Type:Advertisements
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Subject:AIDS (Disease)
HIV (Viruses)
HIV/AIDS
AIDS organisations
AIDS awareness
AIDS education
Fund raising

Description:Advertisement entitled "Sponsored Irish Bike Ride from Derry to Cork" for Irish AIDS Day, organised by Cork AIDS Alliance. Departure dated 14 May and arrival dated 26th May [year omitted]. Lettering reads "Support Fr John White & Friends in raising awareness of AIDS in Ireland & funding sheltered accommodation for HIV/AIDS." [show more]

Type:agendas
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Subject:Telephone Helplines
Gay Information Cork, 1985-
Tel-A-Friend, Cork, 1976-
Gay Information

Description:Agenda for one day Joint Meeting between Gay Information Cork and TAF (Tel-A-Friend) on 8 December 1984. Lists facilitators and topics for discussion.

Type:Announcements
Text

Subject:AIDS (Disease)
AIDS organisations
HIV (Viruses)
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS

Description:Page 1-2: letter from Positively Irish Action on AIDS (PIAA), 21 Old Ford Road, London E2 9PL dated 14 May 1996. Refers to the Inner London HIV Health Commissioners Group (ILHHCG) withdrawing contracts for PIAA citing the instability and insecurity about the future of the organisation. Page 3 is from Ian Mills, chair, and is a one-page description about Irish people in London, also describing voluntary organisations which offer services to people with HIV. CC'ed are Peter Coe, Elaine Freeman, Andrew Ridley, and James Fitzpatrick. [show more]

Type:Annual reports
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Subject:AIDS organisations
AIDS information centres
AIDS education
HIV tests
Sexual practices
Safe sex in AIDS prevention
Unsafe sex
Safer sex
AIDS (Disease)
HIV (Viruses)
HIV/AIDS

Description:Annual Report for Cork AIDS Alliance, dated 1988/89. Address: 22 Mac Curtain Street, Cork. Page 1: Background. Aims of Cork AIDS Alliance. Structure. Page 2: Membership. S.E.S. [Social Employment Scheme] Workers. Page 3: Helpline. Background. Aims of the Helpline. Advertising. Training. Page 4: Looking Ahead. Page 5: Outreach. Background. Aims of Outreach. Approach. Page 6: Training. Work Achieved in 1988. Page 6-7: Looking Ahead. Page 8: Cairde. Background. Aims of Cairde. Training. Looking Ahead. Page 9: Final Report & Projections. Funding Proposals 1988/89. Background. Funding strategy 1989. Page 9-10: Projections for 1989. Next Document: Page 1: Cork AIDS Alliance Policy Document. Confidentiality. Terminology. Discrimination. The HIV Virus/Transmission. Page 2: Risk Factors. High Risk Activities. Low Risk Activities. Page 3: Possible reasons for taking the test. Possible reasons for not taking the test. Mandatory testing. Safer sex. Page 4: Methadone/Needle Exchange Programmes. Prison Segregation. Page 5: Abortion. Next Document: Page 1: Cork AIDS Alliance Constitution. Management. Subgroups. Membership. Supporters. Page 2: Patrons. New members. S.E.S. [Social Employment Scheme] Workers. [show more]

Type:Annual reports
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Subject:LGBT Education
LGBTQ Information
LGBTQ Organisations

Description:F.A.O. Ronan Watters, from Derek Keegan GCN. Description of the Southern Gay Health Project and its activities

Type:Annual reports
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Subject:LGBTQ+ health education
HIV (Viruses)
AIDS (Disease)
Hepatitis B
Condoms
Safer sex
HIV/AIDS

Description:36-page annual report for the Southern Gay Health Project. Contents include the following headings: Introduction, History, Context of operation, Aims, Work strategy, Work programme, Appendix. Appendix includes: Accounts, Budgets, Research Project, Care and Support, Gay community Definitions, List of Gay Centre Activities, Board of Management, Copies of Materials. Work programme includes: Safer-sex, HIV publications, Condoms & lubricants, Hepatitis B campaign, Outreach work, Drop-in Centre, Telephone Information, Gay Health Networking, Work with third level colleges, Social groups, Peer education in smaller groups, Training, HIV Care & Support, Mental health. [show more]

Type:application forms
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Subject:HIV (Viruses)
AIDS (Disease)
Gay activists
LGBTQ+ health
HIV/AIDS

Description:Application Form for Gay Health Action Ireland, represented by Chris Robson, Arthur Leahy, and Dillon and entitled "Partnership approaches to HIV". Includes a description of the administrative structure, a statement of project aims and budget. description of tasks, sequence of work / timetable. [show more]

Type:Art
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Subject:Promotional materials
Gay Information Cork
Information
Art

Description:Artwork for stickers advertising the phone number and operating times for Gay Information Cork, the telephone helpline set up in 1985. For further information see: http://corklgbthistory.com/2014/07/17/cork-lesbian-line-gay-information-cork/

Type:article
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Subject:AIDS organisations
AIDS education
Drug users (LGBTQ)
AIDS (Disease)
HIV (Viruses)
HIV/AIDS

Description:Article entitled "How Outreach Works". States that the AIDS Resource Centre was established in 1989 as the Eastern Health Board's HIV Prevention Unit. A full range of care and treatment services were also developed. Outreach Counsellors are part of this service. How Outreach works. States that, "Outreach is an effective means of contacting those at risk of HIV infection who may not have been in contact with other services." Content of Outreach. HIV education. Conclusion. Back of page has a hand writing which reads, "MESMAC Guide / HEA London / Customer Services". [show more]

Type:articles (documents)
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Subject:AIDS (Disease)
HIV (Viruses)
LGBTQ+ health education
HIV/AIDS

Description:Answering The AIDS Call Common Concerns And Responses. Includes: "I've heard about AIDS and I'm worried. Should I be?", "I'm going to London/Amsterd./New York/S.F./L.A. how can I avoid AIDS?", "I'm worried that I may have AIDS, what are the symptoms?", "If I have sex with anyone at all, surely I'm going to get AIDS", "I'm guilty if I'm promiscuous because promiscuity leads to AIDS", "AIDS is a disease of AIDS". [show more]