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Photo of the Day: Striving towards a world free of bullying

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

Guest post by James Park, Assistant Communications Coordinator in BC Youth facilitators, from left to right: John Shad, Harpreet Sidhu, Kate MacMurphy from our very own RespectED Violence and Abuse Prevention program in British Columbia, are celebra...

Students raise funds through Red Cross Cold Campout

Posted October 16, 2012 by Global Administrator

Halifax high school student Samantha Miller will be honoured with the Canadian Red Cross Young Humanitarian Award on October 24 for her outstanding volunteer efforts. Her decade-long involvement in charitable work is deserving enough of the accolades...

Tech Talk: Social media takes on bullying

Posted October 04, 2012 by Global Administrator

The Internet isn’t always a friendly place. We’ve all heard about or seen cases of bullying through social media, but recently we’ve also witnessed some great examples of people using social media networks for good, to stand up against bullying. Y...

From Damascus to Charlottetown: The road to becoming a global citizen

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

Guest post by Melanie MacDonald, Communications Coordinator in Atlantic CanadaMeet Rose Al Mayaleh. Originally from Damascus, Syria, she and her family immigrated to Canada five years ago for safety reasons and for a better future. Since her arrival,...

Red Cross Youth volunteers take their stories of bullying to the big screen

Posted September 18, 2012 by Global Administrator

That’s the trailer for a brilliant film starring local kids who’ve been bullied directed by our very own Canadian Red Cross RespectED team in B.C., including staff and students involved in our bullying prevention program. The film, How to Help: A...

Back to school bullying prevention tips

Posted September 06, 2012 by Global Administrator

Summer is over and it's that time of year again! With the kids back in school we thought it'd be helpful to offer parents some bullying and cyberbullying tips. It's not only important for youth within schools to stand up to bullying, but for parents ...

Youth shine at national AGM

Posted June 29, 2012 by Global Administrator

The Canadian Red Cross held its annual general meeting in Halifax this past weekend. Of course, important announcements were made including a new partnership with CIDA, awards were handed out, and staff and volunteers shared successes from the past y...

Volunteer profile: Coming full circle

Posted June 13, 2012 by Global Administrator

Sometimes, it only takes a spark to change the course of a life. In the case of Red Cross volunteer Emily Zinck, a workshop on landmines during a high school global history class has lead to a blossoming career researching the impact of violence on c...

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