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Photojournalism Beyond the Front Lines

We’ve all heard the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. And it’s true — decades later, we still think of this haunting National Geographic cover or these […]

Disaster Response Update

August 14: Disaster volunteers responded to a single family fire in Rainier, Oregon. While the fire actually occurred on August 13, the family did not contact the Red Cross because […]

Real World – Red Cross, CA

I don’t really know what’s going on with these cartoon preparedness videos from California’s Bay Area Red Cross, but I figured I’d share them with you fine people anyway. Red […]

Sweetest Love Story Ever

Thank you to this blogger for sharing the heart-meltingly beautiful story of how her grandma and grandpa met and fell in love through the Red Cross… They had met when […]

Give Us Your Guess: Paleotempestology

I’m trying to build my nerd cred, but hopelessly failing at the task. Try as I might, I’m just cool. I can’t help it! (Note: You can’t see this, but […]

H1N1 Vaccine: What Are Your Thoughts?

In a time of pandemic, there might not be enough vaccine for every American. If that’s the case, who should get vaccinated first? The elderly? The young? Healthcare workers? These […]

Disaster Response Update

August 12: Disaster volunteers responded to a duplex fire in outer SE Portland. Two adults and one child received assistance with lodging, food and clothes. Today, mental health volunteers will […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you… [The place names link […]

Swinging The Night Away

Every once in a while, I hear about things at work that we USED to do, but don’t do anymore. Most of them are no big loss, but every once […]