In each Bahá’í national community, every adult Bahá’í in good standing, aged 18 or above, holds the eligibility to participate in grassroots elections, termed as unit conventions. These conventions convene annually across the country. During these gatherings, Bahá’ís exercise their voting rights via secret ballot to select delegates. These delegates bear the responsibility of electing […]
“I am from the Wooshketan Eagle clan of the SE Alaska Tlingit peoples. Kaasei (correct transliteration) means Higher Voice.” Meet Nancy ‘Kaasay’ Watters, a Baha’i utilizing her musical gifts to foster community engagement through chanting and singing. In this audio piece, Watters offers insights into using sound as a tool for personal healing and communal […]
Reported by Debbie Villagomez In the Arlington mid-cities cluster of north Texas, one Bahá’í junior youth group has a service protocol. As soon as this group completes one of the books in their series, it plans a project to fulfill the service component of the junior youth curriculum. In effect, they collaborate with the community […]
Schools in the Yakima, Washington area face profound challenges. Located on the traditional homelands of the Yakama Nation, almost half of the population is White, and almost half is Hispanic, with a large immigrant population from Mexico, including many who speak only Spanish. Eighty-four percent of families live below the federal poverty line. Poverty, plus […]
By Henry Warren Four gatherings. Three days. One September weekend. Fifty-eight young people from western Washington came together with shared curiosity anchored in a quest to learn about the nuances of Bahá’í elections—what sets them apart from other electoral processes and, significantly, why they hold importance for youth. Helen Javid, of Seattle, serves the Bahá’í […]
Outside: Icy blizzard Inside: Warmth of new-found connections Inclement snowy weather delayed the arrival of many participants to a subregional youth conference near Salt Lake City, Utah, on January 13, but almost every one of the 50 youth and young adults who registered braved the weather to attend. Most of the youth had never been […]
The Bahá’í Chair for World Peace at the University of Maryland continued throughout 2023 to advance discourse on global peace through a diverse set of speakers and events. The Chair’s discussions, seminars, and publications sought to examine the complex processes and possibilities of world peace. An endowed academic program, the Bahá’í Chair promotes a vision […]
By James Humphrey It was a potent exchange of ideas and energy in itself, to be sure. But the 2023 Race Amity Conference, Nov. 9–11 in Atlanta, represented something larger as well. It was a surface current in a deep movement to build a framework to spark and strengthen friendships and partnerships. Its long-term vision […]
On Thanksgiving weekend 2023, a group representing six families made the 200-mile trip to the Bahá’í House of Worship in Wilmette from the Galesburg, Illinois cluster. Some of these Bahá’ís, originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania, have been living in the United States for only a few months. During their visit […]
By Michelle Goering I recently met a Bahá’i who is using art in diverse settings to advance spiritual conversations and build new relationships. Adrian Black calls his initiative “Your View of Peace.” He says the seed for this collaborative and ongoing art and social discourse project sprouted from converging ideas. “I’ve always liked art and […]
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