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A highlight of the first Dallas County One.’ The idea for the Peace Fair came
participants
Jowd) Peace Fair on June 9 was the from a Bahd’t, Diane Findlay, who enformation in a large field by almost 400 listed the help of other groups, called of the words ‘We Are
the first planning meeting, and set in
motion plans for the event, which included booths and displays, performing arts, workshops, games and other special activities. About 100 groups
The Ailericen
‘The real treasury of man is his knowledge.’—Bahd'u'llah
and individuals were involved in plan ning the Fair, which was attended > close to 1,000 people, severa: asked for information about the Faith
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Baha’i
Volume 21, No. 9
September 199
Increase In giving to Fund mirrors new spirit of sacrifice
Contributions fiscal year through aled $2,053,616, 000, 0
over last year
this great achievement! Perhaps most important cpistered during
slow time for giving. This year,
secing 4 seasonal drop in contributions, the National Pund has actually witnessed steady increases since
- Axamét 10 $367,000 in Nur
May: from $328,000 in
House of Justice affirms information
on World Congress
The following information about the Bahd’{ World Congress, to be heid in New York City in November 1992, was recently released by the Universal House of Justice in a letter to all National Spiritual Assemblies about the Holy Year.
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Bahd’t World Congress
This event will mark the Centenary of the inauguration of the Covenant of ‘u'llah and will take place in New York City at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
The main program of the Congress will take place on Monday, November 23, through Thursday, November 26. However, pre-Congress activities and orientation will begin on Saturday, November 21, and the friends are encouraged to attend.
Communications. The House of Justice has appointed two agencies to administer the affairs of the Congress, namely:
1. The Bahé’{ World Congress Program Committee, which is responsible for planning and executing the progrum as approved by the House of Justice. The Program Committee operates from the Office of the Bahé’{ International Community in New York
2. The Bahé’{ World Congress Lo. istics Office, which is responsible for
See CONGRESS page 3
National Baha’{ Fund for the the end of Kalimat (July 31) toan increase of 35 percent, or rough
ongratulations to all who have played their part these results have been
the surmmer months, traditionally a however,
far from
Nabil’s narrative,
$460,000 in Rahmat and $465,000 in Kalimat
Letters from the friends indicate that the call to sacrifice raised and exemplified by the Hand of the Cause of God William Sears and his wife, rite, at this year’s National Convention has deeply moved hearts all across the country.
Baha’ {s of all ages are hastening to take part in this great movement, so as to ensure that their names are included on the scroll that, according to a recent de cision of the National Spiritual Assembly, will for ever be associated with the Sears’ The Dawn-Breakers (see page 5)
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Baha’is In Beijing discuss women’s Issues
More than 40 Bahd’{s from several countries were among approximately $00 Chinese and American women who met June 25-28 in Beijing to exchange ideas during the first Sino-American Conference on Women’s Issues.
Two Chinese and two American speakers opened the conference at the historic Great Hall of the People. This monumental opening was shown on Chinese television and covered in newspapers.
Vice Premier Wu Xue Qian and Secretary-General Luo Gan attended the welcoming banquet, also held in the Great Hall of the People.
Chinese delegates from 30 provinces including federation leaders, researchers and women leaders from all strata of society participated with women from 38 American states, Canada, Suriname and Taiwan. Several Bahd'{s resident in China also attended.
Juana C. Conrad, a member of the U.S. National Spiritual Assembly who served on the conference steering committee, said the conference was two years in preparation and, as experienced, far exceeded her highest expectations
Katharine Bigelow of the National Spiritual Assembly's Office of External Affairs also served on the steering committee as an ad hoc member.
Of the 64 papers presented at the
Pictured are many of the 33 Bahd’ts
JSrom the United States who attended
conference in workshop sessions, six were by Baha’(s. It should come as no surprise to those acquainted with the Chinese culture that the Baha’{ principles were readily accepted by those in attendance. The Bahd’{ presenters were:
- Dr. Homa Mahmoudi,
tional Women Executives and Personal Relationships."’
- Dianne C, Bohannon, **
“Interna: Their
‘Women in
the first Stno-Amaricam a Serence June 25-28 in Beijing, C
Management and Administration An Imperative for World Prosperity
- Ding Jo Hsia Currie, “The Role o
Mothers as First Educators of Chil ren: Bast and West.’
- Dr. Mona Grieser
Communicable Disease.
- Parzanch (Pafar) Quillebesux
“Internalized Oppression of Women
Well-Being A
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Training Institute focuses on homefront pioneering
From August 3-5, 24 people attended a Pioncer Training Institute at the Baha'i National Center whose focus was on homefront pioneering on or near American Indian Reservations.
The institute was based on the format used for pioneers going overseas, but included discussions particular to teaching the Faith to American Indians.
Counselor Jacqueline Delahunt led two discussion sessions. She spoke on the Covenant, emphasizing the need for obedience to our institutions as an
Summer brings new
teaching campaign to Seima, Alabama
This summer has seen the emergence of a teaching campaign in Selma, Alabama, considered by many to be the home of the civil rights movement in the U.S
The project is co-sponsored by the District Teaching Committees of Southern Alabama and Northwestern Florida, in conjunction with the Spirtual Assembly of Montgomery, Alabama.
Auxiliary Board member Soo Fouts has been instrumental in helping the progress of the teaching work, which was begun on June 9 with a picnic celebrating Race Unity Day. About 80 people from Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi took part in the picnic.
On July 1, an interfaith prayer service held at the local Convention Center demonstrated in a lovely manner that all worship springs from love of God. The program ended with the official opening of a Baha’{ Information Center in Selma.
Many people, including several youth, have come from surrounding areas to support the teaching campaign.
Two homefront pioneers have recently moved to Selma to help in the teaching work, which has already led to the discovery of a Baha’{ living in Selma who was not known to be there.
Pictured are participants in “Camp Gillespie,’ held July 9-15 on the farm of Kingsley and Suzanne Swan near GrifSin, Georgia. The camp-out, sponsored by the Spiritual Assembly of Spaulding County and supervised by 10 adult counselors, was attended by 21 children, most af whom are Bahd’G. Also attending—at their request—were six
clement of this ‘‘contract of the
She also responded to questions from these prospective pioneers about Indian culture and how to develop American Indian Bahaé'{ communities.
Kevin Locke, a member of the National Spiritual Assembly, addressed the personal attributes needed for teaching American Indians. He said that, in teaching with wisdom and cultural sensitivity, we must rely upon the guidance found in the Baha’{ Writings for our personal conduct.
It is important, said Mr. Locke, to demonstrate our love for Bahd'u'll4h and to be illumined with our love for the Cause.
Other classes were taught by Auxiliary Board member Morris Taylor who spoke about the role of the pioneer, and noted author Eunice Braun who spoke on the Plans of God.
Another class focused on the significance of Baha'u'll4h’s Revelation,
and two staff members from the Office Pictured are participants in a Pioneer stitute was focused on Sebo pio of Pioneering led a cross-cultural
workshop.
Training Institute held August 3-5 at the Bahd’{ National Center. The In
neering on or near American !
Reservations.
16-hour bus rides key ‘econo-pilgrimage’
DeiMarVa Bahda’is visit House of Worship, National Center
On August 11, 29 adults and youth from the DelMarVa Peninsula (comprised of Delaware and some counties of Maryland and Virginia) visited the House of Worship and Baha’{ National Center in Wilmette, Illinois.
Eight hours in Wilmette were sandwiched between 16-hour bus rides each way. Yet those who came were ecstatic at their opportunity to visit, and treated this as an ‘‘econo-pilgrimage”’ to the Mother Temple of the West.
The guests were taken on a guided tour of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkaér from the cornerstone room to the first balcony of the House of Worship.
One highlight of the morning was the participation of several of these guests in the regular mid-day devotions
Junior camp counselors from Griffin, ‘all of whom declared their belief in Bahd'u'lldh during the camp-out. Besides learning about African-American history, the campers were deepened in the Bahd’( writings and took part in intensive prayer sessions. A dramatic presentation on the life af Bahd’u'lidh was given by the children.
in the Auditorium. Many were moved to tears by the prayers.
The group then proceeded to the National Center for a luncheon and a guided tour of the Center, visiting the various offices.
The tour of the National Center was completed with a moving consultation about falling in love with Bahé’u’ll4h and the Mission of Baha'u'llah.
Two young people with Baha’ parents had expressed a desire to formally enroll in the Faith by signing their declaration cards in the shadow of the House of Worship, and it was arranged for their cards to be countersigned at the Baha’{ National Center.
The youth were invited to declare their Faith and were presented with a small gift (copies of Selections from the Writings of Bahd’u’lldh) on behalf of the National Teaching Committee.
There were other joyous surprises as well. Although some undeclared Baha’{s had traveled toward Wilmette, all of the returning visitors were members
of the Bahdé’! community. While the youth were filling out their cards, the three non-Bahd’{ adults who had come on this trip decided individually to be come members of the Bahdé’{ family
The afternoon session at the Ne tional Center ended with a discussion of the Arc and its significance. The tour then returned to the House of Worship for a special viewing of The Seat of God’s Throne, an enlight: video about the Arc.
The guests ended their day in Wilmette by indulging in private time— most went to the bookstore and back upstairs for private prayers.
The visitors had an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response to their “‘pilgrimage."”
Several expressed the opinion that the trip would have great repercussions throughout their district, and that it may well have provided the “‘push” needed for the believers in the area begin teaching the Faith with grea enthusiasm and understanding of world-embracing nature of the Cause
Lake Okeechobee teaching campaign sees
at least 176 declarations In South Florida
A teaching project begun this summer in the area of Lake Okeechobee, Florida, has witnessed at least 175 declarations of faith in Baha'u'llah.
Collaboration among the institutions of the Faith is evident in this effort, which is sponsored by the Spiritual Assembly of Plantation and coordinated by the District Teaching Committee of Florida, SoutheastNorth,
Auxiliary Board member Charles (Cap) Cornwell and his assistants have lent assistance to the project, as has the National Teaching Committee.
The effort is multi-faceted. Participants work with new Baha'is to teach their neighbors and friends, while pro claiming the Faith to civil and religious leaders in the community
Bahd’is have met with the mayor and city council of Plantation, as well as with several ministers in the area.
In addition, a service project of beautifying the city was initiated by an effort to decoratively paint all of fire hydrants.
Regular children’s classes are held in the area, and there are deepenings and weekly study classes for new believers. A Baha'i Center is being rented to fe
Organizers have a long-range vision for the project, which will be punc tuated by specific periods of more in tensified teaching
China
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- Dr. Nahid Sobhani, ‘‘Infant/Child
Care. The goal of the conference was to
provide a forum for sharing research, information and ideas on four key is last day of the conference laghighi, a Baha’i who is a in Chicago, presented a sumthe Family and Child Care workshops to the entire assemblage of participants.
She ended her remarks with ‘Abdu'l One unmistakable sign of the effect of this conference, and a source of optimism for future meetings of Baha'is with mainland Chinese, is the degree to which Baha'i principles and approach3 were brought forth and accepted by the plenum.
The vitality of Baha'i principles as a non-threatening help to the well-being of China became manifest. Indeed, two of those attending the conference were moved to embrace the Faith.
The conference theme, ‘Holding Up Half the Sky," was chosen by the cosponsors, the All China Women’s Federation and Global Interactions Inc., a non-profit corporation based in Phoenix, Arizona. It refers to an old Chinese saying that denotes women’s equal share with men in the work force and the development of society.
At the closing banquet, a gift was presented to the All China Women's Federation by the representative of the U.S. National Spiritual Assembly.
The gift was a tapestry by Vicki Hu
18 young Bahé'le attend Dekota Youth Academy at Wanblee, South Dekota
The Dakota Baha’{ Youth Academy was held in June at Wanblee, South Dakota.
Fifteen young people from the Dakotas, lowa and Nebraska attended the school. The organizers of the Academy, the first of its kind in that part of the country, hope that this establishes a tradition of youth education to be followed in the future.
