Red Cross Talks (Page 208)

Canadian Red Cross volunteers recently responded to a house fire in Innisfil, Ontario that affected one of our Twitter followers, Sandra Brunner.  Our volunteers respond to personal disasters like this one across the country, and so we asked Sandra t...

*Guest blog by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) delegate Kathy Mueller. Kathy, originally from London, Ontario, is currently in Japan. “The earthquake saved my life.” It’s a strange thing to hear, coming from...

* Guest blog by Canadian Red Cross intern Megan Hope We’re excited to share with you news about one of our colleagues who has been nominated for a Women of Distinction Award from the YWCA.  Susan Johnson, Director General for International Operati...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.ITALY: Italian Red Cross officials on the tiny Mediterranean island of Lampedusa are calling for urgent action as the migrant and refugee situa...

If there is one thing I’ve learned about the online community, it is that they are not only interested in world issues, but they take action – very quickly. Aside from thousands of posts on Twitter and Facebook, many of you are taking the time to blo...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.JAPAN: The Japanese Red Cross Society is scaling up its relief operations to help meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of survivors who are ...

*Guest blog by Kathy Mueller (of London, Ontario), International Federation of Red Cross Communications Delegate in Japan. Kathy just arrived in Japan and will be providing updates for us.It is my first full day in Japan. I arrived from Pakistan late...

 The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.JAPAN: Patrick Fuller, communications manager for Asia Pacific, is currently in north-eastern Japan supporting his colleagues at the Japanese ...