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.
Meaningful Work and Service: A Short Film for the BIC
If you’d like to read the statement in full, you can find it on the website of the Baha’i International Community: http://bit.ly/2DYscMI
A thematically over-arching short film bearing the same name as the BIC statement can be watched here.
Two other videos explore other sections of the BIC’s statement. You can find these short videos on youth and leadership and a culture of friendship all on the YouTube Channel for the BIC’s UN Office.
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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