This year, the United Religions Initiative celebrates 25 years globally. Founded in 2000, URI has been at the forefront of fostering lasting, everyday interfaith cooperation, ending religiously motivated violence, and nurturing cultures of Peace, Justice, and Healing for the earth and all living beings.
One of the key ways URI unites people is through Cooperation Circles, of which there are now over 1,200 across all regions of the world.
URI UK is marking this 25th anniversary year in a number of ways:
1) Encouraging people of all faiths and beliefs in the UK to get involved with one of our UK Cooperation Circles (see below)
2) Launching Interfaith News, a new newsletter to share interfaith stories from the UK and beyond
3) Encouraging groups to take part in Inter Faith Week in November
Deepak Naik, Chair of URI UK, stressed the importance of URI’s work in the current state of the world, saying: “We aim to help create opportunities that transform lives and to design projects and services that have a lasting and positive impact. By working together, we can build and maintain harmony between people and communities from different cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds.”
URI Worldwide: 25 Years Strong: Local Voices Global Movement
Globally, the United Religions Initiative (URI) is the world’s largest grassroots interfaith network, with over 1,200 member groups—known as Cooperation Circles—in more than 110 countries. Founded in 2000, URI’s mission is to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, end religiously motivated violence, and create cultures of peace, justice, and healing for the Earth and all living beings. Its Cooperation Circles unite individuals from at least three different religions, spiritual expressions, or indigenous traditions, and their work spans conflict resolution, environmental sustainability, education, women’s and youth empowerment, and advocacy for human rights.
URI UK Cooperation Circles
Cooperation Circles are the heart of URI UK, bringing together individuals from different faiths to promote understanding and peace. Each Circle is a grassroots group, united by a commitment to the URI Charter, and works locally to address issues of religious intolerance and social injustice.
To find out more about UK Cooperation Circles, including how to get involved, click the button below.