Damien students and staff pose outside of the Capital during the March Against Violence.
Last October 2018, like we have for the first 23 annual marches, the Monarchs of Damien Memorial participated in the 24th annual Men's March Against Violence at the Hawaii State Capital. Students from Student Government, the National Honors Society, Women in Leadership class, the varsity football team, the boys' varsity basketball team, and campus ministry marched to advocate for efforts to end domestic violence, which is mostly an issue perpetrated my men.
Damien students at the Capital during the Hawaii March for Life.
In January 2019 Damien Memorial students advocated for the sanctity of all human life at the annual Hawaii "March for Life" held around the State Capital. Damien had also recently became the fist school in Hawaii to create a student-led group with Students For Life of America, a national organization whose mission is to advocate for life and abolish abortion in this generation. It was a great event along side many fellow advocates for life. Damien Memorial even got a shout-out during a speech by governor nominee Andria Tupola.
Photo credit: Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu, Sister "CC" of Benedictine Monastery on North Shore, Damien students bearing sign "I am the pro-life generation")