Canadian Network on Humanitarian History

An old combat helmet being used as a flowerpot in Sulaymaniah, Iraqi Kurdistan

Call for articles for a special issue on "Focus on Initial & Enduring Environmental Consequences of Armed Conflict" of the Journal Environmental Research Letter iopscience.iop.org/collections/... @ioppublishing.bsky.social Deadline 28 February

"In a single year, we have rescued over 2500 datasets from over 90 government agencies. This work was supported by over 900 volunteers." @archivistsdotca.bsky.social

"We responded quickly when datasets were threatened or even removed and altered; we helped people find meaningful ways to take action; and we built a volunteer community grounded in care, trust, and professionalism." Thanks,

Dominique Marshall, Preserving Archives and Essential Records in Humanitarian Response David Webster, The Pacific Peoples Partnership: 50 Years through Archive and Story Kevin Brushett, Canadian Solidarity Movements and the Wars for Central America, 1979-1989 Chair | Présidence : Penny Bryden Sponsored by the Canadian Network on Humanitarian History | Parrainé par le Comité canadien de l'bistoire de l'aide humanitaire

Come to the panel organised by @aidhistory.bsky.social on June 1 at 3:30 pm, at the annual meeting of the Canadian Historical Association in Charlottetown, PEI. with @dwebster.bsky.social @kevinbrushett.bsky.social & @dominiquemarshall.bsky.social \ @activehist.bsky.social @histoireengagee.ca

@library-archives.canada.ca @bibliotheque-archives.canada.ca @archivistsdotca.bsky.social @activehist.bsky.social @histoireengagee.ca

1/4 "entry points" for change is "Strengthening accountability by shifting what we measure and who has control over knowledge and data." @aidhistory.bsky.social wrote about this «Creating Development Archives Ethically from an Over-Developed Country», RIED, 2024 journals.openedition.org/ried/23528

@caut.bsky.social @cuasa.ca @ocufa.bsky.social @eduinternational.bsky.social

[ABÉCÉDAIRE DU CRASH] La « solidarité » selon MSF / What “solidarity” means for MSF YouTube video by La Fondation MSF

[FR - ABÉCÉDAIRE] Le Crash vous propose un nouvel épisode de son Abécédaire présenté par Elba Rhamouni : « La « solidarité » selon MSF : usages et incarnations d’une notion » un article de Maëlle L’Homme 📢

👉 youtu.be/bfdgHLZJfas

Retrouvez l’article sur notre site : msf-crash.org/fr/acteurs-e...

In a new podcast w/ Prof. Vincent Chetail, we turn our attention to ICE and
- discuss its creation and its practices since 2003
- examine how allegations surrounding ICE’s treatment of migrants might be understood through the lens of international law & human rights obligations.

🎧 shorturl.at/SACXh

Connecting Refugee Histories Through the Living Refugee Archive — Explore Your Archive Paul V Dudman has written about the refugee histories within their archive collections and the importance of building connections

New blog post by #UEL Archivst @PaulVDudman about the work of the Living Refugee Archive via the #ExploreYourArchive portal:

Connecting Refugee Histories Through the Living Refugee Archive
www.exploreyourarchive.org/connecting-r...

"Rescuing the UNRWA Archive: Saving Palestinian History amidst the Gaza Genocide" in September's issue of @historyworkshop.org.uk

I am talking to the historians of the Department of National Defense on Monday, about the many links between military & humanitarian history. In Ottawa. Write if you would like to join online. @aidhistory.bsky.social @carleton.ca @carletonfass.bsky.social

Community-driven conference in Mtl: keynotes by 2 academics, documentary screening by Cambodian-Canadian filmmaker& 3 panels by members of the Cambodian community in Montreal on lived experiences, memories of the past, & goals for the future: southeastasiastudiesmontreal.ca / @dwebster.bsky.social

International #advocacy takes many forms, but which approaches truly make an impact?
In a webinar, we compare three high-profile campaigns: the Gaza Flotilla, NCDs at the UN General Assembly & COP 30.
With Davide Rodogno and Christophe Lécureuil

📅19th February, 12:30 - Online

👉 shorturl.at/g9XGr

Consigned to Resilience? The notion of resilience, which originated in materials science, is now used in a wide range of fields, including psychology, ecology, physics, and the social sciences. It denotes the ability of indiv...

