Our community is working tirelessly to bring peace and justice in all areas of the world regardless of religion. Read stories straight from the organizers.
United Religions Initiative (URI), founded by The Rt. Rev. William E. Swing, and the Oxford Interfaith Forum, founded and directed by Dr. Thea Gomelauri, have been awarded the 2024 Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize, awarded by Hofstra University in collaboration with the Sardarni Kuljit Kaur Bindra Charitable Foundation.
Last Sunday, Bishop William Swing, Founding Trustee and President Emeritus, delivered a sermon at Grace Cathedral, in San Francisco.
In his words: "Next week, we will elect a president of the United States. Among the myriad responsibilities that go with the office, none is of greater magnitude than the use of nuclear weapons."
Between August and September 2021, the URI AL&C Online Youth Training organized by the URI Global Program for the participation of youth was developed with the intervention of 15 young people from the CCs: Aflaiai, Constructores de Puentes, Teusaquillo, Mukua, Quinaroes , COEMATI, The Descendants of Guatemaya, Samay, ACRE from the countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama and Venezuela.
Young leaders in South East Asia learn skills to reduce violence and increase justice. The School of Peace teaches peacebuilding skills, including on-site dialogue with various faith traditions in Nepal
WNRCRT Cooperation Circle together with young people in Lilongwe engaged in a market clean-up to mark world environment day and contribute to their vision to fight against plastic waste.
Hate speech is contagious. It spreads and infects like a disease. Historic and ongoing, hate speech poisons people across the globe and motivates them to inflict irreparable harm on individuals, religious groups, and other targeted minorities.
Jam and All Interfaith, Abrahamic Reunion and Interfaith Cafe CC explored the root causes of hatred and committed to initiative positive actions in their communities to counter hatred.