Fondly known across generations as ‘Uncle Niketu’, Niketu Iralu dedicated more than six decades of his life to the quiet yet transformative work of trust-building, dialogue,...
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Personal reflection the starting point for social transformation
Mike Lowe has more than 25 years’ international experience with Initiatives of Change leading transformational workshops in trustbuilding and reconciliation. Recently Mike recorded a podcast...
Sound healing at Armagh: Connecting us to Country, Community and Creativity.
‘Beyond words, a sound bath takes us to a restorative space that feels both grounding and connecting to a bigger sense of time and place’ - Sarah Naarden, founder of Turruk and...
A lift to the spirit of kindness – IofCA Community Dinner
The Community Dinner held at Armagh on 27 August brought together people from different backgrounds and cultures, and a matching variety of food to share. The room was filled with those of...
An evening of film, song and multicultural food
It was a full house at Armagh for the community dinner to celebrate the grand finale film screening of Weaving Three Stories. More than 65 people joined us on Thursday 25 June, almost a third of...
The Hardest Bridge – Online screening and Q&A
In April 2026, The Breakthrough Thinking (BTT) team at IofCA, in collaboration with the producer and director hosted an online screening of the recently produced...
Turning 70: Celebrating the gift of Armagh
The key came with a handwritten note. “To Dr Buchman,” it read. “Keys open doors — doors lead on — this one opens Armagh to MRA. May they both do each other good.” The note, dated 6 July 1956, was...
Community dinners: a melting pot of flavours, conversation and music
Community dinner is a bi-monthly gathering at Armagh for people to meet in an informal setting over a shared meal. Whilst listening to a guest speaker the dinner is an opportunity to connect with...
Rebuilding society, starting with a change of heart
Studying the impacts of Moral Re-Armament Dr Eric Dent, an expert in leadership and change management, is researching the impacts of Moral Re-Armament (MRA, the precursor to Initiatives of Change)...
A creative practice for reflection and growth.
IofCA volunteers Judy Greenberg and Anne Holland have been facilitating creative, reflective drawing sessions for the IofC community over the past eight years. What began as informal gatherings,...
Second Chinese-language Life-Work conference in Armagh
For Sarah Yue, one of 40 taking part in the second Mandarin-language conference during March in Armagh, Melbourne, it was a ‘deeply enriching and meaningful experience’. Under the theme The...
IofCA calls for a deeper response to the Bondi tragedy
At this anguished moment of national outrage and pain following the hate-fuelled killings in Bondi, Initiatives of Change Australia calls for a deeper response at all levels of our society: We...
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