ILI Alumni
Supplies & Donations Needed for People of Maui
A supply & donation drive has been organized by ILI alumni to support families on Maui & Hawai’i islands. Please help.
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Arts & Culture
Composing While Black: ILI Alum Marshall Trammel Update
Marshall is noted in this new book about Afrodiasporic contemporary music and recently traveled to work with the International Music Institute in Darmstadt Germany.
Arts & Culture
Year 4 ILI Fellow Robin Garcia Curates New Exhibition
Year 4 ILI alum Robin Garcia has co-created a new exhibition at USC in Los Angeles. Of Seed, Soil, and Stars – Mediations on Land,
ILI News
COVID Relief Impact Study Released
In March, 2023, the ILI founding partners Alternate ROOTS, First Peoples Fund, NALAC, PA’I Foundation, and Sipp Culture released a COVID Relief Impact Study to
ILI Hawaii/PA'I
ILI Hawai’i/PA’I Intensive 2023 – Site Visit Resource Information
ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay Date: January 27, 2023 ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay is located on the Hawaiʻi Island’s west shore near the Waikōloa Beach Marriott Resort Resort. It features
ILI Hawaii/PA'I
The Moʻolelo of ILI in Hawai’i 2023
For the second in-person ILI intensive, the ILI Year 4 Fellows, ILI Partners and team gathered on the Big Island of Hawai’i. Hosted by ILI
ILI in the South/ROOTS
Returning and Reconnecting
After nearly 6 months of virtual intercultural exploration, the ILI Year 4 Fellows and FamILI finally got to come together for the first of two
Arts & Culture
Met Museum Collects Suzy González Zines (including ILI Zines!)
Congratulations to Year 2 ILI alum Suzy González for being included in the Thomas J. Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A collection
Arts & Culture
Emmy Award for Alum Noel Quiñones!
Congratulations to ILI Year 2 Alum Noel Quiñones for winning an Emmy for his contribution to El legado de la Poesía Puertorriqueña (Legacy of Puerto
Events
FamILI DINNER #2 w/ Clementine Bordeaux
GET A TASTE OF THE ILI EXPERIENCE! #FamILIDinners are online community workshops open to friends & family of ILI to jump into an intercultural workshop.
Events
FamILI DINNER #1 w/ “Baba Don” Harrell
GET A TASTE OF THE ILI EXPERIENCE! #FamILIDinners are online community workshops open to friends & family of ILI to jump into an intercultural workshop.
ILI News
ILI Year 6 APPLICATION OPEN!
APPLY BY 1/12/24 We are excited to announce the guidelines and application for the sixth cohort of the Intercultural Leadership Institute (ILI), a collaborative program
Public
ILI Year 5 APPLICATION OPEN!
APPLY BY 10/28/22 We are excited to announce the guidelines and application for the fifth cohort of the Intercultural Leadership Institute (ILI), a collaborative program
ILI News
Meet the Year 4 ILI Team!
There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to make each ILI Year a meaningful experience. Meet the Year 4 ILI Team! Some
FamILI in the Field
ILI Alumni News: Congratulations Esperanza Center & Graciela Sanchéz
The Wallace Foundation named the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center as one of 18 organizations in their 2022 arts initiative. The Center is directed by
ILI News
APAP Honors Lori Pourier with Sidney R. Yates Award for Outstanding Advocacy on Behalf of the Performing Arts
The Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) Honors celebrates and recognizes trailblazers and visionaries of the performing arts field. For more than five decades, the
ILI News
Welcome New ILI Partners!
The founding partners of the Intercultural Leadership Institute are pleased and honored to announce and welcome two new high-impact cultural organizations as partners of ILI.
ILI News
Welcome Year 5 Fellows!
We are excited to welcome the ILI Year 5 cohort of Fellows. Learn more about this group of leaders and follow their journey throughout the
ILI News
Welcome Year 4 Participants!
We are excited to welcome the Year 4 Participants to their cohort of the Intercultural Leadership Institute (ILI), a collaborative program of Alternate ROOTS, First Peoples
In the News
ILI Featured in “Moving Philanthropy Forward”
Hear from 10 sector experts on reshaping the world of giving in Submittable’s newest guide, Moving Philanthropy Forward! See ILI’s feature on page 30 with
Arts & Culture
Carrie Brunk Honored with Sallie Bingham Award
Congratulations to ILI Senior Advisor Carrie Brunk for being awarded the 2021 Sallie Bingham Award by the Kentucky Foundation for Women! “My goal is to
Arts & Culture
ILI Participant Livestream: 8/25/21 “Phoning It In”
Open Call for Stories Phoning It In: Acts of Artist Activism Feat. Marlo De Lara/Carol Zou Livestream: Wednesday, August 25th on https://www.twitch.tv/coaxialarts 6PM PST As artists and cultural makers,
Arts & Culture
ILI Alum Event: COVID Stories: When the Hugs Went Away
Check out the new work by #ILIAlumni Jonathan Clark! The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc. Re-Emerges from the Global Pandemic with an Original Virtual Production, COVID Stories:
ILI News
Welcoming Year 3 ILI Participants
We are excited to announce the cohort of Fellows for Year 3 of the Intercultural Leadership Institute. Please learn more about each of these extraordinary
ILI Lakota/FPF
He Sapa Tanyan Yahi / WELCOME TO HE SAPA
By Lori Lea Pourier, Maka Citomi Omani Win | Woman Who Walks the Earth.Oglala Lakota, President, First Peoples Fund My Lakota name was
ILI News
Crisis Relief Grants for Arts & Culture Leaders
ILI Partners Announce $5 Million Crisis Relief Grants for Arts & Culture Leaders Five organizations receive funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to re-grant
The ILI Pilot
The ILI Pilot
Hosted by NALAC The pilot of the Intercultural Leadership Institute (ILI) was convened in the fall of 2015 at the Guadalupe Theater in San Antonio,
ILI Mississippi/Sipp
ILI Mississippi
Hosted by Alternate ROOTS The 2017-18 ILI fellows’ first intensive was held March 23-28, 2017 in Jackson, Mississippi, hosted by Carlton Turner, his family and
Arts & Culture
ILI Zines Now Online!
