The Goldin Institute invites you to learn about each of our 2020 Chicago Peace Fellows representing 14 community areas across the city. Founded in 2019 in collaboration with the Partnership for Safe… Continue reading Meet the 2020 Chicago Peace Fellows
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A Night to Remember!
By Frank Latin, Senior Advisor, Communications For me, the Goldin Institute’s 2019 Chicago Peace Fellows graduation ceremony was an inspiring event. The ceremony marked the completion of a six-month fellowship… Continue reading A Night to Remember!
2019 Chicago Peace Fellows Report
For nearly two decades, the Chicago-based Goldin Institute has worked to build the capacity and amplify the voices of grassroots organizers in communities contending with the most challenging circumstances on… Continue reading 2019 Chicago Peace Fellows Report
Celebrating the Graduation of the Chicago Peace Fellows
By Ethan Michaeli, Senior Advisor for Communications For Velvian Boswell, being a Chicago Peace Fellow transformed the way she saw her own neighborhood. Speaking to a room packed with family,… Continue reading Celebrating the Graduation of the Chicago Peace Fellows
Peace Fellows Present to Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities
On July 24, a delegation of Chicago Peace Fellows presented their work together thus far to a large meeting of 2019 grantees as well as the funders of the Partnership… Continue reading Peace Fellows Present to Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities
Peace Fellows Trained in Kingian Nonviolence
On Monday, July 8, the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago hosted a Kingian Nonviolence workshop for the Chicago Peace Fellows and grantees of the Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities.… Continue reading Peace Fellows Trained in Kingian Nonviolence
Neighbors Celebrate Family and Youth Peace Day
Along with my collaborator Gloria Smith of the Black Star Project, I am pleased to share an update from the 2019 Family and Youth Peace Day. This project is one of… Continue reading Neighbors Celebrate Family and Youth Peace Day
Peace Fellows Visit Telpochcalli in Little Village
On Friday, June 14, Chicago Peace Fellow Maria Velazquez invited her peers to the Telpochcalli Elementary School, an institution in the Little Village neighborhood that the community organization she leads,… Continue reading Peace Fellows Visit Telpochcalli in Little Village
Peace Fellow Spotlight: Gloria Smith
What are some important updates in your current work? The Black Star Project is a multifaceted initiative known for its actions with programs on education, culture, economic and workforce development,… Continue reading Peace Fellow Spotlight: Gloria Smith
Chicago Peace Fellows Practice Appreciative Inquiry at Breakthrough Ministries
On Wednesday, May 1, the Chicago Peace Fellows met at Breakthrough Ministries in East Garfield Park for our fifth workshop focused on the concept of Appreciative Inquiry. We started the… Continue reading Chicago Peace Fellows Practice Appreciative Inquiry at Breakthrough Ministries