was getting a fluid sample to the top of a pipette by using mouth-suction. The proper procedure now is to use a suction-bulb to draw the fluid to the top. I believe that protection from all infectious diseases is more scrupulous than it has ever been. Lab staff are now using precautions that should have been taken years ago. You know what they say, "Better late than never"! < "The Caring Profession" by Lisa Coulouris R.N. As a registered nurse. I have looked after patients with AIDS in a hospital setting. What is it like to care for people with AIDS? I found it to be a challenge; one in which I enjoyed. Keeping a person with AIDS comfortable, clean, hydrated and free from new opportunistic infections is no easy task. At the same time, it is a rewarding experience. My patients appreciated little extras done for them. When they would have two hours of uninterrupted sleep after a relaxing massage, I knew 1 was doing my best, treating them with the compassion, respect and dignity they deserved. That in itself was a reward. It can also be a trying experience, not because of the patients, but some staff. Because of the debilitated state of most of these patients, two nurses are usually needed to carry out general nursing care. Most staff were more than eager to help without question. They were fantastic in they way they approached all patients with genuine care and concern. Unfortunately, a few were just the opposite. I was absolutely shocked at the attitude of some of the nurses I encountered. One flatly refused to enter the room, stating, "Find someone else to help you" (She was not busy at the time). At a time when patients need a lot of support, I found instead, much discrimination among my colleagues. Comments such as "I wish those gays wouldn't visit here”, and "They shouldn't let AIDS patients help themselves to the pantry - they might touch the food" were just a few of the things I heard. One evening I needed help washing my patient's hair. I asked several nurses before someone would help. The responses were: "I can't, I might miss my break”, "I don't want to bring that (AIDS) home to my family" and "What does he need his hair washed for - he's not going anywhere". It is only a few nurses I am speaking of, but to me even just one nurse with such attitudes is too many. There is a lot of fear of AIDS - even within the medical profession. Therefore, I feel that more education is needed. Inservices on AIDS for staff should be mandatory for all personnel working with AIDS. Hopefully, with more education, the fear of AIDS will decrease, so all patients, regardless of diagnosis or sexual preference will be treated equally. Page 11 ReACT-Believe printed or 100% recycled paper Lab Safety � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource David Belrose fonds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource reACT-Believe Vol 3 No 3 - Summer 1990 Subject The topic of the resource Organizations Health and Medicine Description An account of the resource Newsletter of the AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1990 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/16/2829/crew_nwj_tiny.png 1caafa91b3798d602ba1181b67456ab2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Northern Woman Journal Description An account of the resource Northern Woman Journal Published in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Northern Woman Journal (originally called Northern Woman) started in 1973 following the first annual Northern Women’s Conference in order to keep the conference attendees connected. Initially serving as a newsletter of events, local issues, and women’s resources, the Northern Woman Journal quickly became a diverse publication reaching national and international readers. Not only did it serve as a newsletter to keep local women up to date on feminist issues in Northwestern Ontario, but also as a safe space to discuss women’s resources, law, politics, economics, health, racism, sexism, homophobia, feminist organizing and activism, transnational feminist issues, poetry, feminist reading, feminist art, and women’s diverse lived experiences.One of the longest-running feminist perodicals in North America, the Northern Woman Journal reached its end in 1995. Throughout its 22 years, the Northern Woman Journal was produced by its many collective members, with membership evolving year to year. For many years, the journal worked closely alongside and shared space with the Northern Women’s Centre and the Northern Women’s Bookstore. With the exception of a year-long government grant in the 1970s, the journal relied entirely on subscription fees and donations in order to maintain publishing, which presented challenges throughout its entire existence. As stated in an early version of the editorial policy, “only by a free and open exchange of views and opinions will we develop a basis for unity which can be used as a basis for action.” Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Northern Woman Journal Collective Description An account of the resource Members of the Northern Woman Journal Collective, meeting together at the Northern Woman's Bookstore. https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/5/2838/150908-002a.jpg 1eec2e0c6894e58b93aed06be601f903 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource General Archives Description An account of the resource Archival records that don't belong to another listed collection. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait of two women and a man holding the reins of a horse- drawn buggy and carriage Subject The topic of the resource Mining People Description An account of the resource Photograph of a man wearing a bowler hat, holding the reins of the horse. One woman, not facing the camera is seated beside him and the other woman is in the back seat with a blanket across her knees. A kerosene lamp is attached to the front left seat of the carriage Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1900s Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Mrs. Cochran Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context A0014#136,Z/13, scan #150908-002 1900s buggy horse reins https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/4/2844/img20201023_15054915_[2].jpg fee0451275dbbcc0e9152fc09394a0bd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Collection Description An account of the resource Photographs from Lakehead University's history: people, events, and campus. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead Technical Institute, Ontario Department of Education Subject The topic of the resource Schools Universities Architecture Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of Lakehead Technical Institute, 100 Cumberland North Street, Port Arthur, Ontario. This building served as a temporary location and was built from several army huts that were dismantled and brought to the Lakehead. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Archive u100 P/161 scan# img20201023_15054915 100 North Cumberland 1947 Lakehead Technical Institute Schools https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/a3e01eb0d76ef433a45d2f049d1e31cc.jpg f4b62f4d6568cfc33240087c0f911743 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society Collection Subject The topic of the resource Finnish-Canadians Life in Thunder Bay Description An account of the resource Photographs collected by the Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society from a wide range of collectors, documenting Finnish immigration to and life in Thunder Bay. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lakehead University Library Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Nahjus Athletic Club Subject The topic of the resource Sports Description An account of the resource Sports (Nahjus): Nahjus Athletic Club, 1927. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MG8_D333Hi296 scan#010610-015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image 1927 Ariel Lehto Armas Randen group photograph Manu Nalli Martha Lake Nahjus Athletic Club Ollie Kantola Peggy Tuomi Santeri Anttila sports William Arnberg https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/e9b5941fbd97c3cdd095fd60192d996e.jpg 6761c3d19cae7550688caeb1df659aee https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/85882ee3edb0ca322ff493222212d7ab.jpg c5b14afd40e5a0bea6bb4efe42db6891 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/45188918c3e48f825a6c8075e5d70c48.jpg 92054f50b2b5f0e252df6fc85e7c41cc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Port Arthur Jyry Athletic Club wrestlers Subject The topic of the resource Sports Description An account of the resource Sports (Jyry): Port Arthur Jyry Athletic Club wrestlers group photo, 1910s. Coached by A. Oja at Big Finn Hall. Donor: L. Sipila. 3 copies. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context scan# TBFCHS-H247 MG8_D227Hi247 MG8_D227Hi247a MG8_D227Hi247b Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Thunder Bay Canada - Ontario - Port Arthur 1910 Alex Sipila Alfons Oja Jyry Athletic Club Port Arthur Wrestling https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/77c67d8d4daf4f3748f8aa2cb5bc937e.jpg 3f65384663ff89bd0ab4a9764f6b16f5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Collection Description An account of the resource Photographs from Lakehead University's history: people, events, and campus. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Aerial view of residences Subject The topic of the resource University Life Architecture Description An account of the resource Aerial photograph of residences Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context UG6-AP-I-78 scan #061107-001 Lakehead University Residences