URI Stories of Impact

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.

Bill Swing

Reflections on the Elections and Nuclear Weapons

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."

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URI AL&C Online Youth Training

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.

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URI Statement on Escalating Violence in the Israel-Hamas War

URI remains alarmed by the escalation of violence between Israel and Hamas & expresses grave concern for the civilians on the ground.

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URI - Seeds of Service

The spirit of service energizes commitment to bring forth the best in one another and to serve the needs of the world.

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Sustainability and Contribution of Intercultural Dialogue

Interreligious and intercultural dialogue go hand in hand, that is, they coexist.

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The Weekly Shot: URI Welcomes Indonesia to the Global Network

With the addition of these members from Indonesia, the URI network now includes 1064 Cooperation Circles working in 110 countries.

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The Mayan Calendar in Handicrafts

Vilma Rosaura Palax, first contact of the CC Los Descendientes de Guatemaya was invited to participate as a panelist in a webinar on what is art for indigenous peoples.

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The Holocaust and the Bulgarian Cinema

The idea behind the conference was to make an overview of the Bulgarian point of view about the Holocaust in three different eras.

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ETA Storm Assistance Application

The members of the CC Los Descendientes de Guatemaya are working and seeking support for the families affected by the ETA storm that devastated homes in its path.

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The Weekly Shot: In Memory of Those Lost from Atomic Bombing

In September, Interkultureller Kreis URI Bonn Cooperation Circle, a URI member group, honored the victims of the atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Victor H. Kazanjian’s Keynote Speech from ICCCC Annual Meeting

The Rev. Victor H. Kazanjian, Jr., Executive Director of the United Religions Initiative, gave a keynote speech last night at the Interfaith Council 2020 annual meeting.

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Ethics in the Exponential Advancement of Technologies - The Role of Religions

URI, MOGAUMA and 10x10 Challenge invited religious from different traditions to an important online lecture to talk about “Ethics in the Exponential Advancement of Technologies - The Role of Religions” by GILBERTO LIMA JR.

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Happy Independence Day Panama

On a day like today, but in 1903, the government and the Panamanian people made the decision to permanently separate from Colombia to become an independent and sovereign country.