Ridvan celebrates Baha’u’llah’s time in 1863 in the garden of Ridvan in Baghdad when He publicly declared His station as a Manifestation of God. The Ridvan Festival is 12 days long and is also the time of year when Baha’is elect their governing bodies.
Service to humanity is an act that springs from a love for all humanity and a recognition of its oneness. In this collection, we explore the themes and perspectives around this critical spiritual principle.
Pepe’s Story: A Short Film about Friendship and Service
This short animated film produced by Illumine Media Project is the result of a collective learning process around stop motion, storytelling and the process of writing short stories, characters and scenarios that are uplifting for young people. In this film, Pepe is a 13 year old who lives in the suburbs of Toronto, Canada and learns about service to his community and friendship.
To find out more about this film and others like it, check out the website for Illumine Media Project, which is part of the Wordswell not-for-profit aimed at helping junior youth become agents of positive change in their communities.
In her innermost heart, Sonjel is a stay-at-home parent and a bookworm with a maxed out library card but professionally she is a museologist with a background in English Literature. She currently lives on Prince Edward Island, an isle in the shape of a smile on the eastern Canadian coast. Sonjel is a writer who loves to listen to jazz when she's driving at night.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia.
We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their cultures; and to elders both past and present.
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Love it!
Laura (June 6, 2017 at 3:45 PM)