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, Body, Resistance, and Regeneration will be open to the public in June through July 9th, 2023. The exhibition asks, “How does the impact of colonial extractive processes and resulting diasporic related traumas move us towards reimagining and recreating right relationship with lands and bodies?”
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 report on and evaluate the impact of the program to secure and distribute emergency funds during the pandemic.
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 Partner PA’I Foundation, the 4-day intensive started on the west coast area of Kona and wrapped up in the east coast town of Hilo. From beaches, to forests to sacred volcanic mountain sites, the gathering brought the Fellows and attending ILI community together for arts & cultural learning, deep discussion, and understanding through hands-on experience and direct storytelling.
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
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 emotions to write about my fellowship opportunity. The journey began in the spring of 2022 and lasted through January 2023. It has been one I’ll never forget.
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 in-person weekend intensives. Hosted by ILI partner Alternate ROOTS, this in-person learning and community experience was held at Franklinton Center at Bricks in Whitakers, North Carolina (Lumbee, Skaruhreh/Tuscarora, and Saponi Territories).
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 of all of the zines that Suzy has ever been involved in publishing are now documented at the Met!
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 Rican Poetry)!
FamILI DINNER #2 w/ Clementine Bordeaux
GET A TASTE OF THE ILI EXPERIENCE! #FamILIDinners are online community workshops open to friends
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 of “failure” in this reflection after the ILI NALAC intensive.
FamILI DINNER #1 w/ “Baba Don” Harrell
GET A TASTE OF THE ILI EXPERIENCE! #FamILIDinners are online community workshops open to friends
ILI Year 5 APPLICATION OPEN!
APPLY BY 10/28/22 We are excited to announce the guidelines and application for the fifth
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? What do we treasure? Explore modern-day heirlooms with The Blue Suit, a new podcast hosted by writer, artist, and museologist Shin Yu Pai.
ILI Alumni Talk Poetry: Shin Yu Pai & Theo Wilson in Conversation
Poet & Producer Shin Yu Pai & History Channel host Theo Wilson talk about their shared ILI leadership program journey and the power of poetry in their work and lives.
ILI Alumni Event: Shin Yu Pai on KUOW Shorts
See more in this series from shin Yu Pai’s new project Join the KUOW Shorts
Meet the Year 4 ILI Team!
There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to make each ILI Year
ILI Alumni News: Congratulations Esperanza Center & Graciela Sanchéz
The Wallace Foundation named the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center as one of 18 organizations
Welcome Year 4 Participants!
We are excited to welcome the Year 4 Participants to their cohort of the Intercultural
Welcome New ILI Partners!
The founding partners of the Intercultural Leadership Institute are pleased and honored to announce and
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
