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February
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Red Cross Oration
The inaugural Red Cross Oration is a collaborative project between Australian Red Cross and the University of Tasmania designed to raise awareness of humanitarian values in our community.
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March
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Red Cross Calling - all of March
March is Red Cross Calling, our annual appeal to raise funds for local Australian Red Cross services and programs. Only with your donation can we continue to deliver more than 60 services and programs around Australia.
 More about Red Cross Calling
International Women's Day - 8 March 2008
The new Head of Indigenous Strategy, Olga Havnen, advocates for the long-term health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
Interview with Olga Havnen
International Women's Day feature story
Young women like Gulnar, who are living with HIV in remote north-west China, find sanctuary in a group of volunteers, many of whom are sharing a common trauma.
Finding sanctuary: women and HIV in China
ACFID Humanitarian Conference - Resilience in Africa - March 17-18 2008
The ACFID Humanitarian Reference Group invites the development and humanitarian sector community, government representatives, academics and students to attend the 2008 Humanitarian Forum on Resiliency in Africa. The forum, held in Melbourne, will give participants an understanding of what makes a resilient community in Africa (recognising there is no one framework) and explore best practice models within some of these communities.
Find out more and register your attendance
World Water Day - 22 March
On World Water Day 2008 we are reminded yet again how access to clean water and basic sanitation--a fundamental right for every human-- remains a dream for much of the world's population.
More about World Water Day
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April
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International Day for Mine Awareness - 4 April 2008
4 April was declared International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action by the UN in 2006 to raise awareness about landmines and to continue the progress towards their eradication. Events are held around the world to spread information about the dangers of landmines and the importance of demining activity.
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June
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Refugee Week, 15-21 June
Around the world each year, conflict and persecution forces thousands of people to flee their homelands and seek refuge elsewhere. Red Cross provides support for refugees, asylum seekers, immigration detainees and other vulnerable people in the immigration system through programs that range from health and welfare support to restoring family links where loss of contact was caused by war and disaster.
 More about Refugee Week 2008
Katherine Canoe Marathon
Uniquely the only Canoe race in the Northern Territory, the Katherine Canoe Marathon is a one day event and covers approximately a 47km long course and a 20 km short course, with an average paddling time of 9 hours. It's held on the Queen's Birthday long weekend of June 8.
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August
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Missing Persons Week
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5-12 August is National Missing Persons Week. This year, the International Tracing Service of Australian Red Cross is joining non-government tracing organisations, community groups associated with families and friends of missing people and police services around Australia to raise awareness of people who have lost contact with family friends and loved ones.
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September
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World First Aid Day is about celebrating ordinary people and volunteers who mobilise to provide that initial help and make the difference, on a day-to-day basis and at the scene of crisis.
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December
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World AIDS Day
1st December is World AIDS Day - an international day of remembrance and support for those people who have lost their lives to, and for those people living with, HIV/AIDS. For almost ten years Australian Red Cross HIV/AIDS prevention and education programs in the Asia Pacific region have been breaking down barriers and helping to save lives. With your financial support we can continue to reach out to the most vulnerable. You can make a secure online donation here.
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Red Cross Murray Marathon (Victoria)
Since December 1969, the morning of 27 December has seen thousands of paddlers, support crew and officials from right across the world converge on the banks of the Murray River, Victoria to take part in the ultimate challenge - the Red Cross Murray Marathon.
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| Featured Community Fundraising Events
# One World Charity Concert
18th July 2008
Red Cross is pleased to be the joint beneficiary of 'an unforgettable evening of music and dance' in support of our Myanmar Cyclone Appeal 2008.
Venue: Bardon Conference Centre (390 Simpsons Road, Bardon)
Bookings: Call Akshay on 0424 112973 or Oztix on 1300 762 545.
Email: thesmilingdoctor@gmail.com
# Windsor Recruitment's Annual Charity Golf Day
Friday 5 September 2008
Red Cross is pleased to be the joint beneficiary of this event, which starts at 12 noon, with a pre-game clinic from 10.30am.
Venue: Royal Queensland Golf Club, Eagle Farm, Queensland
Registration and enquiries: Celeste Mollison
Phone: 07 3211 0001
Email: celeste@windsor-recruitment.com
# GPO Fridays For Charity
Friday 12th September 2008
Red Cross is pleased to be the beneficiary of this event which will be held at the GPO Hotel from 5.30pm. Guests will enjoy great food and drink while listening to the laid back tunes of highly regarded local Brisbane band, 'The Frets'. Each guest will have the opportunity to participate in raffles and will receive a gift bag to take home.
Venue: GPO Hotel, 740 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
More information: Kristie Chester
Phone: 07 3252 1322
Email: kristie.chester@theexchange.com.au |
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