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Uniting in a Time of Social Distancing

30 March 2020

The Weekly Shot: Uniting in a Time of Social Distancing

In a time of necessary social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Rev. Victor H. Kazanjian, Jr., URI Executive Director, shares his thoughts on staying connected.

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The Accelerate Peace conference took place on June 26 and 27, 2019 at the Hoover Institution on the Stanford University campus in California, USA.

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The state of Kerala has seen the worst flooding in the living memory, but URI members are helping.

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As you join the People Uniting Campaign, your investment and efforts elevate hope and have a positive impact on communities around the world.

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Interfaith Link - News from URI South India

Read the latest Interfaith Link newsletter and keep up with stories and photos from URI South India.

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Global Indigenous Gathering Postponed Due To Pandemic

The global URI community is coming together for a Global Indigenous Gathering - as soon as it is safe to do so.

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URI Welcomes 4 New Cooperation Circles

Please give a warm welcome to the latest groups to join the global URI network.

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The Weekly Shot: Once Shunned, Women Are Welcomed Inside

A group of HIV-positive women in Mumbai, India, once shunned by their communities and reluctant to step outside, were given a tour of multiple faiths' houses of worship and welcomed inside each one.

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Interreligious Meeting With the Anabaptist Faith

Members of the URI member group “Comunidad de Reflexión y Espiritualidad Ecológica” (CREE) participated on March 6, 2020 in a special service that took place in the Mennonite Church in the south of Quito in Ecuador.

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One Such Jesus, One Such Magdalene, and One Such Paul

On Friday, February 21, 2020, in the city of Quito, Ecuador, the URI member group “Comunidad de Reflexión y Espiritualidad Ecológica” (CREE) organized a talk called “One Such Jesus, One Such Magdalene, and One Such Paul.”

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URI and the United Nations: Year in Review

Monica Willard, URI Representative to the United Nations in New York, shares a year of action between URI and the United Nations.

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Bishop Ocholla's Keynote Address - The "Mato Oput" Reconciliation Process

Bishop Ocholla recommends a justice reconciliation process called Mato Oput for perpetrators of horrific violence that happened during the war years with the Lord's Resistance Army in Northern Uganda.

The Rt. Rev. William E. Swing Interviewed on Brazilian TV

Papo Supren (Brazil television) interviews The Rt. Rev. William E. Swing, President and Founder of URI.

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URI-Africa Presents Its Prestigious Africa Peace Award to EASF

United Religions Initiative (URI)-Africa presented its prestigious Africa Peace Award to Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) on January 24, 2020 in Nairobi, Kenya.