The milestone event will celebrate Jackie Gilbert, Co-Founder and Executive Director of One Thread Collective, as the chapter’s 2026 Peace Prize Awardee.Gilbert is being recognized for her leadership, human rights advocacy, and work alongside Indigenous Wayuu and Afro-Columbian communities in La Guajira, Columbia.
During 2020, Gilbert also helped organize a large-scale emergency-relief initiative addressing the economic effects of the pandemic on vulnerable rural communities in La Guajira. Through One Thread Collective, Gilbert works in partnership with Indigenous Wayuu women to support economic opportunity, cultural preservation, traditional artistry, and community resilience. The nonprofit recently opened its first brick and mortar store on Santa Barbara’s El Paseo, offering handwoven accessories and homewares made by Wayuu women artisans.