Global Commons

Global Commons Global Commons bridges our international and local communities by facilitating transformative educational opportunities to cultivate global citizenship.
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We are a group of educational practitioners dedicated to sharing our cross-cultural expertise in fostering culturally proficient citizens, thus creating a more welcoming and engaged community. Global Commons seeks to foster informed, empathetic community leaders and global citizens who “think globally and act locally.” Global Commons utilizes a holistic model that integrates cultural proficiency

training, global awareness education, and active community engagement. In essence, Global Commons strives to translate head and heart knowledge into compassionate, informed action. Our services and cultural proficiency programs include:
• Individual, Educational and Corporate Assessment and Training - We create individual training packages and consulting service to meet the unique needs of your organization or workplace.
• Walk A Mile In My Shoes: Louisville’s Refugee Camp Experience - The Mock Refugee Camp provides an exceptional three-hour simulation that casts participants into the role of refugees as they flee their home countries in search of safety and hope.
• Cultural “Deep Dives”: Invite participants to Learn more about our community’s ethnic diversity through immersion tours which include visits to various ethnic neighborhoods, restaurants, and businesses international guest speakers and
• Global Café: We provide venues to celebrate and empowering Louisville’s international communities cultures through music, art, film, food and storytelling.
• Global Scope: We provide a digital platform for the international voices of Louisville to share their stories, experiences and reflections on life in Louisville.

06/25/2018

The author discovered that ‘those people’ he had been warned about when he left home were decent, brave, and ready to lay down their lives to build a better future.

Attention Teachers! Bring your class to Walk-A-Mile In My Shoes Migration Simulation at WorldFest. Register now!
06/02/2018

Attention Teachers! Bring your class to Walk-A-Mile In My Shoes Migration Simulation at WorldFest. Register now!

Today Is The Day! Give For Good! Support the Global Human Project.
09/15/2017

Today Is The Day! Give For Good! Support the Global Human Project.

Have you seen our latest news?
09/14/2017

Have you seen our latest news?

Volunteers Need For Walk-A-Mile In My Shoes Migration Simulation During WorldFest 2017
07/29/2017

Volunteers Need For Walk-A-Mile In My Shoes Migration Simulation During WorldFest 2017

Help us move good ideas for "welcoming" into wise action!
07/12/2017

Help us move good ideas for "welcoming" into wise action!

  Community Action Research
07/03/2017

Community Action Research

Not just another Friday night!
10/05/2016

Not just another Friday night!

Bring your church group to Louisville's largest empathy education experience!
10/02/2016

Bring your church group to Louisville's largest empathy education experience!

Empathy Education for Children, Teens and Adults
10/01/2016

Empathy Education for Children, Teens and Adults

Will you walk a mile in my shoes?
09/27/2016

Will you walk a mile in my shoes?

Cultivating A Balanced Approach To Immigration Through Empathy Education
09/20/2016

Cultivating A Balanced Approach To Immigration Through Empathy Education

Walk-A-Mile In My Shoes Migration Simulation
09/17/2016

Walk-A-Mile In My Shoes Migration Simulation

Cultivate a balanced approach to immigration policy and reform through empathy education
09/03/2016

Cultivate a balanced approach to immigration policy and reform through empathy education

Registration Now Open For Walk-A-Mile In My Shoes Refugee and Migration Simulation
09/01/2016

Registration Now Open For Walk-A-Mile In My Shoes Refugee and Migration Simulation

Becoming WelcomeVille Through Social Innovation... and Soup!
08/29/2016

Becoming WelcomeVille Through Social Innovation... and Soup!

Eat Soup, Make Change
08/27/2016

Eat Soup, Make Change

Looking beyond borders... will you take the challenge?
08/27/2016

Looking beyond borders... will you take the challenge?

PosSOUPbility Micro Grant Contest For Becoming WelcomeVille
08/24/2016

PosSOUPbility Micro Grant Contest For Becoming WelcomeVille

Refugees Welcome: How Can Louisville Become the Most Welcoming Place In The World?
08/23/2016

Refugees Welcome: How Can Louisville Become the Most Welcoming Place In The World?

Helping Teens Wake Up and Grow Up
08/23/2016

Helping Teens Wake Up and Grow Up

Helping Teens Thrive In A Twenty-First Century World
08/20/2016

Helping Teens Thrive In A Twenty-First Century World

Waking-Up and Growing-Up
08/20/2016

Waking-Up and Growing-Up

As World Fest approaches, it's good to consider the immigrant heart...
08/18/2016

As World Fest approaches, it's good to consider the immigrant heart...

When I first left Hungary I was 18. I did it simply because I could, there was no more iron curtain.

How can Louisville be the most welcoming community in the world?
08/15/2016

How can Louisville be the most welcoming community in the world?

A Community For Men
08/14/2016

A Community For Men

What is your growing edge?
08/13/2016

What is your growing edge?

Together We Can Become WelcomeVille!
08/13/2016

Together We Can Become WelcomeVille!

Conversations and Innovations For A More Welcoming Louisville
08/11/2016

Conversations and Innovations For A More Welcoming Louisville

Waking-Up and Growing-Up through Integral Life Practices
08/10/2016

Waking-Up and Growing-Up through Integral Life Practices

Walk-A-Mile In My Shoes: A Migration Simulation. We can bring this powerful empathy education and global competency trai...
07/01/2016

Walk-A-Mile In My Shoes: A Migration Simulation. We can bring this powerful empathy education and global competency training experience to your school, church or organization.

SubjectsGlobal Competency/World LanguagesThe Global Human Project offers a 3-2-1 path to global competency By Jud Hendrix - June 30, 2016 0 65 tweet More than 900 students participated in the Walk-A-Mile In My Shoes: A Mock Migration Simulation at Waterfront Park in Louisville last October. The annu...

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