Pilgrims at the UN
A group of teachers and administrators from Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) are visiting Geneva as part of a pilgrimage to Ireland following in the footsteps of Edmund Rice. The…
The Birth of a New Global Edmund Movement
Despite travel cautionary warnings 27 Edmund Rice Education leaders from North America, Latin America, India, Ireland, England, Australia, New Zealand, Southern Africa, Zambia, East Africa, Ghana and Sierra Leone gathered…
ERI Geneva Training Program Builds Capacity
Participants in the training program: (l-r) Carolyn White (USA), Brian Bond (ERI), Edwin d’Souza (india) Chris Nolan (New Zealand) Guillermo Bullrich (Argentina) Moy Hitchen (ERI) Sara Pereira (Timor Leste) Passmore…
Talking Human Rights – 21 Civil Society Organisations, 1 Agenda
On the evening of the 19th of April 2014, the Pax Romana conference on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) commenced. It was a five day conference aimed at creating awareness…
Interns – a Farewell and a Welcome
This month sees us say farewell to Drew Gibbons and a welcome to Madelaine Curnow and Ben Taylor (pictured at left). Ben, a former student of St Josephs, Gregory Terrace…
Welcome to our Latest Intern
My name is Drew Gibbons and I’m studying a Bachelor of International Relations majoring in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland in Australia. Currently I am undergoing…
Welcome to Our Newest Intern
From little Tasmania to culturally diverse Geneva it’s been a big couple of months for me but I am excited to have made it to the ERI offices and to…
Welcoming the Stranger
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres poses with some of the participants in the Dialogue on Faith and Protection. UNHCR photo/ J M Ferré Following a ‘Dialogue on Faith…
Some Reflections on the ERI Training Program
“Our sessions included and covered an overview of the UN Human Rights System, Spirituality of Justice, Treaty Body systems, Legal statuses of various UN conventions, how NGO’s can engage with…
ERI Intern’s Blog
Follow the fortunes of our interns Jordan Wren and Cathal Ó Fainín via their respective blogs.