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URI Welcomes 16 New Cooperation Circles |
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Written by Global Staff
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Tuesday, 06 November 2007 |
We are happy to welcome 16 new CCs to the URI Global network! All of these CCs have a unique and vital contribution to make to our work all over the world. Please read the short summaries of the invaluable work that our new URI members are engaged in and feel free to contact them if you wish to get involved.
New Jerusalem Ministry CC:
This CC is located in Cameroon, Africa and is working “to unite
different beliefs in the same sign of Love and Unity.” They
collaborate with the New Jerusalem Unity CC in Gabon to organize
discussions and meetings to fulfill their purpose.
CONTACT: Johaness Dingome Biyick
New Jerusalem Ministry
BP 5000 Douala, Cameroon Africa
+002374505357
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CONSEJO INTERAMERICANO SOBRE LA ESPIRITUALIDAD INDÍGENA CISEI A.C:
This CC is located in Morelia, Michoacán, México and wants to offer
their new URI family “aspects of indigenous wisdom and culture from
academia, mystic, cosmic and practice oriented points of view.” They
are working in Mexico to create safe spaces for indigenous and
non-indigenous people to meet in order to foster respect and mutual
support as well as to revitalize the indigenous heritage of their
continent.
CONTACT:
Marina Villalobos Díaz
CISEI A.C.
Eucaliptos # 74, Balcones de Santa María
C.P. 58090, Morelia, Michoacán, México
Tel/Fax: (52 443) 3 23 60 00 y 3 23 60 06
E-mail:
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Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Ethics: This CC is located in
North America and has “humanitarian programs [that] are aimed at the
resolution of conflicts, the elimination of prejudice, and the
broadening of perspectives.” They have created a Peace Academy,
sponsored numerous forums and conferences, used technology to create
educational programs, as well as participated in and hosted an array of
other activities related to ethics and interfaith work.
CONTACT:
Rebecca Tobias Program Director,
Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Ethics
+ 310-916-8888 fax 270-916-8888
email
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People for Peace CC: This is a Multi-Regional CC that is
working to build relationships between people based on human
understanding rather than pre-judgments and prejudice. It is a network
of Peacebuilding trainers that has hosted a week-long Peacebuilding
training session in Cyprus.
CONTACT:
Sarah Talcott
22 Charilaou Michail, #6 Queen Anne Building
Paralimni 5284,CYPRUS
Phone/Fax: +357-2373-0071
Email:
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Middle East Youth Network: This CC is working “to build a
network of young people of the Middle East with young people in the
West in order to learn from each other's traditions, religions and
cultures and to promote understanding and peaceful living with each
other.” They want to end the stereotypes about Muslims in the West and
Westerners in the Middle East, hoping to create an eternal ceasefire in
the future.
CONTACT:
Atefeh Sadeghi
Cell: 00971 50 378 5035
Email:
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Address: No 1504, Ritz Tower, Taawon St, Sharjah. UAE.
Help the Natural Disasters Victims: This CC, situated in the
Middle East, states, “We are young people of different Middle Eastern
countries willing to help. Our help might not be vast or huge, but at
least it is something that we can share with others to help them live a
better life.”
CONTACT:
Hla hussain
Cell: 00971 50 358 7035
Email:
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Mujeres Originarias en la Política Social y Comunitaria (MOPSYC):
This CC is a group of women in Buenos Aires, Argentina from a diverse
set of faiths. They are working so that the rights of women will be
known and also so that they can contribute to attain peace among human
beings and the environment through respect and fluent dialogue.
CONTACT:
Luisa Pereira
México 1218, (1097) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
+ cellular 15 4170 8039
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TRUST WIN: This CC is located in the Middle East and its purpose
is “To build trust and understanding among Israeli and Palestinian
women – Muslim, Christian, and Jewish -- through meeting in each
other’s homes, visiting each others communities and performing service
projects together, visiting each other’s holy places.” They hope that
the sisterhood developed through these encounters will work towards
reconciliation and healing.
CONTACT:
Michelle Katz , Co-Coordinator
Mishol Hakitron 8, Ramot, Israel
+ 972 25879635
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Rula Salameh, Co-Coordinator
POB 38881 , East Jerusalem, Israel
+ 972 545473175
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One Maghreb Cooperation Circle “OMCC”: This CC is located in the
Middle East and its members are “working together for more
understanding between all religions and looking for common points to
start and to be able to collaborate between us for our persons and for
our communities.”
