Cross and Crescent

The big question you need to answer.
What is the difference between the Red Cross and the Red 
Crescent?
J went to the Red Cross and Red Crescent museum. I have included her pics plus ones from wiki.
I have learnt a bit.
I didn't enjoy working with the organisation on my mission. 
They seemed heartless and militant in their approach.


I think its important to remember that its not what is done but how it is done that can have the greatest impact.

http://www.micr.ch/e/exhib/explore_current_e.html


Henry Dunant + Gustave Moynier :
Friends and Foes
From 22 September 2010 to 23 January 2011

As fate had it that these two fellow protagonists who played a decisive role in founding the Red Cross disappeared the same year, it seems appropriate to hold a commemorative exhibition to retrace the parallel and intertwined paths of these two historical figures.

If the name Henry Dunant is widely known in the whole world, his actions and his existence are not familiar to everyone. Therefore, it seems necessary to recall his memory. On the other hand, Gustave Moynier does not enjoy the same fame. His activity was nevertheless indispensable to the creation and durability of the Red Cross which seems inseparable from the present world; the exhibition will thus reveal the important role Gustave Moynier played as President of the ICRC for over forty years.

Although they shared the same cause, history very often opposed Dunant and Moynier. Allies during the early stages, the two men quickly confronted each other on the general orientation of their humanitarian action and then competed to obtain recognition. Motivated by his pragmatism and committed to build a solid structure for the institution, Moynier played an active role in isolating Dunant, the idealist, after his financial difficulties, and prevented him from returning to business to the point of jeopardizing his means of subsistence. This conflict lasted throughout their lives and they never reconciled. In fact, Moynier has a rather negative image as victimizer of Dunant, the martyr.

An exhibition by the Association Henry Dunant + Gustave Moynier, 1910-2010at the Interna-tional Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, Geneva.

 Gustave Moynier, 1863 

Henry Dunant, 1855

 1864 Conference

A day of solitude

I think this is officially the last day of school before holidays commence, J tells me.

She went back into the city to I.B. Headquarters to expose the myth that the organisation was run by someone out of C.S. Lewis book Perelandra. She said the staff were young and friendly.

(Under 35 is young).

She said that having Universities recognise the qualification is a worldwide phenomenon.  

They gave her some nick-knacks to bring home.

Though she was really hoping they had a "I survived the I.B. T-shirt"

I see there is a guide for Parents. Better late than never, I suppose.

She went to La Maison Tavel (not Travel like my eyes kept seeing).

This is a museum of the first house in Geneva in the 12th Century.

Sightseeing in the evening. She said the window displays are beautiful, though no pics.

The Tourist

J has played the tourist while school exams have been on.

She has met up with other Australian exchange students for sightseeing.

They were going to catch the train to Lausanne but to pay 84Fr return was too much, they decided, so stayed in Geneva.

They did quite a bit of snooping around Old City.

J went up the tower again. The first time was for city celebrations and it was too crowded to enjoy. Plus, the peeling of the bell must have shortened the amount of time she wanted to spend there.

The United Nations building was shut for Christmas so she just got a photo from the outside.

The World Health Organisation Headquarters has a Nauvoo flavour about it with all the statues symbolising different issues.

The picture below concerns the eradication of smallpox.

J attends a school with an International Baccalaureate curriculum. The headquarters are in Geneva. All exams are set from here.

They had a quick look in the Town Hall. The only thing that inspired J was the Globe.

A brief stop outside the University of Geneva then onto the famous Cathedral.

Underneath the Cathedral is a archealogical type museum.

Now let's go underground!

Then it was onto the Wall of Reform.

There are statues of the men who were crucial to the Reform.

The Wall from a distance

I have to say here, that I bought J a camera that had  a sweeping panorama feature.

It is the only model under $500 which has it.

I see it has come in handy here.

Now to the Museum of the Reform.

Geneva was the centre of Protestantism.

When persecution was rife in England and other parts of Europe, people fled to this region.

The Studers have been collecting nativity pieces over a number of years. Yesterday while messaging J on Skype she told me she needed to go and help set it up. Back she came because they couldn't find the pieces. I went to bed. In the meantime they must have found them. I woke up this morning to see pics of it set up.

I see they get it right! No snow. Not like my heathen creations that have to have snow.

This is a real Spring setting.