Aims and activities Henry Dunnant

Created in 1975, the Society gathers Society people willing to encourage the search and distribution Center of historical searches on the concerning the life, work, thoughts and contribution of the founders of Red Cross: Henry Dunant, Guillaume humanitarian vocation of Henri Dufour, , Louis Appia and Théodore Maunoir. Its field of activity also extends to the people who set the foundations of this vocation like Jean-Jacques de Sellon, or who assured its development like Edouard Castres or Gustave Ador.

▪ Encourage the studies on the life and the work of the

founders of Red Cross and those who contributed to the House Henry Dunant, Puits-Saint-Pierre 4 in Geneva

humanitarian vocation of Geneva

▪ Edit a Bulletin, the Henry Dunant Collection, the Documents to be of use to the history of the Red Cross and Red Crescent ▪ Emphasize remembrances and up lead historic colloquiums ▪ Organize study tours: Solferino, Heiden, Nîmes, Tunisia, Alger, Sétif, Djémila, Luzern, Heidelberg, Bern, Dijon, Bordeaux, , St Gallen, Strasbourg, Macedonia, Kosovo, , Qingdao, Beijing, Torre Pelice Promote places dedicated to the founders, Install busts ▪ in their effigy, place commemorative tablets Maintain links with: ▪ - the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

SWITZERLAND 12 Route du Grand Société Henry Dunant - The Henry Dunant Association - The YMCA’s 12 Grand Collaborate with the corresponding members active in ▪ 15 countries Make sensitive the public opinion, the decision-makers, ▪ the media, the teachers and the youth.

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Lancy 92 Lancy Board Enamel on copper created by Charles Dunant, his nephew

Stéphane Aubert Roger Durand, president Bernard Dunant, Vice-president Flavio Borda d’Agua Route du Grand-Lancy 92

of honour Claire Druc Vaucher 1212 Grand-Lancy, Suisse Cécile Dunant Martinez, Vice- Claire Dunant +41 79 666 58 23 President Maria Franzoni +41 22 321 73 21 Elizabeth Moynier, secretary Béatrice Gautier Van Muyden [email protected] Lester Martinez, treasurer Valérie Lathion office: [email protected] Ariane Vogel www.shd.ch

Program 2018 Publications Membership

January 26 Visit of Louis Appia Archives, ICRC and Bulletin de la SHD, years 2017, n° 25, Students CHF 10.- / € 8.- Geneva Library Geneva, n° 25, 2018 January 27 Guided tour of the Red Cross Museum Members CHF 50.- / € 45.- February 26-28 Strudy tour: Hanau, in the foodsteps of Henry DUNANT, Le souper du Seigneur Couples CHF 70.- / € 60.- Louis Appia Geneva, 82 pages, 2018 Support member CHF 100.- / € 85.- March 15 Visit of the French Red Cross directors

in Geneva Henry Dunant + Gustave Moynier April 12-17 Kragujevac, Serbia, biographies in Crossed fates –parallel lives; Geneva, 2018 Bank account details: serbian de Henry Dunant et de Gustave CCP :12-18630-9 th Moynier 150 aniversary of Un souvenir de Solferino IBAN: CH56 0900 0000 1201 8630 9 May 5 General Assembly in Culoz Minutes of the symposium of 1-3 November 2012 May 31 Athénée, Montrottier, La Chèvrerie with Geneva, 2018 BIC : POFICHBEXXX Le Bugey, société historique June 16 Domain and grave of Cécile Bouthillier Biographies of Henry Dunant and of Gustave Moynier, in french, albanian, german, english, arabic, chinese, de Beaumont-Appia July 6 Retrospective of the first half of the year korean, Italian, macédonian and serbian; in spanish August 23-26 Study tour to Solferino and Castiglione, soon Send me information / membership Bezzecca, Tiarno and Storo October 12-14 Bicentennial of Louis Appia, 1818-2018, Roger DURAND and Michèle MAURY-MOYNIER Comemory in Geneva Regards sur l’Algérie par les Européens Name …………………………………………………..

November 2-6 Comemory in Hanau au temps d’Henry Dunant ; Geneva, 2014 December 1 Retrospective of the year 2018 Surname ………………………………………… Henry DUNANT, Un souvenir de Solferino

Reprinting of first editions in french and english, Address ………………………………………… Geneva, 2012

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Commitments of the Founders Phone …………………………………………

Faith in God and religious tolerance Mobile phone ………………………………………… Spiritual commitment : UCJG and YMCA’s E-mail ………………………………………… Solidarity with the wounded persons Improvisation of the help in Solferino Date & signature ………………………………. International Red Cross Neutralization of the sanitary staff ……………………………………………………….…

International arbitration Peaceful settlement of the conflicts between nations Universal international library Opening on the civilizations of the whole world Green Cross: Protection of the woman and the family Abolition of slavery Pacifism Fight against the militarism and the imperialism premonition of Avenir sanglant.