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Intergenerational dialogue was at the heart of an innovative two-day workshop for the Somali community on 24 and 25 April 2010 at Andover Community Centre in the London Borough of Islington.

Conflicts between generations are common to all communities living in Britain. Under the auspices of Initiatives of Change, the Somali community is pioneering an effort to breakdown communication barriers between parents and children, through transformational change. Read more>>

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Nottingham citizens throng in seventh annual show of unity

East Nottingham MP Chris Leslie opened the seventh annual Unity Day in the St Ann’s district of Nottingham on 17 July. A steel band and drummers played lively music on an outdoor stage as hundreds thronged to enjoy community activities on the Robin Hood Chase.

Monday, July 26, 2010
What does it take to bring peace?

A group of women in Oxford, England have been exploring what is needed to bring the kind of peace they long to see in the world.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
‘Something brilliant for the Somali community’

Intergenerational dialogue was at the heart of an innovative two-day workshop for the Somali community on 24 and 25 April 2010 at Andover Community Centre in the London Borough of Islington.
Monday, July 5, 2010

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Tue, 17/08/2010
Michael Henderson speaking on 'No Enemy to Conquer: Building peace in an age of conflict'

Michael Henderson will be the guest speaker on: No Enemy to Conquer: Building peace in an age of conflict. This will be followed by breaking of the fast - Iftar. The venue will be St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG.
Tue, 21/09/2010
Greencoat Forum with Revd Dave Bookless

‘God doesn’t do waste’
Revd Dave Bookless, co-founder of A Rocha UK, will speak on ‘God doesn’t do waste’ when he addresses a Greencoat Forum in the London centre of Initiatives of Change on Tuesday 21 September. The title of his talk is taken from his new book, published this July. It refers to ecological waste but also the accumulation of life’s experiences and how we as individuals handle them. This follows his earlier book Planetwise, subtitled Dare to care for God’s world .

GLOBAL VOICES
Speaking truth to one’s own side

Initiatives of Change International President, Professor Rajmohan Gandhi, was awarded an honorary doctorate of letters by UK’s Liverpool Hope University at a ceremony in Liverpool Cathedral on 13th July. The following is taken from Gandhi’s acceptance speech.
Mon, 26/07/2010
Dr Roddy Evans writes from Northern Ireland about the findings of Lord Saville

Dr Roddy Evans writes from Northern Ireland about the findings of Lord Saville’s Report on the events of ‘Bloody Sunday’. Lord Saville concluded that the 14 killed by the British Army on 30 January 1972 in Derry/Londonderry were innocent. On 15 June when the report was published, Prime Minister David Cameron, apologised in the House of Commons to the bereaved families on behalf of his Government.  

Wed, 21/07/2010
He spoke for me

David Cameron spoke for me when he said he was ‘deeply sorry’ for the ‘unjustified and unjustifiable’ killing of unarmed civilians by the British army on Bloody Sunday in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on 30 January 1972. Anyone who has talked with people in the Bogside area of the city where it took place will know the profound sense of injustice that inhabits them.
Fri, 16/07/2010

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.