About Us
Founded in 2007, we are the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (IARP), a nonprofit in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We build bridges of communication, understanding, and support between Iraqis and Americans after decades of US-led sanctions, war, and occupation. We engage Iraqis and Americans in the arts, personal and professional exchanges, and rebuilding initiatives.
Through art and grassroots initiatives, we humbly attempt to address the horrors and injustices of the US-led war and occupation of Iraq and its continued legacy in Iraq today. We also celebrate, preserve, and share the richness and complexity of Iraqi culture, art, and stories of the homeland and diaspora.
We are Iraqis and Americans working together to create spaces for learning, conversation, and action so that we can live in a peaceful and just world.
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Our Impact
The Iraqi Art Project presents Iraqi and American visual art, film, music, poetry, bookmaking, and theater to audiences throughout Minnesota and the U.S.
People to People facilitates artistic, cultural, personal, and professional exchanges.
Humanitarian Projects for Peace implements Iraqi-led and American-funded rebuilding and humanitarian initiatives in areas of need in Iraq.
Our Team
The Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project staff and board of directors work hand in hand to advance our mission for peace and reconciliation. View bios and meet the board.
Our Story
After the start of the Iraq War, founding executive director Kathy McKay and a group of colleagues and local peace activists, including Steve Clemens, Kaia Svien, Tim Carlson, Al Nettles, Paul Perkal and others, started IARP as a way to support a different kind of relationship between the people of Iraq and the U.S. Working with the Iraqi nonprofit Muslim Peacemaker Teams, the group set out to build bridges of communication and support between Iraqis and Americans. In 2007, the group incorporated IARP as a nonprofit organization. Read more
Annual Reports
The Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project is a proud Guidestar Exchange Gold Participant. To view our recent IRS 990 forms, visit our Guidestar profile.
Read more about our impact and financial transparency in our annual reports below.
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