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Clare Short in discussion after the Greencoat Forum at the London IofC Centre, June 2009
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New Book Published: “Did we get it right, Love?”

Chris Evans, who has worked for over 40 years with Initiatives of Change, launched his new book Did we get it right, Love? at the annual general meeting of Initiatives of Change UK, held at the IofC centre in London on 23 June.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Time is Running Out as World Reaches Tipping Points, says Clare Short

Clare Short, Independent MP for Birmingham Ladywood, spoke of the need to profoundly transform society to tackle climate change and create a more just and sustainable world when she addressed a Greencoat Forum in the London centre of Initiatives of Change on 16 June. The forum was chaired by Geoffrey Lean, Contributing Editor (Environment) for the Daily Telegraph.
Monday, June 22, 2009
The Imam and the Pastor in Arabic Launched in Egypt

A series of significant screenings and debates took place in Egypt, 27 May – 5 June, to mark the launch in the country of the Arabic version of the award-winning documentary film The Imam and the Pastor. The launch coincided with President Barack Obama’s visit to Egypt and his historic keynote speech at Cairo University on the relationship between the United States and the Muslim World. Imad Karam, who works with Initiatives of Change's FLTfilms in the UK, and his wife Amira, report.
Monday, June 8, 2009

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Tue, 15/09/2009
Greencoat Forum with Sue Riddlestone and Pooran Desai OBE

One Planet Living
Sue Riddlestone and Pooran Desai, the husband and wife team who founded the award-winning BioRegional social enterprise charity, will speak on 'One planet living' at the next Greencoat Forum in the London centre of Initiatives of Change, on 15 September. Bioregional tackles climate change and sustainability by creating homes, lifestyles, services and manufacturing systems which show how we can live within our fair share of the Earth’s resources - what they call one planet living. They are particularly known for pioneering the Beddington zero carbon emissions housing development in south London. This year they were Skoll Social Enterprise Award winners at a ceremony in the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford.

LATEST COMMENTARIES

After the G20 – More Work Still Needed to Curtail Shadow Economy

Our analysis shows that $850 billion to $1 trillion a year of illicit money passes out of developing countries, through the shadow financial system, and into industrial countries. This is the most damaging economic condition hurting the global poor. G20 leaders need to refocus on changing the culture of opacity embodied in the global shadow financial system in order to curtail the flow of illicit money across borders. Several measures can achieve this end—automatic exchange of tax information, beneficial ownership, harmonizing predicate offenses, and country-by-country reporting.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Raymond Baker
Dealing with Extreme Capitalism and Unrestrained Greed

Now in the wake of global financial crisis may be the time for business and political leaders, who have a passion for integrity, to take up the challenge of changing on a global scale the moral environment in which business is conducted.

 
Monday, June 22, 2009
Brian Lightowler

LATEST RESOURCES

A Transforming Experience>> Summer 2008 marked the 100th anniversary of a transforming experience of Frank Buchman, founder of IofC. A very diverse group of seventeen people journeyed from Keswick in the UK, to Sweden, Germany and Caux, Switzerland. In this new DVD they explore the essence of Buchman’s spiritual journey, what developed from it, and its significance for today.

 

Worldwide Legacy of Frank Buchman

The Worldwide Legacy of Frank Buchman>> In 1908 Buchman, an American Lutheran minister of Swiss descent who was the originator of Initiatives of Change, had a spiritual experience of release from bitterness in crucial relationships that altered the course of his life.

 

 

No Enemy To Conquer>> Forgiveness often seems impossible in today’s conflicted world. This welcome book presents stories of real men and women of different faiths and cultures reaching out to reconcile with others, previously deemed their "enemies." A wide range of commentators includes Archbishop Tutu, Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Rajmohan Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto, and the Dalai Lama. In addition, scholars amplify the stories from the perspectives of their disciplines. The result is a multi-layered, multi-voiced call to understand forgiveness and know that peace is always possible. Obtainable from  Alban Books. To order click here

Fear or Faith, You can Choose>> Some of us fear growing old. Some fear dying - fear the unknown, separation from those we love. This new book, compiled by John and Jeanne Faber, contains stories, experiences, and poems from people who have overcome those fears, for whom death is a part of life - the next step, a completion.

 

 

Poster, 'The Imam and the Pastor'

'The Imam and the Pastor'>> At a time when many in the world are wondering whether friendly relations are possible between those of Muslim and Christian background, the Nigerian protagonists of this new documentary on Muslim-Christian relations emphatically assert that they are.