In response to racial injustice spurred by the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, a group of ERCBNA educators met during the summer of 2020 to create resources to promote antiracism.​ The following link contains a variety of antiracism resources related to education, mental health, prayer and faith as well as reading and media suggestions. ERCBNA schools are encouraged to utilize these materials to promote conversations surrounding racial justice and antiracism during the 2020-2021 school year.
Other News from ERCBNA
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Celebrating Founder's Day
On May 5th, schools across the Edmund Rice Global Network celebrated Founder’s Day, the Feast Day of Blessed Edmund Rice. This year, school’s centered their work on Founder’s Day on the importance and promotion of mental health awareness amidst the ongoing pandemic and during May’s Mental Health Awareness Month.
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Catholic High School Students Address Racial Inequity
Student representatives from 25 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago came together to address racial inequities in response to last summer’s murder of George Floyd and its aftermath.
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TAKING ACTION AT TAMPA
The Blessed Edmund Society of Tampa (B.E.S.T) is proud to have made over 4,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches this school year through our monthly ministry.
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ACTION Student Leadership Workshop
Given the ongoing pandemic, this year’s ACTION workshop took place on Thursday, April 22 and Friday, April 23 via Zoom. Students and staff members from 12 ERCBNA schools from Argentina, Canada and the United States participated in the online workshop.