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.

Nigel Heywood, Team Leader, of the international Action for Life programme reports on Conversations that Matter on ‘Leadership and Values’, held on 24th June in Melbourne, Australia.

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.

A six week Creators of Peace Circle has just been held in Adelaide

"Cultivating knowledge – Generating Action": A series of lectures engaging people in honest conversations on the broad issues associated with globalisation and the human face of economics.

A diverse group of 17 young people from eight countries completed the Life Matters course, 15-24 February, at Armagh, the IofC centre in Melbourne, Australia.

Seldom can the uttering of one word have caused such joy across a nation.

Three former Prime Ministers of Australia were among the 300 who attended the State Funeral of Kim Edward Beazley on 20 October 2007. In 1953 Beazley spent seven weeks at the Initiatives of Change conference centre in Caux, Switzerland – an experience which profoundly affected his life and political career.

Kim Beazley Senior was that rare breed – an honest politician who earned the admiration and trust of all sides of politics.

Fifty women from many backgrounds gathered in Belmore Community Centre on Sunday 12th August for the annual get-together of Peace Circles from around suburban Sydney.