Red Cross (disambiguation)
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The name Red Cross generally refers to the humanitarian movement, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
, which is composed of
The name may also refer to:
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
, which is composed of
- International Committee of the Red CrossInternational Committee of the Red CrossThe International Committee of the Red Cross is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. States parties to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005, have given the ICRC a mandate to protect the victims of international and...
, - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
, - Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, a list of the national societies that belong to the Movement,
- American Red CrossAmerican Red CrossThe American Red Cross , also known as the American National Red Cross, is a volunteer-led, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States. It is the designated U.S...
, the national society in the United States, founded by Clara Barton shortly after the Civil War in 1881, - British Red CrossBritish Red CrossThe British Red Cross Society is the United Kingdom branch of the worldwide impartial humanitarian organisation the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The society was formed in 1870, and is a registered charity with over 31,000 volunteers and 2,600 staff. At the heart of their work...
, the national society in the United Kingdom.
- American Red Cross
The name may also refer to:
- Red cross, a protective signProtective signProtective signs are symbols to be used during an armed conflict to mark persons and objects under the protection of various treaties of International Humanitarian Law . While their essential meaning can be summarized as "Don't shoot!" or "Don't attack!", the exact conditions implied vary depending...
and an emblem of the Movement. - Anarchist Black CrossAnarchist Black CrossThe Anarchist Black Cross is an anarchist politics support organization. The group is notable for its efforts at providing prisoners with political literature, but it also organises material and legal support for class struggle prisoners worldwide...
, which was originally called the "Anarchist Red Cross" - Redd KrossRedd KrossRedd Kross, a rock band from Hawthorne, California had their roots in 1978 in a band called The Tourists begun by Jeff and Steve McDonald while the brothers were still in middle school...
, a musical group originally called "Red Cross" - Royal Red CrossRoyal Red CrossThe Royal Red Cross is a military decoration awarded in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for exceptional services in military nursing.The award was established on 27 April 1883 by Queen Victoria, with a single class of Member...
, a military decoration awarded in the United Kingdom for exceptional services in military nursing - Red Cross (order), either of two different masonic orders whose full names are thus abbreviated
- Red Cross (play), a 1966 play by Sam ShepardSam ShepardSam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is the author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child...
- Red Cross, North CarolinaRed Cross, North CarolinaRed Cross is a town in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States.-History:With growth resulting from the expansion of suburban communities around Charlotte, Red Cross incorporated on August 1, 2002. The people wanted to keep their area agricultural and rural to the extent that it was possible....
See also
- Blue Cross (disambiguation)Blue Cross (disambiguation)Blue Cross is a name or motif used in a number of contextsIn animal healthcare and welfare*The Blue Cross, an animal charity in the United Kingdom*The Irish Blue Cross, an animal charity in Ireland*Blue Cross of India, an animal charity in India...
- Bronze Cross (disambiguation)
- Gold Cross (disambiguation)
- Green Cross (disambiguation)Green Cross (disambiguation)Green Cross may refer to:* Green Cross , a Japanese pharmaceutical company* Green Cross Code, a traffic safety education program in the United Kingdom* Green Cross International, an environmental organization founded by Mikhail Gorbachev...
- Silver Cross (disambiguation)
- White Cross (disambiguation)White Cross (disambiguation)White Cross is a punk band from Virginia, USAWhite Cross may also refer to:Placenames in the United Kingdom*White Cross, Cornwall*White Cross, Devon*White Cross, Herefordshire*White Cross, Somerset*White Cross, WiltshireOther...
- Yellow cross (disambiguation)