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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.
On August 18, three URI peacebuilding leaders were featured on the Nonprofit Report. This weekly webinar series, hosted by m/Oppenheim Associates, discusses important topics of social good.
The Global Council is URI's governing board of directors. Global Council Trustees are democratically-elected by the URI member groups, called Cooperation Circles, around the world. The Trustees oversee the work of URI, offer direction, and provide leadership and strategic governance.
Regarding the ancestral celebration of Pachamama Day in August and the time of confinement due to the pandemic, the new URI Global Councilor, Francisco Morales, also a member of the Cosmic Community CC, shares a powerful message of reflection on care and connection with Mother Earth or Pachamama.
Hosvin Ventura Palax Tuy, a 17-year-old young man, is an active member of the CC Los Descendientes de Guatemaya. This URI member group is dedicated to the preservation of the Mayan culture and its transmission from generation to generation.