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.
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.
As the uncertainties that come with climate chaos intensify, CCs are living examples of caring and responding, learning and working across beliefs and geographies to realize our vision for healing, justice, and peace.
Read about Cooperation Circles reaching out to communities affected by floods in India and Pakistan
On 17 August 2022, URI regional coordinators for Southern Africa and Western Africa organized a webinar that brought together participants from various URI regions to discuss the Role of Religion in Peacebuilding and development.
September 2022 opens an exciting fresh chapter in URI history. The Global Council is honored to welcome newly elected Preeta Bansal as Chair of the Global Council, and Daniel Eror as Vice Chair.
The United Religions Initiative (URI) joins people the world over in remembering and honoring the life of Mikhail Gorbachev (March 2,1931–August 30, 2022)
They are young people from different URI regions and are passionate about peacebuilding and making a difference in the world!
Read, watch and follow the conversations of these young people as they chat about their journeys as young people working in the interfaith and peacebuilding field!
Let me begin by saying how privileged I feel to have had the opportunity to serve URI. The honor of representing URI in so many ways has been so humbling and a real opportunity to make a difference internally and in the global interfaith world.
On 18 August 2022, URI celebrated youth leadership and intergenerational solidarity together! Participants from different URI regions shared stories about when they experienced intergenerational solidarity.