United Religions Initiative North American - Briefings

URI Global Council Trustee Deborah Moldow recently wrote to tell me about a new “Campus Peace Centers” project sponsored by the UN NGO Committee for Spirituality, Values & Global Concerns. These centers are a “gathering place for students to share information, inspiration, ideas, and projects for creating a culture of peace.” As such, they can provide an additional framework for campus-oriented Cooperation Circles to develop activities that move beyond learning about other religions and into active peace-making. The following article includes a brief interview with Deborah about the program; interested readers can download a flyer describing the program in more detail.

URI-DC has been actively engaging Washington, D.C. area residents in interfaith programs large and small since the official URI founding in 2007. Lately they’ve begun a series of Interfaith TeaHouses providing a dialogue in art and word.

After too much delay, I’m finally posting a story on a recent trip to Iowa City (read on below). Also available: PDF file of the presentation given at the University of Iowa.