URI Stories of Impact

The 2019 Gala, which took place within the Accelerate Peace conference, celebrated the ways in which URI has been able to combine interfaith bridgebuilding with humanitarian action.

Renowned Sikh activist Valarie Kaur urges Accelerate Peace conference attendees to "[stage] a cultural intervention to birth a new future."

Responding to the Call to Action through love for others, these young interfaith leaders weave their stories together.

This session will explore why global organizations are prioritizing grassroots partnerships.

Renowned female spiritual leader Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati speaks to conference attendees at Accelerate Peace.

This session will explore on-the-ground examples and strategies for women’s empowerment and environmental sustainability.

Bishop William Swing and General James Mattis discuss issues of religion, war and peace.

Violence in the name of religion has become one of the greatest challenges facing humanity.

I, personally, feel that haunting necessity to compromise and accommodate between the Church and the State, between peace and war.

Dynamic voices from across the political, professional, and spiritual spectrums who have united to eliminate nuclear weapons once and for all.