Our regional events for young people are two-fold: charter meetings, for smaller groups committing to working around the purpose and principles of URI; and intercultural encounters to provide a stimulating environment for exploring questions of identity, faith and culture.

Charter Meetings

In each region we are convening meetings for young people in order to:

• Explain the URI Charter and the URI approach to organizing;
  
  
• Explore the possibilities of organizing regional youth co-operation circles;
  
  
• Start organizing for regional 'Intercultural Encounters'.
  

Intercultural Encounters

In our regional events, young people will be able to take part in an 'Intercultural Encounter', a challenging process through which participants can explore values, faith, vision and goals. The encounters will draw upon questions such as:

• What are our backgrounds, involvements, values, motivations, visions? How do our backgrounds (e.g., faith, social, educational) affect our understandings and value positions?
  
  
• What do we see around us? What is our experience of conflict within our communities? Where does faith come into this? Are there other complicating factors? What are the main causes of conflict?
  
  
• What common vision can we agree on, if any? Are there some practical goals that we would like to achieve in order to help contribute to this vision?
  
  
• What practical steps can we take in order to move towards these goals?
  
  

 

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