Blair Nichols, director of the Academy, was helped in running the school by Edwin Roberts, former director of the Amoz Gibson Project. Sessions focused on the Covenant, the significance of Bahé’u’lléh’s Revelation, and Bah4’{ history, as well as on personal development of distinctive Baha’! characteristics.
Poirier, creator of tapestries on display at the Baha'i Houses of Worship in the U.S. and India.
It depicts the conference theme, “Holding Up Half the Sky," and includes a quotation (rendered in Chinese characters) by ‘Abdu’l-Bahd: “The East and the West must unite to give to each other what is lacking. This union will bring about a true civilization, where the spiritual is expressed and carried out in the material. Receiving thus the one from the other the greatest harmony will prevail, all people will be united, a state of great perSection will be attained . . .’"
The tapestry shows women from the East and West cooperating to build a white jade column up to the sky. It is made of many small pieces to symbolize that even small, seemingly insignificant acts that women do are important and contribute to the whole column.
The column has carved pieces of jade sewn on it to symbolize the value and purity of such acts. On the column are stitched in Chinese characters the names of a few of the attributes of women; for example, justice, virtue, goodness, talent, friendship, heart, beauty.
A peach tree in bloom in the background symbolizes that this is a spiritual springtime. At the base of the column, a Chinese grandmother explains the meaning of the column to a small Native American child who represents tribal women from both countries, America and China.
The grandmother was chosen because grandmothers are the repositories of knowledge and wisdom in society. This particular woman is also a portrait of the artist's mother-in-law.
The tapestry will be hung in the VIP reception room of the new All China Women's Federation building in Beijing.
Another highlight of the week's proceedings was a reception at the residence in Beijing of U.S. Ambassador Lilley for all the American delegates and some Chinese delegates.
Before and after the conference itself many Baha’{s attended pre- or postconference exchanges to other parts of China.
Congress
from page 1
the physical arrangements (i.¢., travel, hotel accommodations, Congress facilities) and for registration. The Logistics Office operates from the Bahd’{ National Center in Wilmette, Illinois. These two agencies have been authorized to communicate with National Spiritual Assemblies and others concerning their work, and you are asked to cooperate with them in every way. Travel and accommodations. By authorization of the Universal House of Justice, the U.S. National Spiritual Assembly has engaged the services of a travel agency to deal with travel and hotel accommodations connected with the Congress and to obtain the lowest possible rates and group discounts. Kindly await and follow the advice of the Logistics Office on these matters. You are requested to ask the friends in your communities not to contact the New York area hotels ci This lovely tapestry by Vicki Hu Polrier was presented on behalf of the National Spiritual Assembly to the All
ther individually or in groups as this could jeopardize the delicate negotiations for low rates.
Registration. Registration for the Congress will open by April 1991 and close one year later. It is hoped to accommodate 32,000. When registration opens, all the friends who wish to attend, without exception, should complete the registration forms to be sup China Women's Federation during the Sirst Sino-American Women’s Confer ence in Beijing.
plied by the Logistics Office.
Attendance. Kindly note that nonBaha’i spouses will be permitted to attend the Congress; but regarding childTen, attendance will be limited to those who have passed their 12th birthday, as it will be impossible to provide, in New York City at the time of the Congress facilities and care for children under 12.
33 recelve coples of ‘Promise of Worid Peace’ at 1990 Soviet/American institute in Michigan
On August 6, special copies of ‘‘The Promise of World Peace’’ were presented to the 33 participants in the 1990 Soviet/American Institute in Flint, Michigan.
The presentation was made during an open forum at the University of Michigan-Flint by Hermione Pickens, vice-chairman of the Spiritual Assembly of Flint.
Among those receiving the document were 15 American educators, 15 from the Soviet Union, two from Poland and one from Canada. The Poles
and Canadian were attending as observers.
The Institute, now in its third year promotes collaboration between Amer ican and Soviet educators by exploring educational issues and methodologies that promote teaching for democracy and social responsibility
It is co-sponsored by Educators fo:
Social Responsibility, the USSR Acad
emy of Pedagogical Sciences, Soviet
Educators for Peace and Mutual Un
derstanding, and the Charles Stewart
Mott Foundation.
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Dr. Kazemzadeh speaks on Faith’s history at Middle East institute
At the request of the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C., Dr. Firuz Kazemzadeh, the National Spiritual Assembly secretary for External Affairs, recently presented a lecture to members and interested individuals
about the history and beliefs of the Baha’{ Faith and the present status of Baha’is in Iran.
About 35 people who are not Baha'is were in the audience and asked a number of spirited questions following the presentation.
The Middle East Institute, founded in 1946, seeks to be a “‘haven. . . for the exchange of views between Middle Easterners who cross our threshold and Americans who wish to increase their understanding of (the Middle East) soGety and culture.””
In pursuing its aims, the Institute has annual conferences focused on Middle East issues and cultural programs incuding Islamic Affairs programs that initiate workshops about Islam. It also offers language classes and services as @ resource center.
Foreign Service Exam can open doors to overseas employment
Finding employment is one of the major obstacles to moving to another country. It is easiest if one is placed by an American organization. And what better American organization to place you overseas than the U.S. government?
Passing the Foreign Service Exam, to be administered on Saturday, October 27, makes one eligible for a Foreign Service position.
For more information about this test, please contact the Office of Pioneering, Bahd’{ National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091, or phone 708-8699039.
teaching project. Bahamas: Teaching project. Belize: Teaching projects.
Canada: Yukon Baha’i Institute.
Ongoing projects overseas Barbados: Couple or single person to organize the Archives; ongoing
Bolivia: Teaching and consolidation project. Brazil: ‘Education for Peace’’ project.
Dominican Republic: Teaching and consolidation projects.
Mayor Bettye Smith of Sanford, Florida, accepts a copy of the International Sacred Literature Trust booklet JSrom Payam Maveddat (left), a mem
ber of the Bahd’ Group of Sanford, as
Sellow Bahd’t Monib Collestan looks on. Mayor Smith proclaimed April 22 ‘Earth Day 1990’ in Sanford.
eee rate Rah Con search ecologist in Aiken, South Carorete aa eeeeeee "The tual Roots of the Environmental Crisis,’ during the Earth Day 1990 observance in April sponsored by the Bahd'i community of Seminole County West, Florida.
Public meetings mark Earth Day ’90 In Seminole County
The 12-member Baha’f community of Seminole County West, Florida, observed Earth Day 1990 in April with a program of prayer, talks on the environment, and music at Seminole Community College.
About 80 people including 20 who were not Baha’{s attended the event.
The keynote speaker was Dr. Craig Loehle, a Baha'i who is a research ecologist in Aiken, South Carolina. His topic was “‘The Spiritual Roots of the Environmental Crisis.”"
Dr. Loehle also spoke the previous evening at the Greater Orlando "f Center on ‘‘The Ecology of Race.
With the cooperation of Bahd'{s from other communities, Earth Day resolutions were secured from Mayor Bettye Smith of Sanford and the Seminole County Commissioners.
In planning the program, the Baha’ is made significant contacts with a number of non-Baha’i agencies and groups including the National Conference of
£1 Salvador: Metro areas and suburbs, teaching and consolidation; youth especially welcome.
Fiji Islands: Radio communications volunteer needed to help produce radio programs to help deepen local believers.
Grenada: Teaching and consolidation projects.
Guatemala: ‘‘Project Quiche,"’ urgent need for Spanish-speaking Bah4'{s to help reach the Maya Quiche Indians.
Hong Kong: Teaching and consolidation projects.
Korea: Teaching and consolidation projects.
Martinique: Teaching and consolidation projects.
Norway: Projects on Lofoten Islands, Alta, Spitzbergen.
Peru: Projects in Tropas, Celendin, Cajamarca.
Puerto Rico: “Brilliant Star’ project, mass teaching.
Swaziland: Teaching/social and economic development projects. Switzerland: Projects in St. Gallen, Lucarno, Lausanne.
Trinidad: Dr. Ugo Giachery Teaching Project.
USSR: Ongoing teaching projects.
Zimbabwe: Teachers needed for rural secondary schools.
For more information, please contact the Office of Pioneering, Bahd'i National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091, or phone 708-869-9039.
Christians and Jews, the Central Florida Presbytery, the Environmental Information Center of Florida, the Environmental Protection Agency's Atlanta regional office, the Florida Audubon Society, the Nature Conservancy, the Save-the-Manatee Foundation, the Sierra Club, and the Florida State
Department of Environmental Regulation, all of which provided materials for the Baha’i-sponsored Earth Day exhibit which was a part of the obseryance.
Articles about the event appeared in several newspapers including the OrJando Sentinel and Sanford Heraid.
Baha'is from six countries
end Art Forum ’90
at DePoort Conference Center in the Netherlands
On July 12-16, Baha’{s and their guests from six countries attended “‘Art Forum "90" at De Poort, a Baha’i conference center in the Netherlands.
The exchange between artists and art enthusiasts was sponsored by the Baha’{ Association for the Arts (BAFA) under the auspices of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Netherlands. Its theme was ‘*Choices."”
The keynote address, by Anne Gordon Atkinson of the United States, was
ABS has new section on business, economics
A new section of the Association for Baha’{ Studies, the Bahd’{ Business and Economics Association, has been established with headquarters in Victoria, Canada.
Its many goals include an international resource data base, a network to foster international communication, publication of a newsletter including advertising by members, and the creation of local and national chapters.
Baha'is and others in the business community who wish to join the Association, form local chapters, or make submissions to its newsletter are invited to contact the Bahd’{ Business and Economics Association, P.O. Box 5987, Unit B, Victoria, B.C., Canada V8R 6S8. The fax number is 604-5950596.
Center, Wilmette, IL 60091.
Ideas sought for business, development overseas
From time to time the Office of Pioncering receives requests for information on setting up development projects and small businesses abroad.
If you have any references, bibliographies or other ideas relating to this, please forward the information to the Office of Pioncering, Baha'i National
entitled ‘‘The Dilemma of the Artist: A Perspective on the Development of Bahé'{ Aesthetics.’’
The program included workshops performances, the presentation of visual art, and the annual meeting of the BAFA.
That meeting included a discussion about future directions for the association, which has members in number of countries.
Those at the conference came from Belgium, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Norway and the U.S.
For BAFA membership information, Please write to Anne Atkinson, 400 Laurel Avenue, Wilmette, I] 60091. Learning language cen lessen ‘culture shock’ for overseas travelers
Having some knowledge of the language of the country in which you are pioneering or traveling-teaching can reduce the amount of culture shock you may experience.
If you want to learn a foreign language, you can sign up for a course— or you can purchase a set of seif-instruction tapes.
For more information about the advantages and disadvantages of self-instruction tapes, please contact the Office of Pioneering, Bahdé’{ National Center, Wilmette, [1 60091, or phone 708-869-9039.
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Pledge for Arc leads to victory, Texas style
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“The first condition is absolute love and harmony among the members... .""—‘Abdu’l-Baha
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Delegates and friends at this year’s National Convention wre electrified by news of the $24,000 pledge announced by the delegation from Texas to redeem the Hand of the Cause of God William Sears’ sacrifice in giving to the National Assembly his precious copy of The Dawn-Breakers, autographed by the beloved Guardian.
As of August 15, that pledge was not only fulfilled but actually surpassed! Known contributions in support of the effort totaled nearly $30,000. Good for you, Texas!
If your district or state wishes to launch a campaign, or track progress toward your collective goal, simply let the Office of the Treasurer know. We'll be happy to help you!
For whom the scroll waits
The friends’ response to the call raised by Mr. Sears at the Convention has been immediate and enthusiastic. Men, women, youth and children all want to play their part in reaching the goal Mr. and Mrs. Sears so stirringly set before us through their own act of sacrifice.
A word of clarification may be in order, however, about just how to go about this. Following the Convention, the National Spiritual Assembly decided to create a special scroll that will be kept forever with the Sears’ copy of The Dawn-breakers in the National Archives; this scroll will immortalize the names of those who have responded to this call to action.
