International Relations Council

06/02/2026

"International relations IS interpersonal relations" exemplified!!

From Argentina ➡️ Kansas City 😳
10 months, over 10,000 miles, mostly on bike!

Welcome Miguel, Vicente, and Yamandu!
These 3 friends have been biking for nearly 300 days to get here and support their home team for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ 🇦🇷

We couldn’t be happier to host you ❤️

06/02/2026

Equaldex (https://www.equaldex.com/) is a fantastic resource for the LGBTQIA+ community; a collaborative knowledge base visualizing LGBTQIA+ rights around the globe through maps, timelines, and data.

Also featured - a travel index suggesting some of the most queer-friendly places to travel to!

Equaldex is a collaborative knowledge base for the LGBTQ+ (le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender) movement, visualizing LGBTQ+ rights through maps, timelines, and data.

05/31/2026

That's a wrap on a month of programs at the International Relations Council!

This past month, the International Relations Council held three Roundtable discussions on the regions of The Americas, Southeast Asia & Oceania, and Middle East & North Africa.

In partnership with and RISE at the Kansas City Library, we held a panel discussion titled "Iran 2026: Protests, War, Power Shifts, and Global Impact".

In partnership with , we hosted KC native Emily Benson for a discussion titled "Trade, Technology, and Power", moderated by Anthony Caruso of Critical Materials Crossroads.

We held our first IRC Book Club of the year, convening a group who read Jhumpa Lahiri's "The Namesake".. AND we celebrated Kansas City teachers while connecting them to globally minded resource at Global Connections: A Teacher Resource Happy Hour.

We don't need to tell you that June 2026 in Kansas City is going to be as global as it gets!!

05/28/2026

05/27/2026

Congratulations to our 2024 Eliot S. Berkley Awardee, Kerav Agarwal, and our 2025 Eliot S. Berkley Awardee, Rohan Enjeti, for graduating high school! Kerav will be an incoming freshman at Cornell University, while Rohan will be starting at the University of Pennsylvania in the Fall.

We can't wait to see where your paths take you!

05/27/2026

Kerav Agarwal goes Beyond The Headlines with Frank Lavin, Ronald Reagan's former political director!

05/27/2026

The IRC is looking for 3-4 additional volunteers to help out at our booth on Saturday, June 6th at the following times:

2-4PM
6-8PM
8-10PM

If you're able to join us for one (or more) of those shifts and help us provide resource materials to festival attendees, get in touch with Dan Fitzpatrick at [email protected] or 913-213-3055!