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As a leading interfaith organization founded by a woman, Juliet Hollister, the Temple of Understanding has long been interested in women’s full contributions to society as a pathway to peace.

Meet our 2020 summer interns! We were thrilled to connect with interns from around the world this summer via Zoom! For the summer of 2020, we ran a virtual internship program due to COVID-19 and [...]

Ending Hunger and Achieving Food Security Intervention delivered Tuesday, July 7th 2020, 3-4 pm Greetings. My name is Grove Harris, of the Temple of Understanding, and I am speaking on behalf [...]

This year's theme is biodiversity. Watch videos from the experts from Columbia 2020.

We suggest reading this information provived by the UN Women on Gender equality matters in COVID-19 response: The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health issue. It is a profound shock to our [...]

Our colleagues at UN Women have asked that we share this with you: As a consequence of the global COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people now find themselves  indoors. Gender inequalities, [...]

In light of the current concerns regarding coronavirus disease (COVID-19), CSW64 will suspend after one procedural meeting on 9 March. There will be no general discussion. All CSW side events on [...]

Join us! Hear from youth, born after the pivotal Beijing conference, on their feminist perspectives and activisms they assess the continuing need for equality and change. This conversation will [...]

The priority theme for this year’s CSocD was “affordable housing and social protection systems for all to address homelessness” and this side event covered legal mechanisms and social [...]

At the United Nations 58th Session of the Commission for Social Development, with a focus on homelessness, Grove Harris was able to present a critique of austerity measures and a set of healthier [...]