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More than sixty years of encounters in Caux - more has always encouraged introspection, a spiritual than sixty years ofintense work in the spirit of Moral search and an encounter in silence with the Almighty, Rearmament for ethical values in our society Since without which nothing could have been achieved. the end of the Second World War, the Caux confer ence centre of Mountain House, in all its splendour An anniversary is a time to thank all those who in one as a 'Belle Epoque' palace-hotel has seen thousands way or another have been committed to this work, of encounters between tens of thousands of people through the delicate period of rebuilding hearts and Cornelia Sommaruga, President of of goodwill, from all over the world. They have come minds in the first post-war years, in dialogue despite International to recharge their batteries, to find a fresh impetus the Cold War, in reconciliations after the fall of the for personal reconciliation, to learn about mediation Berlin Wall, always reaching towards a greater in different fields, to promote good governance, a respect for human dignity. globalization of responsibility and human security. Contents Hundreds of leaders from all walks of life, politicians, It is also an opportunity to think for the future of academics, religious leaders and others have launched Caux and its Mountain House, and of Initiatives of Foreword 3 appeals from the Caux platform for greater humanity Change in general. We must go forward - there is still Caux conferences 4-5 in the world. Top level cultural events have enlivened so much to do. And the future depends In part on all Initiatives and programmes 6-14 the encounters of Initiatives of Change and reinforced those of you who have taken the time to read these Aims, ideas, origins 15-17 the bonds of friendship between participants, forged lines, and who will continue to think over what this The Caux-Palace (history) 18-23 by the community life of Mountain House. brochure has to offer. A home for the world 24-29 Photo captions 30 The extraordinary position of this 'house on the Acknowledgements 31 mountain', between the and the pre-Alps and Addresses 32 with an unbeatable view over the Lake of , 4 Caux conferences Caux and Initiatives of Change

Since 1946,the former Caux-Palace has housed an international conference centre of Initiatives of Change, it has offered a space for dialogue,for meetings and encounters,for reflection and re direction. Each summer the Caux conferences draw between 1,400 and 2,000 people of every generation, background and reli gious outlook,and from every continent.

Caux makes it possible for individuals and groups - Caux is also a resource for governments and ■ It played a role in the post-war Franco-Ger who cannot always do so easily-to meet.The con other bodies who want to bring people together man reconciliation, and in the decolonisation ditions of fruitful dialogue can be established, re for purposes of reflection or conciliation. process in Africa, where several countries were moved from economic, political and media pressures. helped towards independence, in part without Initiatives of Change (lofC) works on the principle violence,thanks to encounters in Caux. that changes in people's motives, attitudes and behaviour are not only possible but are the only ■ The dialogue between cultures is a central sure basis on which wider lasting change in concern of the movement and the confer A society can be brought about.This is the experi ences that it organizes. inrf'^r ence of millions of people, whether involved in iofC or not, who have decided to start the 'change ■ Caux plays a part in the re-building of civil process' in their own lives. Initiatives of Change society in the post-communist countries of helps people to become agents of change, using Eastern Europe and in difficult situations like their homes,through training courses, conferences, ,Somalia and . seminars, publications, music and stage productions, or some other action to address a need in their Often initiatives born in Caux continue 'in the community or country. The former Caux-Palace Hotel is now field' and have led to setting up programmes in an international conference centre for Caux has already contributed to significant moves the four corners of the world. Initiatives of Change towards reconciliation between peoples. Caux conferences 5 The conferences in Caux

Among the conference participants, you will find intellectuals from Eastern Europe in search of values for democracy; young people eager to shape the world they live in; industrialists and trade unionists concerned that economic leaders act responsi bly and ethically; Africans,Asians and Europeans determined to root out ; opposing leaders in divided countries who are working for peace; community leaders from different ethnic backgrounds seeking justice in multiracial societies.

