URI Stories of Impact

On January 6, on the Three Kings Day, the members of CC COEMATI held an activity for children that began at 6:00 p.m. and ended at 11 p.m. It was carried out with groups of small families, the result was very good, the children played, ate, talked. 

Former US Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who celebrated his 100th birthday on December 13, 2020, awarded Youth Activist Kehkashan Basu of Toronto, Canada as the first recipient of the “Voices Youth Award" on January 6, 2021.

Former US Secretary of State, George P. Shultz, who celebrated his 100th birthday on December 13, 2020, holds the first annual "Voices Youth Award" named in his honor and also in honor of Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the USSR. It will be presented to youth activist Kehkashan Basu of Toronto, Canada.

Song recorded especially for the birthday of Paramahansa Yogananda! January 5th.

Isabel Cristina, the first contact of the Caminhos da Terra CC painted a beautiful acrylic painting to wish to us al a healthy and marvelous 2021!

We, at the United Religions Initiative, share concern and grief following the violence that took place at the United States Capitol on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021.

In honoring the URI 20th anniversary, the URI MENA (Middle East and North Africa) office in Jordan hosted a two-hour hybrid event (a mix of both a physical and virtual participation at the same time).

Dora Pereira, member of the CC COEMATI of Jujuy, Argentina shares this beautiful story of resilience with us “some grandparents ask us for alcohol to disinfect their hands or their things of continuous use. 

The members of Quinaroa CC perform a ritual to close the year and which in turn welcomes the new year. It is a ritual that, days before the end of the year, begins with the elaboration of the Arch of La Abundancia in La Casa Quinaroes, which is the community family home.