Les 23 et 24 mars 2013, le programme Initiative Dialogue organise en partenariat avec la Conférence des OING du Conseil de l'Europe un atelier d’introduction au Toolkit - Boite à Outils pour la pratique du dialogue interculturel destiné aux animateurs de dialogue interculturel et professionnels de l’animation.

When US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Egypt’s leaders he noted that the road to democracy is long: "I say with both humility and with a great deal of respect, that getting there requires a genuine give-and-take among Egypt's political leaders and civil society groups, just as we are continuing to struggle with that in our own country."

Three distinct neighborhoods, adjacent to each other, with distrust between them based on historical events – could they become one community that honors their distinct boundaries? Hope in the Cities was invited by the Neighborhood Resource Center to lead a process for residents of the three neighborhoods.

The Caux Scholars Program is moving full speed ahead into its 21st year! We received over 50 applications from over 30 countries. The applicants ranged in age from 21 to 42 and hailed from countries as diverse as Syria, Kenya, Tajikistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sudan, Myanmar, and the US!

We are pleased to introduce the 2013 class of Caux Scholars. We will be posting each of their bios in the coming weeks. We know you will be excited by the outstanding quality of this class. However, many of them are looking for financial assistance to actually get there so we ask you to please consider helping build the scholarship funds needed for the 2013 program.

Dans le cadre du programme Initiative Dialogue, l’association Initiatives et Changement a le plaisir de vous inviter à une conférence-débat sur le thème,  :

"Qu'est-ce que réussir aujourd'hui en France?
Entre mémoires des parents et réalités sociales"

le mardi 19 mars 2013, à 20 h

Diana Damsa, from Baia Mare, Romania, spent 10 weeks as an international intern with Hope in the Cities last fall. As a result a partnership is growing between Richmond and the Healing the Past project in Ukraine.

The Caux Scholars class of 2012 have each written a letter back to the Caux Scholars community. Many describe what they took away from the program and how they are applying what they learned in their lives now. We share their letters with you.

Rev. Sylvester “Tee” Turner, director of reconciliation programs with IofC, was the guest speaker at a Celebration of Emancipation and Recommitment to Reconciliation at Little Fork Episcopal Church in rural Rixeyville, VA, on February 23. The church, built in 1776, was a focus of activity by both North and South during the Civil War, and members wanted it to play a part in increasing trust and understanding across divides in the community today.

"We had separate water fountains, bathrooms and bus seats.  But Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King fixed things." Frankie once said that in class but he wasn't the first and won't be the last. Schools often scratch the surface of civil rights, teaching the same few stories, about the same few famed people.