Many,'ordinary person' or leaden are attracted by I These groups also take part in the running of the breadth of the Caux conferences.They come the house (dining-room service, vegetable pre 'Most striking of all, you find here the seeking a solution to a particular problem or to paration, cooking, housekeeping, etc). This global and the intimate linked in a sur take part in the practical running of the centre, offers everyone a chance to serve, as well as to prising way.' this'home for the world'. learn from one another French philosopher Gabriel Marcel, in Conference in community I The conference schedule also allows time for Fresh Hope for the World (1959) quiet reflection. A special characteristic of the Caux conferences is the communal life of the assembly. I The programme includes meetings, seminars, lectures and cultural evenings, with simulta ■ Participants are invited to join communities of neous translation.There are also opportunities The Caux sessions concentrate on sharing expe between 12 and 20 people in which topics can for outdoor exercise. rience rather than theory: on the spiritual journey be discussed in an atmosphere of confidence I Families are welcome, and there are regular of the individual or on initiatives which have con and mutual respect. family and inter-generational conferences. tributed to political or social change. 6 Initiatives and programmes

« >»'t 't io*" Dialogue between the cultures, human security

Agenda for Reconciliation Since 2002, these conferences also deal with www.afr-iofc.org issues of good governance, human security and Agenda for Reconciliation (AfR) has grown into a development, as the preventative approaches to global network active in conflict prevention and conflict transformation. transfromation. Creators of Peace AfR's work and its conferences are based on the www.cop.iofc.org conviction that: In 1991 , at another conference in Caux, Creators ofPeace was launched as an international women's ■ Healing the past must become the common initiative, to strengthen the role of women as practice of the 21 st Century; peace-makers. ■ Forgiveness and Reconciliation, along with a search for more just solutions, form the basis In the field, the networks of Agenda for Reconcilia of sustainable peace; tion and Creators of Peace support the efforts of people working for a change in society, notably ■ The causes of conflict such as corruption, through seminars and training programmes, often poverty, disease and oppression need to be in partnership with other non-governmental addressed in a comprehensive human security organizations. approach. The Agenda for Reconciliation conferences that The Geneva office of the Initiatives of Change have taken place in Caux since 1996 offer partici International Association develops links with the pants coming from situations of tension and con and facilitates contacts and flict a safe space and the opportunity to learn exchanges, especially in the area of reconciliation from one another and conflict prevention. Initiatives and programmes 7 Solid foundations for democracy t'.' 'it.

Foundations for Freedom (F4F) Clean Elections Campaigns vvww.f-4-f.org Foundations for Freedom (F4F) is a programme for The idea of a Clean Elections Campaign was in training and developing young leaders in Central part a citizens' initiative born in Taiwan. It then and Eastern Europe.The programme fosters com spread to Latin America,and has recently played a mitment to the values which underlie a truly free role in the Solomon Islands, and is today active in society at all levels of government and civic life. several African countries, as a grass-roots civil society initiative, often in opposition to the Alongside the needed technical and political sup regimes in place. port to help develop young democracies, there needs to be an inspiring vision, and a shared pur The strategy is clean the promise that voters can pose with common values in those working for make is simple: don't accept bribes; don't sell your change. vote; don't resort to any corrupt practice, before during or after the elections,' said an Australian Since it was launched in Caux in 1993 Foundations journalist. for Freedom has supported the emerging demo cracies to develop individuals and teams to the In 2003 the Clean Elections concept gave birth to point where they are able to sustain their own ini another initiative aimed at training young Africans, tiatives for transforming their lives and societies, for sustainable development. offering up to twenty training courses in a single yeanThe course is now on demand in other parts Now a Clean Africa Campaign is under way in of the world: , Vietnam, Cambodia, , South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Thailand and . Leone. Initiatives and programmes

^ tii. The economy,society and the human factor

Caux Initiatives for Business (CIS) These conferences and training programmes vvww.cauxinitiativesforbusiness.org under the auspices of Caux Initiatives for Business Caux Initiatives for Business (CiB) aims to engage have lead to other independent initiatives with business people and decision-makers to promote similar aims. For example; a human face to economics. The Caux Round Table (CRT) Participants are motivated by a shared commit vvvvw.cauxroundtable.org ment to personal integrity. They aim to address The Caux Round Table (CRT) is an international economic problems of immediate or long-term network of principled business leaders working to

concern. promote a moral capitalism. The CRT advocates implementation of the CRT Principles for Business ■ Caux Initiatives for Business engages individuals through which principled capitalism can flourish in honest conversations on the broad issues and sustainable and socially responsible prosperity associated with globalization and the role can become the foundation for a fain free and that the individual can play in bringing positive transparent global society. These principles are a changes in business and economic life. widely-recognized benchmark of ethical business.