[EN – A TO Z] 📢 Consigned to Resilience?, now available in English on our website 📢

👉 Find the related article here: msf-crash.org/en/humanitar...

NEW by cuinenglish.bsky.social J.Mason: how governmental&non-governmental actors used books as instruments of development in various parts of the Third World &towards Indigenous communities in Canada&how Indigenous activists&writers responded @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social www.mqup.ca/Books/B/Book...

The @archive.org Internet Archives Humanitarian Collection went live on January 23! archive.org/details/huma... If you would like to add items, please contact Mark Graham <mark@archive.org> / @hcrinstitute.bsky.social

@aidhistory.bsky.social @francoisaudet.bsky.social

Leverhulme Trust and Wellcome Trust Combine Support Leverhulme Trust and Wellcome Trust combine support for the Humanitarian Archive Emergency (HAE) project based at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute at The University of Manchester in pa...

Delighted to be part of the team of the new & urgent Humanitarian Archive Emergency (HAE) project, based @manchester.ac.uk with @leverhulme.ac.uk & @wellcometrust.bsky.social funds: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/l... @aidhistory.bsky.social @internetarchiveca.bsky.social @carleton.ca

Boy and girl together left; right: the same boy as soldier.

Join us Monday evening October 6, in person in Ottawa or virtually: "Cold War Consent? Military Experimentation & Research Ethics in Mid-Century Canada," with M. S. Wiseman, History, @uwaterloo.ca Register: tinyurl.com/48hh6r3m@cnd... @activehist.bsky.social @carleton.ca @carletonfass.bsky.social

This new book will interest @aidhistory.bsky.social friends

A history of the Japanese Red Cross movement, of interest to @aidhistory.bsky.social friends

In the Zone | Miriam Pensack, Willa Glickman One weekend last December, Donald Trump suddenly became fixated on reviving a ghost of US empire—control of the Panama Canal. He has since warned that he

"Pensack is a historian of Latin America, and her writing is on Panama, Guantánamo Bay, humanitarian refugees, Cuban history." www.nybooks.com/online/2025/... This will interest friends of @cndhistassoc.bsky.social @oah.org @historians.org @refugejournal.bsky.social @aidhistory.bsky.social

In the Zone | Miriam Pensack, Willa Glickman One weekend last December, Donald Trump suddenly became fixated on reviving a ghost of US empire—control of the Panama Canal. He has since warned that he

"Pensack is a historian of Latin America, & her writing is on Panama, Guantánamo Bay, humanitarian refugees, Cuban history." www.nybooks.com/online/2025/... This @nybooks.com artile will interest @cndhistassoc.bsky.social @oah.org @historians.org @refugejournal.bsky.social @aidhistory.bsky.social

@aidhistory.bsky.social @severyandyakonov.bsky.social @icrc.org

Une librairie flottante se promène de port en port en Asie Dans le port animé de Keelung, à Taïwan, et ailleurs en Asie, le Doulos Hope, un navire-librairie, offre des livres à bas prix et de l’espoir.

ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/215... @aidhistory.bsky.social @les-libraires.bsky.social @labnf.bsky.social

Ce bel article du @ledevoir.com de ce matin qui explique les retournements des 10 dernières années de l'opinion publique canadienne sur les refugiés intéressera @refugejournal.bsky.social @monde-diplomatique.fr @unhcr.org @aidhistory.bsky.social @activehist.bsky.social @histoireengagee.ca

The archival collection of John Peter Humphrey at McGill University has been nominated to be inscribed on the Memory of the World International Registry of @unesco.org . This will interest @aidhistory.bsky.social friends, & @historyofrights.bsky.social rights unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/p...