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GLOBAL UPDATE is a four page newsletter published every two months by Initiatives of Change-International. Two pages consist of latest news, with the last two pages, 'People Building Trust', giving in greater depth the story of a changemaker. Free email subscriptions are available via the 'Email Updates' service in the right hand column.

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Global Update No 17: July 2009

Issue 17 reports on Archbishop Tutu launching the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the Solomon Islands, Michael Henderson's new book, plus news from the United States, Egypt, Nigeria, Brazil and India. In People Building Trust Mike Lowe interviews Emmanuel Aliba Kiiza, the youngest ever Prime Minister of Eastern Africa’s oldest kingdom.
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No 16: May 2009

Issue 16 reports on the launching of the Imam and the Pastor film in Arabic, plus news from Malaysia, England, Action for Life, a new book by Michael Henderson and the death of Bill Porter. In People Building Trust Mike Lowe reports on the new President of Initiatives of Change International, Rajmohan Gandhi, sharing his grandfather’s peace-building mission.
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No 15: March 2009

Issue 15 reports on young Tibetans in search of global vision, plus news from India, Australia, Jammu, Kashmir, Moldova, and the launching of a new book about the late Kim Beazley. People Building Trust reports on young people from 11 countries learning to be change-makers and trust-builders, working in different parts of Asia with Action for Life.
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No 14: January 2009

Issue 14 reports on a series of eight three-day dialogues for parliamentarians, paramount chiefs and local leaders in Sierra Leone, plus the 12th annual Metropolitan Richmond Day breakfast and forum organized by IofC’s Hope in the Cities programme. There is also news from Ghana, Kenya, Cambodia and India. People Building Trust reports on a Muslim imam and a Christian pastor, former enemies from Nigeria, who have been taking their message of hope around the world.
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No 13: November 2008

Issue 13 reports on a special 'Sorry Book' that is helping Kenyans move towards reconciliation, plus news of the first of two dialogues for Sierra Leone's leaders aimed at building trust, news from Italy, Switzerland, South Africa, France and India. People Building Trust reports on the care and healing Visier and Pari Sanyü are giving to refugees in Australia.
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No 12: July 2008

Issue 12 reports on Solomon Islands ex-militants making a commitment to work for peace, plus news from Kenya, the United Kingdom, the United States and Lebanon. In People Building Trust Frédéric and Nathalie Chavanne report on how residents in suburban Paris are learning to engage in dialogue to address the split developing between the West and the Muslim world.
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No 11: May 2008

Issue 11 reports on how a network of journalists for peace and reconciliation has been formed in Côte d’Ivoire, plus news from India, Kenya, France, Switzerland, the United States, Argentina and Russia. In People Building Trust Peter Heyes recounts what some young Vietnamese and Cambodians are doing to make the history of conflict between their two countries stop with their generation.
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No 10: March 2008

Issue 10 reports on how Sierra Leone’s President has pledged his support for a series of Moral Foundations for Democracy courses for members of parliament and senior civil servants. There is also news of the historic apology by Australia's prime minister to indigenous Australians, plus news from India, Canada and France. In People Building Trust Jean Brown reports on how from Sudan to Sydney, women are addressing the underlying issues of division and dysfunction in families and communities.
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No 9: January 2008

Issue 9 reports on a ‘new leadership model’ for the Asian economy. There is also news of Advent in a Shia prayer hall in Sydney, a Spiritual gathering for peace in Montreal, the annual Metropolitan Richmond Day, the Clean Elections Campaign in Kenya and an update on Hope-Sierra Leone. In 'People Building Trust' Mike Lowe talks with Rob Corcoran, National Director of Initiatives of Change, USA, about his work with Hope in the Cities, based in Richmond. Download

No 8: November 2007

Issue 8 reports on the campaign against election violence in Sierra Leone. There is also news of Peace Circle events in Africa, an award for Peace for Initiatives of Change (IofC) in Côte d’Ivoire, the State funeral of Kim Beazley in Australia, news from Colombia and information on how to order a report of the Caux 2007 conferences, plus a short DVD. 'People Building Trust' gives the background to a people’s ‘peace constituency’ that has grown in India, Pakistan and Kashmir, nudging governments to move. Mike Brown meets Sushobha Barve who is part of it. Download