Salt Lake International Communities

The following information was derived from brochures and other resources originating from the organizations themselves.

Adopt-A-Landmine/N1KD

The Adopt-A-Landmine program is administered by the United Nations Association of the USA. The most recent goal of the Utahproject was to raise $120,000 to fund a de-mining team in Afghanistan for one year.

Working closely with the Gandhi Alliance for Peace, the United Nations Association of Utah has helped raise over $150,000 for de-mining programs under the Adopt-A-Landmine program. One example: in 1999 we raised enough funds to de-mine an entire field and to help de-mine two other fields in ethnic areas of Bosnia.Among other immediately positive results, we cleared a path for electrical workers to fix power lines that otherwise delivered erratic service to residents at best.

The Utah Adopt-A-Minefield web site is a project of The Gandhi Alliance for Peace (GAP), a not-for-profit organization working to promote world peace.

Adopt-A-Landmine

Utah Adopt-A-Minefield Project

Night of a Thousand Dinners (N1KD) is an international event that creates awareness of the global landmine crisis and raises much needed funds to support landmine removal and survivor assistance. Join tens of thousands of people around the world who will gather with friends, family, neighbors and colleagues to share a meal and make the world a safer place. Host a dinner!

Night of 1000 Dinners

WHALE

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The Global Healing Initiative has as a core premise that there can be no peace without justice and no justice without Sustainability. Features of the website include: United Nations Environment Program News, Africa Projects, Newsletter and Updates, Partners Pages, Youth Page, Community Links, Global Healing Store, and more.

Global Healing

The WHALE Center (Wellness Health And Lifestyle Education) is an interfaith organization that facilitates healing with individuals, families, organizations, communities, and the Earth, in cooperation with others. It assists individuals in developing as leaders from the inside out, assists organizations in creating cultures that support new styles of leadership to achieve Breakthrough Performance, and it works with others to both educate and bring about change for a more sustainable planet for present and future generations. WHALE has developed resources and provided Wellness consultation across the U.S. and Canada for over 20 years, and has always had a strong commitment to youth development and has been a key consultant in a number of youth programs.

Whale

The Utah URI CC (United Religions Initiative Cooperation Circle) is one of the founding Cooperation circles of the United Religions Initiatives. It is an interfaith organization that welcomes all individuals and organizations that agree to adhere to the URI International Charter. The purpose of the United Religions Initiative is to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, end religiously-motivated violence, and create cultures of peace, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings.

Utah URI

Local/International Resources

The Cultural Competency web page was designed to increase understanding of different cultures. By raising our awareness to the rich cultures of our communities, we can become better equipped to understand each other. It is our hope that you will find useful information to become more culturally competent.

Cultural Competency

Utah Cultural Celebration Center

The Utah Cultural Celebration Center is dedicated to enriching and strengthening society and its individual members through the expression of the arts and through the celebration of human diversity.

The UCCC adopts and advances the following purposes:

Preserve and perpetuate unique cultural traditions

Create a setting for cultural exchange and experience

Establish a "home" for community arts and artists

Promote the development of visual and performing arts, and the humanities

Encourage education, creative thinking, and experiential learning

Enhance opportunities for economic development

Build social infrastructure and networks within the community

Utah Cultural Celebration Center