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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...

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...