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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What is Initiatives of Change?
A reflection by Peter Thwaites Background ... One Century Old Initiatives of Change is known today as an international association with branches on every continent and two major conference centres...
Quiet Time: A Reflection
The Senses and the Quiet Time by Tony Gates Stephen Winward, in his book, Your Five Senses, reminds us that the senses are all gateways of the world to us and therefore some of the entry points for...
Cultivating Allies in Turruk: Reflections on our Trustbuilding program
Sarah Naarden, IofCA Trustbuilding Program Manager reflects on how growing a community of practice in trustbuilding can be likened to cultivating pearls. ...
Finding my peace: Sahba Clara
Sahba, a human rights advocate and community engagement specialist of Iranian background, took part in a Creators of Peace Circle online in 2020. The Circle took place as the impacts of COVID-19...
Sprout Alumni: Anvita and Shannon
Finding a way forward with Sprout In 2019, Anvita had just left her role as a corporate sustainability advisor in search of a more authentic life path. Shannon, meanwhile, had moved to Melbourne...
Effective Leadership: Community, Inner Peace, Diversity and Tools for Change (Part 2)
IofC Australia and Work Force Diversity collaborated to offer a seven-part public webinar series on ‘Effective Leadership in Times of Crisis,’ from September 2020. The webinars brought together a...
Effective Leadership: Compassion, Hope and Humour (Part 1)
Could the COVID-19 crisis become a transformational experience for you? IofC Australia and Work Force Diversity think so! From September 2020, we collaborated to offer a seven-part public webinar...
‘From the ruins of war, sworn enemies became our devoted friends’
Australia marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II this year. At an August 2020 event to honour those veterans still living, Prime Minister Scott Morrison paid tribute to their...
Conversations in the Time of COVID-19
COVID-19 has changed the way we do many things. No longer can we gather at a friend’s house to share thoughts over a cuppa, no longer are we at our workplaces to share thoughts in the lunch room, no...
Life Matters Alumni: Sudarshan Suresh
Thursday, January 16, 2020 Sudarshan Suresh, took part in a Life Matters workshop in Melbourne in 2017. The four-day residential workshops give participants a chance to reflect on their lives and...
After Christchurch: The Imam and the Pastor Visit NZ
In search of healing Nigel Heywood from the IofC Australia network accompanied the Imam and the Pastor from Nigeria on a peace building tour organized by IofC New Zealand, after 51 people were...
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