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.
Meet URI's new Executive Director, Karen Volker - As I step into my new role as URI’s first woman Executive Director, I want to acknowledge and highlight that I have joined a movement filled with remarkable individuals and organizations that harness collective strength to create meaningful impact—from local communities to the global stage.
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.
Members of the CC Haiti Interfaith Peace Initiative participated in a soccer tournament for peace that started from June 18 to July 23, 2023, in Delmas, a very violent area. The CC Haiti Interfaith Peace Initiative was champion.
Members of the Circle of Cooperation National Network of Agrarian Educators of Paraguay participated in the formation of a group together with members of the Armed Forces of Paraguay in Beekeeping.
Children's Day in Uruguay is celebrated every year on the second Sunday of August. It is a very important day for all the little ones in the country since one of the main objectives of this day is to highlight the well-being and rights of children.
The context we live in today is very different from that of the 20th century, which was when the Fraternity was born. The world has changed, new technologies have been imposed, traditional values have been questioned, violence and corruption stalk us. But we never lost faith, and we continue to bring our hearts to any kind of era that the world is putting to.
As community empowerment is a core component of what we do as a human rights organization, Justice Desk Africa understands the need to show up and extend our support wherever we can to the communities that we work in and love.
Pachamama Day is celebrated on August 1 to honor and venerate Mother Earth. It is a series of rituals and ceremonies that are carried out within the Aymara and Quechua culture of northern Argentina.
In the commemoration of the National Day of Religious Freedom, which takes place every July 4, the Government Secretariat highlights the high level of respect for the differences of belief among the followers of various religions in Bogotá, of which 8 of each ten expressed their agreement with the dialogue between them.