■ It's mission is to 'strengthen the motivations of Farmers'Dialogue care and moral commitment in economic life www.farme rsd ialogue.org and thinking, in order to create jobs, correct The Farmers' Dialogue network is active in many economic and environmental imbalances and parts of the world. It aims to help farmers renew tackle the root causes of poverty'. their calling to feed the world;to build farmer to far mer links across national boundaries and across set When Individuals are motivated to do business ways of thinking; to encourage the consumption of ethically and in socially responsible ways, commu locally grown food; to strike a proper balance be nities and organizations change. tween farming and forestry in maintaining our soils. Initiatives and programmes 9 Hope in the Cities

Hope in the Cities Hope in the Cities provides a framework for www.hopeinthecities.org honest dialogue and collaboration among citizen With the massive migrations of the 20th Century, groups. It creates conditions of trust between racism and ethnic divisions lie at the heart of people of different racial and social backgrounds many inner-city problems, notably in North Am and divergent political views. It builds partnerships erica and Europe. between leaders of public and private sectors, Born out of an unexpected clash between black and different cultures and faith traditions. Now and white Americans in Caux, Hope in the Cities Hope in the Cities has reached far beyond its Rich (HIC) was launched in 1990, as an effort to bring mond base, with local elected leaders and civil together political, business and community lea society groups taking part in programmes adapt ders in Richmond, Virginia, USA, to address the ed to their local conditions in Great Britain, , issue of racial healing. South Africa, Australia and other countries. Freedom and responsibility in the media and the arts

International Communications Forum (ICF) Renewal Arts www.icforum.org NAWw.renewalarts.net The International Communications Forum was laun Renewal Arts is a network that brings together ched in Caux in 1991 as a world-wide network of professional and amateur artists, creators from media people who recognise that they have the different disciplines as well as those who appre power to influence society for good or ill. They ciate art. Together they want to explore the arts want to participate in building a less corrupt, as a 'catalyst for spiritual renewal' and to enable more compassionate world and in creating the individuals and society to explore art's transform moral basis of democracy. ing power'. 10 Initiatives and programmes Training and internships

During the summer, Caux offers young adults opportunities for training in reconciliation and applied conflict transformation, or to work as an Intern during a conference session.

Caux Scholars Program Internships in Caux www.cauxscholars.org www.caux.ch/en/kurse.php Caux Scholars Program is a summer course for A summer-internship for energetic, self-starting students from around the world to study the young adults. moral and spiritual dimensions of peacemaking and to look at the relationship between individual The CAUX-lnterns accompany and lead an inter transformation and change in the world. national, intercultural group of conference dele gates, who, as part of the community-building ■ It offers students an opportunity to explore process, participate voluntarily in the cooking ser the role individuals can play in bringing healing ving, room-service, reception and other day-to and in building a future where peace, justice day practical work in the conference centre. and individual freedom flourish. The Interns take part in leadership-training semi ■ Students learn about the various factors con nars and participate in plenary sessions of the tributing to conflict between individuals, within conferences. communities and nations, and between na tions. International; Action for Life (AfL) www.afl.iofc.org ■ They study the way different worldviews affect Action for Life is a nine-month training and out the way we perceive and approach issues of reach programme bringing together an intergener- contention and different models of conflict ational, international, multi-faith team of 30-45 intervention. people. Participants learn from working with each other and with individuals and organisations bring ■ The course examines the personal, religious, ing change mainly in Asia and Africa.They connect social and cultural factors which create and with and support individual change-makers and sustain conflict, as well as how to deal with dif bridge-building organisations in different situ ferences. ations. ■ '■'-■■ ■* .'■' ' V' >'^f''' 0. - -i..^ "<&

