On 16 October the fifth Harambee Leadership Programme got under way. The Programme brought together 18 participants from 7 countries to explore ethical leadership in the 21st Century Africa. A Canadian woman, Shaneeza Nazseer, is one of the participants.

Two part-time program coordinators have been engaged. Iman Al Ghafari and Janyce Konkin share some of their background and vision for the work in their new roles.
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On August 8 the Toronto Star ran an article with photos from columnist Cleo Paskal, who had been one of the presenters during the Caux Forum for Human Security session in Caux, Switzerland.

A Caravan of Dialogues for Peace
Emerging from our Solitudes

The spirit of the caravan

For the last five years IofC’s Canadian operations have been headquartered in Calgary. As of October 1, many of the administrative functions returned to IofC Canada’s Ottawa office.

Filled to capacity the auditorium at the BC Justice Institute was the venue for the film followed by a dialogue with Pastor Wuye and Imam Ashafa, facilitated by Jessie Sutherland of Worldview Strategies.

"Even though forgiving is freeing, it is very hard to do" said a participant at the first of a series of Movie Nights in the Ottawa / Gatineau area. The idea of Movie Night is to use IofC’s many archival and modern films and videos to provide an experience of both fellowship and of deep sharing, inspired by IofC values and stories.