Wite, children depict remarkable life
Loving memoir recalls warmth, devotion of Hand of the Cause Zikrullah Khadem
Zikrullah Khadem: The Itinerant Hand of the Cause of God, With Love by Javidukht Khadem. A ChampionBuilder Book, © 1990 Baha’{ Publishing Trust of the United States. 365 pp., 53 illus., appendix. Reviewed by Florence V. Mayberry, former Counselor member of the International Teaching Center in Haifa, Israel. °
For many years of my service as an Auxiliary Board member and then as a fledgling Counselor, the Hand of the Cause of God Zikrullah Khadem was my close friend, steady correspondent, mentor, adviser, educator in the Baha'i Faith, sympathizer and encourager.
I would add “‘shoulder-to-cry-on” except that Mr. Khadem's innate and modest dignity eliminated such an extravagant gesture, and I am not a weeper.
He made me laugh many times with his subtle, near pixyish and unexpected wit. And in the best of all our understandings, we struck the same chord in our love for Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian, with his chord more resonant,
more knowledgeable, rising from a greater depth of association, and mine
Sophie Loeding, first National Center employee, marke 100th birthday
Sophie Loeding, who in November 1940 became the first full-time employee at the Baha’{ National Center in Wilmette, Illinois, celebrated her 100th birthday on August 15.
She was invited to work at the National Center by Louis Gregory, who at that time was assistant secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly. Her supervisor at the National Center was the National Assembly's secretary, Horace Holley.
Miss who became a Baha’{ in 1898, retired from the National Center in 1968 when she was 78 years old. ‘She now lives in a retirement home in Arlington Heights, Llinois.
merely a good echo,
I thought I knew Zikrullah Khadem well,
But this new book, Zikrullah Khadem: The Itinerant Hand of the Cause of God, With Love, by Javidukht Khadem, has given me a view of depths, mode of life, wisdom, devotion that I perceived only dimly in previous assocation with him.
Not merely as his wife has she done this—that would be only natural—but rather acting as a wonderfully polished mirror for a unique soul from his youth into advanced age.
It is not, however, a sentimental portrayal but one of immense perception and sensitivity.
My heart throbbed as I followed the intensities of his devotion to the Great Figures of the Faith. I was awed by the constancy, yet naturalness, of that devotion carried into daily relationships with his children, and marveled at the ways in which this good, loving and jolly husband and father interwove the purity and beauty of the Faith into family life.
Javidukht has wisely included essays by each of their five grown and successful children in this unusual biography. I think their love for their parents touched me most; it arises like a fragrance from their memories, makes one long to be a better parent, yearn to leave a comparable heritage.
Included also are scholarly, yet sweepingly readable, articles written by Mr. Khadem himself, filled with the history and drama of the Faith’s early days, the sacrificial and joyful passions of the martyrs, new stories, new understandings to quicken devotion in subsequent believers.
Mr. Khadem’s stories seem to be written with a double-pointed pen, one point that of a scholar, the other wielded by a lover.
My gratitude goes to Javidukht for expanding and intensifying treasured memories of a man I so deeply loved and admired.—Florence V. Mayberry
For the remaining two years of the Six Year Plan, or until this community has sent a total of $24 million to the Bahd'{ International Fund, whichever comes first, all those who contribute to the National Fund will have their names written on the scroll.
Although the friends are free to do so, they need not earmark a specific contribution for the scroll or for the Arc; the National Spiritual Assembly is earnestly committed to sending the maximum amount possible to the Universal House of Justice, and has indicated that out of the $25 million yearly budget, at least $10 million will be sent on behalf of the American Baha’{ community.
Such support for the National Fund is separate, as it always has been, from those contributions the friends are moved to make cither directly to the House of Justice, the Arc fund, or the
other Funds of the Faith, and which they earmark for those purposes.
It is also possible to earmark a contribution for the Arc, but to indicate that the donation is to be considered a part of the national budget, thus qualifying it to be counted toward this year's $10 million pledge.
All this is to say there are essentially three kinds of contributions that come to the National Assembly: (a) unrestricted contributions to the National Bah4'{ Fund (counted on The Dawnbreakers scroll); (b) earmarked gifts in support of the national budget (also counted on the scroll if they are earmarked for the Arc project or the International Fund); and (c) earmarked contributions whose donors wish them to be sent by the National Assembly to another Fund or destination (not counted either on the scroll or in the community's pledge to the International Fund).
Entertainer Phil Collins (center) receives a copy of ‘The Promise of World Peace’ during a recent series of concerts in Los Angeles at which he drew attention to the plight of the homeless. With Mr. Collins are Dr. Michael Cousineau, executive director
of Los Angeles Homeless Health Care,
and project director Deanne Larue,
who is a Bahd’t, Ms. LaRue contacted
the National Spiritual Assembly to ob
tain its permission before presenting
the peace statement to Mr. Collins.
Bemidji Bahaé’i Group spearheads race unity move
The Baha’i Group of Bemidji, Minnesota, has spearheaded a movement in recent months toward greater racial harmony in that city.
When the friends extended their planning of a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday to the wider community, a ‘racial harmony group’’ emerged with a thrust toward protecting cultural diversity in a city with a high concentration of American Indians from three nearby Reservations.
A series of potlucks with entertainment and speakers addressing the topic of racism drew community leaders including county commissioners, the
head of the Chamber of Commerce,
educators and others from the white, black and American Indian communities.
For Race Unity Day, a Bahd’i-sponsored Walk for Race Unity was given front-page coverage in the local newspaper, as was the mayor's race unity proclamation.
On July 4, the Bahé’is marched in the annual parade behind a banner that read ‘‘Baha'is for Race Unity.”’
The Baha’is have begun a series of deepenings and workshops on race unity as a follow-up to events in the first half of the year. Several of the friends remain active in the ongoing community race harmony group.
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SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
LANDEGG Akademie, 9405 Wienacht/ Schweiz. Als vollamtliche(r) SEKRETAER(in) des akademischen Direktors der Landegs Akademie sind Sic am Puls der Zeit und mitten im internationalen Bahé'{-Geschehen. Das fordert Sie tiglich: Dhre Flexibilitat, Ihre Kooperation, thre Dienstbereitschaft und auch Ihren Humor. Wir baeten: Orts@ibliches Salt, 4 Wochen Ferien. Helle und gerkumige BOrorhume in der Stadt St Gallen. Auf Wunsch Kursbesuche. Wir erwarten: Mebrjfhrige Erfabrung in einem Sekretariat, inkl. EDV. Englisch und Deutsch, perfekt io Wort und Schrift. Franz., persich, spanisch und italienisch erwinscht. Bintritt: Per sofort oder ach Vereinbarung. Pr alle weiteren Fragen stebt tnnen Dr. Iraj Ayman cur Verflsung. An ihn richten Sie bitte auch Ihre schriftliche Bewerbung mit den Gblichen Unterlagen. Das Landegg Team freut sich auf Sie!
PIONEERING (HOMEFRONT)
TROY, Michigan, a fast-growing community in the metropolitan Detroit area, needs homefront pioneers. The community presently intudes eight adult members, and help is needed to prevent loss of its Amembly next Rigvan. For more information, please contact Faye McInnis, sccretary, Troy, MI 48099, or phone 313-588-5542.
ARKANSAS, the Land of Opportunity, the Natural State, has something for everyone. Looking for a bargain in homefront pioneering? How about one of these deals? Conway: university, two colleges; 30 minutes to Little Rock or the beautiful Ozark Mountains; small city (30,000) with excellent educational facilities and strong industrial base, especially wood products and computer technology; best of all, an active Bahé'! Group. Russelivilie: « university that is sarting 2 global studies program; nuclear engineers and technicians soon needed at a power plant; home for three Bahd'{ women and three children. A local Assembly could work wonders here. Arkansas has low crime rate, low cost of living, low taxes, and inexpensive real estate. Thinking about retirement? Arkansas has the four seasons but a short and easy winter. We need older, experienced Bahd'(s like you. Health
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EMPLOYMENT opportunities overseas: AFRICA: Ciskei—social and economic development practitioners. Transkei—medical doctors. Upanda—management adviser. AMERICAS: Brazil—elementary school teachers, executive director for CHILDHOPE. Peraguay—chiropractic practice. ASIA: Sakhalin Island—operation manager for private airline. MULTIREGIONAL: academic director for College Semester Abroad programs (SIT); environmentalist, Polish Talent Bank: TransCentury Is developing several programs in Poland in banking, agriculiure, economic planning, business promotion. Por more information about any of the above, please contact the Office of Piooeering, Baba’! National Center, Wilmette, IL 091, oF phone 708-869-9039.
PIONEER to Paraguay: chiropractic practice available in Asuncién. Three years developing, licensure available; pioneer family plans to relocate, needs chiropractic pioneer to carry on. Phease send inquiries to La Clinica Quiropractica, Casilla 1602, Asuncién, Paraguay, South America (telephone 011-595-21-660770).
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THE NATIONAL Baha’{ Archives is seeking, at the request of the Universal House of Justice, original letters written on behalf of the Guardian to the following individuals: Luctice Gerbracht, Edward Getsinger, Gertrude Gewertz, Elzora Gibson (died Los Angeles, 1952), Hedley Gillespie (died Brooklyn, NY, 1963), James Ginnett, Aryel Glenn, Ellen Julia Glines (died Washington, DC, 1936), Maxine A. Godsey, and Julia Goldman (died New York City, 1955). Anyone
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Khanngeun (Kim) Khunphixay perJSorms a traditional Laotian dance dur
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the Bahd"i Center in Fresno, Califorms.
After only six years In U.S., 14-year-old Baha'i
from Lao
Khanngeun (Kim) Khunphixay is a 14-year-old Baha’{ who lives in Fresno, California.
She arrived in the U.S. six years ago with her parents, grandmother, four brothers and a sister, having spent several years in a refugee camp in Thai land after her family sought refuge from the war in Laos.
Her parents learned of the Faith in the Philippines but did not become Baha'fs until they reached Hawaii, the state in which they were resettled.
The family moved to Fresno in 1986, contacted the Baha'is, and became active members of the community, as they had been in Hawaii.
Khanngeun is an honor roll student at Tehipite Middle School where she is in English as a Second Language classes. In March, she was named Student of the Month for her outstanding scholastic achievements as well as her
Lehigh Valley Baha'is hold two tree-plantings
On April 28, Baha’is of Lehigh Val honor roll student, active believer
good citizenship
Besides being an exemplary studen Khanngeun is also « dancer, and dur ing Rigvin the Fresno community was honored to have her perform at the Bs ha’{ Center.
Khanngeun attended the Chines Symposium in San Francisco, and making plans to attend the second World Congress in New York City ix November 1992.
In May, she volunteered ber time to help raise money for scholarships for the Hmong American Women’s Association of Fresno through her partici pation in ‘“‘The Human Race” spon
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Garden teachers help special ed students
When two teachers in Santa Monica, California, placed a newspaper ad asking for help for their special education students, the Bahd’{ House of Worship’s Garden Teaching Committee responded.
National Assembly joins GTC environment group
The National Spiritual Assembly recently joined the Global Tomorrow Coalition (GTC).
The goal of GTC is to contribute to broader public understanding of longterm global trends interaction in population, resources, environment and development. The GTC also helps promote informed and responsible public choice among alternative futures for the U.S. in the national and internatonal arenas.
Last fall, the National Assembly submitted testimony at the Globescope Pacific Assembly sponsored by GTC where the first public hearing on the report, “Our Common Future,’’ by the World Commission on Environment and Development took place.
Russell G. Vestlie presents a copy of ‘The Promise of World Peace’ to a member of Minnesota Gov. Rudy Per
(Garden teachers are guides who
keep the House of Worship gardens
open for visitors on summer weekends
from closing time until midnight. They
host more than a thousand visitors
each summer.)
At the Patterson School in Santa Monica, a fourth- and fifth-grade class was learning to read. To help these students, the teachers asked that people around the country send them picture postcards with a brief description of their home.
The garden teachers decided that each student should receive a picture postcard of the House of Worship.
Recruiting others to make up the 15 writers needed, they coordinated the effort to ensure that a variety of scenes was used, each student was written to, and every postcard covered the facts asked for (name, city, occupation) plus a personal thought about the Temple.
