How does a movement like IofCA – nearly 100 years old – ensure and manage generational change? That was the question prompting the focus of this year’s National...
IofCA National Gathering 2026
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How to respond constructively instead of reacting destructively.
Mike Lowe gives an overview of courses he has been facilitating in three countries on ‘Engaging Constructively in Challenging Conversations' When I point my finger at my neighbour there are three...
Life Matters for an indigenous literacy activist in the Papua-Indonesia highlands
When Neas Wanimbo, a young Indonesian from Wamena, Papua-Indonesia, first participated in an IofC event in Indonesia in 2016, he was shy and not confident. ‘I’m sorry, my English is not good,’ he...
Jim Coulter: pilot in peace-making
Jim Coulter (1922-2025) enlisted as an RAAF pilot during World War II and was awarded a Légion d’honneur for his part in D-Day. But war left its mark on the rest of his life. Realising that ‘if you...
In Hope for Fairer World
At the recent ‘Weaving Three Stories’ workshop at Fishermen’s Bend in the Port of Melbourne, 95 year-old Jim Beggs spoke from his 41 years of working in the Port, starting as a 19 year old wharfie,...
Breakthrough thinking aloud… and allowed
The 2025 National Gathering of IofC Australia, 13-16 June, was designed to free up honest conversations ahead of major decisions facing the movement this year: fundamentally, what vision of the...
How change happens: Stories from the Global Fellowship Gathering
Initiatives of Change (IofC) holds a Global Fellowship Gathering every 18 months. In January 2025, three Brisbane women travelled to Panchgani, India, to take part alongside 130 participants from...
‘Life-Work’ conference impacts Chinese in Melbourne
Mike Brown reflects on the recent weekend conference held at Armagh - ‘Life-Work: examining life’s fundamental struggle through problems in everyday life' -hosted by Ren-Jou Liu and his wife Grace....
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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