URI 10TH ANNIVERSARY

URI 10th Anniversary and UN IDP Celebration in Barcelona

On September 24-27, 2010, the URI Europe board met in Barcelona
(Catalonia/Spain), graciously hosted by Elisabeth and the UNESCOCAT/AUDIR
CC. It was a very successful meeting, including:

- board meetings with strategic planning, planning for URI Europe Assembly
in Istanbul end of October,
- a lunch meeting with the Catalonian network of interfaith organisations,
coordinated by UNESCOCAT/AUDIR,
- the URI 10th Anniversary and UN IDP (International Day of Peace)
celebration by UNESCOCAT and URI Europe.

The URI 10th Anniversary and UN IDP celebration took place at a public
library in the centre of Barcelona with a beautiful view onto a tropic
garden scenery. Approx. 150 people participated with people standing, as
there was not space anymore. (And this, even though it was a special holiday
weekend....).

An interfaith choir sang wonderful songs from different faiths traditions.

Various people made short speeches:
- Felix Marti, Founder and Former President of UNESCOCAT, who had signed the
URI Charter in Pittsburgh 2010,
- Nathalie Reverdin, President of AUDIR, who had participated in a Latin
American URI Assembly,
- Karimah Stauch, Kiran Bali, Martin Gurvich and Sheikh Bashir for URI
Europe.

Francesc Torradeflot led through the programme. He had first participated in
URI at the URI Europe Assembly in Budapest, Hungary, 2000.

URI Europe awarded UNESCOCAT/AUDIR a certificate of recognition for their
excellent work for peace, justice and healing.

We are deeply grateful to ELISABETH LHEURE and UNESCOCAT/AUDIR, whose
hospitality was just fantastic!!!


Warm greetings
Karimah

Prof. John Kurakar