URI Stories of Impact

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.

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The Power to Change the World

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URI CC Receives the Common Wealth Peace Prize

The co-founders of the Interfaith Mediation Centre, a URI Cooperation Circle from Kaduna Nigeria, West Africa, receive the first Commonwealth Peace Prize.

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The Power to Change the World

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.

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URI Celebrates its 25th Anniversary with New Five-Year Strategy and Executive Leadership

United Religions Initiative (URI) is thrilled to announce three significant milestones in 2025, including a leadership transition.

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DuVernay's 'Colin in Black & White' on Netflix traces the seeds of Kaepernick's activism

North America
Human Rights
Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation

Tahil Sharma, Regional Coordinator for URI North America, was invited to review the Netflix docuseries Colin in Black and White, detailing the formative years of NFL footballer and activist Colin Kaepernick. After reviewing the show and sharing thoughts, various people including the director Ava DuVernay invited Tahil to write a blog post for publication.

Consultative Meeting To Be Held Virtually On Protection Of Sacred Sites And Cultural Heritage

Africa
Policy Advocacy

Drawing on the African Union theme of 2021, ‘Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want’, the AU-CIDO, AU-Interfaith Dialogue Forum, International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) and United Religions Initiative-Africa in collaboration with UNESCO will discuss the theme and the role of religious leaders, faith based institutions and interfaith organizations in the protection of sacred sites and preservation of African cultural & Traditional heritage.

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Transformative environmental education with 30 high school learners in South India - the launch of the Ecopeace Teen Cafe

Asia
Arts
Community Building
Education
Environment
Human Rights
Indigenous Peoples
Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation
Youth

In India, Greshma Raju, from Jyothirgamaya Interfaith CC, has initiated a project called Ecopeace Teen Cafe, which is a four month education programme reaching 29 high school learners in South India, focusing on community building, environmentalism, peacebuilding and social justice. Read more about the inspiration behind this initiative and Greshma’s learnings through the experience of starting a project like this!