Global Viewpoints Forum with Ashley Davis: Writing Your Digital Detox

February 24th at 12:00-1:15pm EST When was the last time you wrote a letter? Not a text or a tweet or a direct message with an emoji, but an actual, honest-to-goodness letter? One that you sat down to write with pen and paper, or even composed on your computer, then printed and mailed? We are…

SYLEP Alumni Raising Awareness Around Cancer

In honor of World Cancer Day, we would like to share the story of one of the 2019 Saudi Young Leaders Exchange Program (SYLEP) alumni, Ali Sulais. Ali is currently a psychiatry resident in Saudi Arabia, and has been passionate about raising awareness around cancer since 2017.

EmPowerUs!

Wednesday, February 10th at 12pm EST How can we re-shape our fractured society? EmPower Us! is a roadmap to sustainability! Our leaders have failed our TEST: Trust, Empathy, Sustainability, and Transparency are compromised, fracturing our world and challenging our humanity. EmPower Us! From Crisis to Strategic Harmony offers tools to realign humanity and create a sustainable…

Create Your Theory of Change

In times of crisis and distress, both businesses and individuals need to revise their goals and adapt. Usually, the theory of change is vital for social enterprises, nevertheless, it is a very useful framework for all small and medium enterprises and it is also a great tool to use when revising our personal goals and…

Reinventing the American Dream

Kazi Mannan introduced a new model of empathy and kindness in America when he opened his restaurant, Sakina’s Halal Grill in Washington, DC.

New Social Justice Technology: Know Your Reyets

Wa’il Ashshowwaf participated in the 2019 Professional Fellows Program as a Fellowship Host. He also travelled to Morocco in January 2020 as a delegate where he presented workshops and facilitate training sessions in addition to connecting with alumni of the program in support of their work.  In this day and age, the rise of protests…

“Just Snap Out of It!?”: How One Non-Profit Chose a More Constructive Response to Pandemic Stress

The COVID-19 global pandemic has been challenging for so many people. Many have lost jobs, and businesses have closed, many have gotten sick and even lost loved ones. Often, families and friends kept apart have felt deeply lonely (especially during the holiday season), just aching for a hug, but also fearing getting too close. In these trying times, individuals, businesses, governments, and non-profits are showing a rarely seen broad-scale public burnout.

Women in Political and Peacebuilding Spaces

Diversity in spaces where policy, legislation, human rights and peacebuilding are being discussed is imperative in any country. Women of all races, ethnicities and backgrounds are deserving of a seat at the tables where these conversations are held. More than half of humankind is female with invaluable and unique perspectives on world and gender issues.

Missed Last Week’s Global Viewpoints Forum? Catch Up Here.

On Wednesday, November 25th esteemed guests, Pastor Dan Harrison of the Choctaw nation and Kung Fu Grand Master Jessie Teasley of the Lakota nation led the Global Viewpoints Forum in a discussion of “Eco-Warriorism: Indigenous Wisdom”.