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.
Across Australia young people are participating in an endeavour that strives to give them a voice in today’s society. Through the Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program, these junior youth groups are enhancing their power of expression, sharpening their spiritual perception, analysing the constructive and destructive forces of society and changing their surroundings through the service projects.
In this video Sara Momtazian captures and documents the efforts of the Kenmore Junior Youth Group (Brisbane, Australia) in producing a short film exploring the effects that littering has on the environment.
The Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program is a global social-economic initiative from the Baha’i Faith. It is designed for the ages 12-15 years, the ages of Junior Youth. The program works on empowering junior youth by channeling their energies towards acting and reflecting on the betterment of society. They involve themselves in what is referred to as “service projects” in an area of concern or need as identified by the junior youth themselves.
Naysan is passionate about using the arts and media to explore the teachings of the Baha’i Faith. Back in 2011, Naysan started up the Baha’i Blog project, channeling his experiences in both media and technology companies to help create a hub for Baha’i-inspired content online.
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Great video by a group of great junior youth!! I can just see ‘Abdu’l-Baha smiling!!
Carol F. Campbell (August 8, 2014 at 7:02 PM)