Suzy González and César Ramos – ILI Fellows from Year 2 – teamed up to lead the creation of zines from each of the three
ILI News
A Message to the ILI Community in Challenging Times
Staying Healthy, Secure & Connected During this rapidly changing time, the Intercultural Leadership Institute (ILI) Partners & Facilitators want to share important information related to
FamILI in the Field
Alum Update: Robert Martinez
Robert Martinez is an ILI Fellow Alum from 2018/19. We caught up with him to hear about what he’s doing now. What have you been working
Arts & Culture
New Book Draws on ILI Experience
Drawing the Ensō by Shin Yu Pai, ILI Fellow Alum I chose the title Ensō for my forthcoming book because it expresses both the practice of trying to
Chadwick Pang
IN MEMORY February 21, 1975 – January 17, 2019 With training and experience in both western choral and Native Hawaiian music traditions, Chadwick Pang taught
ILI San Antonio/NALAC
SHARING KNOWLEDGE, STORIES & EXPRESSION
2018/19 ILI Fellows Cohort, Partners and Facilitators at ILI San Antonio intensive. Photo: Melisa Cardona In May 2019, ILI Partner the National Association of Latino
ILI San Antonio/NALAC
ENVISIONING INTERCULTURAL FRAMEWORK
Evonne Gallardo is the ILI Host Facilitator for San Antonio, the location for the third and final of three place-based intensives for the ILI Fellows.
ILI San Antonio/NALAC
HIGHLIGHTS & RESOURCES FROM ILI SAN ANTONIO INTENSIVE
ILI Fellows in group exercise on opening day of ILI Intensive #3 in San Antonio, TX. All Photos: Melisa Cardona Get a glimpse into the
ILI News
ILI LEADERS AFTA PRE-CONFERENCE
All Photos: Jenny Zander In a partnership connected to the great cultural diversity of the Twin Cities region, Americans for the Arts (AFTA) joined with
ILI Hawaii/PA'I
SHARING RECLAIMED TRADITIONS
In January 2019, ILI Partner PAʻI Foundation hosted the second of three place-based intensives for ILI Fellows in Hawaiʻi. The five-day leadership immersion brought
ILI Hawaii/PA'I
BRINGING THE BEST FORWARD
Mehanaokala Hind is the ILI Host Facilitator for Hawaiʻi, the location for the second of three place-based intensives for the ILI Fellows. She shared her
ILI Hawaii/PA'I
HIGHLIGHTS & RESOURCES FROM ILI HAWAIʻI INTENSIVE
Get a glimpse into the ILI intensive experience through this day-by-day look. Goals for the ILI Hawaiʻi Intensive Continue to articulate the purpose, origin &
FamILI in the Field
FAMILI IN THE FIELD: Cultivating Love
ILI Fellow liza garza and ILI Fellow Alum Eli Lakes form the mother/son musical duo GROW. In 2018/2019, they embarked on a tour of
Kaisha Johnson
Kaisha S. Johnson is the Co-Founder/Founding Director of Women of Color in the Arts, a national organization dedicated to creating equity in the performing arts.
Fellow Reflections
CO-CREATING IS RADICAL
These days, it seems easier to talk online than in person. ILI Alumni Fellow, Shey Rivera Ríos, is trying to change that. Shey Rivera Ríos
FUNDA FEST 21: Celebration of Black Storytellers
Rhode Island Black Storytellers (RIBS) recently had their 21st Annual Funda Fest: A Celebration of Black Storytelling which took place from Westerly to Woonsocket, Peace Dale
ILI Lakota/FPF
IN THE SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY
2018/19 ILI Fellows Cohort at Red Shirt Overlook in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Photo by Melisa Cardona In September 2018, ILI Partner hosted the first of
ILI Lakota/FPF
REMIND, RECONNECT, RECLAIM
Lynette Two Bulls is the ILI Host Facilitator for the Lakota Territory, the location for the first of three place-based intensives for the ILI Fellows.
ILI Lakota/FPF
HIGHLIGHTS & RESOURCES FROM ILI LAKOTA INTENSIVE
ILI Facilitator Nijeul X. Porter (l) and ILI Fellow Joe Tolbert (r) at Pe Sla (Black Hills). Photo by Melisa Cardona Get a glimpse into
LEADING THE WAY TO STATUE REMOVAL
ILI Fellow Joel Garciawas an integral part of the community effort to remove the Columbus statue from Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles. Learn
Absalom Jones
Absalom Jones life defined what service to others looked like. While still enslaved at 16, Absalom worked during the day and went to school at
Arts & Culture
DECOLONIZING DEATH
ILI Fellow Tara Moses played a key role in decolonizing Tulsa’s Day of the Dead activities in Fall 2018. Here’s how her involvement and her
THROUGH MY LENS
We want to take the time to celebrate our Fellows who just finished up their ILI year by sharing their stories of who they are, what
ILI Lakota/FPF
KEVN Black Hills News Coverage
KEVN Black Hills FOX News Coverage of Sept 2017 Gathering in Lakota Territory in South Dakota hosted by First Peoples Fund.
~Additional Contributors & Acknowledgement
MANY, MANY PEOPLE PLAYED A PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ILI. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE GUIDANCE, SUPPORT AND HARD WORK OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS
