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Sharing the power of humanity through the power of the internet

Nowadays, you can share anything by a click of a mouse:  a YouTube video, a news article, info on the latest “must-have” item. However, there is an event coming up designed to share something else through the internet: ideas on how to make the wo...

Why Red Cross Twitter friends are learning CPR

*Guest blog by Joallore Alon, (@clickflickca on Twitter). Joallore , a member of the Red Cross Twitter Team, is co-hosting a Red Cross CPR Tweet-up in Toronto on Nov. 16. The class is one of six happening across the country as part of CPR Awareness M...

Food Friday: We’re feeling thankful

For many of us, Thanksgiving means two things: family and food. We are even more thankful for the latter this year, as we know there are others in the world right now who are not as fortunate– in particular in the Horn of Africa where there is an on-...

Meet the Canadian Red Cross Twitter Team

If you are on Twitter, then chances are you have recently seen messages about the need for aid in Africa coming from members of the new Canadian Red Cross Twitter Team. The Twitter Team is made up of a group of Twitter users who, over the last...

Bloggers on Japan

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...

Turning to social media in times of emergency

A few days ago, I accidentally locked myself out of my apartment while taking out the garbage (just a tad bit embarrassing). I had no keys, phone, or coat with me. My roommate Sara wasn’t home and I didn’t know her cell phone number by heart. I could...

Say “hello” to a special guest – Wendy Harman from American Red Cross

Once in awhile, we are fortunate enough to have visitors from our sister Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world. It is a great opportunity to learn from each other, share a few ideas and stories, and have some Red Cross shop talk.  ...

All eyes on Yasi

In Canada, as we’ve been bracing ourselves for winter weather, we’ve been watching news about our Sister Society across the globe in Australia as they prepare for Cyclone Yasi. Officials have predicted it will be one of the worst cyclones to hit nort...

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