Bring your family and friends to Louhelen on October 29 for a celebration of 40 years as a Bahá’í Center of Learning.
When: October 29, 2022, starting at 10am.
Where: Louhelen Bahá’í Center of Learning, 3208 S. State Rd, Davison, MI 48423.
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Wilmette Institute Offers Course on Anti-Black Racism
The Wilmette Institute is offering a virtual course, “Anti-Black Racism in the US and Building a Unified Society”. This course will increase your understanding of the history of racism. It examines anti-black racism and racial prejudice in North American society in some of its most serious manifestations.
Passing of Kevin Locke
Kevin Locke, preeminent player of the North American Indigenous flute, hoop dancer, traditional storyteller, cultural ambassador, educator, and preserver of Indigenous languages and songs, died suddenly on September 30 while on tour performing in Custer, South Dakota.
Save the Date for Bahá’í Summer School
One day event — Register Now: Saturday, July 30, 10am (Check in starts at 9:00) to 6:00pm. The Indiana Bahá’í Summer School is pleased to invite you to Fort Wayne’s beautiful University of Saint Francis.
Everyone is welcome — not just Hoosiers — the overall theme is “Building Havens of Peace”. Programs for all ages.
Photos from the Conferences
Inspiring photos from four of this year’s global conferences are available here. If your community has photos that you’d like share, email them to toast@rbcmws.org
or submit them here.
Shining a Light on the Spiritual Nature of Social Justice
Kalamazoo, Mich. – The Baha’is of Kalamazoo and their collaborators welcomed 51 participants May 14–15, 2022, to the Kalamazoo Nature Center for “Building Vibrant Communities: A New Framework for Social Justice and Spiritual Transformation.” This workshop was part of a greater wave of tens of thousands of conferences hosted by local Baha’i communities worldwide overContinue reading “Shining a Light on the Spiritual Nature of Social Justice”
Northwest Ohio: “The Conference for Hope”
The Baha’is of Northwest Ohio (NWOhio) and their partners convened “The Conference for Hope” on Saturday, May 21, 2022. In attendance were 35 people, including representatives of 13 non-governmental organizations. Their aim was to start an on-going grass-roots effort for strengthening local communities by direct involvement of area individuals and organizations.Co-sponsors included: the MultiFaith CouncilContinue reading “Northwest Ohio: “The Conference for Hope””
The West Lafayette Conference: Conveying the Spirit and Joy
It all began Friday night, April 22, on the edge of Happy Hollow Ravine in West Lafayette, Indiana. Rain had been in the forecast for the opening event: a potluck dinner, campfire, nature hike, singing, and a round of s’mores around the fire. But the rain stayed away, and the hearts of participants began toContinue reading “The West Lafayette Conference: Conveying the Spirit and Joy”
World Conferences in Full Swing Across the Midwest Region
Highlights from a few Conferences
On the weekend of April 29 – May 1, nine of the 34 scheduled conferences took place. For a full list, see the end of this article. Here are highlights from three of them: Davison, MI; Fort Wyne, IN; and Columbus, OH.
August 2022 ISGP Undergraduate Seminar at Green Acre Bahá’í School
The National Spiritual Assembly is pleased to invite interested undergraduate students in the Appalachian, Atlantic, Heartland, Midwestern, Northeastern, Prairie States, South Central, and Southeastern regions to participate in the first of a series of seminars offered by the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (ISGP), taking place this summer at Green Acre Bahá’í School in Eliot, Maine, circumstances permitting.