Social cohesion

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.

The Twin Arrows women’s team and loyal fans show their support for the men’s team after their final game. © Jason Burtwistle Alert Bay, British Columbia, 5 July 2013 (CBNS) — For 12 years, the Baha’i Twin Arrows soccer team has been participating in “June Sports,” an annual soccer tournament and sports day held in the small village of Alert Bay, on Cormorant Island, British Columbia.

Pat Reid, a member of the Hamilton Baha’i community. © Geoffrey Cameron Hamilton, Ontario, 4 January 2013 (CBNS) — “My understanding of poverty is that it’s the pits,” says Pat Reid, a member of the Hamilton Baha’i community.

Bob Watts speaking at the 2012 Vancouver Human Rights Lecture. © Farid Rohani.
Vancouver, British Columbia, 4 December 2012 (CBNS) — The journey of truth and reconciliation “is not just a journey for Aboriginal people, but for the whole country. Canada needs to heal because of its past.”

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.