On Sunday 20 October 60 people gathered for a traditional African meal at the African Village Centre Restaurant in Torrensville, South Australia for the annual Creators of Peace South Australia...
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Regather Turruk Focuses on Regenerative Knowledge
By Minh-Tam Nguyen-Trinh In November, at the Armagh centre in Melbourne where nearly four years ago First Nations spokesman Thomas Mayo launched IofC’s Trust-building Program in Australia, a...
Amiel’s Journey: Addressing Issues of Trauma and Reconciliation
A snapshot of what one former Rwandan refugee has been involved in the past year illustrates how Initiatives of Change can impact situations through initiatives inspired by the energy of personal...
Creators of Peace comes to Newcastle, NSW
The Initiatives of Change flagship program Creators of Peace has continued to make an impact through its key programs across Australia. In November this year a Creators of Peace Circle took place in...
Life Matters Participant: Thanh Bui
Thanh Bui, who is Agile Delivery Lead at Insignia Financial in Melbourne, put this post on his social media after the last Life Matters workshop in November. It gives a full and personal insight...
An Inner Journey of Discovery with Life Matters
A distinctive feature of the most recent Life Matters course in Melbourne was the cross-over of interest from IofCA’s Turruk ‘trustbuilding through truthtelling’ program, with some long-term Turruk...
Chances for Change: A visit from John Bond and Mary Lean
John Bond, former Secretary of the National Sorry Day Commmittee, offers some reflections on opportunities for change in Australia. When the idea for Sorry Day first came up, John Bond was a...
Personal Story: Overcoming Patriarchal Attitudes and Ethnic Divisions
May Thu Ne Win is a peacebuilder from Myanmar and a postgraduate student of social justice at the University of Sydney. IofC International recognised her “exceptional leadership” in trustbuilding,...
Myanmar Peace Worker Receives Trustbuilding Award
May Thu Ne Win was once a medical doctor in Myanmar. She left this work to become a peace builder in local communities. In September 2024, IofC International recognised her work through the...
Annual Report 2023 – 24 is out!
We are pleased to present Initiatives of Change Australia's Annual Report for the financial year April 2023-March 2024. This document highlights the impact we have achieved through the support of...
Life Matters comes to Queensland!
The first ever Life Matters program in Queensland took place 31 May – 2 June, with around 40 participants including groups from the Pasifika community and the Africa diaspora, some of whom were...
Planning for the 70th Anniversary of Initiatives of Change at Armagh in Melbourne
Join a Working Group to mark this 2026 event! In 1956, the Initiatives of Change community (then known as Moral Re-Armament, or MRA) received the gift of a family home in the Melbourne suburb of...
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