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Wellness on Wheels: When Art, Healing, and Community Collide
FELLOW FEATURE: Learn about the work of ILI Year 6 Fellow April Fitzpatrick, “Pineapple Lady” through her own story about “Wellness on Wheels (W.O.W.)”
Wayfinding: PA’I ILI Cultural Intensive #1 for Year 6
For the first in-person ILI intensive of ILI Year 6, the Fellows, ILI Partners and team gathered in Honolulu, HI. Hosted by ILI Partner PA’I
ILI Fellow Almeta Whitis is Celebrated for a Lifetime of Storytelling
ILI Year 5 alum Almeta Whitis is a storyteller, writer, poet and teaching artist, whose life work involves exploring, presenting and honoring cultural connections between
Welcome Year 6 Fellows!
We are excited to welcome the ILI Year 6 cohort of Fellows. Learn more about this group of leaders and follow their journey throughout the
Expanding the Web: ILI Sparks a Collaboration
In Sept 2024, The FlipCharts trekked out to FPF’s Oglala Lakota Artspace to record new songs produced by ILI Year 3 Alum Talon Bazille Ducheneaux.
Connecting to Lakota Lands: ILI Cultural Intensive #3 for Year 5
For the third and final ILI Year 5 cultural intensive, Fellows, Partners, and team gathered on Lakota Lands. Hosted by First Peoples Fund, the 4+
Beyond Borders: Dominicans Love Haitians Movement’s 2023 Nou Akoma Nou Sinèrji Haitian Dominican Transnational Film Festival
Guest writer Amanda Ortiz shares the story ILI Year 5 Fellow Clarivel Ruiz’s “Dominicans Love Haitians Movement’s Transnational Film Festival.”
ROOTING in New Orleans: ILI Cultural Intensive #2 for Year 5
For the second in-person ILI intensive of ILI Year 5 hosted by Alternate ROOTS, the Fellows, ILI Partners made their way to New Orleans, LA.
Moving Toward a Vibrant Black Arts and Culture Ecosystem
ILI Year 5 Fellow DeMarcus Akeem Suggs shares his own experience modeling arts & culture ecosystems, his visionary leadership in Black arts, and how interculturality
It All Starts Here! Sipp Culture ILI Cultural Intensive #1 for Year 5
For the first in-person ILI intensive of ILI Year 5, the Fellows, ILI Partners and team gathered in Jackson, MS. Hosted by ILI Partner the
The Black Doll Project
ILI Year 5 Fellow Clarivel Ruiz started the Black Doll Project is an act of affirmation that sends Black Dolls to children in the Caribbean
ILI Fellow Joeseph Arnoux Reflects
ILI Year 5 Fellow Joeseph Arnoux created a video story of his reflections on being in the Intercultural Leadership Institute year-long program.
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
Lehuanani Ah Nee ILI Fellow Reflection
ILI Year 5 Fellow Lehuanani Ah Nee created a series of videos reflections after returning home to Keaukaha Hawaiʻi from the Sipp Culture ILI Cultural
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,