Our community is working tirelessly to bring peace and justice in all areas of the world regardless of religion. Read stories straight from the organizers.
The co-founders of the Interfaith Mediation Centre, a URI Cooperation Circle from Kaduna Nigeria, West Africa, receive the first Commonwealth Peace Prize.
Meet URI's new Executive Director, Karen Volker - As I step into my new role as URI’s first woman Executive Director, I want to acknowledge and highlight that I have joined a movement filled with remarkable individuals and organizations that harness collective strength to create meaningful impact—from local communities to the global stage.
In the duration between 8-14th of January 2010, Volunteering for Peace CC Student group welcomed 20 Dutch Students in an Exchange program in Palestine. The program was designed to provide both local.
In honor of the upcoming tenth anniversary of signing the Charter of URI, I take the opportunity to pause and reflect on this statement in our Charter: "We respect the uniqueness of each tradition and...
The Global Council of the United Religions Initiative (URI) concurs with some 500 leaders of major faith communities of the world who, when gathered at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne, Australia, in December 2009, issued a statement that “recognized that climate change is the single most important issue presently confronting us and all on Earth.”
(I came across this piece that I wrote last year, in 2009... Hope you enjoy it! It was fun to re-discover it today...) Lessons from a Taxi Driver This morning, on my way to work, I came to find out...
The Volunteering for Peace CC has 75 members from Muslim, Sunni, Christian, Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant backgrounds. Their dream is "to reach to a non-violent interfaith community.
As a human, an empathy-oriented and rationally-driven being, it is not hard to find myself disgusted with any number of prospects and situations in my life, my city, my country, or my world. When..
The Trail of Dreams World Peace Walkers announce their next walk, the 13 Moon Walk for Peace, to cities throughout the USA, to begin October 2010. What’s behind the name?
One Common Unity (OCU) is hosting the Second Annual Common Folk Awards, honoring three dynamic individuals dedicated to nurturing sustainable, caring communities rooted in principles of social justice and peace.