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The idea The Swiss Foundation, CAUX - Initiatives of Change Initiatives of Change is an international network The Swiss Foundation, CAUX - Initiatives of Change is an independent foun open to people of all cultures, nationalities, reli dation with charitable status. gions and beliefs, who work towards change, locally and globally, by starting with change in their The Foundation Is part of the international network of Initiatives of Change own lives. which seeks to promote moral standards of honesty, purity, love and selflessness as guiding lines for personal behaviour and for our commitments to society. Current initiatives are aimed at: Its principal task is the management and maintenance of the conference I Healing the wounds of history where cultures centre in the former Caux-Palace Hotel above . Running the and civilizations meet; conference centre depends on many forms of voluntary work and donations. I Strengthening the moral and spiritual founda tions of democracy; I Encouraging care and responsibility in family The International Association life and personal relationships; The Swiss Foundation Is a founding member of the Initiatives of Change Inter I Bringing hope in cities and communities; national Association, the overall legal and administrative body, which has its I Tackling the root causes of poverty and cor registered offices in Caux. It brings together the different national bodies, and ruption; aims to make available to the United Nations and other international organi I Strengthening moral commitment in economic sations the movement's know-how and experience.The International Asso 4^' life; ciation has Consultative Status at the Economic and Social Council of the Uni I Forging networlcs among people from different ted Nations (ECOSOC). It has also been granted Participative Status at the faiths and cultures. as an International NGO.

.. ^^8 The Caux-Palace The Caux-Palace Hotel

When it opened its doors on 5th July 1902, the Caux-Palace was the largest and most luxurious hotel In .The Impressive building, looking out over was a prized destination for jetsetters of the age before jets. In the early years of the century,celebrities such as John D. Rockefeller,the Maharajah of Baroda,Arthur Rubin stein, Rudyard Kipling,the Oppenhelmers,the Gllettes,and Kellogs stayed at the hotel, along with celebrities of the theatre,the opera and the cinema.

Through the First World War the hotel was clos By 1936 the value of the 200 Swiss franc shares ed and clocked up a million Swiss francs in losses. had fallen to I franc, and in 1937,the board of the Then it opened again, but its days of glory lay hotel company announced to the press that they behind it, were looking for a buyer

Yet in 1930, the World Bobsleigh Championships were held in Caux. Olympic skaters trained there. The World Ice-Hockey and Toboggan Federations were founded in Caux. The 'piste du diable', the 'devil's run' was considered one of the most chal lenging descents in the new sport of skiing. Prince Ibn Saud, later to become the King of , and the writers Edgar Wallace, Daphne Du Maurier and Scott Fitzgerald were among the famous guests.

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In May 1944, the hotel was requisitioned der was unveiled in Caux. Swiss Federal Member first for civilian internees, then escaped of Parliament Claude Ruey, then President of the In setting up shop in Caux... the lead Allied prisoners of war. From October Cantonal government, sent a message for ers of Moral Rearmament saved this 1944 to July 1945, Jewish refugees from the occasion, saying, that remembering 'is one of incomparable belvedere from the folly Hungary were housed six to eight people the highest, noblest virtues of men'. He conclud of speculators and the mercenary in a room. ed,'The truth is a never-ending quest, involving exploitation of tourism that has so dis memory and looking to the future.' figured many parts of Switzerland. In 1999, a memorial plaque to the 1,400 who found shelter in the Caux-Palace in 1944 - Finally, in 1946, after the Banque Populaire Suisse Paul DuBochet, in the Tribune de Geneve (1971) and to those who were turned away at the bor had taken over the shares of the bankrupt hotel company, the Caux-Palace was purchased by a group of Swiss who wanted to make available a place where Europeans torn by hate, suffering A hundred of so Swiss, individuals and families, and resentment could meet again: a'home for the supported the venture through sacrifice. For world'. example, one family gave up plans to build their own home and gave the sum they'd put aside; a They were encouraged by ,foun maid offered her savings. der of Moral Rearmament (MRA). The Caux- Palace became a place dedicated to reconciliation The final contract was signed on 25th May 1946. and forgiveness. In mid-July the first conference opened, after hun dreds of volunteers had cleaned and modified the The ownenthe 's Bank (BPS) and the building in the intervening weeks. of Montreux, supported the transfor mation of the Caux-Palace into an international In November 1946 the Foundation for Moral Re conference centre.The bank offered a reasonable armament (today CAUX-initlatives of Change) was price - 1,050,000 Swiss francs - and gave Moral founded, as the legal entity responsible for the Rearmament priority over other potential buyers. conference centre. 24 A home for the world A stimulus to forgiveness Building trust for Just solutions

