Mission Frère - Advocacy
Directed by Mr. Sean D’Alfonso
2018 - Advocacy Coordinators Workshop at the Cabrini Retreat Center in Des Plains, Illinois
November 2019 - Students from 4 ERCBNA schools during their immersion program at the U.S- Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas
May 2022 - Students from Iona Prep during a Zoom call with staffers from New York State Senator Chuck Schumer’s office. Students met to lobby for some adjustments to be made to the Farm Bill for its renegotiation in 2023
May 2022 - Students from Tampa Catholic High School volunteering and advocating for local residents with developmental disabilities
October 2022 - All Hallows’ President Ron Schutte delivers remarks at the Bronx Climate Justice Town Hall, which was hosted on All Hallows’ Rooftop Garden
February 2023 - Brother Rice Michigan students at the State Capital in Lansing, Michigan, to advocate for the Drive Safe Bill, which would reinstate the ability for refugees & immigrants to be given the ability to obtain a Driver's License
May 2023 - Brother Rice Michigan Advocacy Coordinator, Thane Hall, outside of the U.N. in Geneva during a Human Rights Training Course offered by Edmund Rice International
September 2023 - Students from Iona University join with Dr. Colonel West during the 2023 March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City
March 2024 - Vancouver College Advocacy Coordinator, Michelle Rapier, delivering a Joint Oral Statement with IIMA & VIDES at the 55th session of the HRC during the UPR Outcomes of Canada
November 2019 - Students from 4 ERCBNA schools during their immersion program at the U.S- Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas
May 2022 - Students from Iona Prep during a Zoom call with staffers from New York State Senator Chuck Schumer’s office. Students met to lobby for some adjustments to be made to the Farm Bill for its renegotiation in 2023
May 2022 - Students from Tampa Catholic High School volunteering and advocating for local residents with developmental disabilities
October 2022 - All Hallows’ President Ron Schutte delivers remarks at the Bronx Climate Justice Town Hall, which was hosted on All Hallows’ Rooftop Garden
February 2023 - Brother Rice Michigan students at the State Capital in Lansing, Michigan, to advocate for the Drive Safe Bill, which would reinstate the ability for refugees & immigrants to be given the ability to obtain a Driver's License
May 2023 - Brother Rice Michigan Advocacy Coordinator, Thane Hall, outside of the U.N. in Geneva during a Human Rights Training Course offered by Edmund Rice International
September 2023 - Students from Iona University join with Dr. Colonel West during the 2023 March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City
March 2024 - Vancouver College Advocacy Coordinator, Michelle Rapier, delivering a Joint Oral Statement with IIMA & VIDES at the 55th session of the HRC during the UPR Outcomes of Canada
This is a direct response to the Chapter Call “to engage in advocacy with the voiceless, the marginalized and all that are oppressed.” Our advocacy efforts include:
- work at the United Nations and with Edmund Rice International
- our Province Mission Education and Immersion program in collaboration with our North American schools and our Latin American Region
- Action Alerts on topics such as immigration, Catholic school education, the Right to Life for all, the Dream Act, etc.
- and a quarterly newsletter – NorAm – that attempts to share the good news of the service and advocacy works taking place around the Province.