Social cohesion

The Land and Sea Mural in Ogden Point Breakwater. Photo by Dean Kalayn.

Baha’i prayer to grace 800-metre long mural

Victoria, British Columbia, 14 June 2011 (CBNS) — A five-year-long project to create a colossal mural in Victoria‘s harbour has become more than a groundbreaking artistic endeavour. Just as important, says Darlene Gait, one of two artists that designed the Land and Sea Mural taking shape on the Ogden Point Breakwater, is its role in uniting local First Nations people and bridging the gap between First Nations’ and other cultures.

Community outreach volunteers from Concordia University Television lead a workshop in professional video productionMontreal, Quebec, 1 October 2008 (CBNS) — On the weekend of September 19-21, a diverse group of young adults gathered at the Montreal Bahá’í Centre and the House of Friendship – a community centre that is owned by the Mennonites and that has several local groups working out of it – for a “skills-share” conference aimed at contributing to the transformation of their physical, emotional and spiritual environment.

Mr. Paul Lample addressing a plenary session of this years' ABS conferenceSan Diego, California (CBNS)- Scholarly pursuits should be governed by a humble posture of learning. According to Mr. Paul Lample, this describes the activities of local Bahá’í communities throughout the world as they strive to make intellectual, moral and spiritual education more and more systematic.

CBC films Pierre Kabasele at the Baha'i Holy Day event performing a song in his native tongue.Montreal, Quebec, 5 May 2008 (CBNS) — A crew of television documentary film makers from Radio-Canada International came to the Montreal Baha'i community’s 29 April Holy Day celebration of the Ninth day of Ridvan, held at the downtown Baha'i Centre. Over 150 people of many ethnic and religious backgrounds were gathered for this celebration. A CBC documentary series focused on “immigration and integration” of newcomers to Canada will feature the Baha’i community because of the successful efforts to make new immigrants feel welcome to the community.

Hushmand Fatheazam will deliver the keynote address at the Association for Bahá'í Studies conference taking place in San Diego at the end of August.Toronto, Ontario, 2 April 2008 (CBNS) — Hushmand Fatheazam will be the 26th Balyuzi Lecturer at this year’s Association for Baha'i Studies Conference, taking place in San Diego, California from 29 August to 1 September 2008. The Memorial Lecture is named in honour of Hasan M. Balyuzi, a distinguished historian of the Baha'i Faith.