The Franco-German reconciliation Party, say, 'I hated so much that I would have liked to see It erased from the map of Irene Laure in front of the In 1946 already Frank Buchman and his team In Europe. But I have seen here that my hatred was Brandenburg Gate 1948/49 vited Germans to the first Caux conferences. It was wrong. I would like to ask all the Germans present almost impossible for Germans to get permission to forgive me.' Some days earlier she had been on to travel, but the Allied occupation military autho the point of leaving - the presence of Germans rities, In their desire to reinforce democratic was unbearable for her But she met with Buch values helped with travel papers. man, who asked her'How can you expect to re build Europe if you reject the German people? Over the next four years more than 3,000 Ger What kind of unity do you want for Europe?'This mans came to Caux, among them many of the lead her to a radical turn-around. new emerging leadership: members of parlia ment, trade unionists, industrialists, media people. Later she travelled widely In Germany, with Moral ; the future Federal Chancellor; Rearmament groups, bringing a message of re came to Caux in 1948, and later expressed his conciliation.The documentary film. For the Love of gratitude for the hand of friendship that Moral re Tomorrow tells the story of her experiences. armament stretched out to the German people. In Caux,the Germans met some 2,000 French, as Today it is used by different organizations and citi well as people from the rest of Europe and the zens groups in , Sierra Leone, Nigeria, the other continents.'I fully expected to hear people Solomon Islands and Vietnam and elsewhere. toral law, with a 5% threshold of votes in order to say, "What are these criminals doing here?" But obtain a seat. In the following elections in the here the doors were open wide for us,' said Peter region of Schleswig-Holstein,the Danish minority, The solving of the German-Danish Petersen, one of those Germans, who later with only 3.5% of the votes, lost all its seats. became a member of parliament. He and his minority problern friends were 'flabbergasted' to hear Irene Laure, a In 1953, nine years after the end of the war the At the same time, the German minority on the member of the Executive of the French Socialist German federal parliament passed a new elec- other side ofthe border gained seats in the Danish A home for the world 25

parliament. This lead to a wave of protests in In June 1950, a group of leading Japanese, politi Denmark. In 1954, at a meeting of the NATO 'You may rightly recall the efforts of cians, industrial and labour leaders, travelled to Council,the Danish Prime Minister Hans Christian Frank Buchman to reopen the doors of Europe and the United States.The group included Hansen,supported by the Norwegian Minister of dialogue for us Germans in the difficult the governors of seven provinces, and the Foreign Affairs, Halvard Lange, posed as a pre post-war years. I know the great value of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the two cities condition to Germany joining NATO the resolu of the international conferences of destroyed by atom bombs. Caux was their first tion of this question. Moral Rearmament in Caux and their port of call. In Washington, they were received in contribution to international under the Senate. The Diet member representing the Shortly afterwards, a secret meeting took place in standing.' Prime Minister expressed sincere regret for Hamburg, between the Danish Foreign Minister Ole German President Japan's mistakes, which created a sensation in the Bjorn Kraft, and a member of the German govern Richard von Weizacker (1986) American media. ment, Heinrich Hellwege. Both had been to Caux. Hellwege felt that Germany should take the initiative. 'I have the best memories of my visit to Caux in 1950,'Yasuhiro Nakasone said later when he was On his return, he spoke to Ghancellor Adenauer of the peaceful living together of cultures in Prime Minister He continued,'At that time Moral who in turn invited the Danish Prime Minister to Europe,' it says on the official Web site of the Rearmament helped to bring Japan back into the Bonn.The result of this visit has gone into the his German regional government, at the close of a family of nations.' tory books under the name of The Bonn- page on the history of Schleswig-Holstein. Copenhagen Declaration'. In this declaration, Today, Initiatives of Change in Japan works to dated 29th March 1955, the German Chancellor Japan's regrets create sincere and transparent relations with their and the Danish Prime Minister affirmed the rights Some commentators still believe that Japanese Korean and Chinese neighbours. They help to of all citizens to speak their own mother-tongue, have made insufficient attempts to express regret promote regular visits by groups of parliamentari and practice their culture, and guaranteed the for atrocities committed during the Second World ans and other citizen's and women's groups.They equality of treatment for the minorities on both War But in the 1950s, prominent Japanese who are working with others towards an agreed his sides of the border 'The close cooperation today had visited Gaux made considerable efforts to set tory of the period, and a common approach to between Danes and Germans is still an example relationships right with their former enemies. materials used in schools for teaching history. 26 A home for the world For example

