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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
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
BIENVENIDOS A SAN ANTONIO
Welcome Message at ILI San Antonio by María López De León, President and CEO, NALAC On behalf of the National Association of Latino Arts and
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.
REFLECTIONS: ILI – Aloha Aina
ILI Fellows, including Carol Zou (left) and Edyka Chilomé (right) during ILI Intensive #2 in Hawai’i. Photo: Melisa Cardona 2018 was the year I lovingly
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 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
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
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
REFLECTIONS: ILI Intensive #2
ILI Fellow muthi reed shares their thoughts and photos from ILI Hawaiʻi. Aloha. Mahalo. ‘Āina. Hawai’i. Land of sacred relationships thank you for welcoming us home
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 &
SHOWING UP AND WORKING THROUGH
Interview with Nijeul X. Porter, ILI Alum, Past Contributor Nijeul shared his thoughts about what he calls the “ILI Experience 2.0,” his personal
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
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
WHAT IS POSSIBLE
Photo: Kyoung’s Pacific Beat’s PILLOWTALK (The Tank, Jan. 2018). Photo: Walter Wlodarczyk ILI Fellow Kyoung Park guest blogs on Arts Leadership and the future of
CELEBRATING “HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE MONTH”
Photo: Pūnana Leo o Mānoa Hawaiian Medium Education Preschool students attending the “2017 Ke Au Hawaiʻi- Year of the Hawaiian” ceremony at Washington Place, Honolulu.
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
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
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.