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Vancouver youth gather to explore the relationship between spirituality and social action

Youth sharing her thoughts on the relationship between spirituality and social action. © Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs/Photo: Aliya Hirji Vancouver, British Columbia, 26 September 2013 (CBNS) — Earlier this month, about 40 young people between the ages of 18 and 35 gathered at the University of British Columbia for a conversation about "the spirit of social change," an event at which they explored the relationship between spirituality and social action. Rabbi Dr Robert Daum, Director of the Iona Pacific Inter-Religious Centre, and Advisor to the Vice-President of Students at UBC on inter-religious issues related to student development welcomed everyone to the conversation on behalf of UBC, the Vancouver School of Theology.

National Spiritual Assembly Presents Submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The Baha'i Community submission and gift being placed in the bentwood box by the three Commissioners, members of the Baha'i Community of Canada, and a member of the Survivors Committee.
© Baha'i Community of Canada/Photo: Tobin Smith Vancouver, British Columbia, 24 September 2013 (CBNS) — Deloria Bighorn, Chair of the Canadian National Spiritual Assembly, the national governing body of the Baha’i Community of Canada, accompanied by her daughter Jelana, presented the Baha’i submission to Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Friday 20 September in Vancouver.

Truth and Reconciliation panel emphasizes justice and “our common humanity”

Chief Doug White of the Snuneymuxw First Nation taking questions from the audience.
© Baha'i Community of Canada/Photo: Tobin Smith Vancouver, British Columbia, 17 September 2013 (CBNS) — “We are all one,” said Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, Co-Chair of Vancouver’s Truth and Reconciliation National Event, to 250 people crowded into the Vancouver Baha’i Centre on Friday evening, 13 September.

Baha’i community co-sponsors Vancouver public event on reconciliation and the transformation of society

Poster of the panel discussion. © Baha'i Community of Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, 6 September 2013 (CBNS) — The Baha’i Community of Canada and Reconciliation Canada will host a panel discussion on “Reconciliation and the Transformation of Society” at the Vancouver Baha’i Centre, the evening of September 13.

A joyous gathering of young and old at the Quebec summer school

Participants of the Quebec Summer School.
© Jean-Paul Moss St-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Quebec, 23 August 2013 (CBNS) — From 14 to 18 August, approximately 200 people gathered expectantly to participate in the Quebec summer school and regional youth camp organized by the Baha'i Institute of Quebec, both held at Camp Papillon, in St-Alphonse-Rodriguez in the Lanaudière region. The coming together of young and not-so-young participants led to moments of strong emotion, an aspect of the summer school that was warmly appreciated.

Canada’s third youth conference concludes in Vancouver

Youth devising plans on how they can serve their communities. © Baha'i Community of Canada/Photo: Ryan Lash Vancouver, British Columbia, 8 August 2013 (CBNS) — Over the British Columbia Day long weekend, from 3 to 5 August, the varsity gymnasium at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, was taken over by more than 750 youth from Yukon, British Columbia, Alaska and Alberta, who were participating in a conference aimed at increasing the momentum of a community-building process under way in localities across their regions.

Literary Review of Canada publishes essay on the 1980s Baha’i refugee program

Cover page of July/August issue of Literary Review Canada. © Literary Review Canada Toronto, Ontario, 6 August 2013 (CBNS) — The Literary Review of Canada, the country’s "leading forum for discussion and debate about books, culture, politics and ideas," has published a new essay on the migration of Baha’i refugees to Canada in the 1980s.

Toronto youth conference advances local community-building efforts

Toronto conference participants sharing an artistic presentation. © Pedram Saleh Toronto, Ontario, 1 August 2013 (CBNS) — More than 1,000 youth from Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories gathered at the Toronto Congress Centre from 26 to 29 July 2013 for a youth conference that is part of a process that seeks to build the capacity of youth to contribute to the development of their communities.

Chile House of Worship architects receive a prestigious award

A model of the Baha'i House of Worship in Santiago, Chile. © Baha'i International Community Toronto, Ontario, 22 July 2013 (CBNS) — Hariri Pontarini Architects has received the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s (RAIC) 2013 Architectural Firm Award. The award was presented in June at the RAIC Festival of Architecture in Halifax.

Montreal among the first to host one of a series of international youth conferences

Montreal conference participants sharing an artistic presentation. © Louis Brunet Montreal, Quebec, 11 July 2013 (CBNS) — More than 200 young people from Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Labrador, and Nunavut participated in a conference in Montreal from 5 to 7 July.