Environment

"We act from sound ecological practices to protect and preserve the Earth for both present and future generations." - URI Principle 10
Blantyre CC cleans up Malawi township


By uniting to address the causes and threats to our shared ecosystem, we honor the sacred life that lives in each of us, the water, the soil and in all species.

Examples of our work in this Action Area:

  • During this time of climate emergency, the URI network is stepping up to make a change. URI is partnering with the Faith for Earth Initiative (UNEP) and other local entities to equip Faith Leaders and community members to respond quickly and effectively to the climate crisis. The project will take place in India, Bosnia, and Lebanon in 2021.
  • In the USA, California Interfaith Power and Light CC makes energy and water conservation improvements to their houses of worship, installing solar panels, holding training programs for other congregations, and lobbying state and local governments for stronger climate policies and investments in renewable energy.
  • Forward in Action for Conservation of Indigenous Species (FACIS) introduced a new strategy of bringing people of different faiths to work together to produce organic food through a sustainable farming called "Biointensive agriculture". In the spirit of togetherness, Muslims and Christians in northern Nigeria work together on the same farmland to learn new but simple, eco-friendly methods of farming while also nurturing relationships. So people who were perceived enemies of one another are now friends working to produce organic food to fight hunger and poverty.
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Occupy URI

We extend our support to ‘Occupy Wall Street’ and the ‘Occupy Together’ movement by standing in solidarity with our sister and brother protestors in calling for a government that is responsive to the needs of its citizenry, the establishment of a society based on economic justice and freedom of expression including public assembly.

OCICE, SARAH, & LA URI CC's to Host Screening of

Join OCICE and SARAH for a movie screening of "How to Boil a Frog" at Chapman University's Fish Interfaith Center

Date:  Sunday, November 20, 2011

Time:  4:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Cost: Donations Appreciated to cover the cost of hosting this event. There is a fee to park at Chapman University.

Location: Chapman University, 1 University Drive, Orange, CA at the Fish Interfaith Center

Visit www.ocice.org or www.sarah4hope.org for details.

Peace greetings

At least 82 people have died in India, most of them in Sikkim, others in neighboring Bihar and West Bengal. This is a time to pray for the families of those who have lost their love ones.