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Books and Videos Initiatives of Change offers a variety of books and videos to inspire and equip people to make change happen. For more information or to place an order, please contact us at the National Office.
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Subtitled "How to find Inspiration in an Age of Information", this 12-page booklet with cartoons is written for today's web-surfing generation. |
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Do we really understand the reasons behind the growth of terrorism, violence and suicide bombings? 19 Muslims have contributed to a booklet which helps an understanding - and shows another way to fight for justice, freedom and peace. |
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Women pioneers in peacemaking. 16 stories of women whose daring acts have made a difference in the world. Foreword by the Dalai Lama. |
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Mary Lean shows how a foundation built on ethics and spirituality has made a significant impact on community development in post-industrial cities and Third World villages.
Readers enter poor cities and villages to meet Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh leaders who, with their driving spirit, seed the community with their energy and vision. Readers see how these efforts take root, steadily changing the cultural and economic life of these once despondent and declining communities. |
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This book by Brian Lightowler answers some of the questions surrounding this important topic, but it also shows how governments, NGOs and ordinary citizens are responding, making advances towards a world built on standards of integrity and honesty. |
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Frank Buchman was the initiator of Moral Re-Armament, now known as Initiatives of Change. Who was he? How did he emerge from small-town America to make such an impact that several governments decorated him for his contribution to peace? The definitive biography of Buchman, by his colleague, Garth Lean. |
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The author writes about remarkable people of many nations and faiths who have broken the chain of hate and the hold of history - survivors of the Burma Railway, the Siberian Gulag and Nazi atrocities forgive those who tormented them; representatives of entire peoples, Australian Aborigines, African-Americans, black South Africans, are reconciled with whites who exploited them; offenders find the grace to apologise. |
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In June 1993, citizens of Richmond, Virginia – the former capital of the Confederacy – initiated "Healing the Heart of America: an honest conversation on race, reconciliation and responsibility." Joined by people from 50 cities around the US and the world, they gave recognition to unacknowledged sites and events in the 370-year history of black-white relations. This award-winning documentary is the story of their walk through Richmond history. 27-minutes. |
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A unique profile of Madame Irène Laure, a member of the French Resistance who, in the rubble of post-war Europe, discovered forgiveness to be a force stronger than hatred. 'I longed for the total destruction of Germany,' she recalls, '[but] hatred, whatever the reason for it, is always a factor in causing a new war.' She was later decorated by both the French and German governments for her contribution to the reconciliation of their countries. |
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