Invitation to Share Stories and Metaphors of InterChange Meetings and Community-Based Peacebuilding

InterChange invites you to our December 5th Meeting: Saturday, December 5th 2015, 10 am – 2pm (UTC/GMT – 5) Peace Lounge, 7th Floor South, OISE 252 Bloor St. W, Toronto  (St. George subway station) This will be an extended session, from 10am until 2pm, including pot-luck lunch and additional free light refreshments. Many thanks for supporting […]

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 in community based peace-building in a global context.  In 1947, with the independence of India and Pakistan, over a million people were killed, more than 12 million were forced to migrate, and 75000 women were abducted. To commemorate the 65th anniversary […]

A Web of Connections Across the Ocean

Haney Mussa, a Somali-Canadian living in Toronto and a former student of mine, spoke in class one day, describing the importance of storytelling in the traditional culture of her homeland. Haney’s grandmother, a revered storyteller in the community, used a simple but effective way of revealing the connections between people. Everyone would gather around the […]

2010 President’s Report

The past year was focused on strengthening, deepening and consolidating InterChange. We recently completed the process of incorporating our organization, and after a long process of consultation and dialogue, we’ve adopted a new logo that our members around the world are excited about. We also developed new policies as needed, with one such example being […]

InterChange GTA Symposium: Peacebuilding Show & Tell, November 21-22, 2009

Download Symposium Proceedings InterChange GTA’s 2009 Peacebuilding Show and Tell Symposium was held in Toronto, Canada, from November 21-22, 2009. The Symposium set out to help local peacebuilders: share knowledge and skills by participating in workshops facilitated by InterChange members become better oriented with InterChange’s mission, philosophy and goals develop action plans and ways forward […]