BUILDING A BETTER WORLD TOGETHER MAY 22
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his spring Baha’i communities around the world are hosting close to 10,000 conferences with more than four million people expected to attend. The focus of these events is Building a Better World, Together. The conferences are designed for everyone to participate (all ages, backgrounds, cultures, and spiritual paths), and contribute to exploring the characteristics of a vibrant community and how we together can ensure the wellbeing of everyone. The Cowichan gathering will incorporate concurrent programs for adults, youth, and children, including presentations and small group discussions. Arts and music will contribute to a positive, joyful, and uplifting atmosphere. “… the more the qualities of cooperation and mutual assistance are manifested by a people, the more will human society advance in progress and prosperity” ‘ Abdu’l-Bahá, quoted by the Universal House of Justice in a letter dated Dec 30, 2021.
Five themes will help to focus discussion. These include exploring a vision of a united humanity, and what a shared vision for our community could look like. This will be followed by a brief look at where we are in relation to this vision. We will then look into what it means to build vibrant communities, exploring the characteristics of a vibrant community that contributes to the wellbeing of everyone. The fourth theme will explore the role of education in building vibrant, inclusive communities, and finally, we will explore the process of contributing to social transformation. The intended outcome of the gathering is to initiate a process of investigation, ongoing discussions and learning that can lead to specific action. We warmly invite you to join us. Please call or email for more information and to register. The conference is free, doors open at 9:15 and it will end at 5:30. Lunch and refreshments will be provided, and please do preregister. Laurice and Tim Mock, on behalf of the Baha’is of Cowichan. call: 250 748-2585 or email: tmock@bc.bahai.ca
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Below are links to short videos about conferences that have already taken place in various parts of the world. https://news.bahai.org/ story/1586/ https://news.bahai.org/ story/1590/ https://news.bahai.org/ story/1587/ 47
