Dear Ebba,

I thank you for your advice and inspiration. We share your view of the
situation that will require a strong and coordinated response in the
weeks and months ahead.

ICOM is already giving consideration to the kind of proposal you are
outlining and where it is clear that the members are in support of this
kind of action, it will receive priority consideration and support by
the Council.

Please note that we will advise you are soon as possible when we have
sufficient information for our plan of action,

Thanks for support.

Alissandra 

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Subject: Message of support

Dear Alissandra,
Dear colleagues,

ICOM Finland and its members want to express their deepest sorrow to the

victims of the earth quake and the tsunami in Asia. It is impossible to 
imagine the consequences of this natural catastrophe.

When the time comes, after some weeks or months, we must be ready to 
help our colleagues in the region. Except professional help and 
materials we need money. We need it in this situation and we have  to 
develop a system for the future, so that museum professionals can in 
coming disasters, natural or man made, know that ICOM will and can give 
economical help. Could we concentrate fund rising to International 
Museum Day 18.05.2005? Then we have more information from the region and

time to prepare our members and museums. Now people are helping the 
victims in the emergency situation and at least in Finland the donations

to Red Cross, UNICEF and other organizations are bigger than ever.

Governments are making their plans for help for many years to come. 
Preservation of the cultural heritage of the region ought to be in those

programs and ICOM could work for it. We have lot of work to do.

ICOM Finland

Ebba Brännback
Chair

Senior curator
Design Museum
Helsinki, Finland
+358 589 7002

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