Baha'is from Buffalo Grove, Chicago, Evanston, Joliet and Naperville took part. Their occupations ranged from college student to school teacher, secretary to business owner, artist to full-time parent.
pich’s staff as a gift for Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev from the Bahd'ts of Minnesota.
Minnesota Bahé'is present peace statement to Soviets to mark President Gorbachev's visit
A presentation of ‘‘The Promise of World Peace’’ was made on behalf of the Bahé’{s of Minnesota to the Soviet delegation on the occasion of the friendship visit to that state on June 3 by President Mikhail Gorbachev.
The presentation consisted of a leather-bound edition of the peace statement in English, accompanied by a Russian translation, and a personal letter to Mr. Gorbachev from the Baha’{s of Minnesota.
The statement was wrapped in ribbons that mingled the colors of the flags of the two countries and was topped by « straw wreath to symbolize the promise of peace and prosperity.
The presentation was facilitated through the office of Gov. Rudy Per pich who offered to accept gifts to be passed on to the Soviet delegation. Although no individual presentation to President Gorbachev or other members of his delegation was possible, ‘‘The Promise of World Peace"’ did accompany the entourage as they traveled on to San Francisco and back to the Soviet Union.
Although plans for a brief visit by Mr. Gorbachev with religious leaders in Minnesota had to be dropped because of a lack of time in his schedule, the Baha’is of Minnesota, guided by the Spiritual Assembly of St. Paul and the National Spiritual Assembly's Office of External Affairs, were nevertheless able to achieve this important victory for the Cause,
your classroom for everyone this year and year me read. “Then any time you need
The project was such fun that the friends expanded it to send the class a gift: a large photograph of the House
of Worship and a poster with the Gol- member how to be friends with cach den Rule according to Buddhism, Ju- other or anyone cise, you can look «f daism, Christianity, Islam and the Ba- the poster
ha'{ Faith. “And any time one of you is feeling
A letter accompanying the gift described some unique Chicago area sites and explained the Baha’{ principles.
“We hope you will hang these up in
alone or unhappy or made can look at the picture that is a gift to you and that always be welcomed in.
Joel Alain Bertet, a student at Santa Monica (California) College, accepts a $250 scholarship from Sheila Banani on behalf of the Spiritual Assembly o, Santa Monica which has endowed an annual scholarship at the school in per petuity with a one-time-only contribu tion of $3,200 to the Santa Monica College Foundation. The scholarship brochure distributed by the college each year lists the Bahd'i award and the criteria for selection: preference to a
Bahéa’is encouraged to discuss PBS-TV series
The National Spiritual Assembly, in collaborat! morrow Coalition (GTC) and the North American Cor and Ecology (NACRE), encourages local Baha’! communit uals to establish discussion groups on the upcoming PBS series, ‘‘Race to Save the Planet,’’ that will begin on October 4
The National Assembly has aleady contacted directly several itual Assemblies to encourage their communities to invite friends. and other religious and civic groups to take part in these disc One goal of the discussion groups is to create interfaith en tion groups.
The Global Tomorrow Coalition has prepared a Commu Discussio Guide suggesting ways to use individual programs and the series as a w Proposing actions individuals can take on the issues addressed, and resources for further action. For more information, contact Jerry D’ A.
Washington, DC 20005 (phone 202-628-40
NACRE has designed a Viewer’s Guide and Facilitator's series to deepen interfaith understanding of the ethical and spiritual cations of the environmental crisis. The cost of a Viewer's Guide is $. single issue including postage and handling. With the purchase of a Facilita tor’s Guide for $15, you will receive 25 free Viewer’s Guides. Bah: purchase the Guides from NACRE, 5 Thomas Circle N.W., Washings DC 20005. For more information, please call 1-800-LEARNER
For a Baha’{ perspective, the National Assembly recommends the study of the compilation prepared by the Research Department at the Bahd World Center, ‘*Conservation of the Earth's Resources,"’ published im the January 1990 issue of The American Bahd'{ and available ha'{ Distribution Service, 415 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, 1-800-999-9019).
Also recommended is ‘Spiritual Foundations for an Boologically Sus tainable Society,"’ an article written by a Baha'i, Robert A. White, and pe lished in The Journal of Bahd’i Studies, Vol. 2, No 1989. The journal may be purchased for $6 (U.S.) from the Association for Baba
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Up-to-date catalog of Baha’i educational materials
Second Edition INTRODUCTION
History and charter
Ina letter of June 6, 1987, to all National Assemblies, the Universal House of Justice elaborated on the Six Year Plan goal calling for “'. . . systematic teacher training, preparation of lesson plans for all age groups, and the creation of teaching materials to support the educational process.'’ In response, the National Spiritual Assembly appointed a new National Baha'i Education Committee, charging it with establishing a new level of teaching as called for by the Universal House of Justice, identifying existing curricula and source materials, and establishing standards for and revitalization of the development of new teaching materials.
In evaluating existing teaching materials, the committee was guided by the writings of the Universal House of Justice, the suggestions of the International Teaching Center and the peace statement, and contemporary learning theory. The evaluation addressed the potential of the materials to help arouse sufficient interest in the believers to lead them to the Creative Word. The committee evaluated the extent to which materials were related to the needs of present-day society in terms of the applicability of the teachings to real-life issues. Committee members, individually and collectively, reviewed the degree to which modern instructional technology and learning were incorporated in each document, and the extent to which these might enhance the development of spiritual awareness.
Use of this catalog
The catalog that has resulted is seen (a) as a means by which teachers can quickly and effectively access resources; (b) as a means by which to identify materials that effectively support present teaching cfforts; (¢) as an encouragement for Baha’{ classes for children, youth and adults throughout the country; (@) as a convenient selection of materials for specific applications; (c) as a delineation of deficiencies in useful existing materials for reconstructive purposes; and (f) as a source document for Baha’{ authors to use for the development of new materials.
The National Bahd’{ Education Committee is pleased to offer this second edition of the catalog of educational materials. Many additional materials are now available to the community with more to come.
Among more than 230 items of educational material reviewed were those sent to the National Office by individuals, unpublished and out of print material found in regional Bahd’{ school libraries, and materials found in the National Archives. This represents only a part of the educational materials produced in this country over the years.
New criteria
As the committee proceeded with its task, elements of a new standard of Bahd’{ education began to emerge. Some of the criteria that were incorporated into the evaluation ‘were: sensitivity to race,
ness of humanity. ‘Yet another step toward the goal involves the international exchange of educational materials and pro
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Ayyim-t Bahd’{ Calendar, The
Baha’i School Lesson Plans
Bahd'{ Teaching Guide for Children: Teachers Manual
Bahd’u’lldh and the New Era: Study Guide
Blessed Is the Spot—Lessons in Reverence
Center of the Covenant, ‘Abdu'l-Bahé
Children's Programs, Bah4’{ Schools Directors
Comprehensive Deepening: Bahd’{ Electoral Process
Comprehensive Study Outline for Children
Covenant, The: Its Meaning and Origin and Our Attitude Toward It
Creative Dramatics and Music
Dispensation of Baha'u'llah, The
Effective Teaching
Everlasting Covenant and Greater Covenant, The
Fast and Naw-Ruz, The
Fund, The
Man's Dual Nature
Marriage: A Fortress for Well-Being
My Favorite Prayers and Passages
Mystery of Sacrifice, The
Nineteen Day Feast, The
Objectives for a Bahd'{ Child—Education Program
Progressive Revelation
Progressive Revelation and Manifestations
Secret of Wealth, The
‘Sing a New Song: Bahd'{ Songs for Children
Spanish Lesson Guide for Baha’i Classes
‘Study Classes on the Covenant
‘Study Course on Bahd’u’lidh and the New Era
Study Guide to The Dawn-Breakers
Study Guide for Unrestrained as the Wind
Study Outline and Aids for The Advent of Divine Justice
Study Outline: The Book of Certitude
Sunflower Series
What Is Teaching? Why Teach?
Where There's a Will
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The Covenant: Its Meaning and Origin and Our Attitude Toward It
A study guide for learning about and understanding the significance of the Covenant in Bahd’{ life. Each topic carries
1 Am a Bahd’t: Sunflower Series for Young Children
‘The Sunflower Series consists of eight activities books, the just four of which have been bound together under the title 1 Am @ Bahd’i. For pre-school children, the series was designed to strengthen the spiritual identity of a Baha’! child (through parental assistance with coloring and cut-and-paste
able for use by individuals and Spiritual Assemblies as reference source. The work includes a guide for preparation for a visit to an attorney, and pre- and post-tests. Prepared by the Office of the Treasurer, 1988; 53 pp., softcover,
The Word of God A mudy guide for understanding the importance of, and the
@u'l-Bahé to children ages 2-11 years. ‘Abdu’l-Bahé’s travels in North America, His Station, His role as Exemplar of His Father’s teachings, and His services to humanity. A generous supply of art work is included. ‘The unit can be used for an entire summer school term. By Janet King, undated, 74 pp.; photocopy $14.80.
The Advent of Divine Justice: A Study Guide
Prepared to help the American Bahd'{ community understand the implications of the Guardian's letter for the Seven Year Plan. Inchudes the Tablet of Bahd'u’lldh to America, outline of text, topical outline of details, thought questions and references for further study, and glossary. 1969, 26 bp.; photocopy $5.20.
Aypden-bHd
Days. By Janet King, 9 pp.; photocopy $1.80.
The Bahd'{ Calendar
A complete lesson plan for pre-youth and youth based on the Creative Word. It may be divided into as many as four Jessons and used in foto at a conference or in a community, and even as an introduction to new believers. The teacher may wish to supplement the lesson material with activities that encourage students to apply the principles involved in a variety of ways. Study questions are provided; memorization is encouraged. By Sunni DaVar, 8 pp.; photocopy 51.60.
Bahd’( School Lesson Plans, Grade 3, Series 1
As part of a larger curricula series, this booklet provides the teacher with a variety of activities and resources. The focus is on the life of Bahd'u'Iléh; God and man; and science and religion. Authored by a school advisory committee, 1970, 411 pp.; photocopy $22.50.
Bahd’( Teaching Guide for Children with Teaching Manual Theieg ane ialde fon Chlidipe, fotermediaie Tpacher’s Manual, is part of a series designed for pre-primary school through intermediate age children, containing instructions and guidelines for using the children's intermediate workbook. Each lesson includes questions and ‘‘things to do."* Complled by Alice Cox and Evelyn Musacchia, illustrated by Lynn Hutchinson, 1966, 223 pp.; photocopy $44.60.
Bahd'u'lidh and the New Era: Study Guide
Ae cot on ee ee panied study discussion questions and suggested ae |. By Gertrude Robinson, 1971, 20 pp.; photocopy
Blessed Is the Spot—Lessons in Reverence
‘Seven lesson plans for ages 8-11 years with reverence as the theme. Topics include prayer, the nature of sacredness, hoty places, Houses of Worship, and the Feast. The lessons stress discussion but also contain word searches, games, pattern for a ‘‘Lite-Brite”’ picture of the Shrine of the Bab, and songs from Bahd’i record albums. Also inctudes plans for building a mode! of the House of Worship in Panama. By Marie Scheffer, 1988, 32 pp.; photocopy $6.40.
Children's Program for Bahd’{ Schools Directors
A directors’ manual of instructions for recruiting teachers, preparing instructional materials, and developing a curricuum for summer and winter school programs. It also provides sample letters and reports, many checklists, and a source listing of supplies and equipment. By Bud and Vicee 30 pp., unpublished, not dgted; photocopy
(Comprehensive Deepening Program: The Bahd'{ Electoral Process
A study guide detailing the procedures for Baha elections and the individual's responsibility to the process. Quotations from the Sacred Writings and the Guardian provide Clarity as to approach to the electoral process, and spiritual behavior. By Danie! C. Jordan, Bahd’! Publishing Trust, 1965, 48 pp.; photocopy $9.60.
Comprehensive Study Outline for Children
A collection of lessons for intermediate age children, covering the Kingdoms of God, several of the Manifestations, and the Bahd’{ community. Each lesson includes poetry, selected readings, hands-on activities, stories about the Central Figures, group discussion questions, and a bibliography. Child Education Committee, 1960, 53 pp.; photocopy $10.60.
