URI Stories of Impact

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.

Porsesh Research and Studies Organization (PRSO) is an independent non-profit research organization based in Kabul, Afghanistan. 

There’s evidence to show that today’s youth is increasingly interested in making a positive social impact through careers and business models. 

Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, a URI Multiregion member group, invites you to attend a special webinar featuring stories from Nagasaki.

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.

Members of the CC Indigenous Peoples of Argentina performed an honor ritual for the Pachamama. Throughout the month of August in South America, the peoples and nations of the Andes celebrate the awakening of the Pachamama, after its rest during the winter, beginning a new year after the Inti Raymi.

He was a committed and zealous man, a great man and an excellent priest.

Though he died quietly on Wednesday evening, July 29, 2020, at age 95, and though the URI family had hardly heard his name for many years, he will always be a giant in our midst. Why? Because his thinking was inlayed in our Charter.