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HOPE IN THE CITIES

This program was launched in Virginia, USA, in 1990 to address the issue of racial healing.

Its goal and mission is to create just and inclusive communities through reconciliation among racial, ethnic and religious groups based on personal and institutional transformation.
It offers various dialogue modules such as relationship-building, public policy engagement, multifaith dialogues, education and action, facilitator training and leadership training through Connecting Communities Fellowship Program.

Liverpool UK Hope in the Cities Leaders Honored

Gerald and Judith receiving honorary fellowship (Photo: Jim Sharp)

Liverpool Hope University has awarded an honorary fellowship to Gerald and Judith Henderson for their combined contributions to peace and reconciliation through their lifelong work internationally with Initiatives of Change and for their local work with Hope in the Cities and Asylum Link Merseyside.

Saturday, January 31, 2009

US Institute of Peace Screens Australian Apology Film

On November 17, the United States Institute of Peace hosted a screening of "Apology," a short film that captured the historic apology of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to Australia's indigenous peoples. His remarks on February 13th, 2008 were addressed specifically to members of the "Stolen Generations" for the wrongs committed against them by the Australian government.

Friday, December 5, 2008

We’re all in this together – for better or worse

Hundreds of community leaders from the Richmond region gathered for Hope in the Cities’ 12th annual Metropolitan Richmond Day breakfast and forum on November 20. The keynote speaker was the former mayor of Charlotte, Richard A. Vinroot who forged creative regional partnerships during his tenure, 1991-1995.

Monday, November 24, 2008