Then, during the 2003 blackout in New York City, he saw Red Cross workers hustling to respond to the crisis. He then landed a job at the Red Cross in their facilities department. After his military service, he worked in a number of different jobs, from retail to youth development. “It was definitely like the military, where you had to stop, analyze the situation and create different ways of responding,” he says.įor Mauricio, learning, adapting and responding are part of what makes his work for the Red Cross so rewarding. From virtual volunteer assignments to gloved hand-offs of supplies and vouchers for people who lost their homes to fire, Mauricio kept the response wheels turning. Without missing a beat, Mauricio and his team found ways to reduce contact with people while still delivering the support they needed. “With coronavirus, we needed to stop and rethink our operations.” “The military taught me to adapt to any situation,” Mauricio says. Mauricio Serrato says that the lessons he learned as an active Marine from 1996 – 2000 have helped him perform as a Disaster Program Manager at the American Red Cross in Greater New York. And the Red Cross benefits from their dedication, skills, and commitment. Whether they feel a sense of duty or enjoy the sense of purpose that comes from offering help to people in a time of crisis, veteran volunteers and staff members say they feel fulfilled in their work for the Red Cross. In this role, men and women continue to serve people in the United States and around the world. The relationship is often reciprocal, with many veterans joining the Red Cross as volunteers and employees. From comforts and critical services on bases across the US and around the world, to support for military families during deployments, to continued service to veterans after their time in the military ends, the Red Cross is there. One of the core mandates at the American Red Cross is to serve military and veteran families. All hope seems lost, until new information about Simas’ citizenship surfaces. Through eyewitness reports, rare archival footage and a dramatic first-person re-enactment by now 90-year-old would-be defector Simas Kudirka, director Giedrė Žickytė takes us on a stranger-than-fiction journey reaching all the way up to the White House.By Jennifer Friedlin, Volunteer, American Red Cross in Greater NY
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The event sets off a series of protests throughout the U.S. To his horror, and to the outcry of the world media, the Americans return him to the Soviets and he is tried for treason.
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While the talks are in full swing, Lithuanian sailor Simas Kudirka jumps across the icy water onto the American boat in a frantic bid for freedom. coast guard sets out to meet a Soviet vessel anchored just off the shore of Martha’s Vineyard for a one-day conference between the two nations set to discuss fishing rights in the Atlantic Ocean.
On November 7, see The Jump (dir. Giedre Zickyte, Lithuania, 2021, Documentary). via the Elevent streaming platform November 3-14. Following the success of last year’s festival, the online version will once again be available to viewers all across the U.S. The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York, presented in accordance with new COVID-19 safety guidance and protocols.
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