Thirteen women took part in a weekend Creators of Peace workshop at the Seeta Forest Hotel in the outskirts of Kampala city, Uganda in June. They were asked to consider 'Are we peace makers or war makers?'

A group of women in Oxford, England have been exploring what is needed to bring the kind of peace they long to see in the world.

The first of three consecutive Creators of Peace Circles workshop happening at St Mary’s Pastoral Centre, Nakuru, Kenya has come to a successful end. The first workshop consisting of 13 women, young and middle aged coming from Western, North Eastern, Rift Valley, and Central parts of Kenya, started on 20 May, 2010.

Over the last few weeks Creators of Peace Circles have been formed all over Australia...

For the last seven years, interfaith dialogues between Muslims and Christians have been held in different parts of Sydney, sponsored jointly by the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta, the Islamic Friendship Association of Australia (IFAA), and Initiatives of Change (IofC)...

The idea to have a “Life Matters 2” follow-up training weekend came originally from James McIvor, Youth Justice Manager for the Gippsland region, and in recent years a keynote speaker at Life Matters courses. Rob Wood reports...

Creators of Peace Circles being used as a tool in the pursuit of national reconciliation in Malaysia is the conviction of Regina Morris. A professional trainer and ordinary housewife, Regina is discovering what it means to be extraordinary. As a Creators of Peace coordinator for Malaysia and facilitator of Peace Circles, she tells here of the journey from idea to action, from facilitator to practitioner.

The local press in South Australia recently picked up the community building potential of the Creators of Peace Circles. The following article from the Messenger Press, was sent in by Jean and Bek Brown who, with other friends, are currently running a number of introductory gatherings around their city of Adelaide.

As Creators of Peace prepares for action in 2010, messages still come from individuals impacted by the Creators of Peace conference in Sydney late last year. “I will never be the same person again. And the ripple effects that is having is astounding.”

“I never knew I carried so much emotional baggage, but now I know where to start”, said Fathima during the discussion on forgiveness. She was one of the eleven participants, Muslim and Christian, attending a Creators of Peace Circle workshop arranged by a Muslim NGO, Baytul Nur on 10 and 11 December in Durban.