Author: Ethan Michaeli

Twenty grassroots leaders from 16 countries around the world celebrated their graduation from the first class of Goldin Institute’s GATHER Fellows program on November 8th hosted by Board Member Mimi Frankel. GATHER graduate Raymond Richard, founder of Brothers Standing Together, the Chicago-based anti-violence non-profit, attended the celebration on a rooftop venue overlooking Lake Michigan. ‘Brother… Continue reading Celebrating the Graduation of the Gather Fellows

Speaking at a July 17 celebration for the launch of Gather, the Goldin Institute’s online fellowship for community leaders around the world, Raymond Richard, Executive Director of Brothers Standing Together, a not-for-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, said that he had already received the IPad preloaded with the Gather software and was looking forward… Continue reading Gather Platform Launched

When Sabaah Folayan arrived in Ferguson, Missouri, just a couple of weeks after the police shooting of Michael Brown in August 2014, her plan was to conduct a public health study. A Los Angeles native who was then in a pre-med course at Columbia University, Sabaah quickly realized that tensions were too great to focus… Continue reading Whose Streets? Connecting Ferguson and Chicago

Mehari Reuven is an Ethiopian Jewish teacher, writer and journalist who was incarcerated as a “prisoner of Zion” in his birth country. Released after a year during which he was tortured and witnessed the murders of other prisoners, he escaped from Ethiopia and became an international advocate for his people, playing a key role in… Continue reading Goldin Institute Returns to Israel and Palestine

The Goldin Institute’s Board of Advisors had a busy year fundraising, donating their own time, and contributing other resources toward our mission.  Month by month, Goldin’s Board represented us at international conferences, collaborated with our partners around the world, and established funding streams that will be essential to expanding our efforts in the near future. Founder… Continue reading Reflecting on a Momentous 2017

The Goldin Institute hosted the editors of a new book, “Futures of Black Radicalism,” Gaye Theresa Johnson and Alex Lubin, for a conversation with nearly forty activists, journalists, scholars, students and others interested in the themes raised in the book.  The book reflects on the seminal work of scholar-activist Cedric Robinson, whose writings helped define… Continue reading Exploring the Futures of Black Radicalism

For Advisory Board Member Akif Irfan, helping a grassroots organization solve a water crisis in the war-torn Philippine island of Mindanao is both part of his personal responsibility as a Muslim American, and just another chapter in his long relationship with the Goldin Institute. This summer, Akif launched a fundraising drive with his family and… Continue reading Get Involved: Campaign for Safe Water in Mindanao

At a gathering in September 2017, Goldin Institute Board Member Nate Shapiro and his wife, Randy, were recognized for the vital role they played in rescuing Ethiopian Jewry by the Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, Aviv Ezra, and staff of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces Central Region. Nate served as President… Continue reading Nathan Shapiro Recognized for Work with Ethiopian Jews