Who Are We?
Global Citizen Journey (GCJ) joins hearts and hands across continents and boundaries. We are a nonprofit organization with a vision of deep, ongoing connections that build understanding and bridge cultural differences with bonds of peace.
Our Mission
Our mission is to answer the question: “How can we create a culture of peace and world stewardship?” We answer that by creating opportunities for this to happen, especially in places that are little known beyond their borders. Take a journey of discovery by:
- Becoming a citizen diplomat
- Being an active peacebuilder
- Meeting your global neighbors
- Developing your leadership skills
- Learning what’s really happening in our interconnected world from a grassroots perspective
Our Philosophy
GCJ fosters journeys of discovery, where people meet heart to heart. We are dedicated to BEING the change – the way we work together is as important to us as the work we do. We invite and treasure the energy and passion of all who join us. We aspire to work in ways that help us each to learn and grow, generate new ideas, facilitate choice-creating and transform. Passion, joy and interconnectedness are our guiding principles.
As a delegate, you will live and work with your host country or community counterparts, sharing your unique cultural gifts, learning from each other and finding the joy of common human ground. Together, you will complete a community service project and take part in dynamic workshops on compassionate listening, conflict resolution and other topics to promote cross-cultural communication and leadership development. As a GCJ sponsor or volunteer, you will be actively involved in the planning, learning and the stories that emerge.
Our ongoing international journey is Kashmir 2018. Other journeys will emerge as dynamic, new volunteer project directors step forward (perhaps you?). As global citizens, it is important to “Think globally, act locally.”
Brock’s Wednesday’s report: Batwa (Pygmy) and Sister Connection
We started with a meeting with the Pygmy Association. We got there at 9 AM. There was a sign on the outside of the building, facing the street, but we had to go into the dark open courtyard and parking lot of the building and thread our way through many people sitting in the […]
Church on Sunday 7/6/08
I’ve been to religion before.I’ve been plenty of times.But before today, I’ve never been to Church.Today was Church. We walked in to the service in progress. Apparently they’d been singing already for an hour or more when we got there and there was plenty more to go. And sing they did.They sang a song that […]
Brock’s first report from Burundi
Burundi Independence Day: There were 5 grandstands all together, maybe 150-200 people per grandstand. The president was in the central one. We were in the one to hizonner’s right, at the back. There were big leather overstuffed chairs for the prez and entourage, the rest of us on plastic stacking chairs. We were at the […]