CONTACTS:
Mrs. Dina Lahlou
P.O Box 182185 Amman, 11181 Jordan
+(962)-777-991-771
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Mr. Younes Naoumi
PO Box 14968 Casablanca principal Morocco
Work : (212) 22 77 95 06
Fax : (212) 22 99 68 99
Home : (212) 22 24 11 37
Mobile : (212) 62 47 21 18
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Wasatia CC: The purpose of this CC, which is located in
Palestine, is to “Spread the word of moderation, centrism, mid-ground,
justice, and balance as reflected in the three Abrahamic religions with
a focus on Islam since the name is taken from the Holy Koran from the
Cow Sura Verse 143 which states: And thus we have created you an Umatan
wasata “a moderate nation”. We call for regenerating the seed of
love, peace, tolerance, that lies encoded in the spirit.”
CONTACT:
Prof Mohammed S. Dajani,
PPOB 14085, Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem, Israel
Mobile: (972) 54 776 0936, home: (972) 2656 4485
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Rays of Development CC (ROD): This CC in Pakistan wishes “To
promote peace and harmony among the people of diverse religions,
spiritual expressions and indigenous traditions throughout Pakistan.”
They are a registered organization and has hosted seminars, walks,
street theatres, study circles and peace prayers.”
CONTACT:
Ferhan Mazher
43 Rehmat Park University Road Sargodha, Pakistan
+ 923216032504/+ 923216012462
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www.raysofdevelopment.org
Peace and Environment CC PIRMAHAL: This CC, also in Pakistan, is
working to promote peace and justice in Pakistan and is also working to
support our environment. They have gone to classrooms to educate
children about planting trees and plan to carry on with this type of
education.
CONTACT:
Nasir Mehmood Saleemi
Education House Junior School
THANA ROAD PIRMAHAL,TT SINGH, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
+ 0 300 656 1419
Kiran CC Islamabad: This CC states, “The Kiran Foundation is a
complete welfare organization that has been working for five years. We
provide Educational, Technical Vocational for women, peace and justice,
free legal advice for poor people.” They are located in Pakistan and
hope to use the wisdom and beauty of diverse religions to “bring a
powerful healing fragrance to our world.”
CONTACT:
Saeeda Yasmin Raja
Flat N 5 , Faraz Plaza,G-9 Markas (Karachi Company) Islamabad, Pakistan.
+051 2855271/0320510991/ 03335301018
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Peace and Development Foundation CC: Another CC located in
Pakistan, this new addition to URI wants to develop mutual
understanding among all, to motivate their community around shared
issues, and to develop a culture of Peace for the development of the
Oppressed Community, especially promoting and developing children and
women’s education and health.
CONTACT:
Mr. Akhtar Murad
56-S- Model Town, Lahore – 54600 Pakistan
+92 42 586 7751/ cell: 92 300 493 7347
Women And Kids Education (WAKE) CC Pakistan: This CC works to
educate women and especially kids, to help old people, and to provide
counseling. They also work to alleviate illness and suffering, not
only through this education, but also by linking people to places where
they can get help.
CONTACT
Miss. Sabina Riffat
Coordinator
Women And Kids Education (WAKE) CC Pakistan
Sheraz Public School, Street # 5 Hours No 692, Warispura Faisalabad 38090, Pakistan
Cel. 0092- 300- 461 3277
Email:
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National Commission for Inter religious Dialogue and Ecumenism (NCIDE):
According to this CC, “The commission is working among different
religious existing as Muslim, Christian, Hindus, Sikhs, Bahais and
others. On going regular dialogue between minorities and majorities is
a major highlight of the commission.” They host conferences, seminars,
meetings, and workshops, as well as plan visits to religious sites in
Pakistan. They are engaged in other activities that include Peace
Prayers and Peace Awards.
CONTACT:
Mr. Javaid William, Executive Secretary NCIDE
51/1 Shah Jamal, Ichra Road Lahore – 54000, Pakistan
+92 42 613 8508/ 92 42 753 3111 (fax)
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