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Saturday, 16th January 2010

Re: Haiti's Recovery: Web Pages, Twitter Feed, and Facebook Page Now Online from the Blue Shield

Several resources are now available.

+ Blue Shield Network's Website
Includes Statement on the Earthquake in Haiti

+ Haiti 2010 Web Site
On this page you can register to be a volunteer. What does volunteering mean?

We don't know for the moment if volunteers will be needed, when it will be possible to send them to Haïti, but we want to be ready ! So, if you are able to bring your expertise to Haitian colleagues or if you want to help the Blue Shield behind (to help us coordinate our efforts), feel free to apply online with this form.

We will keep your details and contact you as soon as we know more about the needs.

The page also contains info about the International Blue Shield network's Facebook page and Twitter feed.

Finally, Corine Wegener, President U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield has posted a note on the Global Librarianship blog.

If you're not familiar with the Blue Shield here's a bit more from their web site:

The Blue Shield is the cultural equivalent of the Red Cross. It is the protective emblem specified in the 1954 Hague Convention (Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict) for marking cultural sites to give them protection from attack in the event of armed conflict. The Blue Shield network consists of organizations dealing with museums, archives, audiovisual supports, libraries, as well as monuments and sites.

The International Committee of the Blue Shield, founded in 1996, comprises representatives of the five Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) working in this field:
the International Council on Archives (www.ica.org),
the International Council of Museums (www.icom.museum),
the International Council on Monuments and Sites (www.icomos.org), and
the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (www.ifla.org)
the Co-ordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (www.ccaaa.org)

National Blue Shield Committees have been founded in a number of countries. The Association of National Committees of the Blue Shield (ANCBS), founded in December 2008, is coordinating and strengthening international efforts to protect cultural property at risk of destruction in armed conflicts or natural disasters. The ANCBS has its headquarters in The Hague.

See Also: Yesterday, we Posted a Note from the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) President Regarding the Earthquake in Haiti.


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