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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2025 Global Week of Action on Homelesness
In November and December of 2025, ERCBNA Schools participated in the 2nd annual Edmund Rice Global Week of Action on Homelessness. This campaign invites ERCBNA schools and their communities to dedicate a week to build awareness, take action, and advocate to end homelessness.
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Continued ACTION for Juvenile Diabetes at Iona Prep
During the 2024-2025 academic year, Iona Prep students Matty Zimmerman, Daniel Resua, and Lucius LoCicero, served as Iona Prep’s ACTION Youth Ambassadors under the guidance of Iona Prep teacher and ACTION Moderator, Christine Chana. Last year, their outstanding efforts on advocacy campaigns surrounding homelessness, children’s concerns and chronic illness, and environmental concerns helped to earn them the 2024-2025 Tom Gambardella ACTION Advocacy Award.
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Iona University Partners with Edmund Rice International at United Nations Headquarters
For the 2nd consecutive year, Iona University students will be spending their semester interning at the United Nations in New York City. Ian, Laila, and Kaelen are enrolled in an Independent Study Program at Iona that gives them access to the UN properties by means of an Edmund Rice International affiliation. Each received accreditation with the UN Economic and Social Council via a Grounds Pass to allow ease of access to the working areas of delegate conference halls . The students are enrolled
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Brother Rice High School, Bloomfield, Michigan's
We are proud to announce that James Higdon ’10 has been recognized by the Catholic Foundation of Michigan as a recipient of the Amazing Catholic Educator Award, an honor presented to outstanding teachers within the Archdiocese of Detroit.