Genesis at the Crossroads’ 25th Anniversary  – Invest in Building Peace

Genesis at the Crossroads celebrated the 25th Anniversary of our non-profit organization’s founding on August 18, 2024.

Working at an intersection of social justice, education, the arts, and social impact business development, Genesis builds peaceful communities which foster healing.  Cross-cultural collaboration forms the foundation of all our initiatives to share personal and cultural identity, mindfully break down barriers through understanding, and allow for bridges to be built between people.

With the escalating violence around the world, we acknowledge it is difficult to “celebrate.”

Students' bodies form a peace sign on the ground

Our history includes over 175 programs worldwide:

  • Our peacebuilding education programs transformed the lives of thousands of at-risk youth, next-generation peacebuilders, and undergraduate and graduate students.  
  • Our cross-cultural performances and music education have impacted and inspired artists and audiences the world over.
  • Genesis’ salon series reframed hundreds of professional and students’ roles in shaping a peaceful society, one solely for women.
  • On a global scale, our social impact business development brings healing and peace to those caught in cycles of violence. 
  • Genesis’ international, interdisciplinary task force is developing and implementing a strategic roadmap to mitigate violence and ameliorate its public health fallout.
  • We have brought together over 65 institutions to be part of our Genesis Peace Hub’s local/global ecosystem.

Our Genesis Peace Hub expands our global footprint of peacebuilding programs. To be physically located in North America (Chicago), Europe (Berlin, Germany and Normandy, France), Africa (Mauritius and Kumasi, Ghana) and eventually Oceania (New Zealand), its phased growth over five years starts with Chicago in 2025.

Performers at Sounds of Healing in a group shot