In a time of necessary social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Rev. Victor H. Kazanjian, Jr., URI Executive Director, shares his thoughts on staying connected.
A group of HIV-positive women in Mumbai, India, once shunned by their communities and reluctant to step outside, were given a tour of multiple faiths' houses of worship and welcomed inside each one.
Praveena Tharmathas and Yasmin Valiallah are founders of Student Aid Drop, a URI member group in Bulgaria that organizes collections for refugees in local camps.
Pakigdait, Inc. (a URI member group in The Philippines) held an interfaith listening session for women and youth living outside the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), whose voices are not often heard.
After learning that hate crime incidents in the US have increased 30% since 2015, and there are 75 hate groups identified in the state of Florida alone, URI members decided to act.