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Three Gatherings in Montreal, Toronto and Edmonton

Participants in the National Consultation, have created opportunities for local groups to meet regularly together. Occasions have happened in Montreal, Toronto and Edmonton. 

Rebirth of Encuentro de las Americas

At the beginning of January YiYi Datar and Ellen Ostero, both of Edmonton, Alberta, flew to Porto Alegre to take part in the Gathering of the Americas. Lewis Cardinal, Chair of the Global Indigenous Dialogue also presented through Zoom. Canada has taken part in such gatherings over many years including the one in 2014. Since this gathering, planning the future is taking place with a Zoom call on March 7th to seek a common future together and what it might look like.
The report below is written by the planning team of the Encuentro and we thank
them for it.

Education Conference in Panchgani

From January 8 – 12th , Educators from around the world were on a transformative journey at the Initiatives of Change Conference Centre at Asia Plateau, Panchgani, India. One of IofC Canada’s board members travelled from Syria to participate. Iman AlGhafari travelled with a group from Lebanon. Below are her reflections on their Values-Driven Education Gathering.

International Day of Peace – September 21, 2023

For several years, Initiatives of Change Montreal, in collaboration with several organizations working for peace, that are members of the “Collectif 21 septembre” and the Network for Peace and Social Harmony, have organized activities during Peace Days, particularly on September 21 to celebrate the International Day of Peace.

An urgent call from Initiatives of Change International

Inspiring Life Stories

 

Building Trust Across The World's Divides

 

We are part of a global movement of people of diverse cultures and backgrounds, who are committed to the transformation of society through changes in human motives and behaviour, starting with their own.

Building Sustainable Communities

IofC Canada has a long history with promoting effective intercultural, inter-religious and intergenerational bridge building across societal divides, creating safe spaces where people of different origins, beliefs and religions can have dialogue, undo prejudices, and reach across divides.

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

 

 

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