U.R.I REPORTS FROM GREAT LAKES

U.R.I REPORTS FROM GREAT LAKES

Greetings from the membership here in Kampala.  We did celebrate URI 15th anniversary last Friday here at our URI offices with the CC members. We couldn't do it on the very day of 26th because of conflicting membership schedules.  We had interfaith prayers represented by the Bahai, Sikh, Catholics, Anglicans, Orthodox, Brahma Kumaris, Muslim, Hare Krishna, Hindu, and Indigenous spirituality.  Unfortunately the Jews couldn't make it.  It was basically a light moment all through with sharing from the heart by the different CC persons about their interfaith and peace journey with URI.  URI Trustee Archbishop Odama read the Golden Rule saying that it is the gist for our partnership as people from the different religious, spiritual and indigenous spirituality.  Some of the historicals of URI in Uganda who were also part of the processes to the Charter signing like Hajji Abdu Katende shared their individual as well as organizational experiences ( He had a news paper clip from the San Jose Mercury News of June 22, 1998 about URI).  Additional historicals like George Olinga, Sr. Mary Gorretti were not around but their voices shall be shared in our video once it is done. Many of the names from some of you globally came up in this sharing.

We were entertained by the Muslim Matali group, Twekolere CC, and we also had comedy.  All these performances where really humerus.  Our MCs were both young people one from AFCCAD CC called Jaffer and the other our youth Ambassador from the Hare Krishna Mwanje Keeya both of whom made us laugh with their comic presentations.

After being entertained we also cut the cake, and later had sumptuous buffet for all.  It was indeed a moment of sharing about the goodness in URI both by those who have been there from the beginning to those who are practically new guided by their diverse spirituality.  Thank you the Uganda CCs present, thank you invited guests, thank you to our staff team, thank you the entertainment teams, and thank you to all who made it possible. 

DESPINA NAMWEMBE