Featured Projects and Events

Building A Culture of Peace GTA workshop picnic October 14, 2012
TAKING STOCK: MOVING FORWARD We’re officially into Fall—the time of year when we gather the harvest and make long-range plans … [Read More...]

Remembering Partition 1947: Dialogue for Healing and Change
'Remembering Partition: Dialogue for Healing and Change' is an event hosted by InterChange GTA as part of our involvement … [Read More...]

Success at Building A Culture of Peace at Centennial College!
A few months ago we posted a story about the Community Based Peacebuilding workshop series held at Centennial College as part … [Read More...]
Newsletter and Updates

2011-2012 President’s Report
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT (Please read below or download the PDF version by clicking here.) A concept I use extensively in my … [Read More...]

May update: Getting involved in InterChange
Dear members of the InterChange family, The last few months have been a very busy time for InterChange and I wanted to let you … [Read More...]

The message of Spring!
Dear members of the InterChange family, Here in Canada, we are celebrating Springtime. For many of you in other parts of … [Read More...]
Our Stories
Vukovar and Transmission of Trauma and Negative Narratives
TRANSMISSION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA AND NEGATIVE NARRATIVES 12 JUNE 2013 CHARLES DAVID TAUBER, M.D. In this posting, I will highlight an issue that is a substantial one in all of the areas in which InterChange is working and discuss a little of what we in Vukovar are attempting to do about it. First, we need… [Continue Reading]

Building Positive Relationships – It’s In Our Nature
I’ve come to the conclusion that what makes us thrive as humans is the connections we have and foster. Our relationships with others, as well as our relationships with ourselves, are what give meaning to our lives. I’ve been coming to this realization for awhile now, but this idea has become stronger for me while… [Continue Reading]
Romero House- creating a culture of welcome in Toronto
“In our culture we have a family place where we all go for big events. Romero House is like our family place in Canada” - Naman Thamir, from Iraq “People can’t really feel at peace until they know they are safe and accepted into Canada. Until they know their status. Romero House is the bridge that… [Continue Reading]

International Women’s Day, March 8, 2013
To observe International Women’s Day, InterChange invites you to share your story of resilience in the face of violence and oppression against women and how your efforts or the efforts of those around you are breaking the cycle of trauma. Of Losing and regaining love and humanity Story of my efforts to overcome intergenerational trauma and… [Continue Reading]

Let There Be Peace
The following poem was shared by Rhona Bhuyan, an InterChange member and a teacher currently working at the Khartoum American School in Sudan. The poem was written by two Grade 10 students and was inspired by one of the stories by John Paul Lederach in his book The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building… [Continue Reading]



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