1. Our lensOur background is in conflict management work, and we apply that lens to our work
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2. The timeline of UR Action's founding and growthWe were founded in 2018 and began implementing programming in 2019
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3. Our intellectual heritageWe apply conflict resolution tools used widely in international peacebuilding and the private sector
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The founding team of Urban Rural Action came to the work of advancing peace, democracy, and justice through shared purpose: preventing organized violence in conflict zones.
Prior to starting UR Action, that meant East Africa, West Africa, Southeast Asia, and Central America. |
Today it means the U.S. because underlying dynamics that fuel violent conflict globally (e.g., widespread distrust of governing institutions; toxic polarization; income inequality; misinformation; divisive leaders) are also present in our own country.
But there is nothing inevitable about where we are headed as a country. UR Action was founded in 2018 on the conviction that our geographic, racial, political, and other differences in the U.S. are a source of strength. We build relationships by solving problems together, and we solve problems together by building new relationships. |
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MISSION Bringing Americans together across divides to tackle our nation's most urgent challenges |
The intellectual heritage of UR Action is tied to two organizations where several members of our founding team built their careers in conflict resolution: Vantage Partners and Mercy Corps.
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