Travis Rejman (born in Waterloo, Iowa, United States)[1] is the American Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Goldin Institute, a Chicago-based non-profit organization that works to foster global grassroots partnerships for sustainable change.
Career
editThe Goldin Institute focuses on areas of poverty alleviation, gender empowerment, conflict resolution and environmental sustainability.[2] He began working door to door as an environmental community organizer for issues concerning government, business, as well as civil society.[3] Before the foundation of the Institute, Travis worked in the Interfaith field serving as Director of Programs for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions. Among the programs he developed were the 1999 Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa and the 2004 Parliament in Barcelona, Spain.[4]
Rejman worked as a part of the organization Public Allies from 1994 to 1995, under the direction of Michelle Obama.[1] Obama was the Founding Executive Director of Public Allies Chicago.[5] Rejman appeared and spoke in the video South Side Girl that introduced Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention in 2008.[6]
Based on his work in Uganda building a National Platform for Child Soldier Reintegration and Prevention, Rejman's perspective on the Kony 2012 campaign was featured in the Huffington Post on March 9, 2012.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Waterloo native helps introduce Michelle Obama". Wcfcourier.com. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Travis Rejman". Mobility Shifts. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ TINA HINZ (28 August 2008). "Waterloo native helps introduce Michelle Obama". Wcfcourier.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Travis Rejman". Huffingtonpost.com. 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Fact Sheet About Public Allies and the Obamas". Public Allies. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Michelle Obama: 'South Side Girl' | Video - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ Rejman, Travis (9 March 2012). "Kony 2012?". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
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