The Seamen's Church Institute (SCI) promotes the safety, dignity and improved working environment for the men and women serving in North American and international maritime workplaces. Founded in 1834, the Institute is a voluntary, ecumenical agency affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Take a closer look…
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What’s fashionable on the high seas this winter? Some mariners will sport a new hat designed by Kristine Byrnes of Allentown, NJ, winner of a contest
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What’s In a Name? A Closer Look at the Seamen’s Church Institute May 15, 2013 Read about the evolution of SCI’s name over its history. More...
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ICMA Regional Conference in Odessa April 15, 2013 At a regional conference earlier this month in Odessa, Ukraine, SCI’s Douglas B. Stevenson advised port chaplains from various Christian maritime ministries on issues impacting their ability to serve More...
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Labor Struggles on New York City’s Waterfront: A Visual History
August 27, 2012
Queens College grad student Alexandra Dolan-Mescal examines SCI’s archival record of labor unions in early twentieth-century New York, discovering that seafarer welfare agencies like SCI were...
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Fulfilling Maritime Convention’s Promise
August 22, 2012
The Director of SCI’s Center for Seafarers’ Rights weighs in on the importance of the the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, set to come into force in a year’s time. Stevenson calls it “the most...
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SCI Presents Piracy Study Findings in Cape Town
August 7, 2012
Dr. Michael S. Garfinkle reports from an international conference in South Africa where he presented the major results of SCI’s study of the effects of piracy on seafarers.
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U.S. Lags on Convention Ratification
August 3, 2012
Center for Seafarers’ Rights Director Douglas B. Stevenson urges concerned citizens to join him in seeking swift U.S. action to adopt an international convention that provides comprehensive rights...
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SCI and the Merchant Marine during World War II, Part Two: 1942
August 2, 2012
When the United States entered World War II, the nation drew on many resources for the war effort, including the Seamen’s Church Institute, which provided aid to seafarers in the merchant marine...
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Encouraging Trends Against Somali Piracy
July 30, 2012
SCI’s Center for Seafarers’ Rights Intern Benjamin S. Clark reports from a meeting last week of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia at the United Nations during which those...
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SCI Digital Archives Launches New Site
July 19, 2012
Explorers need not climb into a dusty vault to view objects from New York’s maritime history at the Seamen’s Church Institute. A new, easy-to-use online interface allows anyone to access more than...
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