Temple of Understanding is proud to have received accreditation from the United Nations to participate in the upcoming convening of the parties on the Convention on Biological Diversity, to be held in Montreal and virtually this December 2022. We will continue to...
Women’s Initiatives
Women’s Leadership on Climate Change: Coastal Ecology and Native Wisdom
Photo credit: Grove Harris This CSW66 Parallel event, on Monday, March 21st at Noon ET, was led by Native American women to discuss survival and relationship to the natural world Click HERE to watch on Facebook Click HERE to watch on YouTube Discernment will be...
8th annual CSW66 Interfaith Service of Gratitude and Remembrance
Dear Friends, Please join us March 23, 2022 (ET) at 2 pm for the 8th annual CSW66 Interfaith Service of Gratitude and Remembrance. The Temple of Understanding is again honored to collaborate on this important annual event with colleagues from NGOCSW, URI, United...
TruthsGiving: Intergenerational Indigenous Women on Violence Then and Now Video
Please watch the replay here on our Facebook page The UN Commission on the Status of Women (March 14-26, 2021) is happening now online on webtv.un.org The Temple of Understanding sponsored two parallel events at this year's CSWNGO event. This event focussed on the...
7th Annual CSW Interfaith Service of Remembrance and Gratitude
7th Annual CSW Interfaith Service of Remembrance and Gratitude 4:00pm EST Virtual Event March 23, 2021 Join us in loving remembrance for those who have gone before us and who continue to inspire our lives. Everyone is invited to add a name to the Memory Book. This...
TruthsGiving: Intergenerational Indigenous Women on Violence Then and Now
The UN Commission on the Status of Women will be held virtually in 2021. The Temple of Understanding will be sponsoring two parallel events, both of which will be available online. Information on the entire two week civil society program and free registration is...
Women’s Initiatives
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. Our most recent Hollister award recipient is Ela Gandhi, an internationally...
HLPF 2020: Ending Hunger and Achieving Food Security by Grove Harris
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 of the Women’s Major Group. The COVID-19 crisis has already created a major...
6th Annual CSW Interfaith Service of Remembrance and Gratitude
Join Us! In a loving remembrance for those who have gone before us and who continue to inspire our lives. Everyone is invited to add a name to the Memory Book. Date: Monday, March 16 Time: 3:45 pm, Service begins at 4 pm Venue: Tillman Chapel Church Center, 777 United...
Recovering the Sacred Indigenous Women Expressing Freedom from Violence, Stereotypes, and Stigma
The Temple of Understanding is excited about this event at the upcoming UN Commission on the Status of Women, sponsored by colleagues at the Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples, along with the Parliament of World's Religions and others. Join us! Date: March...