

Deliver Us from Evil: How Via Religion or Spirituality? (an essay in progress)
ILI Year 4 Alum Busi Peters-Maughan has been exploring the differences between religion and spirituality in this essay in progress. She recently shared her thoughts

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

FamILI Dinner: ILI’s COVID Relief Impact w/Alison McNeil on Oct 4, 2023 6pm-8pm CT
GET A TASTE OF THE ILI EXPERIENCE! #FamILIDinners are online community workshops open to friends & family of ILI to jump into an intercultural workshop.

Reclamation, Revitalization, and Indigenous Futurity Through Storytelling
ILI Alum Loren Waters reflects on her ILI Year 4 experience and draws connection and meaning to her own Indigenous peoples perspective.

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.

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.

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

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,

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

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 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

My ILI Journey
ILI Year 4 Fellow Monna Morton reflects on her ILI Journey. I have been trying to find the time to gather my thoughts, feelings, and

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

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

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

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.

WHY I BROKE UP WITH WEED
“Okay, I did not break up with weed, I broke up with the weed industry.” ILI Year 4 participant Sonia Erika reflects on the concept

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 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

Shin Yu Pai Launches New Podcast: The Blue Suit
ILI Alumn Shin Yu Pai launches a new project with KUOW Public Radio in Seattle. In a world full of stuff, what is worth keeping?