The Dispensation of Bahd'u'lidh: A Study Guide
Nine lessons, each with questions for study and discussion of the material in a specific section of the book, with page references for each question. True/false questions are provided with each lesson for individual evaluation. Study Outline Committee, 1938, 14 pp.; photocopy $2.80.
The Everlasting Covenant and the Greater Covenant
A systematically planned and thorough course of study of 13 lessons intended for those preparing for spiritual maturity (ages 14-15), and equally suitable for new Baha'is, Bahé'{ youth and others interested in obtaining an in-depth understanding of the proofs of Bahd’u’lléh’s Mission, Bahé’'{ prophecy, the sacred documents relating to the Covnant, progressive revelation, and obligatory prayer. Questions, ‘and a course review are included. All quotations appear in the study materials. By Sunni Da Var, 1986, 81 pp.; photocopy $16.20.
The Fast and Naw-Riz
Acompanion piece to the author's lesson plan on Ayyam-i Ha, this lesson draws on Persian tradition to explain and
behind the Fast and Naw-Riz The lesson can be supple mented by memory work from the Creative Word. By Janet King, undated, 4 pp.; photocopy 80 cents.
The Fund
A mini-unit on the nature, type and purpose of the Pund, offering two lessons each for ages 3-6, 7-10 amd i] years
ing of the meaning of sacrifice, using history and Geveiopment of the Bebé’! Era as examples. Each lesson feature: quotations from the Writings and outlines « series of individual and group discussions and questions. Office of the Treasurer, 1980, 84 pp.; photocopy $16.80.
The Nineteen Day Feast
Two units of four lessons each for ages 3-6 and 12-15 years Usable in connection with the Feast or during weekly clas es. Lessons for the younger children emphasize reverent behavior, and memorization/recitation of prayer: during Feast. Materials for the older children emphasize study of the Creative Word and the purpose, nature and arrangements of the Feast. By Sunni DeVar, 1987, 34 pp.; photocopy $4.80.
Objectives for a Bahd"{ Chiid-Education Program: Active Participation in Bahd"{ Community Life
Provides communities, teachers and parents with clear objectives for planning the active participation of all childres in Bahd'{ community life, based on the Creative Word anc the Bahé’{ calendar. The emphasis is on shared responsibility for the spiritual education of children and the appiication of spiritual principles to daily life. Quotations from the Writings are included as appropriate. National Educotion Committee, 1975, 14 pp., photocopy $2.80.
Peace: Consultation and Decision-Making
The set of three lesson plans uses « wide variety of activities —art, memorization, games and purrie:s from many sources including Brilliant Star magatine—to reinforce the concepts associated with world peace. These concepts include consultation and decision-making, appreciation of differences, and Bahé’{ teachings for universal peace. By Janet King, date unknown, 12 pp.; photocopy $2.40.
Progressive Revelation
formation on each of the Manifestations of God is inchuded. An especially good unit for classes beginning in the fall through December or January. For ages 3-6, 7-10, 11-12. By Janet King, undated, 109 pp.; photocopy 521.80. Progressive Revelation
An eight-lesson unit for ages 9-12; easy to follow, Lemons for Zoroaster and Krishna were omitted. Relies on student reports and knowledge quiztes. The unit can be supple
See CATALOG page 18
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El parentesco Baha’i de A-Z
diante “‘la profundizacién en la historia y las ensefianzas de la Fe y la aplicacién de principios espirituales en nuestras vidas.’’
Entre las sugerencias de alcanzar ésta meta esta Ia siguiente directrice: “El estabelezer un programa para educar a los padres, especialmente a las madres, acerca del cuidado y entrenamiento de los nifios baha'{s."’
Desde luego, cualquier plan de educacién baha’ seria initil sin el reclutamiento de los padres, especialmente de las madres, como las implementadoras primordiales.
El Guardian en 1939 recordé a un creyente que ‘‘La tarea de criar a un nifio bahd'i, como ha sido enfatizada una y otra vez en las escrituras baha’is, es la principal responsabilidad de la madre, cuyo singuar privilegio es en verdad, el de crear en su hogar condiGiones que conduzcan tanto a su desarrollo y bienestar material como ¢spiritual. . . ."" (Educacidn Bahd'f: Una Recopilacién, pgs. 83-84)
‘General Jack’ campaign declarations In a number of Soviet areas
Young Baha'is engaged in the “‘Geneal Jack"’ teaching campaign in the Soviet Union (named for the late pioneer Marion Jack) report declarations in a number of areas including more than $0 in Ulan Ude, southern Siberia, and others in Sever-obaikalsk.
In July, programs on the Faith including firesides were carried on radio and television in that area. And as of that time the friends had given out about 7,000 copies of the peace statement and 500 copies of The Hidden Words of Baha'u'll4h.
Las sugerencias hechas aqui son inspiradas por las escrituras de Bahd’u'lléh y ‘Abdu'l-Bah4, asi como mensajes de Shoghi Effendi y de la Casa Universal de Justicia. En el mejor de los casos, éstas sugerencias son solamente una representacién de lo que puede encontrarse en las escrituras baha’{s para guiar a los padres dedicados al sagrado labor de crear ‘‘una nucva raza de hombres.”
A. Reuna a sus nifios a orar diariamente entre la familia.
B. Anime a sus nifios recitar el Mas Grande Nombre (Alléh’u’Abhd) antes de dormirse y al despertar, como su ultima y primera palabra.
C. Arregle su hogar de tal manera que los nifios puedan ver la importancia del Mas Grande Nombre y el ejemplo del Maestro.
D. Cuente a los nifios historias de la Figuras Centrales, de la Sagrada Familia, y de los héroes y herofnas baha’{s, enfatizando su pureza de coraz6n y cualidades espirituales, asi como la manera en que ellos ensefiaron la fea otros.
E, Ensefie buenos modales a los nifios, cortesfa, reverencia y amor (e.g., a saludar a la gente radiantemente, ofrecer asiento a otros, especialmente a los mayores, dirigirse a los mayores con respecto, y a compartir siempre con otros).
F. Enséficles a ser aseados, tanto personalmente como en el ambiente. No e¢s necesario gastar mucho dinero para tener un hogar hermoso, ordenado, reflejando los valores de su fa G. Dele a sus nifios servicios para hacer cada dia, no por una recompensa monetaria, sino como parte de la famil Recompénseles por tomar la iniciativa en servir a los demas.
H. Demuestre a los nifios cémo vivir economicamente y animeles a que contribuyen regularmente al fondo.
1. Hagan amistad con familias procedentes de diferentes razas y culturas de modo que los nifios experiezen diversidad dentro de su propia familia. Enséfieles buscar la diversidad.
J. Encuentren la forma de ayudar a sus nifios a memorizar oraciones y
de identificacién con foto.
to con su oficina local del INS.
Nuevo documento para Imigrados por el Servicio INS
El Servicio de Immigracién y Naturalizacién Estdounidense (INS—U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service) ahora despacha un nuevo documento de empleado autorizado a imigrados y refugiados en los EE.UU. con entrada legal que buscan empleo. Puesto que muchos patrones estaban confusos por los varios tipos de documentos de empleo autorizado y por lo tanto que a veces rehusaban considerar aplicaciones de empleo individual, éste documento nuevo intenta aseguar a los patrones estadounidenses que aquellos que aplican para empleo, quienes aparecerdn y suenan extranjeros, pero llevan el documento nuevo, son eligibles para ser empleados. El documento nuevo se parece a una licencia despachada por el estado o una carta
En agosto de 1989 el INS empezé despachar una Carta Residente ExtranJera (antes conocida como ‘‘la carta verde’’. residentes permanentes. La revisada ‘‘carta verde’’ es color de rosa.
Seguin el INS, ‘‘otras cartas no expiradas siendo documentados de empleo autorizadas”’ ¢ ‘‘otras Cartas de Residencia Extranjeras despachadas por el INS continuardn siendo aceptadas.’’ Sin embargo, imigrantes y refugiados en los BE.UU. se les recomiendan aplicar por el documento nuevo cuando buscan empleo. No obstante, posiendo la carta no guarantiza empleo.
Para més informacién acerca de la carta nueva de documento de empleo mutorizado y la revisada Carta de Extranjero Residente, pongase en contac
‘green card"’) a extranjeros
Tablas de acuerdo con su capacidad.
K. Lleve a los nifios a viajes de ensefianza y animeles a preparar sus propios materiales para ensefiar, tal como un album de recortes.
L. Planeé de atemano la celebracién de Dias Sagrados, de forma que la unidad familiar éste asociada con el significado y la importancia de tal acontecimiento. Planeé actividades familiares de acuerdo con el significado de éstos dias.
M. Estimule a los nifios a leer en voz alta, diariamente, de las Escrituras Sagradas y de libros sobre la fe apropriado a su edad, entonces discutan las significaciones.
N. Tanto como sea posible, lleve a los nifios a funciones o exposiciones de las artes; anime sus tendencias naturales de representar en juegos experiencias reales, historias favoritas, etc.; haga que reciten historias acerca de la fe y de la familia en los eventos de la comunidad; y organize para que aprendan los elementos de musica por medio de instrumentos y/o canciones.
O. Practique el arte de la consultacién dentro de la familia, dando a los nifios la oportunidad de tomar decisiOnes, en asuntos apropiados, sin usurpar la responsabilidad de los padres de tomar las decisiones acerca del bienestar de la familia.
P. Demuestre amor a cada miembro de la familia, abiertamente, frequentemente, y de diferentes maneras.
Q. Establezca derechos y responsabilidades para cada miembro de la familia, basdndose en principios espirituales y enfatizando que ‘‘el honor de uno ¢s el honor de todos.’*
R. Converse amenudo con los nifios del propésito de sus vidas, particularmente como bahd'{. Resalte los ejemplos de aquellos quienes han demostrado su amor por Baha'u'llah y por el Bab, tales como los maestros y mértires de la fe. Animeles a que planeén un afio de servicio, asi como una vida de servicio a la Causa, y presénteles jovenes quienes lo han hecho.
S. Evite la difamacién en la familia, y ayuda a los nifios a darse cuenta del porque ésto perjudica tanto a la unidad. Sobre todo evite la tentacién de criticar a las instituciones de la fe, lo que daria lugar a debilidad en el Convenio cuando los nifios lleguen a su madurez. Hagan un esfuerzo mayor por alabar las instituciones divinas, ayudando de ésta manera a los nifios a comprender su parte en la construccién del Orden Mundial de Baha'u'llah.
T. Acostumbre a sus nifios a compartir sus problemas y preocupaciones con Usted, de forma que Usted pueda ayudarles a profundizar su entendimiento de cémo los principios espirituales pueden solucionar problemas cotidanos, ¢.g., integridad, unidad, racial, justicia, imparcialidad, amabilidad, amistad, hacia todos, etc.
U. Bxtienda sus hogar a reuniones bahd’{s, sociales, y para la hospitalidad @ persones de todos origenes. Comprometa a los nifios a compartir su hogar y a ofrecer amabilidad y amistad a los invitados.
V. Esfuérzese por hacer de su hogar
un sitio de risa y alegria, espontaniedad y creatividad donde sus nifios quieran
treré a sus amigos, no por ningtin beneficio material, sino por el amor y le felicidad que se encuentran alli.
W. Estimule a los nifios a ensefiar la fe a sus compafieros de clase y macs tros. Intente, en ocasiones, a invitar a sus familias a su hogar. Consideré hacer galletas para la clase de sus nifios el dia después de un Dia Sagrado.
X. Ensefie a los nifios a lograr excelencia en sus empresas; a compietar cualquier cosa que empiezan y a perseverar a pesar de penalidades o dificultades.
Y. Ensefie a sus nifios a respetar y a Obedecer simepre a sus maestros, baha'{s o no. Esto en si mismo tracra distincién a su familia. Si le preocupa algo, hable personalmente con ei macstro, en un espiritu de ayuda mutua. Evite la critica hacia al maestro o el minar la confianza que sus nifio le
tenga.
Z. Cuando se entere de que alguien de diferente raza o nacionalidad se ha mudado a su vecindario o ciudad, lleve a sus nifios para darles la bienvenida y ofrecer sus ayuda y amistad.
