75th Anniversary of Initiatives of Change in Caux
2021 marks the 75th anniversary of Caux as the European conference centre of the worldwide movement of Initiatives of Change (then called Moral Re-Armament)
Throughout the year, under the theme of ‘75 Years of Encounters’, we will celebrate, take stock and look towards the future.
A kaleidoscope of events, predominantly online, will recall the rich history of the centre and the impact of the reconciliation work, training programmes and conferences held here.
Look forward to our new series "75 Years of Stories" – one story for each year – of people whose lives were changed by a visit to Caux, a festival of films from the archives, plenty of artistic input, another Caux Forum Online, and much, much more....
Stay tuned!
1961 - Patrick Colquhoun: ‘That week changed my life’
‘Papers about Moral Re-Armament (now Initiatives of Change) sent to me by a friend over the…
1960 - Cyprus: 'Hope never dies'
There are few problems in the world that have not found some echo in the conferences and encounters…
1959 – Lennart Segerstråle: ‘Art must be dangerous to evil’
In 1959, a vast fresco was unveiled on the wall of the dining room of the Caux Palace. Its creator…
1958 - Angela Elliott: At school in Caux
Angela Cook (later Elliott) arrived in Caux in 1958, aged four. She was one of some 40 children who…
1957 - Jessie Bond: 'I saw his greatness'
Jessie Bond was struggling to cope with four children and her husband’s frequent outbursts. She was…
1956 – The Zellers: A family invested in Caux
‘We had the great joy of deciding to sell our house and give the money to Caux,’ Anneli Zeller told…
1955 - Freedom: 'Do you think you could write a play?'
‘We were catapulted into history,’ said Manasseh Moerane, one of the writers of Freedom. The play…
1954 - Saidie Patterson: ‘Bury the hatchet or bury the dead’
When Saidie Patterson, a trades union organizer from Northern Ireland, spoke at the conference…
1953 – Mohamed Masmoudi: 'Stop cursing the French!'
In 1953, Mohamed Masmoudi, a young Tunisian nationalist living a semi-clandestine existence, came…
1952 - Elsbeth and Adam McLean: A Caux wedding
When Elsbeth Spoerry from Switzerland helped to clean up the derelict Caux Palace for the first…
OUR STORY
75 years of stories that have changed the world of today
Navigate through the milestones of the rich history of Initiatives of Change Switzerland from the beginnings of the global movement in the 1920s to today's latest developments.
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