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• IHL - Local Voices, National Impact: Advancing Vaccine Conversations at the Regional Level

  • When
    04/17/2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

  International Humanitarian Law Discussion Group
  

  Local Voices, National Impact: Advancing Vaccine Conversations at the Regional Level

  Join us for a series of discussions about important current events and IFRC and ICRC responses to conflicts, disasters and forced migration through the people directly involved at locations around the world. Hear about such topics as the state of Ebola, the Syrian crisis, Iran and Venezuela, as well as news from right here in the U.S. 

  Thursday, April 17, 2025

  2 - 3:30 p.m. PT | 5 – 6:30 p.m. ET

  • MRP program national level overview – James Noe
    
  • MRP program at the regional level: a case for vaccine advocacy in our communities – Dr. Annalicia Pickering
    
  • A Case Study - Learnings from the Red Cross NCCR MRP Vaccine Documentary Project – Peter Gorge and Neha Rane. 
    
  • Youth Advocacy: Spotlight on the next generation taking forward global health and vaccine advocacy – Sahngwie Yim, Sri Nair and Anishka Duvvuri.
    

  Presenters

  James Noe is the Senior Program Manager for the Measles & Rubella Partnership (M&RP) in the International Services Department of the American Red Cross.

  Dr. Annalicia Pickering is a pediatrician on faculty at Stanford University. She is a Co-Director for the NCCR Measles Rubella Partnership for the American Red Cross.

  Neha Rane is a MPH student at Johns Hopkins and a microbiologist working at Roche Diagnostics in Santa Clara.

  Peter Gorge is a third-year pre-med student at UC Davis studying human biology. He joined the Red Cross MRP documentary team with a commitment to educating youth about infectious diseases, immunology, and vaccines.

  Sahngwie Yim is a senior at The Harker School and joined the Northern California and Central Coast Measles and Rubella Partnership Team last year, where she is currently working on the documentary team and the webinar series.

  Srilalitha (Sri) Nair is a highschool senior at Basis and is the Communications Coordinator for the Silicon Valley Youth Executive Board.

  Anishka Duvvuri is a high school senior at Basis Independent Silicon Valley. This fall, she will be pursuing Public Health Studies at Johns Hopkins University.

  Register:

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   Registration for Northern California Coastal Region Red Crossers: 

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• Shining Through the Darkness - Tribute to OKC Bombing Red Cross Responders, 30 Years Later

  • When
    04/18/2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    American Red Cross Oklahoma City

  You’re Invited: Shining Through the Darkness – A Red Cross Tribute

  April 18, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Central Time
  American Red Cross Office

  
  

  
  

  
  

  April 19, 1995, 9:02 a.m. — Terror struck Oklahoma City when a bomb exploded in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Within minutes, the American Red Cross mobilized to provide critical support. Volunteers opened shelters, served meals, helped reunite families, and offered mental health services to victims and first responders. The Red Cross also managed the Compassion Center, a place of solace and support, and continued assisting families with unmet needs for years to come.

   

  Join us in honoring and thanking the selfless volunteers whose compassion shined through the darkness. This special tribute will reflect on their extraordinary service and the enduring strength of our community.

  Please RSVP at this link:

  https://form.jotform.com/250795629906168
  

   

  We look forward to sharing this moment of remembrance and gratitude with you.

  
  

  
  

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• The Second Best Ever Communicators Happy Hour

  • When
    04/24/2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

  The Second Best Ever Communicators Happy Hour!
  

  Thursday, April 24, 2025, 7:00-8:30 p.m. ET
  

  
  

  What an incredible time former Red Cross communicators had at our first-ever virtual ARCAN Communicators Happy Hour last month. The whole gang agreed we should do it again, so here we go!! Register here for the April 24, 2025, 7:00-8:30 p.m. ET gathering and invite your Red Cross communications, marketing and public affairs colleagues you are still in touch with! 

  ARCAN members are welcome to form your own Affinity Groups based on geography, line of service, support services, etc. Let us know your plans at info@redcrossalumni.org and we’ll include them in the newsletter and website. 

  Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/prY6YdK8SuikAdVwGHxHvA

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• IHL - Even War Has Rules

  • When
    04/24/2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

  International Humanitarian Law Class
  

  Even War Has Rules

  Armed conflicts are ongoing around the world. At times it may seem that there are no rules in war. However, there are rules in war, and they make a difference. Even War Has Rules is a dynamic discussion on international humanitarian law (IHL) and how it governs armed conflict. By the end of the class, participants will achieve a general understanding of IHL and will be better able to evaluate the actions of parties to armed conflicts.

  Thursday, April 24, 2025

  5:00 PM - 6:30 PM (PT) | 8:00 – 9:30 PM (ET)

  Click here for general registration:

  forms.office.com/r/i6J6UduzEV

  Northern California Coastal Region Red Crosser, please click here to register: 

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• Greater DC & Baltimore ARCAN Luncheon Meeting

  • When
    05/08/2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

  Greater DC & Baltimore ARCAN Luncheon Meeting

   

  Thursday, May 8

  11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

  430 17^th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006

   

  Join your former Red Cross colleagues for an enjoyable gathering in the beautiful 17^th Street building, Room G30* 

  
  

  SPEAKER

  

  
  

  Omar Abou-Samra

  
  

  Director of Preparedness, Climate Adaptation and Global Disaster Preparedness Center

   

  LUNCHEON  

  
  

  Cost is $25 per person. Please send your check, payable to ARCAN GWB, to Joe Cattaneo, 1513 Emerson Ave., McLean, VA 22101. Or Venmo him:  @Joseph-Cattaneo. Payment must be received by May 1.

   

  Due to the room size, attendance is limited to 30. *Note room change! We will be in G30, on the lower level, as the Tiffany Ballroom is unavailable.

   

  PARKING: There will be a limited number of parking spots available at Red Cross Square. Please contact Christie Phillips at christie.phillips22182@gmail.com if you require a handicapped parking space.

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• Webinar Part 2, Dr. Jeff McCullough and David Therkelsen

  • When
    05/08/2025
  •  
    5:00 PM

  Webinar – Part 2, Dr. Jeff McCullough and David Therkelsen
  

  Thursday, May 8, 2025 – World Red Cross Day – at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

  
  

  Jeff and Dave will illuminate more of the changes in blood banking from the 1940s to the 2020s. The American Red Cross was right in the middle of most of them. Part II, David Therkelsen and Dr. Jeffrey McCullough History of Blood Transfusion Webinar, will be Thursday, May 8, 2025 – World Red Cross Day – at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 

  About 75 ARCAN members registered for the January 28 webinar with long-time Red Cross leaders Dr. Jeff McCullough and David Therkelsen. Jeff and Dave told numerous stories from their book: How Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine Moved from the Margins to the Mainstream of Medicine, From World War II to the Pandemic. The hour passed all too quickly; many stories were left untold; and several attendees encouraged the two to host a second webinar. We hope you’ll join us for another engaging hour of conversation, about a fascinating segment of Red Cross and medical history.

  Register here

  If you missed Part 1, you can watch the recording here:
  

  https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/component-page?action=viewdetailpage&sharelevel=meeting&useWhichPasswd=meeting&clusterId=us02&componentName=need-password&meetingId=jVDEDfg0M7d20MwHYM7kkafY_n1xmBpAgKSCC4r8aXm5hn9DKvk32qt4PU51shu3.S7iu95sZRcTrOKSd&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2F2aZepk_OhcB95jDVWT2TTPwhM5eYkUixdSnDewjZDv6LWi-ufJrI_HFAB7zrC5ya.MSP2lkzgRjvetuWO 

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• IHL Even War Has Rules - Monday, May 12, 2025

  • When
    05/12/2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

  International Humanitarian Law Class
  

  Even War Has Rules - Monday, May 12, 2025

  Armed conflicts are ongoing around the world. At times it may seem that there are no rules in war. However, there are rules in war, and they make a difference. Even War Has Rules is a dynamic discussion on international humanitarian law (IHL) and how it governs armed conflict. By the end of the class, participants will achieve a general understanding of IHLand will be better able to evaluate the actions of parties to armed conflicts.

  
  

  Monday, May 12, 2025

  5:00 PM - 6:30 PM (PT) | 8:00 – 9:30 PM (ET)

  
  

  Click here for general registration:

  forms.office.com/r/u3emz0NciZ

  
  

  If you are a Northern California Coastal Region Red Crosser, please click here to register: 

  rdcrss.org/4ghzDAx

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