In the 1950s, the 'winds of change'were blowing through Africa.At the start of the decade,ten countries in the continent were independent; by the close, there were twenty-six.

In 1953, Tunisian Mohamed Masmoudi, a senior to have a harder time negotiating with their own nationalist, came to Caux. He had reason to hate delegations than they did with each other; and Mohamed the French; he said later that his heart had been as whenever deadlock threatened, the two of them Masmoudi full of hate as a bomb is of explosives. There he would retire to the garden of the ministry for a met French who astonished him by their open private talk. After nine months of hard talking, admission of their country's mistakes, While in independence was granted, and Masmoudi Caux he received a letter from his eighty-year-old became the first Ambassador to , mother ending,'God bless you. my son, God curse the French', he replied that she should indeed con In December 1956, while leading the first Tunisian tinue to ask God to bless him, but should cease delegation after independence to the United cursing the French; he had found freedom from his Nations in New York, President Bourguiba declar hatred. ed, 'The world must be told what Moral Re armament has done for our country,' Robert Shortly aften/vards, at the MF3A centre in Paris, Schuman wrote to Buchman, There can be no Masmoudi met Jean Basdevant then responsible doubt that the history of Tunisia and for Tunisian affairs at the French foreign ministry, would have been different if it had not been for and the two men developed a relationship of Moral Rearmament! Masmoudi, now a member trust. Though still under thirty, Masmoudi was of the Tunisian Cabinet, said,'Without Moral Re appointed to negotiate independence with the armament, we would be involved today in Tunisia French government. During the negotiations, one in a war to the death against France,,, Tunisia witness noted, Basdevant and Masmoudi seemed would now be a second Indo-China,' A home for the world 27 For example...

... rebuilding Cambodia Long before peace returned to Cambodia,groups from what was then still Moral Rearmament in France, Australia and the United States, main tained intense contacts with the Diaspora.

Many of them have since returned to take up Maha Ghosananda,the Buddhist Patriarch leading positions in their country. Their experi of Cambodia,talking with Niketu Iralu, from ences in the field of reconciliation have meant Nagaland,India, meet in Caux that they have acted as catalysts in the process of national reconciliation.

In 1993 and 1994 seminars were organized by Moral Rearmament in Phnom Penh, and since A training course for the Army, then, several political and religious leaders have Police and NGOs taken part in other training courses and in the Caux conferences, dealing with such themes as corruption, forgiveness and the spiritual dimen sions of democracy. ...and in Sierra Leone The peace process has been supported through the widespread use of two Khmer-language video Since 2000,several delegations from this war-torn films, one on the life and work of French resistant country have taken part In the Agenda for Recon Irene Laure, and the other an adaptation of ciliation conferences In Caux. They appealed for Buddhist texts appealing for an end to the chain help from Initiatives of Change to organise training of hatred and revenge. courses on 'the moral foundations of democracy' and reconciliation and change,for the police, army Other initiatives are under way to promote re and civil society In Sierra Leone - courses which conciliation between Cambodia and Vietnam. continue to be given. 28 A home for the world For example...

