Knitting for Mariners by the Light of a Lighthouse November 19, 2008 Knitters from around the country craft items to send to the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) each year. The volunteer knitting program, Christmas at Sea, has, for 110 years, been distributing packages of warm, handmade garments to mariners working at Christmastime. On November 15 a group of these volunteer knitters.... Read more
		Auction Items Announced for 2008 CAS Gala & Auction November 13, 2008 SCI’s holiday celebration is right around the corner, and excitement grows as auction items are announced for the 2008 Christmas at Sea Gala & Auction. Tickets for this cheerful evening are now available, and you can find information about the event, including an online preview of auction items, by clicking the picture at the left.
		Editorial in Paducah Sun Claims Future in River Transportation November 10, 2008 The following editorial appeared in the Paducah Sun on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. It is reprinted here with permission. The engine driving Paducah’s economy looks an awful lot like a towboat. Read more
		Houston Luncheon Raises $77K for Maritime Training October 30, 2008 Resembling barges held together with rigging, members of the commercial community of the Port of Houston, America’s second largest Port in terms of total tonnage, met last week in support of the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI). At the Fourth Annual Maritime Training Benefit Luncheon, the area’s.... Read more
		SCI Attorney Blanchard Speaks at Annual WISTA Conference October 23, 2008 The Seamen’s Church Institute’s Center for Seafarers’ Rights (CSR) attorney Deborah Blanchard returns this week from the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) Annual Conference held October 15-17, 2008, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Blanchard was one of 35 elite speakers.... Read more
		SCI Helps ILO Develop MLC, 2006 Enforcement Guidelines October 15, 2008 The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006), sometimes called the “Seafarers’ Bill of Rights”, is important international legislation protecting seafarers’ rights. For two meetings in September, SCI’s Director of the Center for Seafarers’ Rights, Douglas B. Stevenson, was in Geneva to discuss the implementation of these.... Read more
		Port Newark Construction June 27, 2008 SCI's International Seafarers' Center is like a ship in dry dock getting much-needed repairs. The Center will become a shell as we upgrade the facility to serve global seafarers today and tomorrow. Services to seafarers continue despite construction. Grand Re-opening: May 2009 Click here to see 14 gift opportunities and architectural drawings. Click here to see weekly updates that include demolition and construction photos.
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