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.
The Baha’is of the United States have generously published this informative, engaging and thoughtful panel discussion from the 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions Conference that was held in August 2023 in Chicago (USA).
Panelists Nwandi Lawson, Joy DeGruy, Derik Smith, and Nanabah Foguth, explore how particular identity categories can be located within a broader understanding of the human family. They examine contemporary notions of global citizenship and consider how recognition of our common humanity can be translated into adjustments to social structures, governing institutions, and relationships between individuals and 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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