URI Stories of Impact

They gathered to jointly celebrate the Honoris Causa Doctorate of the UCV granted to Dr. Daisaku Ikeda.

It’s difficult to fathom the impact that this kind of grandiose propaganda had upon the generations of Russians who took these subways every day. Today, Moscow’s primarily younger generation stream past me glued to their phones.

The Rev. Victor Kazanjian, Executive Director of URI, and Ms. Audrey Kitagawa, Chair of the Board of the Parliament of the World's Religions and longtime member of URI, were elected as Honorary Presidents of Religions for Peace International. 

Victor Kazanjian and Audrey Kitagawa were elected as Honorary Presidents of Religions for Peace International, and URI celebrates the appointment of Professor Azza Karam as Secretary General of Religions for Peace.

This morning, we met with Dr. Vladimir Kozin, Chief Adviser and Head of Group of Advisers to the Director at the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies of the Presidential Administration.

At this precarious moment, now is not the time to ask, "Can this kind of dramatic positive change happen," but to ask, "HOW to make it happen?"

URI Senior Consultant Sally Mahé shares thoughts from Russia, as she examines the actions of ordinary citizens meeting and building bridges of understanding together.

At breakfast, a kundalini yoga instructor suggested I take the “Forest Trail.” She said, “it’s magical.”

On August 17, Lilongwe Central Cooperation Circle, a URI member group in Malawi, facilitated an educational visit for the members of Nkhudzi Bay Utale Club to Lionde National Park to learn from experts on environmental issues.