Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation

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Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation

We inspire, equip and connect individuals to build trust, lead ethically and live sustainably, primarily at our centre for dialogue, the Caux Palace.
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24/10/2025

IN MEMORY OF BEV APPLETON
It is with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of artist Bev Appleton (USA) on 22 October 2025. Bev was a well-known and much appreciated presence at the Caux Palace, giving so much of himself to the Initiatives of Change movement.
A gifted actor, singer, director, mentor, and for many years the leader of the Caux Artists Program, he inspired countless artists and creators to let their art serve reconciliation, healing, and hope.

His warmth, generosity, and quiet but unwavering belief that beauty and the arts can change the conversation will remain with us and he will be deeply missed by many around the world.

We are profoundly grateful for Bev’s lifelong contribution to a better world through the arts - a legacy that lives on in the Caux Arts and Peace Programme and in our ongoing commitment to make Caux a home for the arts and culture, where creativity continues to connect, transform, and inspire.

Our heartfelt condolences go to his family and loved ones.

Initiatives of Change International

23/10/2025

🌊✨ 8 novembre – "Écoute voir l’eau" au : une immersion entre sons, architecture et paysages d’eau 🌿🎶

Depuis le mois de mars, la coopérative labac vous invite à (re)découvrir Montreux au fil de ses rivières, fontaines et reflets. Pour clore cette exploration sensorielle, rejoignez-nous le samedi 8 novembre 2025 au majestueux Caux Palace pour une soirée placée sous le signe de l’écoute, du partage et de la création sonore.

📅 PROGRAMME
🏛️ 16h00 – 17h00 : Visite guidée du Caux Palace
🎤 17h20 : Présentation du projet et des participant·e·s
🎶 17h30 – 18h15 : Performance immersive de Dragos Tara, conçue à partir des sons collectés lors des balades
🥂 18h15 – 20h00 : Apéritif convivial et échanges

Avec:
* Carla Caucotto, médiatrice culturelle et chargée du projet “Ecoute voir l’eau”
* Clotilde Wuthrich, curatrice et ethnologue
* Chloé Dragna, artiste sonore, médiatrice culturelle et bibliothécaire
* Dragos Tara, artiste sonore et musicien

💧 L’eau n’est pas qu’un élément naturel : elle relie, inspire et reflète nos histoires. Venez l’écouter autrement, entre art, nature et patrimoine.

📍 Entrée libre – sur inscription
👉 Infos & inscriptions : iofc.ch/8-november-2025-ecoute-voir-leau

Un événement organisé par labac.

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23/10/2025

A VOS AGENDAS !
Les Les Émergences musicales Montreux-Riviera seront de retour au Caux Palace & Villa Maria à partir du 29 novembre pour leur 3e édition et un programme de tonnerre ! A très bientôt à Caux !

La Saison culturelle de Montreux Pierre Smets Aliose Anne Sila

22/10/2025

🌿✨ Feeling the weight of leading change? It’s time to renew.✨🌿
You are warmly invited to this year's SYSTEMIC RENEWAL RESIDENCY at the , Switzerland on 10–13 November 2025.

This immersive four-day retreat, organised by Systemic Renewal, is designed for committed changeleaders who are ready to pause, reflect, and rediscover their sense of purpose.

Whether you’re rethinking your path, craving space to reset, or simply seeking new energy for your mission, this Residency offers:

🌱 Personalised guidance to reframe your change strategies
🌍 Practice within a global community of Renewalists
🕊️ Time to rest, reflect, and be inspired by the stunning Caux Palace overlooking Lake Geneva

Led by Heather Cetrangolo (Australia) – founder of Systemic Renewal and champion of those who rebuild systems from within – this experience will help you reconnect with your vocation and find sustainable ways to lead from a place of wholeness.

📅 10–13 November 2025
📍 Caux Palace, Switzerland
💰 CHF 950.- (all-inclusive)

👉 Find out more and register now: https://www.iofc.ch/systemic-renewal-residency-2025

Creative Leadership Inner Development Goals Initiatives of Change International Creators of Peace International

21/10/2025

🌍🎨 CLOSING CEREMONY: Arts and Peace Encounters – How The Arts Build Bridges🎨🌍
The closing ceremony of Geneva Peace Week 2025, organised by the Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation in partnership with the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, brought together artists, peacebuilders, diplomats, and changemakers to reflect on the role of the arts in active peacebuilding.

In a world marked by uncertainty and division, the Closing Ceremony allowed participants at Maison de la Paix and online to explore how creativity, storytelling, and imagination can rebuild trust and transform conflict into connection.