... in South Africa and Lebanon but her acceptance struck a cord in me. I felt my Children and young people are often the first humanity was restored.' victims of armed conflicts between States, and suffer even more in civil wars - and they are often Later he invited Fourie to join him at the celebra recruited as fighters. tion when he was welcomed back to his village after eighteen years of exile. Their reconciliation That's what happened to a Lebanese, M., today a has taken a concrete form, and they now work leader of his community in Beirut. As a teenager together for a foundation working for rural devel he was recruited as a sniper by one of the militias opment and for the retraining of guerrilla fighters. in the civil war A cedar of Lebanon The Lebanese had to leave the meeting hall: he During a Caux conference, he heard a white had seen In the South African mother's face the South African woman speak. Ginn Fourie whose eyes of all his victims mothers. F^e'd gone out and young daughter was killed in a terrorist attack was wandered in the woods round Caux burdened by speaking on the need for forgiveness and healing guilt and the stain of blood. He was already com in rebuilding South Africa after the decades of mitted to healing and reconciliation, and many apartheid. Speaking with her was Mphahlele Let- times in the years since he'd expressed public lapa who had ordered the attack that killed Fou- regrets for his past - but it was following him still. rie's daughter. A friend suggested that he might breakfast with Nine years later she had heard him speaking on Fourie and share his experiences. The following the radio, and sought him out.'She accepted my morning, M.called the friend to the table where he invitation to meet,' Mphahlele said, 'and that sat with Fourie and said,'I'm alive again.'The three moved me. I saw in her somebody willing to lis prayed that M.could return to Lebanon not just to ten. Freedom of conscience, of spirit, was elusive. work for peace, but at peace with himself. A home for the world 29 Dialogue and diversity

The dialogue between cultures is more than ever in the news, especially over the last few years.The issue of different communities living together in countries and cities has long been a theme of the Agenda for Reconciliation and Hope in the Cities conferences, and other programmes inspired by Caux.The UN Secretary-General, , sa luted Initiatives of Change's contribution in this field in a letter.

High level dialogues The Geneva Initiative In 1996, religious leaders, including the Dalai Lama Initiatives of Change supports the Geneva Initiative and Cardinal Franz Konig ofVienna.took part in a for peace in Israel and Palestine. Four of the cosig A Christian minister, a Rabbi and public round table in Caux. Under the title'Not by natories of this initiative were in Caux on 15th an Imam in Caux bread alone' the speakers looked to the 21 st August 2004, where they spoke of their vision Century and underlined the vital importance of a and their hopes for a future where Palestinians healthy dialogue v^/ith Islam. and Israelis could live in peace. whom decided to continue the friendships creat ed back in their own countries.

Muslirns and non-MusIims in diaiogue Imams^nd j^abbis for peace Inter-cultural youth forum In 2002 Muslims and non-Muslims from 18 coun In a meeting that took place in Caux in June 2003, In March 2005,the Foundation Caux - Initiatives of tries took part in a dialogue on 'Peace, Justice, the founder of the NGO Hommes de Parole, Alain Change launched a programme to promote inter- and Faith'. The press called it 'a summit peace Michel, picked up the proposal of a Rabbi from cultural dialogue between young people in Swit meeting in the wake of Nth September 2001'. Switzerland to organize a meeting of Imams and zerland at a seminar in Caux. With the support of Rabbis, since the religious factor is used by some the Institute for Collaboration and Dialogue The Muslims from different countries and tradi to promote conflict. In January 2005, a first world between Cultures, an intercultural forum on 'living tions condemned all forms of terrorism and called congress of 100 Imams and Rabbis for Peace was together with diversity' is being set up to encour for a greater recognition of the values of the non- held in Brussels, and a second meeting in March age better understanding between young people Muslim world. 2006 in Seville brought together 150, many of of different backgrounds living in Switzerland. Page 1 1 Page 12 Page 13 1. Lewis Cardinal of the Cree people 5. Participants at aYoung Politicians' Forum 9. Guest speaker; Secretary of State Markus (Canada). with Portuguese former President Mario Ambuhl of the Swiss Department of 2. The 100th anniversary of the Caux Palace, Soares (centre). Foreign Affairs (I.) in conversation. In 2002: A panel discussion with Prof. 6. Professor Hans Kung with an African jour 10. Rubens Ricupero, Secretary General of Bronislav Geremek from Poland (far right). nalist and an Imam of Pakistani origin from UNCTAD (Brazil). Nottingham (GB). 3. Swiss trades unionist C. Levrat with 11. Lloyd Axworthy,former Canadian Minister business consultant C. Scheijgrond 7. Sergei Kovalev, Human Rights Ombudsman of Foreign Affairs, with the Jamaican Gover (Netherlands). (Russia). nor-General, Sir Howard Cook.

