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    This must not stand
    Admin
    • Jan 7
    • 1 min

    This must not stand

    In this moment of tremendous upheaval in the United States of America, we, Colleagues International, would like to echo an element of the...
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    A fitting 2020 bookend
    Admin
    • Dec 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    A fitting 2020 bookend

    Our final program of December 2020 (virtual) and our final program of March 2020 (in person) were one and the same. How fitting. Last Thu...
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    Giving Thanks - one day in November over four years...
    Admin
    • Nov 25, 2020
    • 3 min

    Giving Thanks - one day in November over four years...

    On November 13th my phone did what many of our phones do – it showed off its ‘artificial intelligence’, sharing photos from ‘on this day’...
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    Feed the Fight Kalamazoo Honored by Family Health Center; Virtual Exchanges Underway with the World
    Admin
    • Oct 16, 2020
    • 5 min

    Feed the Fight Kalamazoo Honored by Family Health Center; Virtual Exchanges Underway with the World

    We hope that you are enjoying the peak Autumn color that we are experiencing in and around Kalamazoo this week. With all of the challenge...
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    Fall 2020 Update
    Admin
    • Sep 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    Fall 2020 Update

    Wishing you a safe return to the Fall season, whether that means school in person or on a screen, working in a place outside your home or...
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    Where we stand
    Admin
    • Jun 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    Where we stand

    As we grapple with the dual upheaval of COVID-19 and the killing of George Floyd, both laying bare the deep structural and institutional ...
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    Think Global, Act Local: Support Community-Based Members of Global Ties U.S.
    Admin
    • May 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    Think Global, Act Local: Support Community-Based Members of Global Ties U.S.

    As we all learn to navigate life during this global pandemic, the core belief of our work has become more necessary than ever.
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    We're all in this together, across Kalamazoo and the world
    Admin
    • Apr 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    We're all in this together, across Kalamazoo and the world

    Dear friends, It has been some two weeks since those of us with the privilege to work from home and socially distance ourselves have star...
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    Meeting shared global challenges... #GivingTuesday
    Admin
    • Dec 3, 2019
    • 2 min

    Meeting shared global challenges... #GivingTuesday

    Help us make the world stronger, through deeper cross-cultural international engagement, right here in Kalamazoo.
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    Q&A on hosting with Judy and Ed Huth
    Admin
    • May 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    Q&A on hosting with Judy and Ed Huth

    Judy and Ed share some of their interesting hosting experiences.
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    An Intern's Perspective: Nayeli Sanchez
    Taylor Koopman
    • Apr 11, 2019
    • 3 min

    An Intern's Perspective: Nayeli Sanchez

    Fall 2017 - I met my first international delegation on a Friday morning. It was a beautiful day and Kalamazoo was bustling. I took an Ube...
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    Home hosting, hospitality, kitchen diplomacy. Which is it? What is it?
    Taylor Koopman
    • Apr 11, 2019
    • 4 min

    Home hosting, hospitality, kitchen diplomacy. Which is it? What is it?

    By Lyn Hargreave (May 2017) Have you ever wondered how you can learn about other cultures? What is important to them? How do they view pe...
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    IYLEP-Arabic in Kalamazoo - About to host year three!!
    Taylor Koopman
    • Apr 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    IYLEP-Arabic in Kalamazoo - About to host year three!!

    As we gear up to host IYLEP-Arabic for the third time (in its three year history!) we look back at our program from the pilot year in 201...
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