Initiatives of Change is a diverse network committed to building relationships of trust across the world's divides.
Initiatives of Change International is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
'When you see wrong, do something about it, but also consider whether you have some responsibility for it. Fight, but turn the searchlight inwards.' Rajmohan Gandhi, President, IofC-International
Creators of Peace (CoP) is an international women’s initiative started in 1991. It challenges women everywhere to:
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Creators of Peace UK seeks to engage women in communities across Britain in the creation of peace at every level of society, building networks of trust through workshops which address the roots of conflict in and around us, and creating friendship across racial, religious and social divides. Our aim is to enable women across the country to experience the Creators of Peace Circle either in their local community or over a residential weekend, and offer follow up training weekends for those who wish to start their own Peace Circle.
The Creators of Peace Circle is a workshop tool run by trained volunteers. It either runs for a few hours once a week over seven weeks, or over a long weekend, and is a small community gathering of women who together work through material designed to deepen their friendship and understanding of their peace creating capabilities. It provides a transformative space for inter-personal, inter-ethnic and inter-religious dialogue based on the sharing of personal experience, and addresses the personal, moral and spiritual prerequisites for being a ‘creator of peace’ at every level of society.
‘None of us lacks the vision for peace, what we often lack is the first step in action,’ says Yukika Sohma, pioneer of a Japanese initiative to care for refugees.
In her inaugural speech at the launch of Creators of Peace in Switzerland in 1991, the Hon. Anna Abdallah Msekwa of Tanzania, urged everyone to “create peace wherever we are, in our hearts, our homes, our workplace and our community. We all pretend that someone else is the stumbling block… Could that someone be myself?”
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Is it possible to work through the Creators of Peace Circle process in a weekend? Last weekend, seven women got together in Norham Road, Oxford, and tried just that.
13 November 2009
Creating a Culture of Peace – what will it take?
The 5th Creators of Peace International Conference took place in Sydney, Australia, 30 September – 4 October. A programme of Initiatives of Change, Creators of Peace is a women’s initiative which challenges and empowers women to become active peace-makers. It works partly through the methodology of ‘Peace Circles’ which have been trialed or established in 25 countries around the world. This conference brought some of these women together.
12 October 2009
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At a time when many in the world are wondering whether friendly relations are possible between those of Muslim and Christian background...
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A number of people associated with IofC have recorded one-minute 'Tole-rant' video clips on www.tole-rants.com. Tole-rants are described as 60 seconds of hope. They are a 'constructive rant': a '60-second heartfelt video about a social problem that points to a solution'. Join Rajmohan Gandhi, Olympic oarsman Sir Stephen Redgrave, author Karen Armstrong and many others to record you rant. The best will win a prize. Others include Hugh Williams, Owen Lean, Robin Williamson, Simon Cohen, Michael Henderson, Mike Smith and many more. Click here to vote for your favourite 'tole-rants'!
