| Initiatives
of Change
Initiatives
of Change
Initiatives
of Change is an international network best known for its key role
in post-World War II reconciliation in Europe as well as between
Japan and the Philippines. Its international conference center in
Caux, Switzerland, hosted the first and many subsequent Caux Round
Table meetings. Each summer Caux draws around 2000 people of all
walks of life for conferences dealing with specific issues (www.caux.ch).
In recent years, Initiatives of Change has been active in regions
of conflict such as Lebanon, the Middle East, the former Yugoslavia,
the Horn of Africa, Cambodia, as well as in civil society on every
continent. Initiatives of Change runs major outreach programs, including
Agenda for Reconciliation for peace-building; Hope in the Cities
working for racial justice and healing; Foundations for Freedom,
a training program in values for democracy; and Caux Initiatives
for Business.
The
aims of Initiatives of Change include the following:
- Healing the wounds
of history that sustain cycles of revenge, especially where cultures
and civilizations meet.
- Strengthening the
moral and spiritual dimensions of democracy, so challenging selfish
interests and corruption.
- Helping individuals
and families to counter the climate of blame and selfishness with
a culture of care and personal responsibility.
- Strengthening the
motivation of care and moral commitment in economic life and thinking,
in order to create jobs, correct economic and environmental imbalance,
and tackle the root causes of poverty.
- Rebuilding a sense
of community and hope in cities and tackling the causes of racial
and communal discrimination.
- Forging networks
among people from different cultures and faiths based on a shared
commitment to work for reconciliation, justice, and peace.
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