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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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...
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...
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...
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...
The Joy of Global Harmony
The afternoon of Sunday 12 February brought Armagh to life with the sound of music and the sight of colourful costumes. The event was organised by IofCA and the Tongji Melbourne Alumni...
‘Soul Food’- A Community of Practice
In Sydney, 16 Creators of Peace women met on 5 December for an end-of-year celebration. ‘Togetherness’, ‘soul food’, ‘rich and meaningful conversations’, ‘deep friendships and connections’, ‘sense...
Art Therapy with Creators of Peace
Initiatives of Change Australia (IofCA) completed its two-year partnership with the Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre in Dandenong, Victoria, with an online session of food and art on 20 August....
Empowering Refugees and Migrants as Peacebuilders and Agents of Change
On Sunday 20 June, Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, gave the keynote at a webinar organised on World Refugee Day 2021. Prof Gandhi drew inspiration from his grandfather's choice to...
Countering Isolation and Violence
Supporting refugee and migrant women through cultural exchanges ‘Rosemary Kariuki’ reverberates as a motherly name to many of Australia’s domestic violence survivors. Founder of the Cultural...
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