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During a very colorful ceremony first Peace Pole of the World Peace Prayer
Society was planted in the Southern Punjab, Pakistan. The ceremony of this planting
took place at the Pastoral Institute, Multan on 20th of February 2003. There
were over 150 believers of Islam, Christianity and Hinduism. They offered prayers
for peace and raised slogans such as: We want peace, Give peace a chance, Peace
is Possible, Yes to peace, No to war, Stop War, We love peace.

It is not the policy of this web site to advocate for or against political activities, even to the extent of warfare. Nevertheless, we would be remiss in not reporting on the varying interreligious responses to the war in Iraq. The articles listed here represent just a few of the interfaith/interreligious responses to the current global political turmoil and conflicts.

All over the world, people are calling for a future beyond the destructive cycles of violence that plague humanity. All over the world, members of URI’s network of 200 Cooperation Circles are acting to make that future a reality now.

City of Angels URI-LA held an interfaith peace dialogue with forty youth from about nine different faith communities on 12/15, and I wanted to share the story with you.

Paul Chafee writes of the history and continuing development of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, touching on its outward orientation, ties to the United Religions Initiative, and new efforts such as the Goldin Institute.

At the World Social Forum at Porto Alegre, Brazil from the 23rd to the 28th of January 2003, 100,000 people and 5,717 NGOs from 156 countries met in order to share ideas and projects for an alternative possible world. The Forum's interfaith program and space called Kairos
was co-coordinated by the United Religions Initiative, which was represented by its Brazilian community.

On Tuesday March 18, 2003, Joel Beverluis passed out of this world after several months of struggling with cancer. He was a wonderful man who shall be dearly missed by his friends from around the world. We all wish his family the best and thank them for supporting his tireless efforts at promoting interfaith dialogue over the past ten years and more.

Introduction and editorial for March 2003 e-zine mail out.