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2019-2020 ERCBNA Advocacy Person of the Year AwardSep 15, 2020
Google Meet presentation of the 2019-2020 ERCBNA Advocacy Person of the Year Award, which was given to two co-recipients: Mia Mirassou and Jim Micheletti of Palma School.
Mission Frère - Advocacy
ADVOCACY PERSONS OF THE YEARSep 15, 2020
In early August, Palma School Campus Ministers Jim Micheletti and Mia Mirassou were named the co-recipients of the 2019-2020 ERCBNA Advocacy Person of the Year Award. The ERCBNA Blessed Edmund Rice Advocacy Person of the Year Award was created to recognize an ERCBNA School staff member who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to promoting advocacy efforts throughout the academic year.
Mission Frère - Advocacy
ANTIRACISM IN ERCBNA SCHOOLSSep 15, 2020
Throughout the summer of 2020, a group of administrators, teachers and staff members form ERCBNA schools have met virtually to create resources and lesson plans surrounding antiracism to be used this year by staff in ERCBNA schools.
Mission Frère - Advocacy
COFFEE WITH EDMUND THE ADVOCATESep 15, 2020
On August 28th, members of the ERCBNA Province and Latin America region joined Edmund Rice International for an online Zoom webinar, Coffee With Edmund the Advocate. This webinar was centered on exploring Edmund Rice’s life as an advocate for human rights and social justice, in the context of the work being done today.
Mission Frère - Advocacy
DIGITAL IMMERSIONS IN 2020-2021Sep 15, 2020
In light of the cancellation of the ERCBNA immersion program for the 2020-2021 school year, Vancouver College will be creating a Virtual Immersion program. We will be setting up 12 students with three teachers for the Peru and Brownsville immersions, and 24 students and 3 teachers for the South Bronx.
Mission Frère - Advocacy
ERCBNA SUMMER PROJECTSSep 15, 2020
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago operates an emergency food pantry located in the school basement at St. Blase Parish in Summit, IL. Due to the pandemic, many people in the surrounding community have lost their jobs and now turn to this food pantry to make ends meet in putting food on the table for their families.
Mission Frère - Advocacy
JINA MASTERS, TAMPA CATHOLICSep 15, 2020
Tampa Catholic has initiated several partnerships with local assisted living facilities and started pen pal programs with the residents. We created and will be creating ecology opportunities such as roadside clean ups and river clean ups. Both allow for proper distancing. We are also promoting opportunities in the community that are aligning with CDC guidelines. For example, working at the warehouse with Feeding America, promoting sustainable farm work and a partnership with the Humane Society
