URI Stories of Impact

In times of sorrow, the United Religions Initiative family draws closer together to offer sympathy, prayers, and messages of comfort and support. Below are some of the messages offered in the wake of the tragic campus massacre in Garissa, Kenya.

You don't often hear an event planner say they're thankful it rained the day of their outdoor event.  But the organizers at the Rothko Chapel Cooperation Circle were when people walked a labyrinth shaped from bent, broken and mended ceramic bones to commemorate International Women's Day. 

Ezaz-e-Niswan celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) with rural women and empowering speeches. Today is the day to salute women’s courage, confidence, lasting effort and their achievement.

International Roma Day was officially declared in 1990 in Serock, Poland, the site of the fourth World Romani Congress of the International Romani Union (IRU).

I am sure all of you are well aware that Pakistan has been going through a very difficult time for the past couple years as religiously motivated violence has become very common. We are making every effort possible to raise our voices for peace and interfaith harmony in Pakistan. 

In response to the pain of watching civilian lives lost in Yemen, the Rev. Dr. George Armstrong of United Religions Education CC prepared this letter as a template to assist others around the world who also wanted to speak in favor of a nonviolent path.

On March 31st, 2015, URI youth ambassador and URI Africa Administration officer Annirene Nyambura Mundia visited the Kilelengwani school.

Since starting an interfaith Cooperation Circle, Lori Whittemore has met a rich array of people from groups she had no idea were even a part of her community.