The Goldin Institute invites you to learn about each of our Chicago Peace Fellows representing 14 neighborhoods across the city as they join together and establish a community of practice determined to promote peace across the city!

Goldin Fellow Mariam Ali of Majengo, Nairobi, Kenya, works to empower women who are at risk for recruitment into violent foreign extremist organizations.

Alexander Gwanvalla shares an update about the deteriorating situation in Cameroon which has placed ever greater burdens on the work of his organization, Community Green Engagement.

Jeff Waringa shares an update on his meeting with Global Fellows Geoffrey Omony and Diana Alaroker of YOLRED Uganda who recently travelled to Nairobi, Kenya to present their protocols to protect vulnerable populations in academic research to the Antislavery Knowledge Network.

Over 100 supporters attended the premiere of a first-of-its-kind exhibition on sexual and human trafficking entitled “Behold Her: Portraits of Survivors of Human Trafficking” hosted by Shyne San Diego, founded and led by Global Gather alumnus Cynthia Austin.

Chicago Peace Fellow Alumnus Frank Latin, Founder of the Westside Media Project, shares his reflections on the graduation event honoring the work of the Peace Fellows, a group comprised of individuals who lead small organizations and do not allow our even smaller budgets to deter us from doing the work that our communities so desperately need.

KOFAVIV Co-Founder Malya Villard Appolon offers reflections on the 10th anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti and calls for global solidarity.

GATHER Global Fellow Daniel Tillias of SAKALA in Cite Soleil, Haiti shares his gratitude for global solidarity on the 10th anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti.

The Peace Fellows is a curriculum and fellowship designed to support individual organizers working to stop violence and create opportunities for their neighbors to collaborate in promoting more peaceful communities across the city. The inaugural class of 18 Peace Fellows graduated in November 2019 after more than six months of collaborative learning and joint projects.

2019 was a momentous year with the debut of the Chicago Peace Fellows, our fellowship for grassroots organizers in our home town, and numerous accomplishments for the international graduates of GATHER!