Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue

URI Cooperation Circles must include members of at least three different religions or traditions. By engaging in respectful conversations, members learn, share and build bridges of understanding.

Examples of our work in this Action Area:

Sun Devils Are Better Together (SunDABT), a university student group and URI Cooperation Circle, creates safe spaces for people to ask respectful questions about other religions by holding signs that read, "Meet a Muslim," "Meet a Jew," etc.
The URI global community celebrates UN World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW) in the first week of February each year, with grassroots interfaith events in many communities.
Campinas CC in Brazil hosted an interfaith gathering and invited representatives of multiple religious and faith beliefs to talk about life and death from the perspectives of their own traditions.

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International Buddha Day: Hispanic Celebration

URI AL&C community to the Hispanic Celebration of the International Day of the Buddha

Interfaith Prayer Video from Argentina

Maria Eugenia Crespo and Nancy Falcon, both members of Bridge Builders (a URI member group in Argentina) participated in a Buenos Aires City inspirational video to pray together.

Bishop Swing: The Importance Of Interfaith Understanding

The Rt. Rev. William E. Swing, URI President and Founder, is a featured panelist on The Commonwealth Club of California's livestreamed broadcast, "The Importance of Interfaith Understanding."

The Weekly Shot: URI Latin America and the Caribbean, Together in Isolation

Last month, on April 6, the members of the URI Latin America and the Caribbean region gathered on a virtual call.

Webinar: The Impact of COVID-19 - Will The Opportunity Gap Widen Further?

Join our distinguished panelists for a discussion on how to redefine the Last Decade of Action, bridge the opportunity gap, and overcome the impact of COVID-19.

Society Post Pandemic: Strategies for dialogue and action in the New Social Configuration

On Saturday May 9, 2020, the Conversation was held to share strategies for dialogue and action in the new social configuration, convened by the Global Indigenous Councilor Sofía Painiqueo, also a member of the CC Aflaiai.

Prayer for HUMANITY!

Avinu, Our Father, We have committed faults, we have stolen, we have slandered; we have strayed from your path, we have been arrogant and arrogant, we have been violent; we have been cynical and rebellious, we have been impulsive and stubborn; we stray from Your commandments and Your laws of good; We made a mistake and induced our neighbors to it.

Lifting Spirits in Challenging Times: Interfaith Responses to the Coronavirus Crisis

Victor Kazanjian, Executive Director of URI, speaks as a featured panelist at a webinar examining both the challenges and the opportunities of the COVID-19 crisis from faith and interfaith perspectives.

Reflections in Coronavirus Time: Religion and Spirituality in the Search for Balance

Due to the time in confinement (45 days on average) that we have been in the countries of the Latin American region due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there are few activities that we can share with our network. However, some members of our CCs are taking advantage of this time to reflect and write on topics such as religion, spirituality, dialogue, among others.

URI Member Reflects on Rewards of Vibrant Interfaith Community

Any difference in philosophy is not actually different if it all comes down to kindness.

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