Author: Travis Rejman

By Zeki Salah, Mutual Aid Collaborative Facilitator The Chicago Peace Fellows held a Concert for Peace on June 4th, celebrating the artistic accomplishments of their communities and a shared commitment to improving their neighborhoods. The Second Annual Chicago Peace Fellows Music Festival was held at the Hatchery in Garfield Park with Peace Fellows gathering performers from… Continue reading Second Annual Chicago Peace Fellows Music Festival

By Zeki Salah, Facilitator, Mutual Aid Collaborative Chicago Peace Fellows hosted a conversation at the Firehouse Community Arts Center on June 3, 2022 to discuss community safety and crime data with the University of Chicago Crime Lab. The event was held as part of the Mutual Aid Collaborative’s Civic Leaders series, which is designed to connect alumni of the Chicago Peace Fellows… Continue reading Connecting Community Members with the Research of the University of Chicago Crime Lab

By Yusuph Masanja, Co-Facilitator, Global Alumni Network Goldin Global Fellow Mahdar Tahir from Malaysia and founder of the Crescent Collective contributed as a panelist to an online discussion and celebration about Religious Freedom. This online event brought together contributors from India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, and Malaysia to share wisdom and knowledge about how religious freedom promotes social harmony.… Continue reading Crescent Collective Calls for Religious Freedom and Understanding

By Cynthia Luvlee, Goldin Global Fellow, President and Chief Visionary Officer, SHYNE SD Shyne is growing exponentially this year! We started 2022 with 8 survivors on the Shyne Survivor Business Network™ and we are delighted to announce that a few weeks ago we enrolled our 50th survivor entrepreneur and launched our new website www.shynesd.org! When I began… Continue reading Building a Brighter Future for Survivor Entrepreneurs at Shyne

By John Kamma, Goldin Global Fellow, Liberia Catalyst 2030 is a global movement of social change innovators. Members include NGOs, social enterprises, intermediaries, funders and other social change innovators collaborating with urgency to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Catalyzing Change Week was organized by C2030 as a dedicated annual week of in-person and online gathering… Continue reading Grassroots Perspectives on Liberia’s Health, Sanitation and Justice Issues

By Zeki Salah, Facilitator, Mutual Aid Collaborative On Sunday May 1st and Friday May 6th, a group of Chicago Peace Fellows supplied 300 Mother’s Day bouquets to mothers who have lost their children to violence in Chicago. Now in its third year, the Peace Flowers campaign was first launched in 2020, when over $5,000 were raised… Continue reading Peace Flowers Bloom in Chicago

On April 28, the 2022 cohort of the Chicago Peace Fellows met for the first time at the DePaul Center. The 2022 Peace Fellows cohort consists of activists, artists, social workers, and community leaders representing 14 community areas on the South and West sides of Chicago. Founded in 2019 in collaboration with the Partnership for Safe… Continue reading 2022 Chicago Peace Fellows Launched

By Zeki Salah, Mutual Aid Collaborative Facilitator Goldin Institute Peace Fellow, Annette Kelly, is helping host a series of workshops on Violence Prevention through her work with the Chicagoland Vaccine Partnership (CVP). Annette is the founder of FOUS Youth Development Services and was connected to the CVP through a funder of her organization. The CVP work focuses on sharing quality… Continue reading Building Safer Communities with the Chicagoland Vaccine Partnership

The Goldin Institute invites you to learn about each of our 2022 Chicago Peace Fellows representing 14 community areas across the city.  Founded in 2019 in collaboration with the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities, the Chicago Peace Fellows program is the only leadership development program that is built by and for grassroots community leaders on the… Continue reading Meet the 2022 Chicago Peace Fellows

The Goldin Institute invites you to learn about each of our 2021 Goldin Global Fellows coming from across the globe, from Argentina to Zimbabwe. This diverse group of fellows will learn and work together as a Community of Practice, building on the talents of their neighbors and the assets of their communities to make real… Continue reading Meet the 2021 Goldin Global Fellows