Institute for Global Education.

Grand Rapids, Michigan organization working to achieve peace and social justice through education and outreach events and programs.

The nonprofit Institute for Global Education (IGE) was originally incorporated in 1971 as the Michigan Institute for Nonviolence. In 1977, it became the Michigan Institute for Global Education (MIGE) and its center of operations shifted from Ann Arbor to Grand Rapids. During this time, many of its members were concurrently involved with the American Friends Service Committee. When the Western Michigan office of the American Friends closed in 1980, MIGE assumed its peace and social justice work and shortly thereafter dropped "Michigan" from its name.

Throughout its history (and over the course of its iterations) IGE has striven to "think globally and act locally" by working with churches, schools, and a wide range of activist groups to fight racism, sexism, economic exploitation, and nuclear proliferation. Internal working groups have focused extensively on violence and oppression in Central America, South Africa, and the Middle East among other places. Since 1980, IGE has spread its message of peace through the publication of the "Equity" newsletter and the sponsorship of seminars, workshops, peace festivals, and a wide range of community events. A host of committees and affiliated groups have allowed IGE to expand its educational and outreach activities to the Grand Rapids community and beyond.