4. Australian aboriginal musician Johnny 8. A seminar on 'The Moral Lessons of Soviet 12. The participants to the dialogue for Muslims Huckle. History'. and non-Muslims, under the patronage of Prince Hassan of Jordan, with Rajmohan Gandhi (India) and Cornelio Sommaruga (Switzerland).

Page 14 Page 20 t- 13. Partners of the Hope In the Cities 17. In the 1930s,the company owning the hotel programme from British cities. went bankrupt. Photo captions 14. The Maori Queen (centre) and the wife of 18. 1946:Thanks to the commitment of an the New Zealand Prime Minister army of volunteers,the Former Caux-Palace 15. The 'official day' in 2003: C. Sommaruga became a home for the world. receives (from I. to rt.) MgrJ. Roduit of the Saint-Maurice Abbey;). Somavia, Director- General of the ILO; RG. Mirabaud, banker; Page 21 Page 22 R.Abbott,WTO and F. Blanchard,former 19. A travelling exhibition on the work of Caux 24. Freedom, a film from a play written by Africans in Caux. Director-General of the ILO, and friend. in the ruins of a German city after the 25. French employers and trades unionists meet in Caux (union leader 16. Participants at the Caux Round Table Second World War Maurice Mercier I.). (CRT). 20. Konrad Adenauer the future Chancellor of 26. Two pioneers of the new South Africa, SelopeThema and George Germany, in Caux. Daneel. 21. A regional newspaper marks the 50th anni 27. Robert Carmichael,from France, with Jean Rey, President of the EEC versary of the Bonn-Copenhagen declara (1957-1970). tion. 28. Cardinal Franz Konig ofVienna (rt), and Prof.V.Weisskopf, first Director 22. The French statesman Robert Schuman (I.) ofCERN (I.). with Frank Buchman. 29. Carol Bellamy, outgoing UNICEF Executive Director. 23. Former French resistance member, Irene Laure, with the Mayor of the German town of Duisburg. Thank you - N\erci — Danke

Many thanks go to partner organisations and institutional sponsors for the conferences and other events in Caux in the recent past. Tous nos remerciements vont aux organisations partenaires et sponsors institutionnels pour leur soutien en favour des conferences et autres evenements de ces dernieres annees a Caux. Ganz herzlichen Dank an unsere Partnerorganisationen und institutionellen Sponso- ren fiir Konferenzen und weitere Aniasse in Caux in den fetzten Jahren.

Anne Frank Ponds, Basel Initiatives of Change Deutschland e.V, Berlin Association Robert de Watteville, Paris Initiatives of Change Inc., Washington Boston Theological Institute, Boston Institutionen MRA Danmark, Frederiksberg Center for Political Education, Kiev Irene Prestwich Trust, London Center for Strategic and International Studies, Japan Management Association,Tokyo Washington Karl Popper Stiftung, Zug i1 Centre for Ethical Leadership, Bangalore Majlis El Hassan, Amman Communaute des Jesuites, Bruxelles Ministere Beige des Affaires etrangeres, Bruxelles ThfeS&thanks also go to th^J^u Communita di Sant' Egidio, Roma MRA-lnitiatives of Change Australia, Melbourne individual donors,fundin]^^^^ Confederation Suisse, Schweiz. Eidgenossenschaft: National Institute for Research Advancement,Tokyo yfol unteers-fr

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