United Religions Initiative (URI)
San Francisco Peninsula Cooperation Circle

Charter

Purpose of URI is to promote enduring daily INTERFAITH cooperation, to END religiously motivated VIOLENCE, and to CREATE cultures of peace, justice and HEALING for the Earth and all living beings.

Meeting Format

Meeting Agenda: 7:30 - 8pm. Circle planning/Administration
8pm.-9pm URI SF Peninsula World Religions Series

Join Us

Meeting Location: New Vision United Methodist Church, 450 Chadbourne Avenue, From 101 take Millbrae Av exit go towards hills, across El Camino, right on Poplar to Chadbourne.

Upcoming Meetings

Mon.7:30pm Sacred Space Presentations
4 Feb 2008 Mehran and Dr. Nasrin Bashiri Cheryl Hightower,San Mateo County: Public Education & Religion
3 Mar 2008 Carole Setzer Mark Denni: Universal Peace Initiative
7 Apr 2008 Oscar Koechlin Dick Heiman: What I've experienced in Judaism
5 May 2008 Steve Brown Paul Chaffee:ICP:Creating an Interfaith Voice in the Bay Area
2 Jun 2008 Open Jay Miller: Peninsula Clergy Netfowrk-Pew Survey of Relig America
7 Jul 2008 Oscar Koechlin Ken Beatty: 8 Certain Paths to Peace - Civil and Inner
4 Aug 2008 Open Harumitsu Inouye: Shintoism - Relationship to Buddhism
8 Sep 2008 Open Steve Brown: Everest: A Climb for Peace(Israeli,Palestinian)
6 Oct 2008 Open Prof.Edmond Yee:Confucianism
3 Nov 2008 Open Henry Baer(AHIMSA): Questions for Organized Religion
1 Dec 2008 Open Chintan Singh:The Living Lord: Commentary-Sri GuguGSahib

Past Meetings

Mon.7:30pm Sacred Space Presentations
11 Jul 2005 Ken Beatty John Bassounas: What & Who is Buddha
1 Aug 2005 Ben Lee Brian Talcott: Christian Science
19 Sep 2005 Keith de Folo Rabbi Michael Lerner(video): Fear/Hope = War/Peace
3 Oct 2005 Becky Ramay Jim Beeby: Buddhism and Science
7 Nov 2005 Margaret Jones Andrew Galvin: Ohlone Spirituality, Customs, Beliefs
5 Dec 2005 Arnold Fitzpatrick Abdullah Bawaney: The Treasure of Islam
9 Jan 2006 Oscar Koechlin Brian Talcott: Christian Science 2nd Presentation
6 Feb 2006 Keith de Folo Arnold Fitzpatrick: Appreciative Sharing
6 Mar 2006 Ken Beatty Arnold Fitzpatrick: Appreciative Sharing -2nd session
3 Apr 2006 John Bassounas Rev. Masato Kawahatsu: New Shinto Presentation
1 May 2006 Open Osama Elkady: Islam
5 June 2006 Keith de Folo Mehran & Nasrin Bashiri (Bahai): Marriage & Family
10 July 2006 Jesse Fontana Nazneen Spliedt: Parsee-Zoroastrian Presentation
7 Aug 2006 Ken Beatty Alliance for Spiritual Community: Dialogue
11 Sep 2006 Margaret Jones Deborah T.Simon:Spiritual Ctr. Enlightenment
2 Oct 2006 Ben Lee Satya Sharma:Indian Culture & Death/Aft Life Phil.
6 Nov 2006 Haru Inouye Steven Brown: Fundamental Inclusiveness
4 Dec 2006 Becky Ramay Jay Miller: Judaism and Kabbalah
8 Jan 2007 Open Walter Johnson: Interfaith & Chaplancy
5 Feb 2007 Mark Denni Iftekhar Hai: Islam-Muslims of America
5 Mar 2007 Open Chintan Singh:Sikhism in todays World and in USA
2 Apr 2007 Open Bay Area Cultural Connections: Islam in Turkey
7 May 2007 Open Kim Dodge,Mark Denni: The Unification Church
4 Jun 2007 Open Margaret Jones: Department of Peace
2 Jul 2007 Open Alliance for Spiritual Community: Dialogues
6 Aug 2007 Open Imam Tahir Anwar of South Bay Islamic Assoc
10 Sep 2007 Ken Beatty Film "Peace One Day":History of United Nations Sep 21 Cease-Fire day
1 Oct 2007 Margaret Jones Jerry Hill,VP Brd Supervisors San Mateo Cty: Religion & Government
5 Nov 2007 Nazneen Spliedt Tom Mahon:Science & Religion:Technical capabilities & moral responsibility
3 Dec 2007 Becky Ramay Rev.Ben Lee:The Essence of the Tao
7 Jan 2008 Jim Beeby Peggy Aycinena: Electrical Engineering and Religion