North America

On Saturday, September 19, 2015, Configuration Performing Arts Network, Inc., will host the Baltimore Beloved Community Awakening Walk for a transformed city in partnership with One God One Thought Center and The Trail of Dreams World Peace Walkers.

Philippians 4:7   “And the peace of God which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus…..”

As a member of the global URI family, I count it a privilege every time I am able to see the work of a Cooperation Circle come to fruition. This past week, in a movie theater in San Francisco, myself and two other members of the URI Global Staff Deepening the Journey CC were able to see this firsthand. 

Peacebuilders from California and Palestine, joined by their connection to United Religions Initiative, gathered in the San Francisco Bay Area last week. During a meeting at Sausalito Presbyterian Church, nine people gathered in a circle -- Christians and Jews, one Palestinian and eight Northern Californians, all members of the global United Religions Initiative family.

In this latest issue of the URI North America e-newsletter, we are excited to welcome our newest Cooperation Circle member and wish another a happy 50th anniversary. Scroll down for an invitation to join the North America Leadership Council, resources for the International Day of Peace, and much more!

The Right Rev. William E. Swing, URI President and Founding Trustee, and URI Executive Director Victor Kazanjian joined Episcopal Bishop of California Marc Andrus at "Tuesday Night Yoga at Grace Cathedral" to welcome H. H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati.

The Right Rev. William E. Swing, URI President and Founding Trustee, and URI Executive Director Victor Kazanjian joined Episcopal Bishop of California Marc Andrus at "Tuesday Night Yoga at Grace Cathedral." The event welcomed H. H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati.