Facilitated by Anton Smith, Business Circles are collaborative discussion sessions for leaders and leadership coaches/trainers on various aspects of organizational change. Not simply a ‘post-pandemic’ perspective, these 90-minute discussions are grounded in an understanding that current organizational models and processes are not human centered nor holistic in approach. Its time to focus on the ‘New Possible’, instead of the ‘New Normal’!
Each session will follow an agenda centered around the following key concepts:
Spaces are LIMITED for this session; first come, first served. Please note that all sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details.
This event is for business leaders across all sectors.
June Women in Leadership RoundtableJoin host Simone Müller for ‘Discover your inner glass ceilings’ featuring Alexandra Berg!
The upcoming roundtable session on Zoom will focus on:
Who is this aimed at? Female professionals from across all sectors; academia, entrepreneurs, coaches & consultants.
Please note that all roundtable sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details.
Simone holds a Masters in Business Administration from the CAU University of Kiel (Germany) and has worked in international management roles at a multinational corporation for over a decade. Since leaving her corporate career, Simone focused on International Leadership Development and Business Coaching. She is an accredited coach, trainer, and NLP master practitioner.
Alexandra Berg is an Inspirational Speaker, Leadership Consultant, and Facilitator. Her passion is to create heart-to-heart connection and meaningful conversations, unleashing authenticity and full potential of people and organisations. Following the teachings of Lovisa Alsén and Claire Zammit, she’s been exploring the feminine, believing that the only way to change the world is from within. Alexandra holds a MSc from Stockholm School of Economics, (Sweden), and has a background in various leadership positions and management consulting.
Being a Refugee Re-Builder
On World Refugee Day, join us for a webinar on Being a Refugee Re-Builder.
The refugee or diaspora re-builder, who takes root and settles in another country after being forcibly displaced from their country of origin, is a powerful concept. This re-builder is a human being who has weathered adversity, trauma and forced separation from their home and identity. The resilience of a re-builder has been demonstrated around the world since time immemorial, and is a narrative common to the human experience.
The theme of this webinar ‘Being a Refugee Re-Builder’, marking World Refugee Day 2021, is the resilience that lies at the heart of the journey of those displaced. Three refugees from different parts of the world will be sharing their stories: Gulwali Passarlay, Ahmed Ekzayez, and Khadidja Fadoul. These three refugees have turned their experiences of displacement into a strength, and in time, have used it for the re-building of their countries of origin, and contributing to the betterment of humanity at large. The webinar will be facilitated by Nareeman Dosa, an alumni of Initiatives of Change UK’s Refugees as Re-Builders programme.
Next Generation Peace CircleWe believe in transforming, empowering and engaging women across the globe in creating peace across all communities. This is your opportunity to connect with young women from across the globe, sharing stories, concerns and hopes, on your journey together as ‘creators of peace’.
This exciting new programme is open to women aged 18-21, from all backgrounds, who are interested in exploring what it means to be a peace creator. During this eight week conversation programme, participants will:
The skills and strengths of the programme will be put into practical application by co-creating an international online event for International Peace Day 2021! Plus, as the first ever UK Youth Peace Circle cohort, participants will be invited to join our new Youth Advisory Group to help us shape future youth programmes.
To participate, you must commit to attending all of the following sessions:
Space is limited, so sign up early!
Creators of Peace is a global women’s peace initiative that was launched in 1991. We invite women across the globe to join our Peace Circles which take place over a series of 8 weekly meetings. The programme is facilitated in the style of a ‘talking circle’ where all voices are heard respectfully and a space is established to allow individuals to explore diverse perspectives. Together we will work through material designed to deepen our understanding of our peace-creating capabilities.
GHFP is a research institute and charitable foundation working to develop deeper and more holistic understandings of positive peace, dialogue and wellbeing, and to promote and nurture human virtues at local and global levels through research, dialogue and interventions. Their conception of Human Centered Education (HCE) places the holistic wellbeing of the person at the core of education, with a focus on nurturing whole person growth and a sense of purpose and self-awareness in adolescence.
Creators of Peace President’s Lunch 2021On International Friendship Day, I invite all our communities and networks to join me in celebrating friendships we have made on our journey with Creators of Peace, and Initiatives of Change over the last 30 years.
In 1991 Anna Abdallah Msekwa, a respected politician and trailblazer from Tanzania, gave us a call to action, she asked us to “create peace wherever we are, in our hearts, our homes, our workplace and our community. We all pretend that someone else is the stumbling block … could that someone be myself?”
Since then we have become a global network of dedicated people who continue to welcome those around us to join our community building activities for greater social cohesion. Our network has been active in over 50 countries and by 2019 over 9,000 women have taken part in a ‘Peace Circle’ and over 500 have taken part in facilitator training.
One clear impact of our work has been friendships. Peace Circles always bring elements of surprise – many friendships have been sparked and nurtured, building bridges between cultures, religions, opinions, communities and countries. These friendships have been part of our resilience in riding through the stresses of the pandemic.
My call to action for you all on 30 July, is to celebrate friendships that you have made along your journey with Creators of Peace and Initiatives of Change. Take time to arrange a tea, make a call, write a letter, organise a bring and share meal and if the opportunity arises, bring communities together. It’s also an opportunity to make new friends and remember to invite people who could support your local Peace Circles and events. Just remember to check your national COVID-19 guidelines.
