Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Southeast Asia and the Pacific Region - peace amongst regional conflict

URI member groups are present in the following countries in the Southeast Asia and the Pacific (SEAPac) region:

  • The Philippines - Send an email to the URI staff in the Philippines
     
  • SEAPac Pacific Zone - Send an email to the URI staff in the SEAPac Pacific Zone
    • Australia
    • New Zealand
       
  • ​​​SEAPac West Zone - Send an email to the URI staff in the SEAPac West Zone 
    • Cambodia
    • Indonesia
    • Malaysia
    • Myanmar
    • Thailand
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Stories From URI Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Vivian Baraguir facilitates the Adopt A school of Peace Project

ADOPT A SCHOOL OF PEACE PROJECT- is an intercultural and Interfaith Community Project where seven elementary schools will be given three component projects such as 1.) Training on Healthy Preparation of Snacks for Mothers; 2.) Culture of Peace Training for Teachers and 3.) Convergence of Services where each recipient school will receive free medical missions/medicines, bags, seedlings, feeding and tree planting. The source of funds is the Goldin Institute, Chicago and materialized by the Goldin Institute, Philippines and other partners of different offices in the ARMM like DepEd, DSWD, DTI, DOH, DA, 6th ID Phil. Army, Local Givernment Units and the PYLP8-Adult Leader.

Boroondara Interfaith Network, in partnership with Greenfaith Australia CC, hosts Religion and Ecology Forum

[Source: the Boroondara Interfaith Network website]

The Boroondara Interfaith Network marked World Environment Day, Sunday 5 June 2011, with a forum on the theme of Religion and Ecology hosted at the Leo Baeck Centre for Progressive Judaism. The event supported by a climate change awareness project of the City Of Boroondara’s Health, Aging and Disability Department and was held in partnership with locally based interfaith organisation focusing on environmental themes and awareness raising, GreenFaith Australia.

The way of peace

I’ve heard veteran peace activists speak of peacebuilding as a “marathon endeavor” that required conviction, perseverance, and a marathon mentality. Indeed, that is true. But, after having engaged myself in the journey for almost twelve years, I have learned that there are other things about peacebuilding as well that, from another perspective, would likewise be true.