URI Stories of Impact

The speakers at this year's Circles of Light gala came from around the globe to share their experiences “Peacebuilding Through the Arts.” 

Kathak Dharohar Cooperation Circle, part of the north region of India, planted trees for the Earth Day Celebration at India Gate Delhi.

URI-Africa participated in the “Mapping and Strategy for Sustainable Peace and Security in Africa” meeting held at the Desmond Tutu Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.

Traditional dances and related activities are perceived as barbaric by certain youth, and we want to change that; to let them see the value of keeping our history alive.

Peacebuilders from URI Cooperation Circles around the world gathered in San Francisco in preparation for URI’s 13th annual Circles of Light Gala, which honored “Peacebuilding Through the Arts.”

The Interfaith Climate Change Statement to World Leaders was signed by 270 high-level religious leaders, 4970 individuals and 176 religious groups from around the world.

This year, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins the evening of April 22 and ends the evening of April 30.

Human rights activist Berta Cáceres was assassinated in her hometown of La Esperanza, Intibuca in Honduras, a loss felt strongly in Houston’s Rothko Chapel, where she had been honored last November.

The Global Clergy Association of Canada provided leadership for a celebratory conference for World Interfaith Harmony Week in Surrey, British Columbia.

This year URI North America Cooperation Circles and Affiliates are living into our purpose of creating"cultures of peace, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings" on and around Earth Day, April 22nd, 2016 by putting on a variety of events.