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.
The co-founders of the Interfaith Mediation Centre, a URI Cooperation Circle from Kaduna Nigeria, West Africa, receive the first Commonwealth Peace Prize.
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.
In Maharashtra, India, there is one huge festival called "Pandharpur chi Wari," which started in the year 1685. I have been working with a team of some young enthusiasts since 2012 who have taken the initiative to telecast this event on Facebook.
Sometimes in life, an unexpected experience can cause a person’s life direction to change. Many times, it happens without realizing that one’s inner calling is also taking shape. This is what happened for Symi Rom-Rymer.
This year’s theme “Unity in Diversity” brought seven multi-faith groups together to showcase love, compassion and service to all, which represent the core values of each faith.
By words and actions, people all over the world give voice to URI. Their voices remind us what URI means and inspire even more of us to speak out and spread URI’s message.
The United Religions Initiative and the Parliament of the World’s Religions are partnering for the 7th Parliament of the World’s Religions, being held later this year, November 1 - 7, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario.
For a culture of peace, inter-religious & inter-cultural harmony, respect among nations, human dignity and social justice to prevail on Earth, it is high time to promote the teaching of the Golden Rule which says “Treat others the way you want to be treated” throughout the world and introduce it in the school curriculum as part of education for peace.