The ceremony opened with a powerful spoken word performance by Maryam Bukar Hassan, whose work exemplifies the courage and imagination at the heart of peacebuilding. Her poetry demonstrates how artistic expression can bridge divides, foster empathy, and inspire dialogue and healing. ✨

🎤 Moderator Sarah Noble, Caux Initiatives of Change, opened the discussion by emphasizing that creativity, culture, and the arts are essential lifelines that heal, restore empathy, and reimagine peace. 🕊️
🎭 Léa Baroudi (MARCH Lebanon) shared how former enemies in Tripoli turned from conflict to creation through community theatre, demonstrating that art can break barriers, allowing people to be vulnerable and reconnect with their humanity. More than 700 young men have gone through these programs. Many are now peacebuilders in their own communities.

🎨 Artist Álvaro Sebastián Quiroz Bolaños (Brigada 12 | Mexico) highlighted art as a tool for dignity and remembrance, from organizing art auctions to creating "Echoes of Reality" in honour of human rights defenders, showing how art helps to give visibility and dignity to those who are forgotten, and to create spaces for hope. ✨

🕊️ Indian visual artist Maruee Pahuja reflected on how arts, for the Creative Leadership programmes, have allowed participants to imagine leadership differently — with empathy, curiosity, and playfulness rather than hierarchy and burnout. Art gives us a language when words are not enough.🌸

🎶 Barbara Aebischer (Swiss Development & Cooperation/ Federal Department of Foreign Affairs) shared how culture offers people a neutral, creative environment, creating opportunities for discussion, for accountability and for building understanding. Using an example from Mozambique she described how music can be a powerful tool to express resilience, process trauma and share hopes and dreams, bridging divides between communities.

H.E. Ambassador Sabine Bakyono Kanzie (Burkina Faso) explained how cultural traditions like parenté à plaisanterie (“joking kinship”) soften divisions, build trust, and create a common language in diplomacy. ❤️

🎙️ The ceremony closed with Naël Melerd’s moving slam poem “Cœur et Esprit / Heart and Spirit”, reflecting on how the human heart and mind experience war differently, expressing that peace must be guided not by reason alone, but by the heart. 💫

🗣️ Dr. Annyssa Bellal, Executive Director of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, reflected on the energy and impact of this year’s Geneva Peace Week, noting the participation of over 5000 attendees, 200+ speakers, and 135 organizations across 100+ activities. She thanked the board members, consortium partners, volunteers, staff, and sponsors whose dedication made this inspiring week possible.
As the 12th edition concluded, she highlighted the importance of carrying forward the spirit of collaboration, courage, and compassion, and encouraged the community to continue fostering peace beyond this week. 🕊️

✨ The event concluded with an invitation to continue this creative journey at the Caux Arts and Peace Encounters at the on 10–13 May 2026, where arts, dialogue, and imagination will again take centre stage in reimagining peaceful futures.

👉 Save the date. Bring your creativity. Be part of the dialogue.
For more information, sign up for our newsletter: https://www.iofc.ch/newsletter

Initiatives of Change International Creators of Peace International Kofi Annan Foundation Swiss Made Culture Interpeace Peace Talks Geneva Graduate Institute Inner Development Goals

Photos: Eve Brenot & Mélanie Lam

20/10/2025

🌍 Peace in Motion: Exploring Intersectionality and Public Spaces in Geneva at 🌍
"We are going to walk around the city, inviting you to think about how public spaces and what we see influences our view on art… Who does peace belong to? Who gets to talk about peace and how?"

On the last day of , Dr. Gal Harmat (Senior Researcher and Gender Expert at SwissPeace) and Sarah Noble (Caux Initiatives of Change) led participants on a thought-provoking walking tour through Geneva, exploring how public spaces shape and reflect dynamics of conflict, identity, and peace.

From Monika Sosnowska’s “Façade” at the Geneva Graduate Institute to the Broken Chair, the Place des Nations Fountain, and memorials for Srebrenica and the Genocide against the Tutsi, each stop prompted reflection on:
💬 Who is represented in public art, and who is missing?
💬 Whose suffering and resilience are remembered?
💬 How do gender, race, and social norms materialize in our urban spaces?

The tour also highlighted how gendered perspectives influence the way we see and interpret monuments, sculptures and everyday urban environments and how this ultimatiely shapes the way we see our world.
Dr. Harmat emphasized that 96% of public sculptures in Western Europe and North America depict men, while women or q***r figures are often faceless or passive.

This walking tour was a fascinating opportunity to uncover hidden stories, question our perspectives and reimagine peace in motion.

As Dr Harmat underlined: "Peace is small, fragile, and needs resuscitation — and maybe it’s our responsibility to take care of it."

