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The Challenge: Lack of trust undermines the best efforts to work for justice and inclusion in our diverse communities. Race, ethnicity, politics and class polarize and isolate us. Unhealed memories of historical wrongs fuel fear and resentment.

The crisis of confidence in every sector of our national life poses critical questions: What builds trust? Can we trust again when trust has been broken?

The Trust Factor: Radical change in the lives of people and their relationships is America's most urgent need. Initiatives of Change works to inspire, equip, and engage citizens with the qualities of integrity and courageous leadership needed to establish collaborative communities. This distinctive approach enables people of different faiths and cultures to accept shared responsibility for change.

Learn about Initiatives of Change – its ideas, its history, its programs, and how you can engage and take action with this global network.

NEWSROOM ARCHIVE>>
Trustbuilding book launched in Richmond

"You have written this book at a time of sharp polarization, characterized by deep divides,” said Tim Kaine the former governor of Virginia at the launch of Rob Corcoran’s book, Trustbuilding: an honest conversation on race, reconciliation, and responsibility on March 15.

 
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Rob Corcoran Speaks at Johns Hopkins Forum

Rob Corcoran, author of Trustbuilding, spoke at the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University on March 9. He joined fellow panelists David Campt, a nationally recognized race relations consultant, and Jana Carter of Search for Common Ground to discuss "Conflict in Our Own Backyard: Prospects for Racial Reconciliation."
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Creative Connections at the Parliament of the World's Religions

Paul Wee, Adjunct Professor at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, in Washington, DC, and Kay Lindahl, founder of the Listening Center in Long Beach, CA, participated in the "Parliament of the World's Religions."
Thursday, February 11, 2010

 

EDITORIAL ARCHIVE>>
Straight Talk From a Friend Led to Honest Reflection

“You talk a lot about Gandhi’s message, ‘be the change you want to see in the world’, but what are you actually doing about it? How is that actually affecting your life?”
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Chris Breitenberg
Needed: A Revolution of Unselfishness

National political leaders underestimate Americans’ capacity for unselfish choices. The current pandering to the baser instincts of fear and resentment over issues like health care or climate change does an injustice to the generosity and good sense of this country.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Rob Corcoran