Action for Life

28/01/2016

Judy Greenberg, an IOfC friend in Melbourne, sent me this link for a powerful moment of global action we can all be part of. Go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R34hJE1i7B4

On February 1, 2106, millions of people will participate in one of the largest and most important synchronized meditations in history. James Twyman, The Peac...

04/02/2015

Access the newsletter here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9DTGE5fm1rsWXkydi1PZ1E3Yjg/view?usp=sharing

01/02/2015

Want to know what AfL alumni are up to? Here is a little sample:

- Started promoting a grass roots campaign to stop childhood sexual abuse: it's called Speak Up Speak Out.
- AfL5 field work took some of us to South Sudan. And we have been back 5 times, sometimes for months, as we tried with a great team to bring the way of honest apology and forgiveness to a whole wounded country.
- Supporting local families through the school; whether its feeding kids who turn up hungry at our door, providing a governance role on the school board, or teaching piano or life skills.

30/01/2015

Final newsletter is coming soon :)

10/12/2014

Dear AfL Alumni,
Please make sure you check your AfL_all loop email - very important announcement about the final ever AfL newsletter ... this is your final chance to 'tell the world' about your AfL experience :)

03/02/2014

Dear AfL Alumni,
Alex here (from AfL3/4/5) - I'll be heading around the world with my wife this year to do a pilgrimage of peace. Would love to catch up with you if we can cross paths either at AP or Caux.
Warm wishes,
Alex

14/06/2012

The basic ideas behind the work of AfL. Please share it with the changemakers who inspire you!

Most people want to see the world change. But how do you do it? How do you "be the change you wish to see in the world"?

25/05/2012

The day we graduated AfL 5

01/05/2012

From Cheryl Wood at the front line in Cambodia helping with Life Matters:
The reason why I am writing to everyone is to pass on some encouragement about the effectiveness of AFL overall. We are a group of 16 facilitating this programme and many of us have been touched and engaged by AFL. I am giving the world news each day with Son Tyson from Vietnam, and one of the team taking on the Inner Reflection times - with Tuan Ahn and Cheng. ( Son met IofC when an AFL group came to his uni.)

At the moment Huda and Nhat from Vietnam are taking a session on - "Dealing Creatively with Conflict". Before this Wazeen from Indonesia and Khue took the session on Exploring Change, while yesterday Vuth and Star worked on the session of Unity in Diversity and Ngan and Wazeen worked together on another session! It is so encouraging. The participants are engaged, exploring the idea of change - so much hardship has been suffered by many of them. Ouk Serei Sopheak who lived through the Khmer Rouge time had a deep perspective to share on the issue of suffering. He said that his suffering had taught him much about life and he is grateful he had the chance to learn in this way!

I won't write more at this point but just to say this is a really historic course.It is being run by folk who have done it at Armagh and folk who have done AFL and it is bringing together the nations of South East Asia in a new way. Thailand, Laos, Burma, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar and Australia are all represented!!

30/01/2012

For those who want to know more about "others" - a workshop which started its life with IofC and now championed by Mike Lowe - take a look, and help with a 'like' :)

Helping people understand the perspectives of others. http://www.discovertheother.com.au

06/01/2012

Many AfL alumni taking part in this important conference - what do you think helps make democracy real?

IofC India and the IC Centre for Governance in New Delhi are hosting a ‘Dialogue on Making Democracy Real’, 8-12 January 2012, at Asia Plateau, the IofC Centre in western India.