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In recent weeks, the threats to the Commission of Women Victims for Victims team (KOFAVIV), and the women whom they serve have only become more treacherous in the face of increased gang violence, and shootings. Nearly two dozen women have been assaulted in the brewing climate of political instability with half that number still stranded at KOFAVIV’s… Continue reading Continuing the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence

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

Last February, Goldin Institute’s partner in northern Uganda, YOLRED, piloted its first “community parliament” in the villages of Bwongatira, sub-county, parish of Punena/Lukoid; as well as Lamogi sub-county, Gurguru Parish. “The idea for this came when we were doing the music therapy program,” explains Charles Okello, logistics officer and organizational co-founder. YOLRED’s music therapy program… Continue reading “Community Parliaments” Launched in Uganda

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

We are thrilled to share with you a link to the Associated Press article by Adelle Kalakouti that was just published online by wide range of outlets including the New York Times, the Washington Post, ABC and Fox News about our partner organization in Uganda, YOLRED, the first organization created and operated by former child… Continue reading Uganda Partners Featured in NY Times, Washington Post and more!

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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

On December 12, our partners in Northern Uganda at the Youth Leaders for Restoration and Development (YOLRED) hosted a community gathering attended by several hundred people in the Gulu area to showcase its new music therapy program.  This community event capped off the pilot phase of this program but also gave the community a chance… Continue reading Community Celebrates Inaugural Year of YOLRED

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

By Lissette Mateus Roa, Co-Facilitator, Global Alumni Network Just over a year ago, I experienced one of the saddest days in my life. On that day in October 2016, Colombians faced a referendum on the peace process. After more than 50 years of conflict with FARC — the oldest guerrilla movement on the continent —… Continue reading Perspective: Making Peace Sustainable in Colombia