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Global Update
GLOBAL UPDATE is a four page newsletter published every two months by Initiatives of Change-International. Two pages consist of latest news, with the last two pages, 'People Building Trust', giving in greater depth the story of a changemaker.
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No 12: July 2008 >>
Issue 12 reports on Solomon Islands ex-militants making a commitment to work for peace, plus news from Kenya, the United Kingdom, the United States and Lebanon. In People Building Trust Frédéric and Nathalie Chavanne report on how residents in suburban Paris are learning to engage in dialogue to address the split developing between the West and the Muslim world.
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03 July 2008
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No 11: May 2008 >>
Issue 11 reports on how a network of journalists for peace and reconciliation has been formed in Côte d’Ivoire, plus news from India, Kenya, France, Switzerland, the United States, Argentina and Russia. In People Building Trust Peter Heyes recounts what some young Vietnamese and Cambodians are doing to make the history of conflict between their two countries stop with their generation.
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01 May 2008
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No 10: March 2008 >>
Issue 10 reports on how Sierra Leone’s President has pledged his support for a series of Moral Foundations for Democracy courses for members of parliament and senior civil servants. There is also news of the historic apology by Australia's prime minister to indigenous Australians, plus news from India, Canada and France. In People Building Trust Jean Brown reports on how from Sudan to Sydney, women are addressing the underlying issues of division and dysfunction in families and communities.
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03 March 2008
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No 9: January 2008 >>
Issue 9 reports on a ‘new leadership model’ for the Asian economy. There is also news of Advent in a Shia prayer hall in Sydney, a Spiritual gathering for peace in Montreal, the annual Metropolitan Richmond Day, the Clean Elections Campaign in Kenya and an update on Hope-Sierra Leone. In 'People Building Trust' Mike Lowe talks with Rob Corcoran, National Director of Initiatives of Change, USA, about his work with Hope in the Cities, based in Richmond. Download
02 January 2008
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No 8: November 2007 >>
Issue 8 reports on the campaign against election violence in Sierra Leone. There is also news of Peace Circle events in Africa, an award for Peace for Initiatives of Change (IofC) in Côte d’Ivoire, the State funeral of Kim Beazley in Australia, news from Colombia and information on how to order a report of the Caux 2007 conferences, plus a short DVD. 'People Building Trust' gives the background to a people’s ‘peace constituency’ that has grown in India, Pakistan and Kashmir, nudging governments to move. Mike Brown meets Sushobha Barve who is part of it. Download
01 November 2007
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No 7: September 2007 >>
Issue 7 reports on the visit by Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the UN, to the IofC conference centre at Caux, Switzerland. There is also news of how 'Hope Sierra Leone' has helped in the critical elections in that country, plus news of the launching of Rajmohan Gandhi's biography of his grandfather the Mahatma. Brief news is given of a Life Matters course for young people in Australia and the 13th Asia Pacific Youth Conference. In 'People Building Trust' Mike Lowe talks to the leader of Norway's Islamic Movement and gives the background to how Muslim leaders in Norway have avoided potential clashes.
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04 September 2007
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No 6: July 2007 >>
Issue 6 reports on how 33 leading Burundians, including three former heads of state, held six days of ‘honest conversations’ as guests of Initiatives of Change at its conference centre in Caux, Switzerland. There is also news of how a unique collaboration to generate grassroot answers to corruption is developing between Africa and the Pacific. The challenge ‘How do we build trust in America so that we become a trustworthy nation that is constructive and hope giving to the rest of the world?’ was given at a national forum on ‘Building Trust in America’. There is brief news from Switzerland, Ghana, Sierra Leone and India. 'People Building Trust' features a community in rural Jamaica where a remarkable partnership has generated jobs, dignity and development. Download
03 July 2007
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No 5: May 2007 >>
Issue 5 reports on how five thousand people celebrated the unveiling of a Reconciliation statue on March 30 at the site of Richmond’s former slave market. There is brief news from the US, Canada, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Taiwan. 'People Building Trust' features an 88 year-old Japanese lady, Miss Takako Sakaki, who has made 80 visits to China, at the same time as Japan's Prime Minister Abe wrestles with improving relations in East Asia. Download
30 April 2007
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No 4: March 2007 >>
Issue 4 reports on the 'Australia as a Neighbour' conference in Melbourne and Mohamed Sahnoun's call for Caux to become a 'Davos for Peace'. There is brief news from Sierra Leone, India, China and elsewhere. 'People Building Trust' features two Lebanese women, a Christian and a Muslim, who are trying to get their respective communities to 'see each other in a different light'. Download
05 March 2007
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No 3: January 2007 >>
Issue 3 reports on the launch of a new documentary film on Muslim-Christian relations, with other news from Sierra Leone, Fiji and the USA. 'People Building Trust' features Algerian diplomat Mohamed Sahnoun who has spent 30 years resolving conflicts in Africa. Download
01 January 2007
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