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Andre Porto, URI Regional Coordinator for South America, reports on a new partnership called “People Making Peace”, which has recently received a small development grant from United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The second in our series of articles on the aims and activities of individual interfaith organizations from around the globe.

Links to assorted recent articles on interfaith topics from organization and media sources: “Agnivesh Addresses Interfaith Breakfast Meeting,” “Holmes Rolston III Wins 2003 Templeton Prize,” “Interfaith Gatherings Find Common Ground,” “Office Politics and God,” “OMNI Television's New Interfaith Series Explores Spiritual Commonalities (Canada),” “Muslims at Pontifical Universities Aim to Bridge Gap,” “Strong Showing on Global Warming Resolution at AEP Is 'Big Win' for Shareholder Activists,” “World Vision Kosovo Recieves Prestigious US Institute of Peace Grant.”

Links to assorted recent articles on interfaith topics from organization and media sources: “Agnivesh Addresses Interfaith Breakfast Meeting,” “Holmes Rolston III Wins 2003 Templeton Prize,” “Interfaith Gatherings Find Common Ground,” “Office Politics and God,” “OMNI Television's New Interfaith Series Explores Spiritual Commonalities (Canada),” “Muslims at Pontifical Universities Aim to Bridge Gap,” “Strong Showing on Global Warming Resolution at AEP Is 'Big Win' for Shareholder Activists,” “World Vision Kosovo Recieves Prestigious US Institute of Peace Grant.”

Dave Randall writes: “Although it has taken over seven months to accomplish, I am happy to report that the Utah URI CC has been successful in shipping a container of food to URI Malawi, Africa. A container is about 80,000 meals.”

We recently received a call for observance of a “Week of Global Interfaith Dialogue,” put out by an organization called the Global Family for Love and Peace. Perhaps this would be an ideal time for like-minded organizations the world over to convene meetings of dialogue and celebration, inviting the public and the media alike to participate in a global affair.

In the context of current global turmoil, the Rt. Rev. William E. Swing briefly explores a few of what he sees as the “myths” of the peacemaking process.