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…
Piracy
SCI’s Clinical Researcher discusses how seafarers respond to the experience of a pirate attack, examining how resilience may ameliorate long-term
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Humanitarian Challenges of Piracy Off West Africa February 15, 2013 Hijackers targeting vessels off the coast of West Africa have different aims from pirates in the Gulf of Aden, significantly affecting the seafarers operating in those waters. Recently, SCI’s More...
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Helping Seafarers Confront West African Piracy December 11, 2012 SCI’s President & Executive Director writes about his recent discussion with maritime industry stakeholders about piracy incidents in the coastal waters of West Africa, talking about piracy’s More...
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SCI Publishes Vetted Piracy Guidelines
September 16, 2010
Incorporating clinical research and industry feedback, SCI announces the update of its Guidelines for Post-Piracy Care for Seafarers, outlining care strategies for those affected by piracy.
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SCI in the Outback
July 27, 2010
Dr. Michael Stuart Garfinkle, SCI’s Clinical Researcher, participated in the 2010 Asian Psychological Association (APsyA) Conference in Darwin, Australia where scholars exchanged ideas in...
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UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 2010
June 30, 2010
Meeting of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Delivered June 18, 2010 Douglas B. Stevenson Director, Center for Seafarers RightsThe Seamen’s Church Institute...
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UN General Assembly on Piracy 2010
May 26, 2010
Informal Meeting of the General Assembly on Piracy United Nations Delivered May 14, 2010 Douglas B. StevensonDirector, Center for Seafarers RightsThe Seamen’s Church Institute Madame Moderator,
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Stevenson Addresses UN General Assembly
May 25, 2010
Douglas B. Stevenson, Director of SCI’s Center for Seafarers’ Rights, addressed a special session of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, May 14, discussing maritime piracy’s impact on...
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SCI Joins IMO Deliberation on Piracy
May 21, 2010
SCI’s President & Executive Director seated with the Rev. Ken Peters from the UK’s Mission to Seafarers presenting SCI’s Piracy Trauma Study to a meeting of the IMO in London
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Anglo-Eastern Conference 2010, Mumbai
February 4, 2010
Anglo-Eastern 2010 Annual Conference Delivered February 3, 2010 “SEAFARERS’ RIGHTS” Douglas B. StevensonDirector, Center for Seafarers’ RightsThe Seamen’s Church Institute Good morning.
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