URI Stories of Impact

From Nov 20-22, 35 CC leaders and delegates representing 15 URI Cooperation Circles in West Africa gathered in Jos, Nigeria, for the first URI West Africa Regional Assembly.

In 2010, URI’s Golden Rule Award was given to Finland’s President Taria Halonen. 

The atmosphere was electric, with the emergence of a powerful approach for URI assemblies on full display, and it is an honor to share a few highlights with you.

By translating words into actions we can all make a valuable and tangible impact, beginning with the cleaning, clean water and toilets at our places of worship and pilgrimage sites.

URI Africa joins leaders of Muslim, Christian and other religious communities from Iraq, Syria and the larger Middle East region in denouncing all violence in the name of religion.

A few weeks ago, I spent several days at my first URI North America regional leadership gathering in Nevada. 

PEACE CC member and environment activist, Sirajuddin. M. Horaginamani encouraged and joined hands with school children to support ‘Clean India Mission’ (Swachh Bharath Abhiyan) at Holy Creseant Educational Society’s Alhuda School situated in KHB Colony of  Bijapur City, Karnataka on 25^th November, 2014.

It may be difficult to define the boundaries of an inner ethical compass, the way the heart senses something can be surprisingly sharp.