Growing Kalamazoo Connections - May 2021 Update
May 2021 brought the first anniversary of the killing of George Floyd, which has begun to transform the way issues of systemic racism are...
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An April Shower of Opportunities - in May
Wow! So many reflections on what it means to be a citizen diplomat in Kalamazoo, over our first 50 years, in this great piece by Second...
Diplomacy is No Joke - March Update
As we bid farewell to women’s history month, we reflect on a hard month behind us. The anniversary of the pandemic declaration, the...
A February 2021 update
Last year on this day, we were looking forward to one extra day of February. And we were days away from the pandemic declaration. This...
Our January 2021 Update
While COVID-19 has constrained our ability to craft high quality in-person visits, we continue to create virtual experiences that allow...
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...
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...
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’...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
Meeting shared global challenges... #GivingTuesday
Help us make the world stronger, through deeper cross-cultural international engagement, right here in Kalamazoo.
Q&A on hosting with Judy and Ed Huth
Judy and Ed share some of their interesting hosting experiences.
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...