On March 30, Bahd’ Louis Jessepe, an American Indian artist (better known as ‘‘Roe Cloud”) was honored with a pow-wow and ceremony on the occasion of his 73rd birthday. Hundreds of people from various tribes and localities including Bahd'ts from Kansas and Nebraska came to the Pottawatornie Reservation in Holton, Kansas, to pay their respects to Mr. Jessepe. Roe Cloud’s handmade crafts, which have won national acclaim, were displayed at the pow-wow. In 1979 he was invited by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate his crafts for two weeks as a visiting artist, and has been invited to return to the nation’s capital this year. His crafts were a popular iter at a fund-raising auction March 10 in Overland Park at which $800 was raised to help repair the House of Worship in Wilmette. Although formally a member of the Pottawatomie tribe, Roe Cloud is ong of five American Indian Bahd"ts who live on the Kickapoo Reservation
The Alabama Fall Baha'i School will be held November 1-4 at the Days Inn Motel in Orange Beach. | For information, contact the registrar, Keitha Hudson, Birmingham, Al | 35222 (phone 205-595-9905). |
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Meeting In New York supports work on women’ 5 Issues
A meeting historic in its implications for future Bahd’{ interagency cooperation took place August 10 at the Baha'i UN offices in New York City.
Attending were representatives of the National Spiritual Assembly, the Bahd’{ International Community, the U.S. Baha'i UN office, and the Baha’{ National Committee on Women.
The meeting ws called to explore ways in which the activities of the vatious agencies of Baha’i administration can communicate with one another to better support their work on women’s issues. It began with reports of current activities.
At the international level, it was re ported that several Bahd’{ women took part in a meeting in Vienna of NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) that preceded the meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
A meeting of representatives of European National Spiritual Assemblies, called by the BIC, related to external affairs, indicated that European Baha’{ women are initiating contacts and carrying out activities with other women’s organizations with increasing frequenyy.
The National Committee on Women is working closely with the U.S. National Council of Women, nurturing
cooperation with Hispanic women’s
organizations, and working on the development of Bahdé’{ deepening and curriculum materials on the issue of sexual equality.
The committee encourages and supports programs by Bah4’{ communities to honor minority women (non-Bahé4’f) for community service.
A representative of the National Spiritual Assembly Office of External Affairs is working with members of other organizations including B'nai B'rith, Amnesty International, The American Bar Association, UNAUSA, and the American Association of University Women to urge ratification by the U.S. of several UN Conventions
A second meeting, to be chaired bys member of the National Spiritual Assembly, is to be heid in January
Even during ‘slow’ summer season, Baha'i UN offices keep hectic pace
While July and August are usually “down” days for activity by the various non-governmental organizations at the UN because the General Assem:bly is not in session and regular briefings for NGOs are suspended in the summer, the pace of work at the Baha’{ UN offices did not slacken.
Activities included preparation secimneg al aotteet te taal International Community (BIC) in Fiji; composing a draft proposal for a joint Bahdé’{-UNIFEM development project for Bolivia, Cameroon and Malaysia, to be funded by UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women); a report from the director of the BIC Office of Public Information in New York on his recent travels to London, Paris and Japan where new
Esperanto jue forms new group, BELusono, to serve American Baha'is
A new American Bahd’{ Esperanto association, BELusono, was formed in Chicago last summer at the national convention of the Esperanto League for North America (ELNA).
The rapid growth of Esperanto in this country was recognized by the Universal Esperanto Association in Rotterdam, which awarded the Fyne Trophy to ELNA in recognition of its percentage increase in membership.
Members of ELNA and BELusono will be happy to be of service to those Baha'is wishing to learn Esperanto. For information and a free home study course, contact:
BELusono, P.O. Box 1954, Ramona, CA 92065 (phone 619-789-6648).
ELNA, P.O. Box 1129, El Cerrito, CA 94530 (phone 415-653-0998).
BEL, RFD 1, Box 29, Wilber, NE 68465 (phone 402-821-2027).
The Language Company, Route 5, Box 303, Boone, NC 28607 (phone 704-264-2207).
MEAP alive and well
From Papua New Guinea comes news from Don Todd, secretary of the New Era Aviation Fellowship (NEAF) that the organization is alive and well.
Those who would like information about this association for aviation enthusiasts and others in the business are invited to write to Mr. Todd c/o Bob Leonard, (Broadhurst Post Office), Gaborone, Botswana.
vistas for Bahd’{ involvement are being explored; and the development, assembling and mailing of materials for a two-day colloquium at the UN on “The Relevance of Albert Schweitzer at the Dawn of the 21st Century.””
In August, a luncheon was held at the UN in honor of Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein who is the recipient of the 1990 Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award. An informal tea was held at the BIC office for visiting dignitaries from Pakistan, and visitors from Ethiopia, Morocco, and a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of India were guests of the offices.
On his return from a tour of three Bahd’{ schools in Bolivia, Brad Pokorny, editor of ‘One Country,” a Baha’ journal for non-Bahd’{s, reported that the schools would be the topic of a future article in that publication.
Visits to Paris and Geneva by Daniel Wegener, BIC representative to the UN, involved consultations that helped to cement relationships and move forward programs on literacy, education and development at the international level.
The director of the Office of the Environment attended a meeting in Geneva of the CONGO (Committee of NGOs in Consultative Status with UNESCO) Planning Committee for the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development, and is working with Bahd’{ representatives in Nairobi, Kenya, who will be attending the coming meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 1992 conference.
Work by the Office of Public Information progressed on an award program for the International Council of Women, and the U.S. Baha'i representative to the UN was preparing proposals to be presented to the 1990 Convention of UNA-USA and working on the By-Laws Committee of that organization which is revising its by-laws for the first time in 25 years.
Not the least of these activities was staff anticipation and preparation for a visit August 22 by Glenford Mitchell, a member of the Universal House of Justice.
Among her other travels, Dr. Wilma Ellis, administrator-general of the BIC, went to Los Angeles to speak at the 1990 Hiroshima/Nagasaki Commemorative Peace Program at the Baha’i Center.
Yehderah Tobiga, who came to the U.S. from Ghana only four years ago, és the recipient of the second annual Bahd't Peace Award and scholarship given to a deserving student at Sunset High School by the Spiritual Assembly
senior class ‘who best exemplifies the
characteristics of world citizenship
Miss Tobiga started the school’s A
can-American Club and worked on
program commemorating the birth
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. An
ticle about the presentation appeared in the Portland Oregonian
of Washington County, Oregon. The award is presented to a member of the
Request for articles by and about refugees
Are you sponsoring/assisting Bahd't refugees in the U.S.? Would you like to share some of your recent experiences among Baha’! refugees?
If so, the U.S. Baha’{ Refugee Office would greatly appreciate receiving the following types of articles:
(1) Stories of your recent experiences in contacting and integrating namese, Laotian, Khmer, Hmong and Iranian Baha’{ refugees i American Baha'i community.
(2) Stories about the contributions of Baha’{ refugees to Baha"{ commun: ty life in your locality (for example, how are the Baha’{ refugees helping improve the quality of your Feasts, Baha'i Holy Day commemorations, ar other local Baha’{ gatherings and activities, and what kinds of Baha’/ ac ties have they initiated or proposed?).
(3) Stories, thoughts and ideas of Baha’{ children and youth who have in teracted with their Baha'i refugee peers.
(4) Impressions of Baha'i refugees about their Baha’! experiences in the U.S. and any thoughts and ideas they may wish to share about their progress and achievements since arriving in this country.
You need not be an experienced writer to send us your stories, and they need not be typewritten. If you know a Baha’i refugee in your area who speaks, but does not write, English, and who wishes to share thoughts and ideas relating to his/her Baha'i experiences and individual progress, you may wish to meet with him/her and write these down.
All submissions should be in English. We hope to print some of them in The American Bahd'i from time to time, All material submitted for publi cation in The American Bahd't is subject to editing and review
Please send your articles about the Baha'i refugees to: U.S. Baba"! Refugee Office, Bahé'{ National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091.
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“The shining spark of truth cometh Sorth only after the clash of differing opinions. "’—‘Abdu'l-Bahd
The American Bahd'{ welcomes \etters to the editor on any topic of general interest. The purpose of the “‘letters’’ column is to allow a free and open exchange of ideas and opinions, never to denigrate another’s views or to attack anyone on a personal level. Opinions expressed in these columns are not necessarily those of the National Spiritual Assembly or the editors.
Letters should be as brief as possible (a 250-word maximum is suggested) and are subject to editing for length and style. Please address all letters to the Editor, The American Bahd’/, Baha’{ National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091.
Using the Baha’! calendar
To the Editor:
The Universal House of Justice continues to remind us of the importance of fostering unity within the Faith, and the other night, after reading a passage in Adib Taherzadeh’s book, The Revelation of Bahd’u'lldh: Vol. 1, 18531863 (p. 116), I was struck with the conviction that we need to get into the habit of using the Baha'i calendar in our personal correspondence and certainly in our Baha’ activities.
know where we are in the Bahd’{ month and how close is the next Nineteen Day Feast. And what a wonderful spiritual reminder that the months are named for the attributes of God.
The new calendar was ordained by the Bab, and, according to Mr. Taherzadeh, the Bab took the names of the 19 months, and the order in which they are given, “‘from a beautiful prayer in Shi’ah Islam’’ that was usually recited during the period of fasting in the Muslim month of Ramadan.
It seems to me logical that using our
LANDEGG ACADEMY Contesting education with o difference.
Baha’{ calendar is a necessary step toward binding the believers worldwide. Even now, Baha’{s living in Muslim, Hindu or Judaic cultures have different calendar dates from the ones used in our western Christian culture.
From a practical point of view, the use of the current form in each culture would have to be used along with the Baha’{ date until much later on when our Faith becomes accepted universally as the new common era.
An interesting question arises, however: which language do we use? The Arabic names of the days and months? Or the translation of each into our own tongue? Or could the answer lie in using an international language, such as Esperanto? It would be interesting to hear input from others.
Grace Cali Maynard, Massachusetts
Remembering Jacob Wetterling
To the Editor:
On October 22, 1989, a fellow Bahaf, Jerry Wetterling, and his wife, Patricia, had their lives shattered by the abduction of their 11-year-old son, Jacob. The Wetterlings live in a quict country town in Minnesota.
Their tragedy has received much national attention due to the tireless devotion of Jacob's parents. I have seen the Wetterlings on television, have received a missing children’s mailer with Jacob's photo on it, and recently read an article by his mother in a national women’s magazine,
The disappearance of Jacob, and the unbelievable pain it is causing his family, has touched and disturbed me deeply. The ugliness and violence *of this crime has also tested my faith in a way I’m not altogether comfortable with.
Somehow, in being a Baha’t, I’ve always hoped we were somewhat protected from such violence—especially where it hurts most, our precious children. It is difficult to realize that we all are vulnerable to the cruelties of the world in which we live. But I’m learning.
I have three children, the oldest a son Jacob’s age. This is not a lesson easily taught to our children either.
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Jennifer Marie Hallock, a Bah&’{ who is a senior at Michigan State University, has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to represent American university students at French-speaking universities in Africa. She will visit Senegal, Burkina Faso and Burundi, and will host African students at MSU
Jordis Langness, a Baha’{ from Denver, Colorado, has received the Sliver Anvil Award for excellence in public relations from the Public Relations Society of America. She and a colleague won the award in the non-profit/ public affairs category for their work with environmental groups in Colorado.
Nai Karimimanesh and Emmone Abedini, Baha’{ children from San Mateo, California, won prizes last January in an essay contest on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sponsored by Black Women United and the North Central Neighborhood Group of San Mateo. Nai won first prize in the fourth grade group while Emmone placed third among third graders. Both indicated that the Baha’{ Faith and its views on the elimination of racism were important elements in their essays and poetry.
Margaret G. Peterson, a Baha'i from Asheville, North Carolina, was recently named Woman of the Year by members of the Sky Hy chapter of the American Business Women’s Association in Asheville.
