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News from SCI International Archives informs about recent activities and insights or ideas around archives and the history of SCI.
Posted by Maria Ojuel on Oct 12, 2024
The exhibition Commitment and solidarity. Swiss aid in time of war (1936 – 1945) is taking place in the Delegation of the Catalan Government in Switzerland from September 17 to October 30, 2024.
Posted by Heinz Gabathuler on Jun 16, 2024
Throughout 2024, SCI Switzerland is celebrating the 100 years of the first two international voluntary services which took place between August and December 1924 in Les Ormonts (Vaud) and in Someo (Ticino), organised by Pierre Ceresole and his friends.
Posted by Maria Ojuel on Jan 21, 2024
The French historian Christian Maillebouis, who is dedicated on the history of French protestantism and local history of the village Le Chambon-sur-Lignon published recently a short documentary about Swiss help for refugee children.
Posted by Heinz Gabathuler on Nov 24, 2023
On 20 November 2023, Theodor (Thedy) von Fellenberg has died, at the age of 88.
Posted by Heinz Gabathuler on Aug 24, 2022
In August, a "Wikipedia for Peace" workcamp has taken place on Mont-Soleil in Switzerland. The participants from seven countries have been editing articles to Wikipedia about journalists and organisation advocating for freedom of speech.
Posted by Claudia Strambini, Heinz Gabathuler on Jan 18, 2022
On behalf of SCI India I am sending you very sad news. Our friend and activist Chandru Raghavan passed away last night 17 January 2022, at his home in Bangalore.
Posted by Philipp Rodriguez on Dec 23, 2021
In the frame of of the 100th anniversary of SCI, SCI Archives made the selection of objects and wrote the corresponding texts for Virtual Museum – an online gallery in which physical objects, mainly from the Archives, are displayed.
Posted by Heinz Gabathluer on Apr 2, 2021
The sixth and last report on behalf of the “International Service Group” dates April 15th, 1921, and has been signed by Pierre Ceresole.
Posted by Heinz Gabathluer on Feb 26, 2021
Hubert Parris, one of the leaders of the project alongside with Pierre Ceresole, wrote the fifth report on March 13th.
Posted by Heinz Gabathluer on Jan 29, 2021
The fourth regular report, signed by Hubert Parris and directed to the “Movement towards a Christian International”, dated January 20, 1921, lists the participants present in Esnes at that moment.