🕊️ Thank you to all who joined this walking tour. May we continue to look at our cities — and at peace itself — with renewed awareness, curiosity, and care.

Initiatives of Change International Geneva Peacebuilding Platform Kofi Annan Foundation Creators of Peace International Peace Talks Geneva Peace Week

Photos: Eve Brenot & Tina Clifton

17/10/2025

🕊️🎨HAPPENING TODAY, IN TWO HOURS - : Closing Ceremony - Arts and Peace Encounters🎨🕊️

On this final day of Geneva Peace Week, join us for an inspiring Closing Ceremony exploring how the arts, culture, and imagination are essential to building peace in an increasingly unpredictable world.

📅Date: Today, 17 October 2025
🕚Time: 11:00 – 12:30 CET
📍Venue: Maison de la Paix Petal 2, Geneva – Auditorium Ivan Pictet & Online

More info here: https://www.iofc.ch/gpw-2025-closing-arts-peace

Initiatives of Change International Creators of Peace International Kofi Annan Foundation Swiss Made Culture Interpeace Peace Talks Alliance for Peacebuilding Geneva Graduate Institute

Organised by the Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation
In partnership with Geneva Peacebuilding Platform

16/10/2025

🌍 BRIDGING POLARITIES - Caux Initiatives of Change at the IDG Summit 2025 in Stockholm🌍
It’s been an inspiring week in Stockholm, where our Executive Director, Ignacio Packer, and John Bond, member of the organising team, joined 800 international changemakers to explore one of the most pressing questions of our time: How can inner transformation lead to lasting outer change in a world increasingly defined by division?

Their presence reflects the deep alignment between the IDGs and IofC’s shared belief: that inner growth is the foundation for outer change.

✨ It’s been truly exciting to meet so many participants from aross the globe — and to reconnect with long-time friends from the Initiatives of Change network, including Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye from Nigeria. Their call to practice forgiveness as a continuous discipline — to transform, not transfer, anger — resonated deeply with all present.

🎬 John Bond shared powerfully about Australia’s journey with the Stolen Generations and National . A film excerpt of the 2008 National Apology reminded us again of the moral courage and public leadership that enable healing rather than division.

🙏 Fittingly, forgiveness has been introduced as one of the new skills in IDG v2: The Inner Development Guide, launched at the Summit — beautifully aligned with IofC’s long tradition of healing the wounds of the past.

This year’s theme, “Bridging Polarities,” feels especially timely. In a world marked by division — social, political, environmental, and technological — the Summit invites us to explore how to navigate opposing perspectives with wisdom, courage, and humility, and to reflect how inner development can foster outer change and contribute to regenerative systems for a flourishing planet.

📖 Read also Ignacio Packer’s blog: “Reflections on the Role of Youth from the IDG Summit 2025”: https://www.iofc.ch/stories/blog-next-room-for-generation-idg-summit-2025

The IDG Summit is also a wonderful opportunity to connect the dots from this summer’s Caux IDG Forum at the historic in Switzerland — and to look ahead to next year’s gathering.

📅 Save the date: Caux IDG Forum | 13–17 July 2026 and get more information: https://www.cognitoforms.com/CAUXIofc/CauxIDGForumExpressionOfInterest

We look forward to continuing the conversations, collaborations, and collective growth that began here in Stockholm — and will continue at and beyond.

Inner Development Goals Initiatives of Change International Interfaith Mediation Center Ali Mahlodji

16/10/2025

🎨✨MEET THE SPEAKERS - PART 2: Closing Ceremony - Arts and Peace Encounters at 🎨✨
Creativity is not a luxury — it’s a necessity. Join international artists, peacebuilders, and changemakers to explore how arts, culture, and imagination can transform conflict into justice, connection, and peace.

📅 Date: Friday, 17 October 2025
🕚 Time: 11:00 – 12:30 CET
📍 Venue: Maison de la Paix, Geneva – Auditorium Ivan Pictet & Online

🎤 SPEAKERS & ARTISTIC VOICES INCLUDE (part 2):

* 🇨🇴 Álvaro Quiróz – Founder, Brigada12; Laureate, Young Activist Summit 2024
* 🇮🇳 Maruee Pahuja – Visual Artist, Intermodal Expressive Arts Therapy Practitioner, Caux Arts and Peace Encounter Advisory Committee & Creative Leadership
* 🎶 Naël Melerd – Singer-Songwriter (Burkina Faso)

🎤 Closing Remarks:
* Dr. Annyssa Bellal – Executive Director, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform

🎙️ Moderator:
* Sarah Noble – Head of Global Engagement, Caux Initiatives of Change

🔗 REGISTER NOW TO JOIN IN PERSON or ONLINE: https://www.iofc.ch/gpw-2025-closing-arts-peace

Be inspired — reimagine what peace can look like!

