The small mountain village of Caux was awash in people this weekend for the European Heritage Days (13-14 September). The Initiatives of Change conference centre in Caux was the star site for the canton of Vaud, on this year’s theme ‘places of delight’, and an estimated 5,600 visitors poured through the house during the two days.

On November 17, the United States Institute of Peace hosted a screening of "Apology," a short film that captured the historic apology of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to Australia's indigenous peoples. His remarks on February 13th, 2008 were addressed specifically to members of the "Stolen Generations" for the wrongs committed against them by the Australian government.

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Recommended Readings

Articles selected by Mohamed Sahnoun, Founder and Chair of the Advisory Council.

O primeiro Fórum pela Segurança Humana de Caux (CFHS) foi iniciado em Julho de 2008 por Mohamed Sahnoun, ex-conselheiro especial do Secretário Geral da ONU, Kofi Annan, e Presidente de Iniciativas de Mudança Internacional. Estiveram reunidos 300 agentes pela paz de 52 países. Foram incluídos os da classe operária e líderes em seus campos específicos.

Mohamed Sahnoun, President of Initiatives of Change International, was the keynote speaker on 1 October for a national ‘prayer lunch’ in the Swiss Federal Capital, Bern, presided over by the Swiss President, Pascal Couchpin.