160 years of the Red Cross

Auxiliary to the army health services in its early days, it today operates in sectors as diverse as emergency, first aid, social action, training, both on French territory and internationally.
It is this history, this evolution, in France and in Tarn et Garonne, that an exhibition and conferences will address: how it went from the Relief Society for Military Wounds to our Red Cross of today .
Always present in crisis situations, whether the floods of 1930, the reception of Spanish refugees, returnees from Algeria, past and current economic and health crises, the Red Cross is constantly reinventing itself to support the population and vulnerable people.

The Red Cross, deeply anchored in the present, draws on its past and projects into the future.
The exhibition, with free access, will be held at the old college from October 2 to 10, 2024.

Conferences, led by Anne Ségalant (Departmental Secretary, memory referent for Tarn et Garonne, member of the memory steering committee for Occitanie) and Alain Drocourt (Departmental President of the Red Cross and vice-president of the Red Cross of Occitanie) will take place on:

Wednesday October 2 at 10:00 a.m.
Friday October 4 at 2:30 p.m.
Monday October 7 at 10:00 a.m.
Thursday October 10 at 10:00 a.m.

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