Coping with Loss
1st December 2020
With COVID-19 changing how we observe the passing of loved ones, how can we cope with grief or care for someone who is grieving in todays environment?
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…
Getting Out of Traps
29th July 2019
These thoughts are based on a talk given at the Oxford Group AGM, London, 16 July 2019
Peace Talks to Tackle Knife Crime in London
24th July 2019
Islington Councillor Michelline Safi Ngongoof will join the international peace building charity, Initiatives of Change UK this week at the annual Caux Forum in Switzerland. She will be leading and participating on intergenerational dialogue and knife crime workshops. Councillor Michelline said: “With London’s knife crime epidemic reaching unprecedented levels, with…