Under the UK’s national pandemic guidelines I will be hosting a small friendship picnic in Oxford (UK) on the 30 July from 12pm – 2pm. We bring together a small group of friends who have nurtured our growth in so many different ways. We will share a meal and have time for sharing poems and stories about meaningful friendships. You are all welcome to join us via Zoom from 1pm – 2pm BST/London for our sharing. Please register here.
If you can, take pictures of your day, send us old pictures if you can’t get together and share your story. We’d love to post your story on our social media.
Email: creatorsofpeace.uk@iofc.org
With gratitude for your ongoing friendship,
Amina Dikedi-Ajakaiye, President of Creators of Peace
November Women in Leadership RoundtableJoin host Simone Müller for ‘Turning anxiety into growth at work’ featuring guest speaker, Nisanka Wickramarachchi!
The upcoming International roundtable session on Zoom will focus on:
Who is this aimed at? Female professionals from across all sectors; academia, entrepreneurs, coaches & consultants.
Please note that all roundtable sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details. We understand not everybody will be able to attend due to this session taking place in the BST time zone. Please keep an eye out for future sessions held at a more favourable time for you.
Simone holds a Masters in Business Administration from the CAU University of Kiel (Germany) and has worked in international management roles at a multinational corporation for over a decade. Since leaving her corporate career, Simone focused on International Leadership Development and Business Coaching. She is an accredited coach, trainer, and NLP master practitioner
Nisanka is an ICF accredited Coach, Complimentary Therapist and an NLP practitioner helping ambitious female entrepreneurs and professionals to turn anxiety into growth to show up powerfully in their feminine energy. Nisanka has nearly 20 years experience working with people from all age groups from Early Years to adults as an educator and she has helped hundreds of people through her 60 Day Programme, her Private Facebook Group and her online course to eliminate anxiety. Nisanka’s own journey of recovering from Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Severe Depression lead her on this path to helping people.
September II Women in Leadership RoundtableJoin host Simone Müller for ‘Turning anxiety into growth at work’ featuring guest speaker, Nisanka Wickramarachchi!
The upcoming International roundtable session on Zoom will focus on:
Who is this aimed at? Female professionals from across all sectors; academia, entrepreneurs, coaches & consultants.
Please note that all roundtable sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details. We understand not everybody will be able to attend due to this session taking place in the BST time zone. Please keep an eye out for future sessions held at a more favourable time for you.
Simone holds a Masters in Business Administration from the CAU University of Kiel (Germany) and has worked in international management roles at a multinational corporation for over a decade. Since leaving her corporate career, Simone focused on International Leadership Development and Business Coaching. She is an accredited coach, trainer, and NLP master practitioner
Nisanka is an ICF accredited Coach, Complimentary Therapist and an NLP practitioner helping ambitious female entrepreneurs and professionals to turn anxiety into growth to show up powerfully in their feminine energy. Nisanka has nearly 20 years experience working with people from all age groups from Early Years to adults as an educator and she has helped hundreds of people through her 60 Day Programme, her Private Facebook Group and her online course to eliminate anxiety. Nisanka’s own journey of recovering from Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Severe Depression lead her on this path to helping people.
All Rejoice! Building Bridges Through MusicInspired by the legacy of Frank Buchman, founder of Initiatives Of Change, in the 1960s some young people from all walks of life used to travel together across the world, building peace through their love of sharing music, theatre and personal story-telling.
This event will be a fresh take on this innovative approach to peacebuilding, as well as a space to come together as individual artists and advocates, who are connected across the borders of fear to boundless love.
September Advanced Conscious Leadership Business Circle
As part of the ongoing development of the IofC UK Advanced Conscious Leadership Programme (ACLP), Business Circles are being offered online for Business, Business School and Social Enterprise leaders who want to devote themselves to changing organisational models, attitudes, offerings and products.
Facilitated by Anton Smith and a guest speaker, Business Circles are collaborative discussion sessions for leaders on various aspects of organizational change. Not simply a ‘post-pandemic’ perspective, these 90-minute discussions are grounded in an understanding that current organizational models and processes are not human centered nor holistic in approach. Its time to focus on the ‘New Possible’, and not the ‘New Normal’!
Each session will follow an agenda centered around the following key concepts:
Spaces are LIMITED for this session; first come, first served. Please note that all sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details.
This event is for business leaders across all sectors.
May Advanced Conscious Leadership Business CircleAs part of the ongoing development of the IofC UK Advanced Conscious Leadership Programme (ACLP), Business Circles are being offered online for Business, Business School and Social Enterprise leaders who want to devote themselves to changing organisational models, attitudes, offerings and products.
Facilitated by Anton Smith (see speaker profile below), Business Circles are collaborative discussion sessions for leaders on various aspects of organizational change. Not simply a ‘post-pandemic’ perspective, these 90-minute discussions are grounded in an understanding that current organizational models and processes are not human centered nor holistic in approach. Its time to focus on the ‘New Possible’, and not the ‘New Normal’!
Each session will follow an agenda centered around the following key concepts:
Spaces are LIMITED for this session; first come, first served. Please note that all sessions are held on Zoom – we advise that you ensure your Zoom application, whether on desktop, browser, or mobile device, is the most current version. Please see Zoom Updates for more details.
This event is for business leaders across all sectors.