Global Ties ABQ launches the project “Global Themes by Local Artists”. Every month, Global Ties ABQ and Global Ties US network have a theme that marks the editorial line. We intend that local artists interpret the 12 themes from the point of view of our community, uniting through the artist’s gaze the local with the global. Reflecting the diversity that …
Another week (and some) into this adventure. Hit a to-be-expected rough spot over the weekend… mostly due to frustration over my role here. But working on working that out. Then home alone as the other girls left to party in neighbouring Arusha (was invited, but wanted to just lay low and also got some work from a client, so preferred to do …
Thank you to The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce for hosting “La Noche Encantada” Gala. La Noche Encantada is an annual fundraising event which supports our programs like public policy initiatives, advocacy of our membership and entrepreneurs, workforce development initiatives (Spanish and English), technical assistance alignment with regional education, mentoring framework for our annual scholarship recipients, etc. AHCC efforts are …
We are super excited to welcome our first in-person IVLP in two years! Our delegation from Spain is made of 7 leaders working in different aspects of the Integration of Immigrants. Today, we are meeting with the City of Albuquerque’s Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs to discuss city policies that facilitate the integration of immigrants and refugees into the …
We had the honor of participating in panel discussions at the Global Ties U.S. National Conference. Our Program Manager, Sila Avcil was part of the breakout session, Shielding Against Burnout: Self Care, Staff Care, and Team Resilience. This session brought together programmers and supervisors from the Global Ties U.S. network to share strategies and best practices in self-care and staff-care, …
Global One to One, our youth exchange program, has connected thousands of middle and high school students with their peers across the globe through handwritten pen pal letters over the past 15 years. This school year, the exchange includes 70 students between our hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico and partner schools in India and Kenya. As we near the end …
When my father accompanied me to Washington D.C. to support me during my attendance of the Global Ties US National Meeting, I knew that he saw himself in me. My father had played a significant role in Morocco’s political climate by having successfully led a US-based campaign to free Moroccan prisoners of war who were being inhumanely detained without trial. …
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