The Latest - October 2011

...for the benefit of the Earth community

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... Read more...

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ALERT 3: Trustee Selection 2011-2012

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... Read more...

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Encountering the other – the importance of teambuilding in interfaith youth training

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... Read more...

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Faith and Service, an Inseparable Pair

My reflections on the role of serving others from an interfaith perspective.

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Action for Children's Home

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. 

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Gay sex and AIDS; religion and terrorism

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.

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URI-Africa organizes interfaith conference in Nigeria

Greeting of peace, light and blessing from URI Africa. I am happy to inform you that URI Africa is co-organizing a conference on building a common future through interfaith dialogue, mutual... Read more...

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IDP Celebration in Muir Woods, CA

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... Read more...

Int. Peace Day '11 observed in CHT-Bangladesh

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,

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ALERT 2: Trustee Selection 2011-2012

Dear CC Contact Persons, The materials for the Trustee Selection Process and Proposed Bylaw Amendments are close to being completed for you.  By this time next week (Friday, October 28), you will... Read more...

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