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...
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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...
Community Trust Building Dialogue in Brisbane
Three diverse personal stories Amiel Nubaha, Susan Moylan-Coombs, and Nora Amath shared their personal stories at the dialogue, where they spoke on the need for education, trust and forgiveness...
Australians Sharing a New Story
On the basis that everyone’s story matters, the residents of Blacktown – 366,000 people from 188 nationalities, 40 percent born overseas – were invited from 3-5 May to join in a forum for...
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