Building Cultures of Peace, Justice and Healing for the Earth and All Living Beings: Global Organizations and Grassroots Partnerships This session will explore why global organizations are prioritizing grassroots partnerships.
Building Cultures of Peace, Justice and Healing for the Earth and All Living Beings: Women’s Empowerment and Environmental Sustainability This session will explore on-the-ground examples and strategies for women’s empowerment and environmental sustainability.
KEYNOTE: Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati Renowned female spiritual leader Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati speaks to conference attendees at Accelerate Peace.
KEYNOTE: A Bishop and a General Talk About Peace Bishop William Swing and General James Mattis discuss issues of religion, war and peace.
Ending Religiously Motivated Violence Violence in the name of religion has become one of the greatest challenges facing humanity.
A Speech on Peace North America Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation I, personally, feel that haunting necessity to compromise and accommodate between the Church and the State, between peace and war.
Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons Dynamic voices from across the political, professional, and spiritual spectrums who have united to eliminate nuclear weapons once and for all.
KEYNOTE: H. E. Adama Dieng Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Adama Dieng speaks to participants of URI's Accelerate Peace conference.
Peacebuilding through Promoting Enduring, Daily Interfaith Cooperation: From Dialogue to Action This session will explore the role interfaith action plays in the global and local peacebuilding process.
Opening Ceremonies A welcome and some opening remarks to kick off the first day of URI's Accelerate Peace conference.