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1955 - Freedom: 'Do you think you could write a play?'
After a week at the Caux conference centre in July 1955, the African delegation was ready to move on. They told their hosts, ‘We’ve enjoyed Caux. N…
How to make video calls more human and successful
A year ago, video conferencing became the new normal in our work lives. It was the safest place for us to meet and collaborate. It seemed so easy:…
1954 - Saidie Patterson: ‘Bury the hatchet or bury the dead’
When Saidie Patterson, a trades union organizer from Northern Ireland, spoke at the conference centre at Caux in 1954, she was keen to point out th…
1953 – Mohamed Masmoudi: 'Stop cursing the French!'
In the 1950s the ‘winds of change’ were blowing through the Africa continent. Many countries were experiencing unrest, with militant nationalist mo…
1952 - Elsbeth and Adam McLean: A Caux wedding
When Elsbeth Spoerry helped to clean up the derelict Caux Palace for the first conferences in 1946, she could hardly have guessed that, six years l…
1951 - Maurice Mercier: 'Not one cry of hatred'
The Swiss Jean-Jacques Odier was not overly impressed when he first met Maurice Mercier, the man behind the large French industrial delegations tha…
We are hiring: Carpenter Cabinetmaker (100%)
The Initiatives of Change Swizterland foundation is looking for a Carpenter Cabinetmaker (100%) for the maintenance of the foundation's buildings i…
We need you!
For 75 years, Caux has been the place where we gather people from all over the world to reflect, share their stories and be inspired to take ini…
Getting comfortable under my skin
Tinotenda Dean Nyota from Gweru, Zimbabwe, took part in the Caux Peace and Leadership Programme (CPLP) in 2018. He is an Economics graduate, wh…
The best of both cultures
Charlotte Rémié discovered Initiatives of Change through her parents in 2012. She took part in the Caux Interns Programme and was a participant…
Find your own style of leadership to change the world
Taking part in the former Caux Interns Programme in 2016 inspired Maria Paula Garcia Romero from Colombia to set up a library in a remote commun…
1950 - Yukika Sohma: 'Japan can become reborn'
The Japanese flag was flying outside the conference centre as 64 Japanese arrived in Caux in 1950, to be welcomed by a chorus singing in Japanes…
Nick Foster becomes Co-Director General of Initiatives of Change Switzerland
Nick Foster until now Caux Forum Director, will take over the role of Co-Director of IofC Switzerland, alongside Stephanie Buri. After nine years w…
1949 - Max Bladeck: Beyond class war
Max Bladeck joined the Communist Party as a young German coal miner in the 1920s. He remained loyal during the Hitler years when tens of thousan…
The art of making a difference to the climate crisis
The Bards are a network of artists within Initiatives of Change who focus on the climate crisis. They participated in the Caux Dialogue on Environm…