In addition to the following collection of traditional resources, one of the best resources for planning effective programs is found through connecting with other URI members. We will be posting materials here which provide templates of programs and events which have worked well in North American CCs, as well as best practices, tips and other tools provided by the regional or global offices. Additions to this collection of resources are welcome.
- Books That Open Doors To Peace
- Videos That Open Doors To Peace
- Websites That Open Doors To Peace
- Education That Opens Doors To Peace
» Webinars and Resource Guides
- Building Peace in Difficult Times: Learning from Global Activists
- Social Media for Movement-Building
- Interfaith 101
- Fundraising Webinar: “Where’s The Money Hiding?
- “Vaccinating Our Communities Against Human Trafficking”
- Let’s Eliminate Nuclear Weapons Webinar
- Restoring Relationships After the 2016 Election
» Talking Back to Hate
» Gratitude, Forgiveness and Contemplative Outreach
» Science of Compassion and Altruism
- The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research Education at Stanford University
- Center for Greater Good at Berkeley University
» Program materials from North American CCs and Affiliates
- URI in Henderson County, NC – Academy for Peace catalog
- A Guide to Visiting CCs – visiting other cooperation circles is a great idea
- The Spiritual Power of Nonviolence: Interfaith Understanding for a Future without War by George Wolfe (Muncie Interfaith Fellowship)
- Thoughts from World Religions on the Environment – a PowerPoint presentation for your next environmental event
- Scarboro Missions – Do It Yourself Educational Resources.
Scarboro Missions Interfaith Department in Toronto, Canada website has curriculum and useful educational resources for interfaith work, including workshop outlines, activities, guidelines, exercises, meditations, PowerPoint, etc:
- Interfaith Curriculum & Do-it-yourself Workshop Outlines
- Principles & Guidelines for Interfaith Dialogue
- Do-it-yourself workshop in Multi-faith Sensitivity Training
- Guidelines for Designing Multifaith Prayer Services
- Interfaith Curriculum for Peacemaking
- Interfaith Curriculum for Schools and Youth groups
- A Six-session Workshop Outline in Jewish-Christian Dialogue
- Do-it-yourself Golden Rule workshop (interfaith)
» CC Planning and Management Tools
• A Progressive Course of Conflict Management
• A model of the CC vitality cycle
» Using the URI Global Website – an easy win-win
• URI Brand Toolbox – very impressive – for web and newsletter-builders
• CCs Have Global Impact
• How to Post to the URI Blog
• How to Update a CC webpage on the URI Website
• URI Global Community Directory (as of December 2011)
» Interfaith Solidarity Tools
• URI Toolkit – Actions for Interfaith Solidarity
» Media Contact Information
• Media Group Emails and OP Ed Submission – top 100 newspapers (doc)
• Media Group Emails and OP Ed Submission – top 100 newspapers (PDF)
• NPR, NYTimes, WashPost Newsrooms, Jewish Pubs from Tikkun (PDF)
» Using Social Sites on the Web
• Building Your Presence with Facebook Pages
» Cooperation Circle Resource Pages
- Interfaith Center at the Presidio – great set of resources
- URI Interfaith Solidarity Tool Card – print on cardstock and distribute
» “Waking in Oak Creek”
- Guide for Community Screenings
- Sample Community Screening Press Release
- Editable Event Flyer
- Educator Lesson Plan
- Evaluation Survey
» Countering Islamophobia
• URI Islamophobia Toolkit
• Holy Quran and People of Other Faiths by Iftekar Hai
» How to: City or County Wide Day of Service
• From S.A.R.A.H. – highly recommended:
• How To Organize Community Wide Day with Multiple Events (PDF) — or view as doc
• Community Wide – the Role of a Hub (PDF) — or view as doc
• Community Wide – Sample Form for Registering a Project (PDF) — or view as doc
» Nuclear Weapons Free World
- URI Call of Conscience Statement
- Let’s Eliminate Nuclear Weapons Resource and Action Packet
- Let’s Eliminate Nuclear Weapons Webinar
» Human Trafficking
- Resource and Action Packet (PDF file . Word file.)
- PowerPoints and prepared remarks (View online.)
- Archived version of “Vaccinating Our Communities Against Human Trafficking” (Watch online: http://bit.ly/1BrR07h)
» URI Star Certificate
• Now available as PDF. Print and mail to an interfaith friend as a way of sending good cheer and encouragement. Download URI Star here and reverse side of URI Star here.
Green Prophet Cooperation Circle, a group of environmental journalists and bloggers based in the Middle East, has published a new guide for green bloggers with a grant from the URI Environmental Satellite. “Barefoot Bloggers: Write to Save the Planet” is edited by Karen Kloosterman, an award-winning journalist and blogger who started the CC’s environmental news website, www.greenprophet.com, in 2007. The guide includes chapters by bloggers from the Sierra Club, the Huffington Post, GreenTech Media and more, and covers writing for religious, non-profit and mainstream audiences alike. Click here to buy an electronic copy.
International Day of Peace Post Card artwork: IDPcard2014-2
» World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW) and International Day of Peace (IDP)
URI Cooperation Circles are fully autonomous organizations. Some are well established nonprofit organizations. Many are local grassroots groups which have formed to further their community’s appreciation for diversity of religious and faith traditions, or to work collaboratively with people of many faiths to address local issues and concerns related to the URI Principles.