URI Stories of Impact

This speech was given by The Rt. Rev. William E. Swing, President and Founding Trustee of URI, and Former Episcopal Bishop of California, at the occasion of the planting of trees at the San Francisco Japanese Tea Garden - saplings from trees that survived the atomic blast in Hiroshima.

Two descendants of trees that survived the nuclear blast on Hiroshima were planted in a ceremony that also honored former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and Dame Charlotte Malliard Shultz for their advocacy around nuclear disarmament.

"Envisioning Peace: The United Religions Initiative" took place on Friday, October 25, 2019 at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.

See the different ways the international URI community celebrated the International Day of Peace 2019.

María Eugenia Crespo was at a stand providing information on the interreligious and intercultural work of URI in the world with an emphasis on our Latin American region.

On August 30, members of the Faith, Hope and Charity Cooperation Circle of Cuba held a religious meeting for all ages.

If our governments persist in pointing fingers of blame, escalating misinformation, and the threat of war, the people of USA and Russia must not follow along.

Please give a warm welcome to the latest groups to join the global URI network.

Read the latest issue of UMANG, a newsletter from URI Pakistan. This issue covers events from April - June 2019.