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.
#EducationIsNotACrime has released the trailer for their anticipated documentary Changing the World, One Wall at a Time! #EducationIsNotACrime is the world’s biggest street art campaign. Its aim is to raise awareness of the denial of education of the Baha’is in Iran and this film captures the art and spirit behind their visually stunning global fight against injustice and human rights violations.
The documentary, Changing the World, One Wall at a Time, is set to premiere at the Harlem International Film Festival on May 5th and it explores how #EducationIsNotACrime is fighting the fact that thousands of Baha’is in Iran are not allowed to pursue higher education. Their tools in this battle: art and creativity. In collaboration with some of the world’s best street artists, they have created spectacular murals in cities around the globe.
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.
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