URI Stories of Impact

Our community is working tirelessly to bring peace and justice in all areas of the world regardless of religion. Read stories straight from the organizers.

Bill Swing

Reflections on the Elections and Nuclear Weapons

Last Sunday, Bishop William Swing, Founding Trustee and President Emeritus, delivered a sermon at Grace Cathedral, in San Francisco.

In his words: "Next week, we will elect a president of the United States. Among the myriad responsibilities that go with the office, none is of greater magnitude than the use of nuclear weapons."

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URI AL&C Online Youth Training

Between August and September 2021, the URI AL&C Online Youth Training organized by the URI Global Program for the participation of youth was developed with the intervention of 15 young people from the CCs: Aflaiai, Constructores de Puentes, Teusaquillo, Mukua, Quinaroes , COEMATI, The Descendants of Guatemaya, Samay, ACRE from the countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama and Venezuela.

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URI Statement on Escalating Violence in the Israel-Hamas War

URI remains alarmed by the escalation of violence between Israel and Hamas & expresses grave concern for the civilians on the ground.

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Global Indigenous Gathering Postponed Due To Pandemic

The global URI community is coming together for a Global Indigenous Gathering - as soon as it is safe to do so.

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URI Welcomes 4 New Cooperation Circles

Please give a warm welcome to the latest groups to join the global URI network.

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The Weekly Shot: Once Shunned, Women Are Welcomed Inside

A group of HIV-positive women in Mumbai, India, once shunned by their communities and reluctant to step outside, were given a tour of multiple faiths' houses of worship and welcomed inside each one.

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Interreligious Meeting With the Anabaptist Faith

Members of the URI member group “Comunidad de Reflexión y Espiritualidad Ecológica” (CREE) participated on March 6, 2020 in a special service that took place in the Mennonite Church in the south of Quito in Ecuador.

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One Such Jesus, One Such Magdalene, and One Such Paul

On Friday, February 21, 2020, in the city of Quito, Ecuador, the URI member group “Comunidad de Reflexión y Espiritualidad Ecológica” (CREE) organized a talk called “One Such Jesus, One Such Magdalene, and One Such Paul.”

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URI and the United Nations: Year in Review

Monica Willard, URI Representative to the United Nations in New York, shares a year of action between URI and the United Nations.

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Bishop Ocholla's Keynote Address - The "Mato Oput" Reconciliation Process

Bishop Ocholla recommends a justice reconciliation process called Mato Oput for perpetrators of horrific violence that happened during the war years with the Lord's Resistance Army in Northern Uganda.

The Rt. Rev. William E. Swing Interviewed on Brazilian TV

Papo Supren (Brazil television) interviews The Rt. Rev. William E. Swing, President and Founder of URI.

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URI-Africa Presents Its Prestigious Africa Peace Award to EASF

United Religions Initiative (URI)-Africa presented its prestigious Africa Peace Award to Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) on January 24, 2020 in Nairobi, Kenya.

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UMANG Newsletter - Oct-Dec 2019 Issue

URI Pakistan shares the latest issue of the UMANG newsletter, which covers October - December 2019.