Tasha Gabrina Williams, an 11-year-old Baha’{ from North Charleston, South Carolina, has been named ‘‘Citizen of the Year’ for grades K through 5 in the Charleston County School District.
Brian Aull, a Baha’i from Cambridge, Massachusetts, was recently comgratulated for his work on the Cambridge Peace Commission in a prociamation signed by Mayor Alice K. Wolf of Cambridge. Mr. Aull has served on the commission for four years including two as chairman.
Matt Hitti, a Bahé’! from Cortez, Col@rado, is one of two recent Montezuma-Cortez High School graduates chosen to attend the 1990 summer Keystone Brass Institute for talented brass musicians of all ages. Matt is « trumpet player.
Dr. Jean Norris Scales, an Auxiliary Board member since 1985, was honored June 4 by the City Council of Durham, North Carolina, on her retirement after 31 years as a faculty member at North Carolina Central University where she was an associate professor of English. A resolution by the City Council praises Dr. Scales as ‘‘a standard bearer in the English Department at NCCU. .. @ poet and scholar,”” and notes that she is “a distin guished member of the Bahé’{ Faith’’ who ‘‘served on the first local Spiritual Assembly of Durham in 1962 and remained a member of this elected administrative group until 1985 when appointed an Auxiliary Board member for the states of North Carolina, Mississippi and Georgia.”” Dr. Scales, who taught previously at Jackson (Mississippi) State College and Prairie View A&M College in Texas, was also honored in the resolution as “‘an active supporter for improving human relations in the Durham community, as a volunteer reading tutor for elementary school students, and as an activist during the civil rights movement.”
Elaine Mills, a Baha’{ from Denver, Colorado, visited Israel in July as recpient of a Vinnik Fellowship for research and travel in that country. The fellowships are awarded annually to persons in religion, Judaica, or interfaith studies programs. Ms. Mills is a teacher's aide at the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine where she works with nursery, kindergarten and first-grade children.
Erica Rayshel, a Bahé'i from Riverside, California, was graduated this year as valedictorian of Ramona High School. Her valedictory address to the more than 2,000 students and family members at the school’s graduation ceremony held closely to the content of ‘‘The Promise of World Peace.’’ Ms. Rayshel, who plans a career as a teacher or museum curator, was a member of the All-State Honor Choir and was active in drama, playing leading roles in several plays.
Kimberly A. Sanjur, a Baha'i from Homestead, Florida, was recently chosen from among several thousand employees as Federal Employee of the Year for the greater Miami area in the technical category. She works fulltime as a safety technician for the Department of the Navy, and attends evening classes at St. Leo's College where she is to graduate in December
Melody Mullins, a 11-year-old Baha’ from Los Angeles, has been nominated for the second year in a row for Who's Who Among American High School Students, one of less than 1/2 of | percent of students so honored. She is a People-to-People High Schoo! Student Ambassador whose Baha’! activities include membership in the Baha’i Youth Workshop and on the Feast Committee.
Colleen Williams, a Baha'i from Union Township, Ohio, was graduated with honors this year from the University of Cincinnati. She was name? “‘Most Outstanding Student’’ and has been elected to Sigma Theta Tan, the international nursing honor society. Ms. Williams, who secured approval for a Baha’i invocation and benediction at her graduation ceremony, has accepted a position at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carelina,
Jade Rubick, a Baha'i from West Linn, Oregon, is one of 100 U.S. high school students including two from Oregon to win a 1990 Japan-US. Senate Scholarship, administered through Youth for Understanding Internstional Exchange. In addition to receiving scholarship awards of $2,560, each of the winners spent seven weeks this summer touring Japan.
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Recent Bahd’i proclamation events in
the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, area
have included Race Unity Day (above),
at which a group of Nigerian musicians
was featured; Earth Day ’90 (top right)
in Dallas, whose marchers included members of the Bahd’i Choir; and an appearance by the choir (right) at a church in Ferris, Texas, on World Religion Day.
Music on the hou-chin (a two-stringed violin), a traditional Chinese musical instrument, was a part of ‘An Evening of Chinese and Persian Culture’ July 14 at the University of California-Riv
erside. Trying his hand at the instrument is Bahman Soltani, a Bahd't from
Riverside, with help from Yean-You
Hwang, a member of the Chinese
Thunder music group.
Riverside hosts ‘evening of Chinese/Persian Culture’
On July 14, the Spiritual Assembly of Riverside, California, and the Baha’{ Club at UC-Riverside co-sponsored “An Evening of Chinese and Persian Culture”’ at the university.
The more than 160 people attending included students and staff of the Rivextide Chinese School, Chinese college students, members of the public, and Bahé’fs from the area.
The master of ceremonies, Farzam Kamalabadi, a Persian-born Bahd'{ who now lives in Macau, addressed the mudience in Mandarin, Cantonese, Per sian and English.
The program consisted of a dinner of Chinese and Persian dishes followed by entertainment and dessert.
Students and staff from the Riverside Chinese School presented traditional Chinese music and dance, while members of the Spring Thunder Chinese music group performed on traditional Chinese instruments.
A newspaper reporter and photographer covered the event, and an article about it appeared in the Riverside Press-Enterprise.
Albuquerque, Ashkabad ‘sister cities’
During the 1990 Sister Cities International Conference, held July 25-29 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a resolution was signed by the mayors of Albuquerque and Ashkabad, Turkmenistan, declaring them to be sister cities.
Ashkabad's three-member delega tion to the conference consisted of the mayor, his assistant, and the city engineer. Asked if he had heard of the Baha’{ Faith, the mayor said he certainly had, adding that Ashkabad had once had a magnificent Baha'i Temple which unfortunately had been destroyed.
The mayor was introduced to several Bah4'{s from Albuquerque who were at the conference, and said he was impressed that there are also Baha'is in Albuquerque.
Baha’{ literature in Russian was
presented to the delegation, ax mayor invited a group of Americar who planned to visit the Soviet this year to visit him while in Ashke bad.
Women’s Workshop heid at New York City Center
A Women's Workshop was heid J ly 13-15 at the Bahé’{ Center New York City.
The theme was the transforma: of society from a model based ination to one of partner values of nurturing, cooperai compassion, and the role of women in this transformation.
About 20 women attended the work shop which was conducted by Ber Martin, a Bahd'{ from Washington state.
Treat photos of Master with respect, dignity
Shoghi Effendi and the Universal House of Justice have strongly urged the Bahd'{s to treat photographs of the Master with the utmost respect arid
dignity. The Universal House of Justice has stated that photographs of
AbD
du’l-Baha ‘‘should not be used indiscriminately."*
The National Spiritual Assembly discourages the use of portrai photographs of ‘Abdu'l-Baha in contacts with the media, especial! newspapers. The seven Houses of Worship and the Baha’{
properties in
Haifa are appropriate photographs for publicity
The Guardian and the Universal House of Justice have » Greatest Name and the Baha’i ringstone symbol (a form o
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News In brief
S.C. Baha’is march In Beaufort’s Water Festival parade
Bahd’is from several communities supported an entry sponsored by the Spiritual Assembly of St. Helena Island, South Carolina, in the 35th annual Water Festival parade July 21 in Beaufort.
The friends marched behind a bus and gave out balloons, candy and 1,000 invitations to public meetings.
After enjoying a cookout with swimming at the home of a Bahé’{ in Beaufort, the friends presented a public mecting and fireside that evening at the Green Street Park.
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For the fourth year, the Baha'is of the Delta communities in California have presented a $500 scholarship to a graduating senior at Liberty Union High School in Brentwood.
This year’s winner, Michelle Vestal, has received an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado.
Florida Winter School
The Florida Regional Winter School will be held November 22-25 at North Middle Florida College.
| The Theme is “Children Need to Teach.""
Rates are approximately $75 (adult), $$7 (youth) and $51 (children). Cabins, cafeteria dining. To register, contact Jim Lanier,
Largo, FL 34640, or
In addition to the scholarship, Miss Vestal was given a framed certificate and a copy of the Universal House of Justice’s statement, ‘The Promise of World Peace."*
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At its meeting May 11-13 in Toronto, Canada, the Executive Committee of the Association for Bahd'{ Studies elected officers for 1990-91. They are:
Chairman, Glen Eyford, St. Albert, Alberta; vice-chairman, Robert C.
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Bahé‘fs in Winchester, Virginia, were instrumental this year in forming a community association to help combat racism in Winchester.
One result was a Race Unity Day picnic attended by about 80 people, most of whom were not Baha’{s.
An article about the picnic appearét in the local paper, and many people have since expressed an interest in the group.
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Thirty Baha'is from 10 communities in Oklahoma and from Dallas, Texas, joined forces to man a booth June 8-10 at the Red Earth Festival in Oklahoma Cty.
The annual event is the largest American Indian fair in the Southwest,
year. the friends heiped at « craft workshop. Besides greeting visitors to the booth held a deepening session, and took part
and painting the faces of children with in « potluck supper and public meet traditional Native American designs, ing.
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tures’ of each member of the community. After the identity of each was determined, the fuzzies were sold, raising $90 for the Fund. The fuzzies were part of a ‘Feast of Sacrifice’ concept in
used toy sale raised more than $1,100 which was sent to help restoration of
phone 813-584-2080.
with more than 40,000 attending this which the five Bahd’( families in Glen
the Bahd’( House of Worship.
Catalog
from page 11
mented by teacher creativity and use of the Creative Word. By Marie Scheffer, 1988, 41 pp.; photocopy $8.20.
The Promise of World Peace
An intensive five- or six-lesson unit on the peace statement for the 10-15 year age level, yet suitable for youth and adults as well. The unit will be most effective if a teacher supplements the material with audio-visual and kinesthetic activities including application of the lessons to life-transforming activities, ic., teaching and serving, consulting, and presenting the peace statement to others. By Marie Scheffer, 1987, 37 pp.; photocopy $7.40.
The Secret of Wealth: Course on Personal Resource Management
In five sessions, students are engaged in a study of our dual nature as a foundation for learning how to control and make the best use of personal resources, whether spiritual or material. After studying several examples of good and poor family budgeting systems, students learn how to set personal and family priorities and make use of budget finance sheets that reflect their own goods and priorities. The course is basic to any social and economic development project that aims to uplift the human spirit and preserve hurnan resources. Prepared by the Office of the Treasurer, 1979, 8 pp.; photocopy $17.00.
Sing @ New Song: Bahd’( Songs for Children
A song book with words and music for younger children. Songs are reflective of the folk music period with both sacred Writings and writer-inspired lyrics. Colorful graphics and illustrations heighten the effect. 1960, 44 pp.; photocopy $8.80.
Spanish Lesson Guide for Bahd’/ Classes
This guide was prepared for use with children ages 6-9 years in El Salvador. An Hispanic believer has reported the material as useful, accurate and inspiring for both children and adults. By Bonnie Cote, 78 lessons, 37 pp.; photocopy 37.40.
Study Classes on the Covenant
An outline for up to six classes for pre-youth, youth and adults. Lists extensive references both for class seasions and homework sasignments. Teachers are free to devise strateGes and goals for lesson presentations and review at the end
of the course. By Marilyn Tashakkor, 1987, 5 pp.; photocopy $1.00.
Study Guide to ‘The Dawn-Breakers’
A general outline and summary of Nabil's Narrative followed by a series of questions for evaluation of the students’ comprehension of the material in each general reading. Some general-discussion questions are included, as well as a system to help in learning the Persian names and their pronunciation. Bahd’{ Publishing Trust, 1973, 35 pp.; photocopy $7.00.
Study Guide for ‘Unrestrained as the Wind’
Provides an opportunity for deeper understanding of the teachings of the Faith as they relate to issues concerning Baha"{ youth in their mission as teachers. Includes 267 discussion questions with references to the text and 92 questions to stimulate the student to relate, compare and create concepts that will result in fresh approaches to teaching, developing a career, and living the Baha’ life while coping with ak 1985, 26 pp.; photocopy Study Outline: ‘The Book of Certitude’
Prepared in response to a letter from the Guardian emphasizing the importance of the Book of Certitude and its role in the teaching work in the West. The first section outlines parts one and two of the book, while the second section Presents 59 discussion questions under each main heading of the outline. Bahd’ Publishing Committee, 1933, 15 pp.; photocopy $3.00.
