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.
Dear CC Contact Persons, This is an amazing time. All around the world, people like you and me are making their voices heard and striving to change things for the better. It is the kind of...
Recently I wrote a Commentary on URI's Preamble, Purpose and Principles, and one sentence jumped out at me: "....we unite for the benefit of the Earth community." When you boil URI down to its..
The book chronicles the inspirational journey of ‘Peace Climbers’ from different faiths and cultures as they climb to the summit of the tallest mountain in the world.
What do you do with a group of 25 young people from 6 countries and 8 religious, spiritual and indigenous backgrounds? How do you go about building good interfaith relationships that lead to genuine...
I have been told repeatedly by large foundations that even though they fund peacebuilding and security initiatives, they will not fund anything to do with religion. For these folks, religion is a taboo subject, no matter what its relationship to peace and security. Each time I hear this, a faint echo from my past arises.
Children's home of my town is in a very bad state. Situation those children are in is hard itself, and bad financial state of the children's home isn't making their situation any easier.
In honor of the International Day of Peace, we gathered with women of different faiths - Jewish, Christian, Buddhist - to do a Walking Meditation in Muir Woods National Park in Marin County, CA on...
Anando CC along with Flower Exchange Initiative CC in CHT observed its 4th International Peace Day ’11 on 21st September in Anando-Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) at Khagrachari campus focusing the main theme ‘make our voice heard’ as declared by UNESCO. It is not so easy to observe this day here in CHT,