Healthy Food for Our Neighbors
Dear IGE Friend, The Institute for Global Education, a 501c3 not for profit all volunteer organization, which advances the causes of peace, justice, diversity and non…
IGE Talks – Earth Day 2021
You may watch the Youtube videos in advance here but be sure to come to the Zoom show!!! Email email hidden; JavaScript is required for the Zoom link….
May Day is International Workers Day
Join Us On May Day! All Workers Are Essential! Saturday, May 1, 2021 Noon Spirit of Solidarity Monument (220 Front Avenue across from the Grand Rapids Public Museum) On…
“Salt of the Earth” Movie & Discussion
Virginia Jenks Chambers portrays her involvement in the miners strike. Born November 8, 1917 in St. Louis Missouri, Virginia and her husband Tom Chambers were founding members of IGE. Virginia…
Essentials for Smiles: Care items for Homeless People
March 12,, 2021 Dear Patron, There are many unhoused citizens in and around greater Grand Rapids this year. The wintertime was especially difficult for these individuals due to the harsh…
Non-Violence; Martin Luther King Jr. and Ghandi
Many years ago, I spent some time in Tennessee. There was an organization in Memphis similar to Institue for Global Education (IGE), and I was volunteering with them….
Review: Fred Hampton and the Black Panther Party
SPECIAL VIEWING OF JUDAS & THE BLACK MESSIAH at the IGE Office on Sunday February 28, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Limited space available (around 10 seats). First come first served. …
HAPPY 40TH ANNIVERSARY IGE 1980 – 2020
Email: email hidden; JavaScript is required www.facebook.com/InstituteforGlobalEducation Web site: https://www.igegr.org The Institute for Global Education opened its doors four decades ago. We have advanced causes of peace,…
Mike Franz
IGE has lost another great devoted worker for our cause, Mike Franz. Mike taught English and Film at the Grand Rapids Community College for 37 years, inspiring many students. He…
Is Peace Possible?
by RON IRVINE I’ve been thinking a lot about peace, especially throughout September in light of the International Day of Peace. In a context of such polarization we are a…