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Baha’i Principles
Some of the basic teachings of the Faith, as described in quotes from selected Baha’i texts.
Image: Illustration of Baha’i Basics book cover. Find print and e-book versions at https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Bahai-Basics-Revised-Edition-eBook-ePub-P9940
Partners in Racial Justice Receives National Recognition from President Joe Biden
PRJ’s ‘Diverse Communities’ is an arts and interactive conversation based initiative, bringing together, in safe spaces, participants from a wide array of backgrounds, who desire to see themselves as cycle-breaking agents of change, standing in love against the rapidly expanding division of America.
Image courtesy of Partners in Racial Justice.
#OurStoryIsOne Concert, Portland, Oregon, June 14, 2024
The #OurStoryIsOne tour honored the 40th anniversary of the execution of ten Bahá’í women - members of Iran’s largest religious minority - for their commitment to freedom of belief, and all who stand up to defend human rights.
#OurStoryIsOne
The #OurStoryIsOne campaign continues in Portland June 2024. See our previous post.
#OurStoryIsOne Tour at Portland Baha’i Center
Inspired by the ten Bahá’í women executed in Iran for their commitment to freedom of belief, Irish singer-songwriter Luke Slott presents an evening of songs and stories of heroic Iranian women and men, past and present. The #OurStoryIsOne Tour is dedicated to the people of Iran who continue to strive for freedom and equality for all.
Image courtesy https://www.ourstoryisone.bic.org/contributions
The critical role of institutions in promoting gender equality
The Baha’i International Community recently shared a statement: Reimagining the Role of Institutions in Building Gender-Equal Societies. A statement of the Baha'i International Community to the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Image courtesy of Baha’i World News Service.
Eliminating Racism Resources 2024
The Vision of Race Unity, America’s Most Challenging Issue - a statement by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Please see the post for this and other resources.
“Echoes of injustice”: Global event honors 10 Bahá’í women 40 years on
“The commemoration . . . was not only about looking back at the tragedy but also about acknowledging the ongoing struggle for equality and freedom.”
Roots of the Race Amity Movement in America
Race Amity is a movement that began in the early years of settlers arriving in the United States.
The Bahá’í Response to Racial Injustice and Pursuit of Racial Unity
A review of the Pursuit of Racial Unity by the American Bahá’í community, 1912-2021. Image courtesy of bahaiworld.bahai.org.
January Activities 2023
More discussions this month — see the calendar for many devotions choices.
The Pursuit of Social Justice
“…the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh is not merely a social or political movement. The Bahá’í Faith is a world-embracing religion whose adherents constitute an ever-expanding cross-section of humanity focused on the application of spiritual principles in the construction of a new civilization befitting the age of humanity’s collective maturity.”
Forging a path to racial justice: A message from the Baha’is of the United States
To create a just society begins with recognition of the fundamental truth that humanity is one. But it is not enough simply to believe this in our hearts. It creates the moral imperative to act, and to view all aspects of our personal, social, and institutional lives through the lens of justice.