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400 peace-makers from 52 countries have been meeting for a first Caux Forum for Human Security in Caux, Switzerland. They stressed the need for long-term commitment and the broad involvement of civil society to tackle the array of global threats in an innovative way.
24 July 2008
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Corporate leaders from Europe, Japan and India met at Caux, Switzerland from 11 - 16 July at the The Trust and Integrity in the Global Economy (TIGE): Cultivating Knowledge - Generating Action conference. There they announced their deep concern about the demand for quarterly results which made managers too focused on share prices and short term outcomes.
23 July 2008
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The world may need to consider the use of genetically modified crops to avoid starvation, an American farmers’ leader said today. Troy Roush, who went through a bitter court case with the multinational GM food company Monsanto, said that the only way to meet the world’s food needs, as the population increases from 6.7 billion to 9.5 billion in the next 40 years, may be through GM crops.
19 July 2008
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On Sunday June 22, 2008 close to 60 people from various Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities gathered at a SW Calgary Community Centre to find out more about the programme ‘Bridges to a common future’. Initiatives of Change organized the event with the endorsement of the Muslim Council of Calgary and the Anglican Diocese of Calgary.
18 July 2008
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The 2008 Caux conference season has started with a public Round Table discussion on 'Sacrificing Values for Security? Or true Human Security' with Dick Marty, Swiss Senator and Member on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and Olav Kjørven Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and Director of the Bureau for Development Policy of the United Nations Development Programme, chaired by Lison Méric, the new chief of programmes of the Radio Suisse Romande, La Première.
09 July 2008
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An International Youth Forum on the theme 'The role of youth: action on the Millennium Development Goals toward a peaceful world' brought 138 young people from 36 countries to Bandung, Indonesia 23-30 June 2008.
08 July 2008
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On 27 July, 1908, 100 years ago, a young American Frank Buchman experienced a spiritual awakening which led ultimately to the worldwide movement now known as Initiatives of Change. It also issued in other extraordinary consequences – including directly contributing to founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. From Los Angeles, Jay Stinnett researches the link:
29 June 2008
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A Leeds Member of Parliament from one of the most religiously diverse constituencies in Britain, two Nigerian ex-militiamen who used to lead rival gangs and now campaign for peace, a Lebanese civil rights lawyer from Beirut, and an Australian peace campaigner were keynote speakers at a weekend conference on trust-building, organised by Initiatives of Change, 14-15 June. Douglas O’Kane has sent this report.
20 June 2008
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A group of 28 former commanders of the Isatabu Freedom Movement (IFM) took part in a course on peace and community building organized by Winds of Change, the Initiatives of Change group in the Solomon Islands.
18 June 2008
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Liverpool Hope University hosted a Global Youth Congress entitled ‘The Big Hope’ June 4 – 11. It was attended by 600 young men and women from 55 countries. Gerald and Judith Henderson and Diana Damsa were there:
17 June 2008
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