Special Announcement - 2019 Bowes Award
URI, the United Religions Initiative, is pleased to announce that the 2019 Bowes Award
will be given to the
URI Interfaith Councils of the Bay Area
and
the Interfaith Center at the Presidio
. The URI Interfaith Councils of the Bay Area include:
The Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County
The Marin Interfaith Council
The San Francisco Interfaith Council
The Silicon Valley Interreligious Council
The Tri-City Interfaith Council
At a time of rising tensions and increased division among people of different beliefs, the
URI Interfaith Councils of the Bay Area
and
the Interfaith Center at the Presidio
are beacons of light amidst the shadows of prejudice and discrimination. Each Council brings together members of different belief communities to work on local and global issues of great significance. From homelessness and housing, to disaster relief, to standing up for communities under assault like the Yazidis, to combating hate speech and coming together in solidarity in the face of acts of violence.
The
Bowes Award
was instituted in honor of longtime URI supporter William K. Bowes
by his brother John, and given to Cooperation Circles whose work exemplifies URI's purpose and principles.
The Bowes Award
will be presented during Accelerating Peace: An International Conference
at Stanford University to be held on
June 26 and 27.
Thanks to generous sponsors the Accelerate Peace Conference and Circles of Light Gala are FREE to URI Cooperation Circle members. The San Francisco Interfaith Council is a URI Cooperation Circle member. You must register to attend any part or all of the events.
Click on REGISTER
BEFORE you choose what you are going to attend, click on the PROMO CODE button in the upper right corner and type CCPEACE. Then choose what events you are attending. The cost should show up as FREE.
Space is limited so please register as soon as possible.
Web streaming of the event will also be available during the conference and will be accessible at
https://uri.org/peace
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