The worst form of government?
23rd November 2020
Winston Churchill famously said that democracy was the worst form of government…. except for all the others.
Unlocking potential during lockdown
11th November 2020
Quakers and Business invited Michael Smith to represent Initiatives of Change during their two-day international online forum on ‘Making Values Visible’. He spoke to the forum of some 40 people on 6 November. His words inspired a lively discussion during the meeting!
Friendship, sisterhood and teamwork
3rd September 2020
Amina Dikedi-Ajaikaye, President of Creators of Peace International, talks to Mary Lean ahead of the President’s Lunch on 5 September.
Leading by example
22nd August 2020
We’ve all heard of ‘leading by example’; its pretty easy to say, but most still struggle with following through. However, today leading by example carries more weight. Scandals are reported instantly, and pundits speak endlessly about how our leaders are failing us as a society. It makes you wonder –…
Finding Peace in India
14th February 2020
Marking the 10 year anniversay of School for Changemakers at Asia Plateau
The 2020s: a Decade of Reconnection?
2nd January 2020
New years and new decades are always an opportunity for review and re-evaluation of our personal and collective lives. We need (often painful) honesty before we can move towards resolutions to do better in the future. The Times columnist, Clare Foges thinks the 2010s has been ‘the decade of increasing…
“Ordinary lives, however grassroots and dull, are like gardens where unexpected and amazing flowers of change can grow”
10th October 2019
Nathalie Chavanne trustee, shares a personal reflection that beautifully conveys her innermost feelings and thoughts.
Getting Out of Traps
29th July 2019
These thoughts are based on a talk given at the Oxford Group AGM, London, 16 July 2019
Brexit or no Brexit, The UK Remains a Part of the European Ideal
28th March 2019
The European Union is far more than just an economic or political union. The European Union, and the continent it sits in, is at its best a geographical, cultural and spiritual union between peoples of a great range of ethnic, linguistic, religious and cultural heritages.