Sunflower Books for Young Children: My Favorite Prayers and Passages
A guide to encourage children to use and memorize the Writings while recording their progress in an orderly, artistic way. Places children in direct contact with the Writings, helping them to acquire the habit of daily prayer and medi tation. By Deborah Christensen, 1980, 16 pp.; photocopy 83.20.
What Is Teaching? Why Teach?
A program using a combination of activities including art, role-playing and word scrambles from a variety of sources to impart concepts concerned with teaching. The author differentiates between teaching and proclamation, encourages memorization, and includes a stimulus for holding a fireside. By Jonet King, undated, 8 pp.; photocopy $1.60. ‘Youth for One World’ Member Manual
‘An activity manual for intermediate-age children. Designed
along lines of « secretary's manual with goals and actiews ment awards system. Can be used by pre-youth and younger children to increase their motivation to serve, learn, grow, teach and take part in Bahé’{ community life By Linda Gregory and Kathy Peterson, 1980, 116 pp photocopy $23.20.
Youth Programs for Bahd"! Schools: Director's Resource Guide
A course designed to train youth or adults working with ages 12-21 at Bahd'{ schools or universities. lt may serve as a manual for a director planning a program for youth. Describes age characteristics and expectations, program ideas, and organizational details, and suggests activities, 2 time line for completion of director’s preparations, and a list of responsibilities. The course aims to generate a feeling of respect and dignity for each young person, and encourages = balance among spiritual, social and recreational activities. National Education Committee, 1981, 34 pp.; photocopy 56.80.
EVALUATION
1. How was the catalog used?
2. How might you use the catalog?
3. What are the positive elements of the catalog?
5. Do you know of other educational materials that you feel should be considered for the catalog? Please list
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The American Bahé’| / Sepeemiber |
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To the Editor:
The Spiritual Assembly of Las Cruces, New Mexico, has found a good way to carry out spontaneous translation that it would like to share with the rest of the Baha’{ community.
The Assembly bought several inexpensive Walkman-style portable FM a with headphones for about $10
each. Then it purchased an FM wireless microphone for $19.95.
The microphone transmits quite clearly to the radios within a radius of . In this way, a translator can speak quietly into the microphone, and the friends with orditadios can hear the transla
March-April 1990 issue of Mother
Imagine a man who for 92 years
the earth, often broke but Jost, inspiring others to plant Who organized 3,000 Kenyan warriors into a new secret society, Men of the Trees. Who started reforestation
save the California redwoods—twice, at 30-year intervals, Who organized the Green Front, an international effort to stop the advancing Sahara desert with & great wall of trees. Whose inspiration and guidance were, by one estimate, responsible for planting more than one trillion trees.
“*For Richard St. Barbe Baker (18891982), a healer of the earth, trees of every kind became his extended family.
“Inspired by childhood experiences of bonding with trees, this British idealist trained to be a professional forester. When the bureaucratic nature of his occupation frustrated him, he struck out on his own. Baker spent the rest of his life traveling the globe organizing planting projects and, in speeches and books, raising public awareness of the need for more trees."’
One correction to the above: Men of the Trees was nof a “‘secret society,” but was ‘‘a fraternity like the scouts,"” as St. Barbe Baker once carefully explained to Pope Pius XI in a private audience.
Also, it should be added that the founding of the Men of the Trees in 1922 resulted in the planting of millions of trees in Kenya and became a world movement with the cooperation of 108 countries.
It is also noteworthy that St. Barbe Baker worked with President Franklin Roosevelt during the Depression in establishing the Civilian Conservation Corps involving some six million young people.
Richard St. Barbe Baker was probably responsible for the planting of more trees than anyone in history (one source credits him for 26 srillion trees!). And (as William Sears might say) I’ve saved the best for last:
Richard St. Barbe Baker was a deeply committed Baha'i who performed important missions for the Faith under the personal direction of the Guardian. He refers to the Faith repeatedly in his autobiography, My Life, My Trees, in which he reveals that the beloved Guardian, Shoghi Effendi, was a life-long member of the Men of the Trees!
Thus, it is fitting that when the Universal House of Justice recently established the Bahd’{ International Community’s Office of the Environment, it was announced that “‘its current focus will be on trees as a foundation for conservation activities."*
Expect to hear more about the growing legacy of ‘the renowned Richard St. Barbe Baker."”
Paul Mantie Grass Valley, California
Fruits of cooperation
To the Editor:
You may have read in recent issues of The American Bahd'i and Bahd'{ News about the success of last February’s conference at the University of Michigan commemorating the work of poet Robert Hayden.
Besides demonstrating how even so ostensibly esoteric an art as poetry can, when empowered by Baha'u'llah, become a means of teaching the Faith, this seminal event, attended by no less than two Pulitzer Prize-winning poets, demonstrates something else worth noting.
The idea for the conference began more than four years ago with consul Pictured with Counselor Fred Schechter (center) are the members of the Bahd’( National Youth Committee for
1990-91. Left to right: Alex Cariberz, Linda Ahdieh, Mitchell (Rocky) Moncho and Ryan Haidarian.
tation of the Midwest regional Association for Baha’ Studies (ABS). But as with most efforts of this sort, success depended ultimately on the persistence of a few devoted souls.
The University of Michigan's English Department, on whose assistance the conference depended, told Dr Gwen Etter-Lewis, a Baha’l representative of the Midwest ABS and professor of English at the University of Michigan-Flint, that it would help only if she could raise at least $10,000.
Dr. Lewis contacted and met with many funding agencies over the next two years, and finally wrote a proposal for the Michigan Council of the Humanities, but was told that receiving a grant depended on her acquiring the commitment of nationally known poets.
Over the next year, with the help of Diane Taherzadeh, another Baha'i with the Midwest ABS, Dr. EtterLewis confirmed all the major poets for the conference and was awarded the grant, whereupon the University of Michigan's English Department added $40,000 of its own.
In addition, Mrs. Taherzadeh applied for and received an $8,000 grant from the Michigan Council for the Arts to produce the performance of Mr. Hayden's ‘‘Angle of Ascent,”” and spent a year putting together this marvelous one-night performance as the climax of the conference.
Meanwhile, William Dich! of the Louhelen Baha’{ School painstakingly
organized the extremely well-received poetry workshops for high school stu dents.
And what is the point? The point is that when we take note of such milestones and wonder how they come about (and if we too might consider doing something of similar magnitude! we would do well to remember how behind every event like this are individ uals sufficiently devoted, selfless and determined that they see the concept through to the end and the seed idea, sprung from the fruits of consul tation, evolves into something beyood the individual, something capadie © producing fruit of its own
John S. Hetche Tempe Terrace. Stonwte
Answering the call
To the Editor:
I recently called a number for the Bahé’{ Faith only to be greeted by « two-minute sermon accompanied by « dog barking in the background
The dog was funny, but the sermonizing was an insult (to « non-Bahé’\, the words would have meant nothing taken out of context).
When was the last time you listened to what you are sending out to the world on your answering machine?
A word of advice: keep it happy, positive, simple and smile whes you talk. After all, helping the worid
can be fun! Jim Seige! Carmei, Catifornsa
IN MEMORIAM
Helen Archambault Exie Elmore Susie Knight
Eliot, ME Inman, SC Farmville, VA Dolly Clark Toby Emmanuel lirabeth Lambourne Lima, OH Miami, FL Darien, CT Katharine P. Cole Jeffrey C. Ewing Enola Leonard Chardon, OH Santa Cruz, CA Oceanside, CA Charles Crockett Ben Favors Jr. Mickie Manson
Los Angeles, CA Griffin, GA Rock Hill, SC Viola Davis Gracie Hampton = Irma Martin Scranton, SC (Camden, SC Laurence Harbor, NJ Georgia de Garcie Terry D. Head Christine McKay Sanford, ME Griffin, GA Jamaica Plain, MA Nellie Dick Melvin Hicks Olive R. McPherson Ponemah, MN Parmville, VA Wakeman, OH Darioush Ehsan: Biinor Kepfer Irene Morton Anabeim, CA Lima, OH Parmville, VA
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Invited to Join growing BNCBBS network
Attention, Bahd'is/Bahé’{ communities of Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming:
The National Spiritual Assembly is interested in obtaining additional users from these localities on the Bahé’{ National Center Bulletin Board System (BNCBBS).
Eleven of the areas listed above have only 1 to 2 users in the BNCBBS usersgroup, while South Dakota and West Virginia are the only remaining two of the 48 contiguous states not represented at all.
If you or other Baha'is in your state/area have access to a personal computer with a 300, 1200 or 2400
baud modem and a communications software package, the National Assembly encourages you to join the network of Bahé’f users on the BNCBBS.
agencies of the National Spiritual Assembly. We wish to communicate with as many local institutions as possibic. in order to disseminate and gather important news and information.
The BNCBBS can be reached 24 hours a day at 708-869-0389. Software parameter settings should be N/8/1 (no parity, 8 databits, 1 stop bit)
For more information or assistancc please contact Merrill Miller, Management Information Systems, 708-8659039, ext. 295.
Bahé'ls praised for restoring cemetery for blacks
Black residents of Hendersonville, Tennessee, are expressing praise for the efforts of Baha’ {s in that community to restore and dedicate a cemetery in which are buried slaves who toiled there before the Civil War and emancipation.
The friends were helped in the restoration effort by members of the Mount Olivet and Rockland Missionary Baptist churches,
The land has been cleared, graves are marked with headstones, and a gravel path leads to an arbor and a memorial
inscribed with the names of those who are buried there.
The restoration project received coverage on all three major television stations in Nashville, and an article about the restoration and dedication ceremony appeared in the Nashville Tennessean.
“The present challenge calls for teaching on a swale and of a quality, 2 vanety, anc
intensity outstripping all current ef forts.'—The Universal House of Justice
Rigviin 1983
SEPTEMBER 3#: 78th annual Thornton Chase Memorial Service, Inglewood Park (California) Cemetery. For information, contact the Thornton Chase Memorial Baha’{ Intercommunity Committee, 1811 Mt. Shasta Drive, San Pedro, CA 90732, or phone 213-519-1811. OCTOBER
October/November: Pioncer Training Institute, Green Acre Baha School, Eliot, Maine (exact dates to be announced)
6-27: Women’s Forum, USSR.
15-22: Session, ‘‘Assemblies Facing Family Problems” (English), Landegg Academy, Switzerland.
17-20: Asian Youth Conference, Lahore, Pakistan. Theme: “The Role of Asian Youth in the Establishment of the Lesser Peace.” Participation by the Hand of the Cause of God Collis Featherstone and Mrs. Featherstone, members of the Board of Counselors in Asia. Special fund-raising session for the Arc. For information, contact the National Youth Committee, P.O. Box 531, Lahore, Pakistan.
21: Founding Day celebration, Louis G. Gregory Baha’ Institute, Hemingway, South Carolina. Phone 803-558-5093.
26-28: Esperanto Conference, Landegg Academy, Switzerland.
NOVEMBER
9-11: 15th annual Conference of the Association for Baha’{ Studies, Omni Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia. Theme: ‘Models of Racial Unity.”” Room rates: $69 flat rate single, double (also triple or quad if doubiedoubies available; otherwise, $20 charge for rollaway cots). Reservation number: 1-800-843-6664. Airline: Delta. (Phone 1-800-221-1212, ask for Special Meetings Network, specify conference meeting No. N10077). Registration information: Association for Baha'i Studies,
Ontario, Canada K1N 7K4 (phone 613-233-1903).
22-25: Ninth annual Youth Conferatice to be heid in the Washington, D.C., area. Look for more information in next month's calendar of events, or phone Roya Rowlings, 703-866-1509.
DECEMBER 7-9: International Visual Arts Conference, Antigua, Leeward Islands. 21-27; Baha'i International Summer School, Malawi. 28-30: South Carolina Bahé'{ Winter School, Louis O. Gregory Baha"! Institute, Hemingway. Phone 803-$58-S093. JANUARY 11-13: Pioneering Institute, Bosch Baha'i School, Santa Cruz, California. �
