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Radio Tram

The purpose of Radio Tram is to promote free expression, human rights, gender equality and tolerance through radio in Egypt. The channel was founded and fully funded by young people. They present ideas, talent, projects and activities that emerged among youth following the 2011 revolution. Today, Radio Tram is one of the top online channels in Egypt. Their ideals go hand-in-hand with URI’s purpose and principles and they believe their participation will give them greater credibility. In turn, their local partnerships will enable the message of tolerance and acceptance to be broadcast far and wide. To learn more, go to www.radiotram.com

32 members

Rainbow CC

Our purpose is to organize interfaith youth actions for better harmonious community, to engage youth in dialogue and in decision making in society...

We will bring youth talent to the forefront of the society; and bridge the gap between the elders and the youth in a very sacred way by creating a common platform of dialogue to address the issues and the social challenges.

50 members

Rajinder Nagar CC

Our purpose is to promote peace and harmony amongst all faiths, to protect female children, and to create environmental consciousness.

11 members

Ranao Muslim-Christian Movement for Dialogue and Peace CC

Our purpose is to protect and help transform Mindanao and the world into a more peaceful, just, free, and progressive place to live.

24 members

Ranchi CC

Our purpose is to raise the voice for tribal and dalit rights as well as securing food for life and promoting communal harmony.

Our CC is motivating people for a corruption free society.

10 members

Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Ethics CC

The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Ethics designs and facilitates interfaith and inter-cultural programming that serves to foster a culture of peace. Its humanitarian programs are aimed at community building and the resolution of conflicts based on the foundational values of equity, justice, compassion and mutual respect.

On Wednesday, March 4, 2009 in honor of International Women's Day, Wallenberg CC members along with the Levantine Cultural Center and CodePink helped to coordinate "Women of Gaza," a trans-national radio conference broadcast that was carried by KPFK in Los Angeles which linked 100+ activists (and many more by radio) with those who were part of an international delegation in Cairo negotiating with Egyptian officials to deliver 2,000 gift baskets with personal care items, toys and sweets to the women and children of Gaza. The delegation came at the invitation of the Gaza Gender Initiative of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the first of its kind to enter the region since July 2007. Several days after our broadcast permission was granted, and goodwill traversed Rafah Crossing. Middle East Peace Education and Dialogue is one of our CC's main areas focus.

In January, members of our CC visited Israel and the Palestinian territories to meet with local CC members of URI's Global Council, the Jerusalem Peacemakers, Trust-EMUN and the Interfaith Encounter Association in order to strengthen ties and to witness the work going on the ground there. We took part in several facilitated interfaith dialogues in Israel and the West Bank and joined with local URI CC members to visit a Tel-Aviv hospital to pray with both Israelis and Palestinians wounded during the Israel-Gaza conflict.

In June, Wallenberg introduced the peace and conflict resolution educational curriculum for "Encounter Point" to members of the North American Interfaith Network at its annual conference at Unity Village in Kansas City, Missouri. There were 40 faith leaders who took part in learning about the substantive programs in the region which are working to secure safety and security for all. In July, CC members met with officials for Mayor Villaraigosa of the City of Los Angeles and successfully petitioned him to sign on the Mayors for Peace 2020 vision--a protocol to be added to the Nuclear Non-proliferation treaty calling for a roadmap for nuclear disarmament by 2015 and a nuclear weapons free world by 2020.

On Sunday, August 9th, on the South Lawn of the Los Angeles City Hall, Roger Eaton built on this momentum of this success and organized a "Never Again" rally for nuclear disarmament in commemoration of the destruction wrought at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. About 150 members of the greater Los Angeles community took part. In September, Rebecca Tobias gave a keynote address at Loyola Marymount University to 75 regional members of the Interfaith Millennium Development Goals Coalition which was founded to mobilize public, political, and media support for the Millennium Development Goals and the United States.

To learn more, visit http://raoulwallenberginstitute.org

12 members

Rays of Development CC (ROD)

Our purpose is to promote peace and harmony among people of diverse religions, spiritual expressions and indigenous traditions throughout Pakistan.

Our CC focuses on peace education and development of children, youth and women. As educators, we hold peace education classes in different schools and interfaith seminars for youth. We are working for human rights for religious minorities and also focus on children’s rights and child abuse prevention. To learn more, visit http://RaysOfDevelopmentOrganization.BlogSpot.Com

55 members

Regeneration

Our purpose is to promote innovative educational methods and conflict resolution training aimed at nurturing the minds and souls of Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Druze children in the Middle East living under chronic stress of regional conflict.

Our two main programs are:

1. Paths to Peace: We build bridges between Jewish and Arab children while supporting the holistic education of the whole child, the head, hand, and heart. We co-sponsor Jewish – Arab Paired Waldorf Classes which includes the first Arab Waldorf School in Israel and we also co- sponsor the first integrated Jewish Arab Bicultural/Bilingual Waldorf kindergarten
2. Kindergarten Teacher Training: Through support from the Regeneration Foundation, Palestinian kindergarten teachers from the West Bank area of Jenin are receiving Waldorf Teacher training at the Harduf Arabic Teacher Training Program in the Galilee. The Waldorf educational method is used in classrooms around the world from London to Nepal and from Los Angeles to Tel-Aviv. These teachers will learn how to create a warm and nurturing classroom and how through stories and other activities they can model respect for all human beings.

To learn more, visit www.SSEFoundation.org

10 members

Religions for Humanity CC

Our purpose is to spread religious education. The more people know about each other the less animosity there will be.

Our CC meets regularly to discuss both information from other CCs and the URI movement as well as urgent present day problems. Recently, we discussed the religious and cultural problems of Gastarbeiters in Moscow religious schools, economic and political reasons of religious extremism, the role of religion in a person's self-identification in Russia, and ritualism in religion. We participated in the internet dialogue 'Finding our common humanity' organised by Roger Eaton.

8 members

Religions for Social Justice CC

Our purpose is to create an active forum for uniting various religious traditions that flourish in India.

Our purpose is tOur CC aims to create and develop a shared agenda to promote good of people for the safe guarding of the health of society. In recent years we have been actively involved in organizing the Asia Regional Assembly in New Delhi and we attended North Zone CCs Zonal Meeting at the Salwan School in 2009 and also the URI National Assembly at Kerala.

8 members