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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.
Every August 9 is celebrated the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). On that date, the first meeting held by the Working Group on Multiple Populations of Indigenous Peoples of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, in 1982, is commemorated.
The exhibition serves as an inspiration to all to redouble our efforts to counteract the current wave of negativity and erosion of values by expressing how we can each make a positive impact in our social groups, communities, countries and ultimately, in the world.
Isabel Cristina, member of CC Caminhos da Terra, participated on the last August 6th of a chat with Reverend Paulo Sanda, to share more about shamanic rites and philosophy and how the practice connects our hearts with Nature and with ourselves.
On August 3, Isabel participated in a live to talk a little about shamanism in a moment of reflection with the presence of more members of CC Caminhos da Terra.
The ritual takes place every August 1st. This tradition is celebrated by indigenous peoples and includes different rituals ranging from purification to gratitude.
In August 2008 near Iguaçu Falls, 90 representatives of 12 Cooperation Circles from 11 countries gathered for the Third URI Latin America regional assembly, which was to be followed by a day-long meeting for the Indigenous people attending. Isabel Ramos, a gifted copla singer from Cordoba, Argentina, was one of the Indigenous people. At the end of the first evening, I learned that when Isabel first saw me, a white, male Christian, she ran weeping and screaming from the room. I represented the devil that aimed to destroy Indigenous cultures and the people who lived them.
