Defending Human Dignity
1862 - Red Cross book published
1864 -
Symbol started out with a cross. Now also has crescent and crystal shapes, which are equally recognized
Item made by prisoners of war:
-Swan
-Motor cycle
-Necklace
-Cup- ICRC registration # on it; from 1990
-Soap carving- prisoner in a cell
-Model representing humanitarian help in Rhonda- accompanying bible verses
-Snake out of pearls- symbol of good luck
-Playing cards
-Carved pipe
-Challis
-Straw hat- Indonesia in 2006; man wrongly executed
-Necklace- making things is a form of expression. Saying what you think, when everything around you is telling you to forget who you are. It is not to kill time; not a game.
-Flowers
Hall of witnesses
- people talking about how Red Cross can help. Very sad!!
1. Former child soldier trained in Ethiopia. Escaped. Now a singer/song writer
2. Man lost his legs to land minds
3. Woman from Columbia. Left her children for Switzerland. Sent $$$. Home. 6 yrs later, went back and they didn't recognize her. She is caring for other people's children here and she is happy
Restoring Family Links
Walked thru corridor of chains into the archives of WWI and the missing and displaced people.
Wall of children lost in Rhonda. Because of their age, they couldn't remember or didn't know their stories. 20 thousand have found families.
Srebrenica 1995 - items dug out were show to families to identify people
Different ways to contact the missing. Letters, radio, and now video message.
Radio broadcasts talking to the missing
Witness wall - people talked about the impact of having letters, radio messages and video messages
I think this was the saddest part for me!! My family is so important to me! I couldn't imagine being separated from them.
Reducing natural risks:
Poster on prevention - 12 thousand poster collection; sometimes the most effective means of teaching
Preventions - shelters, warning, health advise, evacuation
Strange "plays" with Mr. Bean as the actor
$$$ - difficult to raise money with out a disaster. $1 dollars in prevention is $2-10 saved in clean up.
Witness wall - people talking about their disaster experiences and prevention follow up.
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