Tag: Goldin Institute

by Travis Rejman, Executive Director The Goldin Institute invites you to learn about each of our 2023 Chicago Peace Fellows representing 14 community areas across the city.  Founded in 2019 in… Continue reading Meet the 2023 Chicago Peace Fellows

By Gresë Sermaxhaj, Communications Associate To mark this year’s International Women’s Day, the UN has chosen the theme of Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality – an area familiar to… Continue reading How Ibali Lam is Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in South Africa

By Jassi K. Sandhar, Global Research Fellow As we wind down the end of another year, I am amazed at how much we have achieved within our network and the… Continue reading A Look Back on 2022: a year of growth and strengthened solidarity around the globe

By Lissette Mateus Roa, Co-Facilitator, Global Alumni Network Creating an accessible leadership program for Spanish-speaking grassroots leaders On December 10th we celebrated the graduation of the first Goldin Global Fellows… Continue reading Celebrating the Graduation of the 2022 Goldin Global Fellows Spanish Cohort

By Jamika Smith, Tina Gulley-Augustus, Don Williams, Jacqueline Williams, and Cree Noble On September 29th, 2022, 14 grassroots leaders from across Chicago gathered at the Chicago History Museum to celebrate… Continue reading Celebrating the 2022 Chicago Peace Fellows Graduation

By Michael Henderson, Director, Mutual Aid Collaborative Juliet Jones, a 2021 Chicago Peace Fellow Alumni and the Co-Founder and Director of  The Original Sixty Fourth Street Drummers, Inc. “wanted to… Continue reading A December To Remember: Mutual Aid Collaborative Organizes a Toy Drive

By Yusuph Masanja, Co-Facilitator of the Global Alumni Network Since the inaugural cohort of the Goldin Global Fellows in 2018, the Goldin Institute has evolved the GATHER curriculum to remove… Continue reading Our 2022 Global Fellow graduates are stronger together

By Nicholas Songora Odoll, 2021 Goldin Global Fellow, Kenya Manyatta Youth Entertainment (MAYE) is a community based organization active in the coastal counties of Kenya, which uses arts, sports and media… Continue reading Promoting Peace Through the Arts in Mombasa

By Zeki Salah, Mutual Aid Collaborative Facilitator Last summer, the 2021 Chicago Peace Fellows collaboratively designed and launched seven peace building projects geared towards serving and building community with people… Continue reading Deepening Our Bonds at the Peace Fellows Retreat

By Yusuph Masanja, Co-Facilitator, Global Alumni Network In December 2021, a new cohort of 24 grassroots leaders graduated from an 18-week community based leadership course called GATHER. Designed and implemented by the… Continue reading Collective Campaign Supports Grassroots Leaders in 19 Countries