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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Plans to Empower Somalia Religious Leaders and Youth

Despite the religiously-motivated violence and ongoing war in Somalia, peaceful recovery looms across Somalia due to the conflict transformation efforts still going on countrywide.

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Plans to Empower Somalia Religious Leaders and Youth

Despite the religiously-motivated violence and ongoing war in Somalia, peaceful recovery looms across Somalia due to the conflict transformation efforts still going on countrywide.

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Awarded for Interfaith Work

Many stereotypes about Western and Arab cultures have been broken down as a result of his group’s work.

CARAVAN Announces New Art Exhibition

CARAVAN announces its next major art exhibition, in which acclaimed women artists of Middle Eastern heritage focus on the unique role of women in the search for a more harmonious and peaceful future.

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Uttarakhand Women Take Action, Build Toilets for Sanitation Crisis

GIWA's Women for WASH Initiative and World Toilet College's Toilet Building 101 Class begins!

GIWA’s Women for WASH Initiative and World Toilet College’s Toilet Building 101 Class begins!

Jan 26, 2017.

The ladies will spend a good portion of the week with us learning how to build toilets.

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Still Relevant Today: Remembering the Holocaust

We must never forget the horrors of the Holocaust, as it is only by learning the lessons from the past that we can build a just, caring and better future.

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Feeding the Homeless in Los Angeles

“Under the Bridges and in the Streets,” a program run by the Kashi Los Angeles ashram, spent New Year's Eve feeding and clothing the homeless in Los Angeles.

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The Story of Our Time

Bob Atkinson, a member of the Abbey of Hope Cooperation Circle in Portland, ME, USA, announces the release of his book “The Story of Our Time.”

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What AYICRIP Accomplished in 2016

Despite the challenges presented by the recession of the Nigerian economy in 2016, our Cooperation Circle was able to reach nearly 6,000 young people across Nigeria.