Dialogues for Change
Building Trust Across Divides of Race, Class and Culture
An intensive weekend residential dialogue for people seeking to become better public policy advocates.

7.30 p.m. at St. Paul University, Ottawa

Public presentation of the French version of The Imam & the Pastor at St. Paul University, Ottawa, in partnership with the university’s Conflict Studies Program. To be followed by panel discussion with students from the program.

Contact: Richard Weeks for more information.

A nine day Course for young adults to shape a path and purpose for living

6. 30 p.m. at the Justice Institute of B.C., New Westminster. Writer and Broadcaster, Gareth Higgins of Belfast, Northern Ireland will speak on “Building Communities of Hope – Peacebuilding Across Faith Divides.” For further information contact Carrie MacLeod 604-786-6673

Action for Life (AfL) aims to mobilize a new generation of change-makers equipped with integrity and faith: people committed to bringing transformation and healing in themselves and the world.

For community relations workers and those living in multicultural societies
Migration from poverty, war or ecological disaster is a reality we all need to learn to live with. Host communities and diasporas will have to discover new ways of relating to each other – based on real listening and mutual appreciation.

For people who want to invest time in concrete change projects
How often do we hear that world poverty, war, corruption or gross degradation of the natural environment are scandals that should be stopped? And what are ‘they’ doing about it? This attitude, we can see, does not bring about change or hope. True, the isolated individual can do little. But who says he or she should remain isolated?

For peace-builders at all levels, and from varied sectors, around the world
The second annual Caux Forum for Human Security will again bring together those working for peace and human security at all levels and from varied sectors around the world.

For young professionals, students, business leaders, farmers, media, academics
We face difficult challenges in the global economy which at times seem hard to overcome; food shortages, crises in financial systems, the impact of climate change and rising energy costs are only a few. TIGE believes that sustainable solutions will be led by nothing short of breakthrough thinking; a dynamic way of leading and of being, with trust and integrity at the core.

A week exploring alternatives to violence as methodologies for change
In today’s troubled world marked by conflict and suspicion of ‘the other’, this conference is for those with a passion to be peacemakers and trust-builders. This challenging week of personal development and capacity building explores alternatives to violence as methodologies for change.