Tag: Gather Fellow

The Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) signifies a great milestone of peace negotiations over decades of talks in the Bangsamoro region in southern part of the Philippines. It is… Continue reading Progress in the Peace Negotiations in the Philippines

For two weeks starting on January 17, Shyne San Diego—founded and led by Global Gather alumnus Cynthia Austin—partnered with area organizations in the San Diego and Orange County area to mount a… Continue reading SHYNE On You Crazy Diamond

Dear Friends and Supporters: I hope this missive meets you well. Just to inform you that we met with the community leaders of Nsongwa Mile 90 recently. This community is… Continue reading Building On Our Assets Workshop with the Nsongwa Community in Cameroon

Dear All, It has been a while since I provided updates about my grassroots project as a GATHER Fellow and I thought with so much happening at the Global Leading… Continue reading Leading Lights Shine in South Africa

Hello to the global network from San Diego! I am pleased to share an update on the work of Shyne on our one year anniversary! The Social Garden, a new… Continue reading One Year Anniversary of Shyne!

This journey I have been on for the last four years has seen real moments of me finding my voice, my inner power, shedding insecurities and finding my brave. It… Continue reading Finding My Brave

Cynthia Austin is the founder and CEO of Shyne, an organization based in San Diego, USA, created by women, for women, and in collaboration with those who’ve gotten out of,… Continue reading I Am Unstoppable

At 4:53 pm, January 12, 2010 an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale struck the island of Hispaniola, comprising the two nations of Haiti and the… Continue reading Reflections on the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti

Meeting for the first time in Dharamshala, India over the course of seven days in October, I had the opportunity to meet Goldin Institute team member Jimmie Briggs with whom… Continue reading Seeking Peace from Somalia to Dharamshala

On the 3rd of October, 2018, we at Youth Leaders for Reconciliation and Development (YOLRED) hosted our community visioning summit, an important part of the Gather curriculum, which was attended… Continue reading Nothing For Us Without Us