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...
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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...
Collaborating in the Bandung Peace Week
The visit of five Indonesians to Australia – starting from 31 May with a Life Matters course in Brisbane, connecting with the IofC network in Sydney, and followed by a range of meetings in Melbourne...
Candlelight Yarn – A Taste of Turruk
On Friday 28 June over 50 people gathered in the Armagh ballroom for a ‘Candlelight Yarn – a Taste of Turruk’ as part of the Initiatives of Change Australia National Gathering. This session of the...
Appreciating the Cultural Residency of Uncle Shane Charles
By Sarah Naarden, Project Manager of IofCA’s Trustbuilding Program ‘The Cultural Residency experience has been most valuable to me. This place (Armagh) touches my spirit. I made international...
Openness and Bravery: Creators of Peace in Williamstown
September 2024: In Creators of Peace circles, women meet in small groups to explore their own peace-creating capabilities. This takes courage, says Delia Paul. Seven women stepped into the “brave...
IofC Indonesia Team Visit
In an opportunity to demonstrate building bridges of friendship and trust across our diversity, an exchange visit from IofC Indonesia was organised in May-June this year. A group of five...
Turruk 2024 program launches Forgiveness Circle
The 2024 Turruk for community program was launched in Armagh, Melbourne on Saturday 23 March, with a ‘Forgiveness Circle’ led by seven Indigenous speakers. It was held in collaboration with Mana O...
International Elders and Accompanying-Mentoring Program
By Barbara Lawler, International Panel of Elders The international Panel of Elders have mandated responsibility for maintaining the core spirit and values of Initiatives of Change. It’s...
World Forum hears about Trustbuilding
John Bond writes on presenting IofC's Trustbuilding Program at the World Forum for Democracy. Earlier this month I went to Strasbourg in France to present IofC's Trustbuilding Program at the World...
What’s Happening in the IofC Network: A View from South Australia
Mike Brown A theme of the recent National Gathering was ‘revitalising the grassroots movement of IofC changemakers’. On the long drive back from Melbourne to SA, we mused over what might that mean...
Annual Report 2022 – 23 is out!
Initiatives of Change Australia’s annual reports give an overview of programs, income and expenditure, covering its financial reporting period from 1 April of 2022 to 31 March of 2023. Initiatives...
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