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Photo of the Day: Red Cross office opens in Moose Cree First Nation

Posted November 21, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

*Photos by Johan Hallberg-Campbell Last week, the Canadian Red Cross opened a satellite office in Moose Cree First Nation, located near Moosonee on the coast of James Bay. This is the first Red Cross office in a First Nation community in Ontario a...

Dispatch from New York: The singing ERV driver

Posted November 20, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Immediately after arriving into New York I travelled to Breezy Point, an area devastated by Superstorm Sandy. I had the privilege of meeting many inspiring Red Cross volunteers who were busy distributing food and relief items and extraordinary pe...

World Toilet Day... yes, there is such a thing!

Posted November 19, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Today is World Toilet Day. While toilets are not the easiest topic to discuss, 2.5 billion people worldwide – invariably the poor, underprivileged and disenfranchised – lack access to adequate sanitation, making this something we need to talk abo...

Photo of the Day: 28th Annual Global Issues Symposium for Youth!

Posted November 16, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Guest entry by James Park, Assistant Communications Coordinator in BC  This Remembrance Day weekend marked the 28th year of our Global Issues Symposium for Youth, a four-day camp run by the Canadian Red Cross’ Humanitarian Issues Promotion. At our...

One Day on Earth 11.11.11

Posted November 16, 2012 by Global Administrator

https://vimeo.com/53389438 We wanted to share this short film from One Day on Earth. On November 11, 2011, documentary filmmakers, students, and others including volunteers of the Red Cross Red Crescent movement from around the world took out thei...

Using CPR to Save Lives

Posted November 16, 2012 by Global Administrator

Effective bystander CPR can save lives, which is something Bran Simon learned first-hand a few weeks ago. After hearing yelling and crying in his apartment building, Bran ran over to see what was wrong and saw a man lying on the floor with no vital s...

Photo of the Day: Canadians reaching out to Sandy victims

Posted November 15, 2012 by Global Administrator

Our very own Gwen Eamer, a contributor to this blog who works from our national office in Ottawa, lends a helping hand to a family in Highlands, New Jersey. Gwen was one of volunteers with the Canadian Red Cross who was sent to assist the American Re...

How the Red Cross helps reunite families

Posted November 15, 2012 by Global Administrator

When we’re surrounded by loved ones, it can be hard to imagine that as a result of armed conflict, disasters and migration, thousands of people around the world become separated and lose contact with their family members. The Red Cross Restoring F...

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