Initiatives of Change International Creators of Peace International Kofi Annan Foundation Swiss Made Culture Interpeace Peace Talks Geneva Graduate Institute Inner Development Goals Swiss Development & Cooperation MARCH

Organised by the Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation
and the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform.

16/10/2025

Congratulations to Peace Talks for an amazing event, highlighting the importance of inspiring and encouraging stories to foster change - no matter who and where we are!

Missed the event? You can still sign up and join us for tomorrow's Closing Ceremony with PeaceTalk speakers Alvaro Quiroz, Lea Baroudi, moderator Sarah Noble...and many more in an exiting finale, exploring the role of the arts and creativity in peacebuilding!

Sign up here to join tomorrow in person or online: https://www.iofc.ch/gpw-2025-closing-arts-peace

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16/10/2025

🎨✨MEET THE SPEAKERS - PART 1: Closing Ceremony - Arts and Peace Encounters✨🎭
Tomorrow marks the grand finale of Geneva Peace Week! Don’t miss our Closing Ceremony — a powerful celebration of how arts, culture, and imagination can light the path toward peace in an ever-changing world.
Join us and be inspired to reimagine what peace can look like.

📅 Date: Friday, 17 October 2025
🕚 Time: 11:00 – 12:30 CET
📍 Venue: Maison de la Paix, Geneva – Auditorium Ivan Pictet & Online

🎤 SPEAKERS & ARTISTIC VOICES INCLUDE (part 1):

* 🇧🇫 H.E. Ambassador Sabine Bakyono Kanzie – Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to the UN in Geneva
* 🇨🇭 Barbara Aebischer – Specialist Culture and Development at the Peace, Governance and Equality Section, Swiss Development & Cooperation (SDC), Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
* 🇱🇧 Léa Baroudi – Certified Mediator, Founding Member & President, MARCH Lebanon
* ✍️ Maryam Bukar Hassan – Spoken Word Artist, Poet, Influencer & Peace Advocate (Nigeria)

🎙️ Moderator:
* Sarah Noble – Head of Global Engagement, Caux Initiatives of Change

🔗 REGISTER NOW TO JOIN IN PERSON or ONLINE: https://www.iofc.ch/gpw-2025-closing-arts-peace

Initiatives of Change International Creators of Peace International Kofi Annan Foundation Swiss Made Culture Interpeace Peace Talks Geneva Graduate Institute Inner Development Goals

Organised by the Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation
and the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform.

15/10/2025

🌟 Arts and Mindfulness for a Better World : Highlights from the "Peace in Practice" workshop at
Yesterday, as part of Geneva Peace Week, Caux Initiatives of Change hosted a transformative arts-based workshop, led by expressive arts consultant and visual artist Maruee Pahuja (India) and Ines Mokdadi (Tunisia), Global Engagement Events Coordinator at the Caux Foundation.

Through movement, silence, drawing, and creative writing, participants explored how imagination and expressive arts can help us reconnect with compassion - for ourselves and for others. From warm-ups like “How would your best friend describe you?” to exercises with light, photography, and creative writing, the workshop was a time to pause, reflect, and rediscover the creative potential at the heart of peacebuilding.

Maruee encouraged the participants: “Choose to use life as a medium for peacebuilding: we begin with imagination, we begin with light, we begin with the smallest creature - because even the smallest can carry a revolution.”

Creative exercises helped explore hope, resourcefulness, mindfulness and resilience in the face of in increasingly polarized world, while intermodal expressive arts and poetic imagination sparked new ways of seeing and creating.

🎨 Let Creativity Transform Peacebuilding 🎨
The arts have a unique power to spark empathy, hope, and action, helping individuals and communities imagine new possibilities. By engaging our imagination, art moves us beyond binary thinking toward a holistic experience of connection and understanding. From conflict zones to fragile contexts, creative approaches have proven their transformative potential - and they continue to inspire our work at Caux Initiatives of Change.

🌿 Be part of this journey at the second edition of the Caux Arts and Peace Encounters 2026 (10–13 May 2026) and discover how the arts can shape a more compassionate and resilient world.

👉 Register your interest now: https://www.cognitoforms.com/CAUXIofc/CauxArtsAndPeaceEncounters2026

This event was organised in partnership with Geneva Peacebuilding Platform - Geneva Peace Week.

MARCH Creative Leadership Initiatives of Change International Swiss Made Culture Inner Development Goals Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Geneva Peacebuilding Platform Kofi Annan Foundation Creators of Peace International

Photos: Eve Brenot & Mélanie Lam

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