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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."
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.
Launching the UK national Interfaith week, women of faith gathered to concretely address and challenge myths and stereotypes around their religious identity.
The Rt. Rev. William E. Swing, URI President and Founding Trustee, describes a visit to the Vatican to meet with the Pope and other strong voices on nuclear disarmament.
On October 21 and 22, 2017, the Baha’i community globally celebrated the “Twin Holy Days” associated with the birthdays of their religion’s two founders.
Quested Peace, a URI Middle East and North Africa group, participated in a Vienna-based project aimed at promoting human rights education among young people.
Pakistan Council for Social Welfare & Human Rights CC distributed the necessities of life among the religious minorities residing in interior Sindh, Pakistan.