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China Woos a Japanese Heart

2005

Kato is a second year student in International Relations at Beijing University. He also teaches high school students part-time.

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China Woos a Japanese Heart

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From a Bulldozer to a Builder

Donald Simpson

1978

Trade unionist Bert Allen: fight for "not who is right, but what’s right".

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From a Bulldozer to a Builder

Donald Simpson

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Down With the Barricades

1988

'Only if all other things failed would I turn, as a servant of the state, to legal force and sanctions.'

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Down With the Barricades

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Roses All the Way?

1989

I refused to consider divorce, partly due to my pride, but largely due to my faith. I suspected that God saw things differently.

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Roses All the Way?

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The Sign of Anastasia

1991

I was expecting a baby. My health was not at all good: high blood pressure, nose bleeds, fainting fits, anaemia.

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The Sign of Anastasia

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One Man's Fight Against Corruption

1989

When you talk about corruption, people often say: `How can I be honest when everyone else is dishonest?'

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One Man's Fight Against Corruption

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Joseph Karanja

2007

According to the UN, 1.3 million people worldwide do not have access to safe drinking water.

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Joseph Karanja

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Turning Points: God's hand in my life

The jigsaw is not yet complete!

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Turning Points: God's hand in my life

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My Biggest Mistake

2004

Since I was 11 my foster mother had indicated many times that she'd be glad to see me go.

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My Biggest Mistake

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From Eritrea to the world

2018

Biography of a remarkable Eritrean launched at London’s Initiatives of Change centre in February 2018.

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From Eritrea to the world

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Return to Cootamundra

John Bond

2005

Healing? For me that's impossible, Val Linow said.

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Return to Cootamundra

John Bond

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How I found the inspiration for the fight for ethi...

Bill Porter

2005

Bill Porter, the founder of the International Communications Forum, tells his story.

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How I found the inspiration for the fight for ethi...

Bill Porter

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The most precious things from a lifetime’s commitm...

Peter Everington

2014

Remarks at an Initiatives of Change National Meeting in London.

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The most precious things from a lifetime’s commitm...

Peter Everington

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It is often challenging to deal with a conflict!

2014

It is often challenging to deal with a conflict, and even harder to have more than one to deal with. says Elina Sarkisian.

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It is often challenging to deal with a conflict!

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After the Suicide Bomb

2005

Seventeen military personnel and two civilians were killed by suicide bomber in Iraq.

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After the Suicide Bomb

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Defying All the Prophecies

1992

For a good part of my life I existed in no man's land, possessed with the desire to be normal and left alone.

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Defying All the Prophecies

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Jessie Sutherland tells Paul Williams about the life-threatening experiences which brought her home in more ways than one.

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First Things First

1999

Family life is a juggling act these days.

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First Things First

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Cornelio Sommaruga, an interview

Andrew Stallybrass

2002

Each one has 'an ethical responsibility to work for reconciliation through forgiveness and justice'.

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Cornelio Sommaruga, an interview

Andrew Stallybrass

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Betty Beazley on the importance of silence and lis...

Betty Beazley

2012

It all began the year of the Queen's Coronation.

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Betty Beazley

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