Changes at ERI Geneva
We are pleased to announce that Br Joseph Gomeh, currently based at Bo in Sierra Leone, will join the ERI Team in Geneva in 2025. Joseph will replace Br Terry…
ERI November Training in Geneva
In November, Edmund Rice International (ERI) hosted a two-week training program for twelve attendees in Geneva, a city central to the global human rights movement. Throughout the training, participants explored…
ERI Schools Partnership Global Meet
‘We are Connected’ was the song that opened our first Edmund Rice Youth Ambassadors’ Global Meet on October 21st. The sentiment of the song was evident throughout the 90-minute digital…
A month with ERI and its engagement with the 57th session of the HRC
Joining ERI in Geneva meant stepping out of my comfort zone and taking a leap of faith into the unknown. This decision, made for the mission of my Congregation, has…
Edmund Rice International and Deignan Institute at Iona University Join Climate March Targeting Citibank
On Sunday, August 25, a large contingent of several hundred climate activists joined a march in NYC to challenge the role of CitiBank, with Headquarters in New York City, as…
Edmund Rice International Schools’ Partnership Program Official Launch
Edmund Rice International has officially launched its new schools’ partnership program with an online event organised by Br Tino D’abreu, Grace David the advocacy coordinator for Edmund Rice schools in…
Visit of England Schools Group to Geneva
We feel incredibly privileged to have been given the chance to gain an insight into how the UN and its reviews work, and are ready to advocate for global human…
Homeless Awareness Week in Belfast
Following the ERI December Board meeting in Dublin, several ERI Team and Board members joined Cormac McArt (ERI Board member and Director of the Westcourt Centre) to travel to Belfast…
ERI Geneva Training in Human Rights and Advocacy
In November, 12 participants gathered in Gaillard to begin the Edmund Rice International Human Rights and Advocacy Training Course. In introducing ourselves, we each shared a piece of our culture…
Season of Creation 2023
“Let Justice and Peace Flow” is the theme chosen for Season of Creation 2023 the ecumenical celebration held each year from September 1, World Day of Prayer for the Care…