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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.
Recognised for their efforts to bridge cultural and religious divides, ten businessmen and women from the UK, US, Iraq, Israel, India, Australia, and Japan were honoured.
As unprecedented natural disasters impact millions, URI has officially joined forces with the Parliament of the World’s Religions, the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to take action.
URI has been participating in a number of webinar series organized ahead of the G20 Interfaith Summit. Read about “A Digital Revolution? Ethical Implications and Interreligious Engagement.”
Sarvodaya Shanthi Sena Sansandaya, a URI member group in Sri Lanka, is holding face-to-face workshops for youth from the Kandy district on 24th and 25th July, 2021.
July 8 was an exciting day in Lilongwe, Malawi, as 18 young people from across the country gathered to begin the URI Interfaith Intercultural Youth Training Programme.