URI Stories of Impact

Celebrating Earth Day, April 22, with prayers from different traditions.

The Golden Rule, which says, “Treat others the way you want to be treated,” calls us to extend our concern beyond ourselves and to embrace a greater understanding and respect for all life form and Mother Earth.

The photo shows URI peacebuilders from around the world celebrating Golden Rule Day 2019 in Jerusalem.

On March 16, the first contact Maria das Graças, of the CC MIR in Rio de Janeiro, participated in a live event with Fabiana Netto, on Instagram to talk about the role of women in the struggle for religious diversity. 

The International University of Peace (Unipaz) Federal District held the meeting "Women for The Earth, Women for Peace - Women's Voices for the Healing of the Planet", on March 9. The Gardeners of the Earth Project initiative is a tribute to International Women's Day, celebrated on March 8.

On March 22, the symposium Water: Divine Gift, Human Right, Common Good was held. The goal was to bring light to the issue of water and how the current system deals with this element so basic and necessary for the survival of life on the planet.

The table of Interreligious Dialogue and Culture of Peace (DICPaz) of the city of Santa Fe held a discussion between the Christian confessions and the Jewish community on the occasion of the celebration of Pesach and Christian Easter.

What if the worst-case scenarios for the environment and for nuclear weapons actually happened? What would the world, as we know it, be like?

On 27 March 2021, the URI MENA Cultural Café was held. This session covered the "7 Habits of Highly Effective People."

Smiles4millions, a URI member group, has opened an “Open Sky” school for children living in slums in East India.